Casablanca is Morocco's working metropolis and its main gateway — most long circuits start here, about 2h30 from Marrakech. The Hassan II Mosque, built out over the Atlantic and open to non-Muslim visitors on guided tours, is reason enough to stay a night; our circuits from Casablanca start at €495 per person for 6 days.
Not a postcard city — a real one: Art Deco avenues from the protectorate years, the Habous quarter's arcaded lanes, the ocean-side Corniche, and a café culture that runs on business rather than tourism. Give it half a day on arrival and it repays the curiosity.
What to see and do
- The Hassan II Mosque — its minaret rises 200 m over the Atlantic; take the guided visit
- The Habous quarter, a 1920s reimagining of a medina, and its patisseries
- Downtown's Art Deco and neo-Moorish façades around Boulevard Mohammed V
- The Corniche at sunset, ocean on one side, cafés on the other
- The Museum of Moroccan Judaism — the only one of its kind in the Arab world
Planning Casablanca
- Most intercontinental flights land here — starting your circuit in Casablanca saves a transfer
- Half a day to a day covers the essentials; the mosque visit is the fixed point
- About 2h30 to Marrakech, 1h20 to Rabat — the motorway network is excellent
Tours that go there
- Desert Tour from Casablanca, 6 days — from €495
- Imperial Cities & the Sahara, 7 days — from €1050
- A Taste of Morocco, 9 days — from €1350
- Casablanca Day Trip from Marrakech — from €80
