Day-by-day itinerary
Day 1 Marrakech — Medina
Morning Place Jemaa el-Fna
Plunge into the Marrakech medina: souks of spices, leather, copper, and textiles. The sensory overload is part of the magic.
Afternoon Souks de la Médina
Visit the Bahia Palace (19th-century masterpiece of Islamic art) and the Saadian Tombs. Then Jardin Majorelle (Yves Saint Laurent's garden).
Evening Dîner sur terrasse de riad
Jemaa el-Fna square transforms at sunset: food stalls, musicians, storytellers, snake charmers. The greatest open-air show in the world.
Day 2 Atlas Mountains & Ait Benhaddou
Morning Palais de la Bahia
Drive over the Tizi n'Tichka pass (2,260 m) through the High Atlas Mountains. Berber villages, terraced valleys, snow-capped peaks.
Afternoon Jardin Majorelle
Visit Aït Benhaddou (UNESCO), the most famous ksar in Morocco. This fortified village has starred in Game of Thrones, Gladiator, and Lawrence of Arabia.
Evening Jemaa el-Fna de nuit
Return to Marrakech or continue to the desert. Dinner on a riad rooftop — tagine, couscous, and pastilla under the stars.
Day 3 Sahara Desert — Merzouga
Morning Tombeaux Saadiens
Drive to Merzouga and the Erg Chebbi dunes (some reaching 150 m). The transition from mountains to desert is dramatic and beautiful.
Afternoon Atelier de poterie & zellige
Camel trek into the Sahara to your desert camp. Ride through golden dunes as the sun descends — a scene from a dream.
Evening Hammam traditionnel
Night in a Berber desert camp: traditional music around the fire, stargazing in one of the darkest skies on Earth, sleeping in tents among the dunes.
Day 4 Fes — Spiritual Capital
Morning Route vers l'Atlas
Explore the Fes el-Bali medina (UNESCO), the largest car-free urban area in the world. 9,000 alleys, medieval architecture, the oldest university on Earth (Al Quaraouiyine, 859 AD).
Afternoon Cascades de Setti Fatma
Visit the Bou Inania Madrasa (masterpiece of Marinid architecture), the Nejjarine Museum of Wooden Arts, and the royal palace gates (Dar el-Makhzen).
Evening Retour & Café Arabe
Rooftop dinner overlooking the medina. Fes cuisine is considered Morocco's finest: pastilla (pigeon pie), harira soup, and fassi tagine.