Morocco 7 Day Tour: Private Casablanca to Marrakech

Included in the $1,511

The operator lists seven days of transport in a private 4x4 or a minivan with air conditioning and fuel, a private driver and guide speaking English, a local guide in Fes, an entrance fee, nights in riads and hotels, sand boards at the camp, dinner, a camel ride with one camel per person or a 4WD transfer instead, and a night in a luxury desert camp with private bathrooms. Airport or city pickup in Casablanca is included. One entrance fee is listed as covered, though the listing does not itemise which monuments that covers.

The Meal Question and Other Extras

The inclusions list dinner while the exclusions say meals, so send the operator one question before paying: which lunches and dinners are covered. Assume lunches and drinks come from your own pocket. Flights are not included.

Solo travelers should ask about a single supplement, which the listing does not state. Tips are separate, and one travel writer suggests 100 to 150 MAD per day for guides and drivers, plus about 10 percent in restaurants. The price quoted is the 2 to 3 travelers private option, so a larger or smaller party may see a different figure at checkout.

Compared on this site, the 10-Day Luxury Private Morocco Tour includes breakfast, lunch and dinner at $3,994 per person, while the 11-Day Private Morocco Tour Package at $2,518 covers breakfast and dinner but not lunch.

Casablanca to Chefchaouen

The driver collects you from the airport or anywhere in Casablanca, a city of about 3.2 million people. The tour takes in the Hassan II Mosque, which holds 105,000 worshippers. From there the route moves to Rabat, inscribed by UNESCO in 2012, and then north into the Rif Mountains to Chefchaouen, founded in 1471 and sitting at 564 m.

The blue alleys are the stated highlight of this stretch.

Volubilis and Fes

From Chefchaouen the tour reaches Volubilis, the Roman ruins inscribed by UNESCO in 1997 and covering about 42 hectares inside 2.6 km of walls. Next is Fes, founded in 789, where a knowledgeable local guide leads the visit. The Chouara Tannery sits inside Fes el-Bali, where hides soak for two to three days before dyeing in vats colored with poppy, indigo and henna.

The Ziz Valley and the Sahara Night

The route runs south through the Ziz Valley toward the Sahara. At Merzouga the group swaps the vehicle for camels, one per person, or rides a 4WD transfer instead to a luxury desert camp with private bathrooms. A Merzouga camel ride to camp typically takes about an hour and leaves one to two hours before sunset.

Sand boards are available at the camp. The dunes of Erg Chebbi rise up to 150 m and the dune field stretches about 28 km north to south.

Ait Ben Haddou to Marrakech

After the desert night the tour crosses toward Ait Ben Haddou, the rammed-earth ksar inscribed by UNESCO in 1987, where only a few families still live inside. The final leg climbs through the High Atlas toward Marrakech, whose red sandstone walls date from 1122 to 1123 and run about 19 km. The week closes with a guided tour of the historical sites, and the tour ends in Marrakech.

The return point and time are not stated.

Health and Access

The listing says the tour suits all physical fitness levels, but it is not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries, pregnant travelers or those with poor cardiovascular health. Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller, service animals are allowed and specialized infant seats are available. Wheelchair access is not stated, so ask directly if that matters to you.

Pace and Price Fit

Long drive days are built into this route. Independent sources put the Marrakech to Merzouga leg at 534 km and 9 h 27 min of driving on one estimate and 10 to 13 hours on another, and the Fes to Merzouga leg at about 457 to 463 km and roughly 7 hours, before stops. If a week at that pace is too compressed, the 11-Day Private Morocco Tour Package spreads the same country over 11 days.

If the meal uncertainty annoys you, the 7-Day Luxury Morocco Tour at $1,799 per person states breakfast and dinner clearly and runs Marrakech first with boutique riads.

Start City and Format

This tour starts in Casablanca and ends in Marrakech, so it suits flyers into Mohammed V airport and out of Marrakesh Menara. If you arrive by ferry through Tangier, the 7-Day Tangier to Marrakech Tour at $1,537 per person covers Chefchaouen, Fes, the desert and Marrakech from the north. Solo travelers should ask about a single supplement, which the listing does not state, before booking.

Winter nights in the Merzouga dunes drop below freezing, so pack for cold desert nights whatever the season.

Getting to the Start in Casablanca

Most international flights land at Casablanca Mohammed V airport, code CMN, which served about 10.4 million passengers in 2024 and runs an hourly Al Bidaoui train from 04:00 to 23:00. Since pickup covers the airport or anywhere in the city, you can go straight from arrivals to the vehicle. Marrakesh Menara, code RAK, is the end point, and other gateways include Fez-Saiss (FEZ), Tangier Ibn Battouta (TNG) and Rabat-Sale (RBA) if you build your own routing.

Days to Add in Marrakech

The tour ends with a guided tour of Marrakech, so anything deeper is on your own. The medina holds 18 souks employing over 40,000 people, and Jemaa el-Fnaa was proclaimed a UNESCO Masterpiece of intangible heritage in 2001. Beware at the square that some restaurants place bread and starters on the table that are then charged.

Marrakech averages 12.5 C in January and 29 C in July and August, with summer highs near 38 C, so plan around the heat.

Ideas Before and After

Before the tour, a night in Casablanca lets you visit the Hassan II Mosque on your own, where guided entry is listed at 140 MAD on the official foundation page against an earlier 130 MAD figure, so confirm at the gate. After the tour, Essaouira sits 176 km from Marrakech, about 2 h 24 min by road on one estimate, and hosts the Gnaoua music festival that draws around 450,000 spectators over four days. For more planning, read the guide to the best time to visit Morocco and the Merzouga guide before your desert night.