Grand Luxury Morocco Tour – 13 Days: Ancient Cities & Expansive Deserts
- 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
- Rabat, Chefchaouen, Fes, the Sahara, Skoura, the Atlas, Essaouira and Marrakech in one unbroken arc
- Private guided walks in five cities, each with a local specialist
- Sunset on the Erg Chebbi dunes by camel or 4×4 — your choice, both staged
The 13-day Grand Luxury Morocco tour costs from $16900 per person — the flagship: luxury or boutique houses at every single stop, seven privately guided days, and two Sahara nights instead of one. The arc runs Rabat, Chefchaouen with a local guide, a full Fes tannery day, a boutique hotel at the Erg Chebbi dunes with sunset by camel or 4×4, a full desert day among Merzouga’s villages and seasonal lakes, the Todra Gorge with a naturalist guide, the Skoura oasis, Aït Benhaddou and a High Atlas lodge, the 12th-century Tinmal Mosque, Essaouira — and a three-night Marrakech finale so the country ends in depth rather than in a suitcase. Every free half-day is deliberate; this is a grand tour that refuses to feel like one. Written quote, each property named, within the hour on WhatsApp.
| Duration | 13 Days |
| Price | From $16900 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 |
Grand tours fail in two ways: they rush, or they blur. This one does neither. The blue north and the golden south each get their due weight; the desert gets a second night — the difference between seeing Erg Chebbi and knowing it — with a full day among Merzouga’s villages and lakes; and the itinerary ends with three nights in one city, so Morocco’s grand finale is lived rather than packed. The guiding is the other luxury: Rabat, Chefchaouen, Fes, the desert, the Todra, Aït Benhaddou and Marrakech each come with their own specialist.
Where it sits: this is the flagship of our luxury range — above the 8-day City to Desert and the 9-day VIP in both scope and tier. Travellers with fifteen days who want the Atlantic coast as well should compare the 15-day Luxury grand tour.
- Rabat, Chefchaouen, Fes, the Sahara, Skoura, the Atlas, Essaouira and Marrakech in one unbroken arc
- Private guided walks in five cities, each with a local specialist
- Sunset on the Erg Chebbi dunes by camel or 4×4 — your choice, both staged
- A full desert day among the villages and lakes of rural Merzouga
- The Todra Gorge decoded by a naturalist guide
- Aït Ben Haddou and the 12th-century Tinmal Mosque
- Luxury hotels and boutique houses at every single stop
- Two-night minimums where it matters, free days built in
Itinerary
Open a day to see the detail: transport, accommodation, meals and activity time.
Day 1 Arriving in the capital of colourful Morocco
Rabat at the mouth of the Bou Regreg: a luxury hotel in the old town's heart, and a first evening of minarets, sea-front medina and the call to prayer settling over the river.
Day 2 A turn for the rural: Chefchaouen
A private morning tour of Rabat where the sand meets the sea, then the northward road into the Rif. Chefchaouen keeps the rest of the day unscheduled — which is exactly how the blue town is best taken.
Day 3 The blue city, then bustling Fes
Chefchaouen with a local guide — the kasbah, the medina, the blue-washed lanes and prayer houses — before the afternoon road south to Fes, the country's beating medieval heart.
Day 4 The famous tanneries of Fes
A full private walking day in the medina: the leather quarter's dye pits working as they have for centuries, lanes the modern city never reached, and the rooftop vantage points that make sense of the maze.
Day 5 Chasing dunes in North Africa
The long south road to Merzouga and a boutique hotel at the foot of Erg Chebbi. At dusk, the dunes — by camel or all-terrain vehicle, as you prefer — for the sunset that built the Sahara's reputation.
Day 6 Discovering life in the desert
A full guided day in the rural Sahara: the villages and seasonal lakes around Merzouga, the desert's improbable wildlife, and the small markets where the hospitality outweighs the inventory.
Day 7 The Todra Gorge, explained
Out of the dunes with a naturalist-guided walk in the Todra Gorge — limestone walls careening skyward, and the flora, fauna and geology that wrote them — then the afternoon road to a luxury hotel among Skoura's palms.
Day 8 A land that time forgot
Aït Benhaddou in the morning: the UNESCO ksar stacked in clay and stone above the Ounila Valley, privately guided. The afternoon climbs deeper into the Atlas to a luxury lodge in the high quiet.
Day 9 A return to the Atlantic
Down from the heights with a stop at the 12th-century Tinmal Mosque — the Almohads' mountain masterpiece — then the ocean, and Essaouira's fortified old town behind its ramparts.
Day 10 Essaouira morning, Marrakech evening
A free morning for the old town's picturesque gates and Tagart beach, then the inland road to the journey's final city. Marrakech takes over from here.
Day 11 Where the past meets the present
A private walking tour of Marrakech: the medina, the Bahia Palace, the Koutoubia, secret gardens and the royal tombs, with the guide's telling of how the Red City came to be.
Day 12 Basking in the ambient adventure
A free Marrakech day — the UNESCO old town holds the country's greatest open-air markets, and your riad holds the alternative. Both are correct.
Day 13 Concluding your Moroccan tour
A last quiet morning, then the private transfer to Menara airport — ocean to desert, blue city to red, complete.
Thirteen days is the full canvas: the blue north and the golden south, two desert nights instead of one, and a finish of three Marrakech nights so the trip ends in depth rather than in a suitcase. The price reflects the hotel tier — luxury or boutique at every stop, no exceptions — and the guiding density: seven privately guided days. Every free half-day is deliberate; this is a grand tour that refuses to feel like one.
Included in your tour
- Private luxury vehicle with English/French-speaking driver-guide — 13 days
- Pickup at Rabat airport, drop-off at Marrakech Menara airport
- Night 1: luxury hotel in the Rabat old town — half-board
- Night 2: boutique hotel in Chefchaouen — half-board
- Nights 3-4: luxury riad in the Fes medina — half-board
- Nights 5-6: boutique hotel at the Erg Chebbi dunes — half-board
- Night 7: luxury hotel in the Skoura oasis — half-board
- Night 8: luxury Atlas lodge — half-board
- Night 9: riad in the Essaouira medina — half-board
- Nights 10-12: luxury riad in the Marrakech medina — half-board
- Private guided tours of Rabat, Chefchaouen, Fes, Marrakech, the desert villages, the Todra Gorge and Aït Benhaddou
- Sunset dune excursion by camel or all-terrain vehicle
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)
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Questions travellers ask
How much does Grand Luxury Morocco Tour – 13 Days: Ancient Cities & Expansive Deserts cost?+
From $16900 per person, per person. The price includes private luxury vehicle with english/french-speaking driver-guide — 13 days, pickup at rabat airport, drop-off at marrakech menara airport, night 1: luxury hotel in the rabat old town — half-board. You receive a written itemised quote before paying anything — no hidden fees.
How long is this tour and when does it depart?+
13 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.
What exactly happens in a hammam?+
Steam room, black-soap lather, a serious kessa-glove scrub by an attendant, rinse, and often a rhassoul clay or argan finish — 45 minutes to an hour, and you emerge polished. Spa hammams are private and bookable; neighbourhood hammams are cheap, sociable and bring-your-own-kit.
Is the hammam mixed or separated?+
Public hammams are strictly separated by sex (by room or by hours). Private spa hammams offer couples sessions — the honeymoon favourite — and single sessions with same-sex attendants on request.
What should I bring or wear?+
In a spa hammam everything is provided, with disposable underwear the norm. In a public one, bring underwear to wear, a towel, flip-flops and your own soap and glove — buying the kit at any corner shop is part of the fun.
What are Morocco's signature treatments?+
Argan-oil massages, rhassoul clay wraps (the mineral clay of the Fes region), rose-water everything from the Dades valley, and orange-blossom scents from the south. Our luxury and honeymoon routes weave them in at the right pauses.
More answers in the “Wellness & hammams” chapter of our Travel FAQ →
Itinerary and prices last updated October 2026.
