Morocco Itinerary 9 Days: Casablanca to Marrakech
- Private vehicle & driver — Pick-up at your riad, pace set by you
- Local licensed guide — Licensed guide nº2898 · since 2011
- Book on WhatsApp — Reply within 1 hour · no payment at this stage
- A real overnight in Chefchaouen — the blue hour without the day-trip crowds
- Guided days in both Fes and Marrakech with licensed local guides
- Sunset camel trek and ensuite camp night at the Erg Chebbi
This private 9-day circuit from Casablanca costs from €1350 per person — your own vehicle, driver and licensed guide, never in a group. The route reaches Rabat, Fes and Meknes; hotels and a night at a Sahara camp are included.
| Duration | 9 Days |
| Price | From €1350 per person — car, driver and accommodation included |
| Departures | Your dates — every departure is private, never a shared group |
| Languages | English- and French-speaking driver-guides; licensed city guides where included |
| Booking | WhatsApp +212 661 454 738 — written quote within 1 hour, no payment at this stage |
Nine days from Casablanca to Marrakech at the pace the country deserves — our seven-day grand tour with the hurry taken out. The extra nights fall exactly where travellers always wish they had them: a real overnight in Chefchaouen instead of a lunch stop, and two full days in Marrakech at the end instead of a sprint to the airport.
In between, nothing essential is skipped: Rabat’s kasbah, the blue city, Volubilis and Meknes on the road to Fes, a full guided day in the medieval medina, the great crossing to the Erg Chebbi for camels and a camp night, and the kasbah road over the Atlas. Every second day is light on driving — the nine-day shape exists precisely to breathe.
Private vehicle and driver-guide throughout, licensed local guides in Fes and Marrakech, ensuite desert camp, riads inside the medinas.
Nine days is the honest minimum for the full Casablanca-to-Marrakech arc, and this is the 9-day Morocco itinerary we would book ourselves: Rabat and Chefchaouen, Volubilis and Meknes into Fes, a guided day in the medieval medina, then the Erg Chebbi dunes for a camel ride and a camp night, the desert towns to Ouarzazate, Aït Ben Haddou and the Tichka pass, and two final days in Marrakech. From €1350 per person with car, driver, licensed guides and all hotels included.
Compared with our 10-day grand tour, this version trades the return leg to Casablanca for a second full day in Marrakech and flies you out of Menara — better if your fares allow an open-jaw ticket. Same private formula: your own vehicle, your dates, never a group.
Most travellers on this route are on their first trip to Morocco and want the whole country without the exhaustion of a 14-day loop. Send your dates on WhatsApp and the day-by-day quote, hotels named, arrives within the hour.
Who this tour is for: one-way travellers with nine days between Casablanca and Marrakech who want the classics without rushing. Two more days unlock Morocco Tour 10 Days — Chefchaouen and a desert camp night included; one week only, the Classic Morocco Itinerary – 7 Days keeps the same arc tighter.
Nine days is the connoisseur’s seven: the same Casablanca-to-Marrakech sweep as the one-week classic, with the two extra days placed exactly where the week version hurts — the desert gets room to breathe and the cities get their evenings back. For most first-time visitors deciding between our 7, 9 and 10-day formats, this is the honest midpoint: every headline sight, none of the pre-dawn departures.
- A real overnight in Chefchaouen — the blue hour without the day-trip crowds
- Guided days in both Fes and Marrakech with licensed local guides
- Sunset camel trek and ensuite camp night at the Erg Chebbi
- Volubilis, Meknes, the Todra Gorge and Aït Ben Haddou along the way
- Two full days in Marrakech to finish — city, souks and hammam time
- Every second day light on driving, by design
Photos from the tour
Itinerary
Open a day to see the detail: transport, accommodation, meals and activity time.
Day 1 Casablanca to Rabat
Landing in Casablanca, your driver takes the coast road to Rabat for the first night — a softer landing than the big city. Time, jet lag permitting, for the Kasbah of the Oudayas and a walk on the ocean wall; dinner near the medina and an early night.
Day 2 Rabat to the blue city
A guided morning covers the capital's essentials — the Hassan Tower, the mausoleum's craftsmanship, the Chellah if the storks tempt you — then the Rif road north through olive country. Chefchaouen receives you in the late afternoon, exactly when its blue turns deepest; the evening and the rooftops are yours.
Day 3 Volubilis and Meknes to Fes
This is what the overnight buys: the blue city at dawn, empty and photographable, then a guided morning through the kasbah and the wool souks. After lunch the road bends south to Fes via a golden-hour trick — arriving with the medina lamps just coming on.
Day 4 Fes, the medieval medina
A full guided day in Fes el-Bali, the world's largest car-free city: madrasas, the tannery terraces, Al-Qarawiyyin's doorways, artisans at working pace. The evening can end at a family table if you say the word — the dishes with no written recipe are the ones you remember.
Day 5 To the Erg Chebbi dunes
The great crossing: cedar forests and monkeys near Azrou, Midelt under the Ayachi wall, the Ziz gorges' palm ribbon, and the sand at last. Camels at golden hour carry you into the Erg Chebbi; the camp is ensuite, lantern-lit, and ends the day with drums at the fire under a ridiculous number of stars.
Day 6 Desert towns to Ouarzazate
Dunes at dawn, then a westward day through the desert's greatest hits: the fossil towns near Erfoud, Tinghir and the Todra Gorge for the canyon walk, and the Dades valley's kasbah parade to Ouarzazate for the night.
Day 7 Aït Ben Haddou and the Tichka
Aït Ben Haddou in the quiet morning light — guided through the UNESCO ksar to the granary viewpoint — then the Tizi n'Tichka pass with its mint-tea belvederes and the long descent into Marrakech. Evening free; Jemaa el-Fna at dusk is the correct first move.
Day 8 Marrakech, the Red City
Marrakech unlocked with a licensed guide: the Bahia Palace, the Saadian Tombs, the Koutoubia gardens and a decoded run through the souks. The afternoon offers choices — Majorelle with timed tickets, a hammam, or nothing at all in the riad courtyard. All three are correct.
Day 9 Departure
A genuinely free final day-and-departure: a last souk errand, a rooftop breakfast that refuses to end, perhaps the photography museum or a food-stall lunch — then the private transfer to the airport whenever your flight calls. Nine days, no minute rushed.
Nine days turns the classic route from efficient into comfortable: only two stages exceed five hours, both on the country's most beautiful roads. It runs equally well reversed from Marrakech. Prime months are March–May and September–November; the desert night wants a warm layer in any season.
Included in your tour
- Private air-conditioned 4×4 or minivan with English/French-speaking driver-guide — 9 days
- Pickup at Casablanca airport or your hotel
- Night 1: Rabat riad — half-board
- Night 2: Chefchaouen riad — half-board
- Nights 3–4: Fes riad (2 nights) — half-board
- Night 5: luxury ensuite desert camp — half-board
- Night 6: kasbah hotel, Ouarzazate — half-board
- Nights 7–8: Marrakech riad (2 nights) — half-board
- Guided visit of Fes with a licensed local guide (Day 4)
- Guided visit of Marrakech with a licensed local guide (Day 8)
- Guided visit of the Aït Ben Haddou ksar (UNESCO)
- Camel trek in the dunes
- Drop-off at your Marrakech hotel or at the airport
Not included
- International flights
- Lunches and beverages
- Entrance fees to monuments and historical sites (optional — pay directly)
- Tips for guide and driver
- Personal expenses
- Travel insurance (recommended)
Explore more
Questions travellers ask
How much does Morocco Itinerary 9 Days: Casablanca to Marrakech cost?+
From €1350 per person, per person. The price includes private air-conditioned 4×4 or minivan with english/french-speaking driver-guide — 9 days, pickup at casablanca airport or your hotel, night 1: rabat riad — half-board. You receive a written itemised quote before paying anything — no hidden fees.
How long is this tour and when does it depart?+
9 Days, departing on the dates you choose — there is no fixed schedule, because every departure is arranged for you alone.
Is this a group tour or private?+
Fully private: your own vehicle, driver and licensed guide, never seat-in-coach and never mixed with other travellers. The daily pace flexes around you.
How long does it take to get from Marrakech to Fes?+
Around 530 km: 5 to 6 hours by road across the Middle Atlas, or about 7 hours by train via Casablanca. The scenic answer is to not go direct at all — our 4-day desert crossings link the two cities through Merzouga, turning the transfer into the trip's highlight.
How do you navigate the Fes medina?+
Accept that you will be pleasantly lost, then use the system: the two main arteries (Talaa Kebira and Talaa Sghira) run downhill through the medina, downhill generally leads toward the river and the tanneries, and blue Bab Boujeloud is the compass point. Take a licensed guide the first day — the maze reads like a map afterwards.
Is Fes worth visiting?+
For history, unreservedly: it is the oldest imperial city, home to Al-Qarawiyyin — regarded as the world's oldest continuously operating university — the finest carved madrasas in the country and the famous tanneries. Give it a full guided day plus an evening on the rooftops.
How old is the Fes medina?+
Founded in 789 by Idriss I and built into a capital by his son from 809, Fes el-Bali is over 1,200 years old — and continuously inhabited the entire time, which is the real marvel. Al-Qarawiyyin, teaching since 859, is routinely cited as the world's oldest existing university. When you press against a wall to let a donkey pass, that scene has been running unchanged for a millennium.
More answers in the “Fes” chapter of our Travel FAQ →
Itinerary and prices last updated October 2026.
