Road trip · 9 days · by car

Morocco, imperial cities and desert

Marrakech, the Atlas, the Merzouga dunes, Fez and Chefchaouen: Morocco in a loop, with or without a driver.

The route, stop by stop

1. 1Marrakech · 3 nights
   The medina, Jemaa el-Fna and the Majorelle garden
2. 2Aït Ben Haddou · 1 night
   The Tizi n'Tichka pass and the film-set ksar
3. 3Merzouga · 1 night
   A night in a tent camp in the Erg Chebbi dunes
4. 4Fès · 2 nights
   The largest medina in the Arab world, the tanneries
5. 5Chefchaouen · 1 night
   The blue town of the Rif
6. 6Casablanca · 1 night
   The Hassan II mosque and the flight home

When to go

Best months: March, April, May, October and November.

Photo: CS.D., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.