Classic Morocco - 14 Days

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Starting from£3,181ppfor 14 days, including flights

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International and domestic flights
All accommodation
Transfers throughout
Activities and excursion as detailed
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From the art deco boulevards of Casablanca to the rose-pink walls of Marrakech, this is Morocco at its most complete. Ancient imperial cities, Saharan dunes, Roman ruins, and High Atlas villages — fourteen days that move through the country's extraordinary depth, guided every step of the way by people who know it best.

This is the self-led version of our Classic Morocco Comfort tour: no tour leader, but never without support. A dedicated English-speaking driver accompanies you throughout, and expert local guides meet you in each destination. Our local office is available around the clock, so you travel independently without ever feeling alone.

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Itinerary

Includes international flights from a choice of UK airports, including London, Birmingham, Manchester, Newcastle, Edinburgh and Glasgow.

Where you'll stay

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Oum Palace Hotel & Spa

Flights

Your journey begins with a comfortable flight

Depart07:25London

Direct

Arrive10:45Mohammed V International

Depart19:20London Gatwick

Direct

Arrive23:00London

This is an indicative flight based on popular routes. Full flight details will be provided on your holiday quote.

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Outbound and return flights are arranged as part of your trip. We'll select the most suitable routes and airlines based on availability and your preferences.

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This itinerary can be fully customised to your preferences.
Our specialists will work with you to create your perfect experience.

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Frequently asked questions

13 breakfasts, 3 lunches, and 8 dinners are included. Drinks with included meals are not covered, and any meals not listed in the itinerary are at your own expense.
Visa requirements vary depending on your nationality and personal circumstances, so we're not able to advise on this directly. We recommend speaking with a visa specialist who can give you accurate guidance based on your situation.
You'll stay in a mix of hotels (10 nights), riads (2 nights), and a luxury desert camp (1 night). All are on a standard room basis. Please note that hotels listed are indicative and subject to availability — an alternative of similar standard will be confirmed if needed.
International flights, visas, travel insurance, tips for leaders and drivers, personal expenses, drinks with meals, late hotel checkouts, and optional activities are all excluded.
Yes — in Marrakech on Day 13, optional activities include a hammam and massage, a Palmeraie cycling tour, and a hot air balloon ride. These are not included in the tour price.
It's a Comfort-paced trip rated easy to moderate. Most days mix sightseeing with free time, and the walking is generally gentle — exploring medinas, souks and kasbahs on foot. There are a couple of optional/included walks of note: a short, gentle walk through the Todra Gorge, and a guided hike in the Dadès Valley that "undulates and can be challenging in sections but is accessible to everyone with a basic level of fitness." No previous trekking experience is needed.
Final balance is due days before departure. A deposit is required at the time of booking to confirm your arrangements.
Please see our T&Cs for full details.
No — personal insurance is not included and is your responsibility to arrange. We recommend speaking with a travel insurance specialist to find the right cover for your trip.

Holiday highlights:

Sleep under the Sahara stars: Ride into the Erg Chebbi dunes by camel as the sun sinks below the horizon, then spend the night in a luxury desert camp with a traditional feast and live Gnaoua music around an open fire. It's the kind of evening that stays with you long after you've come home.
Lost in the medinas of the imperial cities Fes, Meknes, and Marrakech — three of Morocco's four great imperial cities, each with its own character. Explore car-free medieval alleyways with expert local guides who know every hidden corner, tannery, and tea-house that a map would never reveal.
Morocco at the table This trip is as much a food journey as a cultural one. From a pastilla dinner in a Fes family home, to a traditional couscous in the Atlas, camel-side feasts in the desert, a street food tour through Marrakech's backstreets, and a farewell dinner on the great square of Jemaa el-Fna — you'll eat exceptionally well throughout.
Landscapes that change every day Atlantic coastline, Roman ruins, snow-capped mountain passes, Saharan dunes, limestone gorges, and rose-filled valleys — the scenery through Morocco's interior is endlessly dramatic, and the journey between destinations is as rewarding as the destinations themselves.
Genuine encounters, not tourist performances Tea with an Amazigh family in the Dades Valley. A home-cooked lunch in Ouirgane. Women artisans at work in Midelt. A community-run riverside teahouse at Aït Benhaddou. This itinerary is built around moments of real connection with the people and places you visit.
Independent travel with the hard work taken out No tour leader means you travel at your own pace — but you're never on your own. A dedicated English-speaking driver is with you for all 14 days, local experts meet you in every key destination, and 24-hour support is always on hand. All the freedom of independent travel, none of the logistics.

Salaam Aleikum. Morocco begins here, in its largest and most cosmopolitan city. Casablanca surprises — beneath its modern exterior lies a rich cultural seam well worth exploring. The art deco Villa des Arts, dating to the 1930s, holds compelling exhibitions of contemporary Moroccan and international art. The Museum of Judaism offers a rare and fascinating window into a lesser-known chapter of Moroccan history. Arrive, settle in, and let the city draw you in at your own pace.

Arrival transfer included (group basis).

Meals: None ·

Accommodation: Oum Palace or similar (4 star)
Accommodation: Oum Palace Hotel & Spa or similar
The day begins with one of Morocco's most breathtaking monuments: the Hassan II Mosque in Casablanca. The second-largest mosque in Africa, it rises from a rocky Atlantic promontory — a literal embodiment of the Koranic verse "the throne of God is built upon the water." Its 200-metre minaret can be seen from miles away, and its interior, crafted by 1,400 master artisans, can hold 25,000 worshippers.

From here, drive north to Rabat, where a local expert guide brings to life a city that has played many roles — Roman settlement, pirate stronghold, and now Morocco's quietly elegant capital. Explore the medina and souks before visiting Hassan Tower, the Mausoleum of Mohammed V, and the Mausoleum of Hassan II — three sites that together trace a thousand years of Moroccan history. Onwards then to Meknes for the night.

Included: Hassan II Mosque · Rabat guided tour · Hassan Tower · Mausoleum of Mohammed V · Mausoleum of Hassan II

Meals: Breakfast Accommodation: Hotel Swani or similar (3 star) · Approx. driving: 4 hours
Begin the morning with a local guide in Meknes, one of Morocco's four imperial cities, where ornate gates and monumental architecture speak to centuries of sultanate ambition. Then step further back in time at Volubilis — one of North Africa's finest Roman sites, and once the capital of the kingdom of Mauretania in the 3rd century BC. Walk among toppled columns, temple remains, triumphal arches, and extraordinary floor mosaics depicting the gods of the ancient world.

The afternoon brings the first glimpse of Fes as you arrive in the city that will be your home for the next two nights. This evening is a memorable introduction: you are welcomed into a family home-turned-restaurant for a pastilla dinner — one of Morocco's most celebrated dishes, its layers of pastry enclosing spiced meat, egg, caramelised onion, lemon, and sugared almonds. Sweet, savoury, and entirely unforgettable.

Included: Meknes guided tour · Volubilis entrance and guided tour · Pastilla dinner in Fes

Meals: Breakfast, Dinner

Accommodation: Across Hotel or similar (4 star) · Approx. driving: 4 hours
Fes el-Bali is a world unto itself — the finest medieval city in the Arab world, and a UNESCO-listed medina that has changed little in centuries. It is the world's largest car-free urban area, a living labyrinth where donkey carts and craftsmen share passageways too narrow for the modern world to enter.

Your local guide leads you deep into it. Through Bab Boujloud's ornate blue gate, past tailors and brass-workers, through bazaars fragrant with cumin and cedar. The senses are overwhelmed in the most wonderful way. Visit the exquisite Al-Attarine Madrassa, the beautifully restored 18th-century Fondouk Nejjarine, and wind up at the extraordinary Chouara Tannery — a riot of colour where hides have been cured and dyed by hand since the 11th century.

Included: Full-day guided tour of Fes · Medrassa Al-Attarine · Fondouk Nejjarine

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation: Across Hotel or similar (4 star)
Leave the intensity of the imperial cities behind and head into the clean mountain air of the High Atlas. The road to Midelt passes through shifting terrain — barren highland giving way to flourishing orchards where apples, plums, walnuts and apricots grow in the shadow of the mountains. En route, stop for a goat cheese tasting, one of the region's quiet pleasures. Lunch is a proper Moroccan couscous, made the traditional way.

Midelt itself is a charming, unhurried town — largely Berber, centred on one red-earth main street and a lively market. Take a leisurely walk to Kasbah Myriam, where skilled women work at carpet-weaving, embroidery, and woodcraft in a tradition that has been passed down for generations.

Included: Goat cheese tasting · Traditional couscous lunch

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Accommodation: Pomme d'Or or similar (4 star) · Approx. driving: 3 hours 45 minutes
This is the day Morocco becomes something else entirely. The road east crosses barren mountain passes and fertile valleys before the landscape transforms into something ancient and elemental: the Erg Chebbi dunes, rising up to 150 metres and stretching to the Algerian border just 20 kilometres away. This is true frontier country.

As the sun begins its descent, pick your camel and set out on a nomadic ride into the heart of the Sahara. The dunes roll endlessly in every direction; the silence is absolute. Camp is a collection of comfort tents beneath an ocean of stars, where tonight's dinner is a traditional feast accompanied by live Gnaoua music around an open fire.

Included: Sunset camel ride · Traditional Saharan dinner

Meals: Breakfast, Dinner

Accommodation: Yasina Luxury Camp (comfort tents) or similar · Approx. driving: 4 hours
Leave the desert behind and drive into the dramatic landscapes of southern Morocco. First stop: Todra Gorge, where the earth has been cleft apart to form walls of limestone soaring 250 metres above a narrow river path. It is one of the most spectacular natural sights in the country, and a gentle walk through the gorge lets you feel its full scale. Then continue into the Dades Valley — your base for the next two nights — where sweeping green valleys meet extraordinary wind-sculpted rock formations unlike anything else on earth.

Included: Todra Gorge visit · Traditional dinner

Meals: Breakfast, Dinner

Accommodation: Riad Bahammou or similar (4 star) · Approx. driving: 3 hours 30 minutes
This morning, set out with a local guide on a walk through the Dades Valley — undulating trails through one of Morocco's most beautiful landscapes, accessible to anyone with a basic level of fitness. The highlight is a stop in a village along the route, where an Amazigh family invites you in for tea. It is a genuine, unhurried encounter: stories are exchanged, the mountains frame the backdrop, and for a moment the distance between traveller and local disappears entirely. The afternoon is yours — rest, wander, or simply sit with the view.

Included: Guided hike in Dades Valley · Tea-making demonstration with a local family

Meals: Breakfast, Dinner

Accommodation: Riad Bahammou or similar (4 star)
Few places in Morocco are as quietly dramatic as Aït Benhaddou. This fortified ksar — a UNESCO World Heritage Site — has stood since the 11th century, its towers and walls built entirely from clay and rising from a rocky hillside above a dry riverbed. Its cinematic quality has not gone unnoticed: Lawrence of Arabia, Game of Thrones, and Gladiator were all filmed here. Walk the winding lanes of the Old Town up to the summit for sweeping views of the surrounding landscape.

Lunch is at Tawesna, a community-run teahouse on the riverbank, where a spread of freshly-made Amazigh bread, soup, Moroccan sweets and mint tea is prepared by local women whose earnings support their families. A simple meal, in a remarkable setting.

Included: Guided visit to Aït Benhaddou · Lunch at Tawesna

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation: Riad Tamdakhte or similar
Tucked into the foothills of the High Atlas, Ouirgane is an invitation to slow down. The village is surrounded by olive groves, red-earth hills, and herb gardens that scent the mountain air. There are trails to walk, tea to share with locals, and a quality of stillness that feels rare and restorative. Tonight, settle into the ecolodge and let the mountains do their work.

Meals: Breakfast, Dinner

Accommodation: Ouirgane Ecolodge or similar · Approx. driving: 5 hours 30 minutes
A day rooted in the rhythms of the mountains. This morning, a gentle guided hike threads through Ouirgane's village paths and the scenic hills beyond — a chance to breathe deeply and take in a landscape that feels entirely removed from the wider world. Later, a local family opens their home to you. The welcome is warm, the kitchen fragrant: join them for a tea and bread-making demonstration before sitting down to a home-cooked lunch made entirely from local ingredients. These are the moments that linger.

Included: Guided hike · Home-cooked lunch · Tea and bread-making demonstration

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation: Ouirgane Ecolodge or similar
The road to Marrakech winds through the High Atlas passes in a series of magnificent sweeping curves — there will be stops for photographs, because there must be. By afternoon, the mountains give way to the ochre plains and the city appears on the horizon: ancient, walled, and buzzing.

Your introduction to Marrakech is through its food. A local guide leads you through the backstreets of the medina on a tasting tour — olives, spiced nuts, traditional breads, Moroccan sweets and fragrant spices sampled from stalls and vendors who have been here for generations. The evening ends at Jemaa el-Fna, the great square at the heart of the city, with dinner beneath the open sky.

Included: Guided food tasting tour of Marrakech

Meals: Breakfast, Dinner

Accommodation: Riad Blue Eyes or similar (4 star)
A morning guided tour of the medina — a city that has been inhabited since the 11th century and shows no sign of slowing down. Your local guide navigates the labyrinthine souks where light filters through latticed roofing onto pyramids of spice, and every doorway reveals another craft: carpet-weaving, wood-carving, leather-work, jewellery, pottery aglow with colour. The call to prayer drifts over the rooftops. A donkey cart squeezes past. This is Marrakech on its own terms, and it is extraordinary.

The afternoon is yours to explore independently. The evening brings the group together for a farewell dinner — a final toast to fourteen days well spent.

Included: Medina guided tour · Farewell dinner

Optional extras: Hammam & massage · Palmeraie cycling tour · Hot air balloon over Marrakech

Meals: Breakfast, Dinner

Accommodation: Riad Blue Eyes or similar
A final breakfast, a last look at the rooftops, and time to head home. Departure transfers are arranged around your flight times.

Departure transfer included (group basis).

Meals: Breakfast

es — it suits families with teenagers and older children particularly well. The desert camp and camel ride, the kasbahs, the Game of Thrones and Gladiator film locations at Aït Ben Haddou, and the Marrakech food tour all tend to be a hit with younger travellers.

A few things to weigh up for younger children: there are several longer drive days (up to roughly 4–5.5 hours) as the trip covers a lot of ground, plus a handful of gentle-to-moderate guided walks.

On minimum age:

This is a Comfort-style private Tailor-Made trip. The standard minimum age for Intrepid's non-family Comfort trips is 15, and any traveller under 18 must be accompanied by a responsible adult. Because a Tailor-Made trip runs privately for your own group, the pace and itinerary can be adapted, and younger children may be accepted on a case-by-case basis. If you'd like to travel with under-15s, let us know the ages at enquiry stage and we'll confirm what's possible. If you specifically want to travel with younger children in a ready-made family format, Intrepid also runs dedicated Morocco family departures, which typically have a minimum age of 5 and are designed around family-friendly activities and pacing. We're happy to quote one of these as an alternative.

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Classic Morocco - 14 Days

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Itinerary

Where you'll stay

Oum Palace Hotel & Spa

Flights

We partner with leading airlines

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Frequently asked questions

What meals are included?

Do I need a visa to visit Morocco?

What is the accommodation like?

What's not included in the price?

Are there optional activities?

How fit do I need to be?

When is final payment due?

What is the cancellation policy?

Is travel insurance included?

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Holiday highlights:

Day 1: Welcome to Casablanca Arrival Day

Day 2: Rabat · Meknes

Day 3: Meknes · Fes

Day 4: Fes

Day 5: Midelt

Day 6: Merzouga · The Sahara

Day 7: Todra Gorge · Dades Valley

Day 8: Dades Valley

Day 9: Aït Benhaddou

Day 10: Ouirgane

Day 11: Ouirgane

Day 12: Marrakech

Day 13: Marrakech

Day 14: Departure

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