10 Day Tangier Grand Tour of Morocco: North to South — private Morocco tour departing from Tangier
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10 Day Tangier Grand Tour of Morocco: North to South

⏱ 10 Days · 9 Nights🚗 Private Tour📍 Tangier → Marrakech📅 Available Year-round

Tour Overview

The most comprehensive Morocco journey from north to south: 10 days from Tangier to Marrakech covering Chefchaouen, ancient Fez, the golden Sahara, Ait Benhaddou, and Essaouira.

Tour Highlights

  • ✓Tangier and Cap Spartel
  • ✓Chefchaouen blue medina
  • ✓Fez UNESCO medina and tanneries
  • ✓Merzouga Sahara camel trekking
  • ✓Ait Benhaddou UNESCO kasbah
  • ✓Marrakech medina and souks
  • ✓Essaouira Atlantic coast

Day-by-Day Itinerary

Day1

Day 1

Tangier: Gateway Between Two Continents

Begin at Cap Spartel where the Atlantic meets the Mediterranean, and explore the Hercules Caves. Visit the Kasbah district, the Dar el-Makhzen Museum, and the legendary Petit Socco cafe square. Explore Tangier's medina with its layered Moorish, Andalusian, and French architectural heritage over a relaxed evening dinner.

🏨 Riad or hotel in Tangier
Cap SpartelHercules CavesKasbahPetit SoccoTangier Medina
Day2

Day 2

Tangier to Chefchaouen via Tetouan

Stop in Tetouan, a UNESCO World Heritage medina founded by Andalusian refugees in 1492, preserving five centuries of Hispano-Moorish architecture. Continue south into the Rif Mountains to Chefchaouen. Explore the Uta el-Hammam plaza and the medina's blue lanes.

🏨 Riad in Chefchaouen
TetouanUNESCORif MountainsChefchaouenBlue Medina
Day3

Day 3

Chefchaouen to Fez via Volubilis and Meknes

Explore Chefchaouen's blue lanes. Drive south to Volubilis — Morocco's finest Roman site with intact mosaic floors, a triumphal arch, and ancient olive presses. Visit imperial Meknes and the monumental Bab Mansour gateway before arriving in Fez.

🏨 Riad in Fez
ChefchaouenVolubilisRoman MosaicsMeknesFez
Day4

Day 4

Full Day in Fez Medina

A full day in Fez el-Bali with a local licensed guide: the Al-Qarawiyyin University, the Bou Inania Madrasa, the Nejjarine museum, the golden Royal Palace gates, the Chouara Tanneries from a rooftop terrace, and the Mellah Jewish Quarter.

🏨 Riad in Fez
Fez MedinaAl-QarawiyyinBou InaniaTanneriesMellah
Day5

Day 5

Fez to Merzouga via Middle Atlas

Travel south through Ifrane — the alpine "Switzerland of Morocco" — and Azrou's cedar forest where wild Barbary macaques roam freely. Descend through the Ziz Gorges and lush Ziz Valley date palm oasis. Arrive in Merzouga and mount your camel at sunset for a trek into the golden Erg Chebbi dunes.

🏨 Luxury desert camp in Merzouga
IfraneAzrouBarbary MacaquesZiz ValleyCamel TrekErg Chebbi
Day6

Day 6

Sahara Desert Day in Merzouga

Rise before dawn to watch the Sahara sunrise transform the dunes from deep indigo to brilliant gold. Explore by 4x4, visit Khamlia for Gnaoua music, meet nomadic Berber families for mint tea and cultural exchange. Optional sandboarding or quad biking on the dunes.

🏨 Riad in Merzouga
Sunrise4x4KhamliaGnaoua MusicNomads
Day7

Day 7

Merzouga to Dades via Todra Gorge

Travel west to Todra Gorge where 300-metre limestone walls rise sheer above a cool river. Walk the narrow canyon before continuing through the Dades Valley with its "Monkey Fingers" rock formations and earthen kasbahs.

🏨 Riad in Dades Valley
ErfoudRissaniTodra GorgeMonkey FingersDades Valley
Day8

Day 8

Dades to Marrakech via Ait Benhaddou

Drive through the Rose Valley of Kalaat Mgouna and Skoura before visiting the UNESCO World Heritage ksar of Ait Benhaddou — backdrop for Gladiator, Game of Thrones, and Lawrence of Arabia. Cross the High Atlas via Tizi n'Tichka Pass (2,260 m) into Marrakech.

🏨 Riad in Marrakech
Rose ValleyAit BenhaddouUNESCOTizi n'TichkaMarrakech
Day9

Day 9

Full Day in Marrakech Medina

Guided tour of Marrakech's UNESCO-listed medina: the opulent 19th-century Bahia Palace, the Saadian Tombs — a royal necropolis sealed for 300 years — and the 12th-century Koutoubia Mosque. Navigate the specialised souks before the legendary Jemaa el-Fna square.

🏨 Riad in Marrakech
Bahia PalaceSaadian TombsKoutoubiaSouksJemaa el-Fna
Day10

Day 10

Marrakech to Essaouira and Farewell

Drive west through argan forests to Essaouira — the Wind City of Africa and a UNESCO World Heritage medina of blue-and-white ramparts, a working fishing port, and winding lanes of art galleries and thuya wood craftspeople. The tour concludes in Marrakech or Essaouira as required.

🏨 Tour ends in Marrakech
EssaouiraArgan ForestSkala KasbahFishing PortThuya Wood

What's Included

✅ Included

  • Private air-conditioned transport
  • Professional English-speaking driver-guide
  • 9 nights accommodation in riads, hotels, and desert camp
  • Daily breakfast
  • Camel trekking experience
  • Guided tours in Fez and Marrakech

❌ Not Included

  • Entry fees to monuments
  • Lunches and dinners
  • Beverages
  • Travel insurance

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