Erg Chebbi, named and committed — a night at a desert camp in the real dunes, reached by 4x4 and camel.
MOROCCO • 14 DAYS
From the Strait to the Sahara
14 Days
13 Nights
Morocco
From the salt air of the Strait of Gibraltar to the deep quiet of the Erg Chebbi dunes, this fourteen-day journey traces Morocco from north to south through medinas, mountain villages, artisan workshops and desert camps.
From $[PRICE] per traveller · Never more than 12 travellers · Departing [SEPTEMBER 2027]
A journey through the whole arc of Morocco.
Morocco is not one country. It's a coastline, a mountain range, an old imperial interior, and a desert. This journey takes the whole arc, north to south, at a pace that lets each part land.
You begin on the Atlantic in Rabat, take the high-speed line to Tangier where the Mediterranean meets the Atlantic, then turn inland: the blue alleys of Chefchaouen, the Roman columns of Volubilis, two full days inside the Fes medina. Then the long, beautiful crossing to the desert's edge — a morning of fossil beds and bread ovens at Rissani, and by afternoon you're in a turban, in a 4x4, then on a camel, moving into the dunes of Erg Chebbi as the light goes.
Coming back west you take the gorges, sleep beneath the ksar at Aït Benhaddou, cross the Tizi n'Tichka pass, and land in Marrakech with three nights to actually be there — a cooking class, a city day, a free day, and one evening around a Moroccan family's dinner table.
Twelve travellers, no more. Hosted the entire way by Karim, Moroccan-born, with close to a decade of directing tours across this country.
14 Days13 Nights
12 travellers maxAges 35+
Casablanca → CasablancaHosted throughout
What makes this journey itself.
Al Boraq high-speed rail to Tangier — Africa’s fastest train, and a far better morning than the same journey by road.
Two full days in Fes — long enough for the medina to stop being a maze and start being a place.
Dinner in a Moroccan family home in Marrakech — Karim’s own family, around their table.
Tetouan and Chefchaouen with a licensed local guide — the northern cities, taken at their own pace.
Volubilis and Meknes on the road to Fes — Roman mosaics still lying in open ground.
A free day in Marrakech, with three optional excursions you choose only if you want them.
The route, at a glance.
From the Atlantic coast to the dunes of Erg Chebbi and back west again.
JOURNEY ROUTE
Casablanca → Casablanca
Following the journeyRabat
01Rabat02Tangier03Chefchaouen04Volubilis & Meknes05Fes06Erfoud07Erg Chebbi08Aït Benhaddou09Marrakech10Casablanca
The journey, one day at a time.
Land at Mohammed V (CMN). You're met and driven up the coast to Rabat — a capital that rewards the time most itineraries don't give it. Settle in, walk the marina, and meet the group over dinner.
Overnight: Fairmont La Marina Rabat-Salé
A half-day through the Kasbah of the Udayas, the Hassan Tower, and the Chellah necropolis, then lunch on the marina and an easy afternoon. A deliberate soft start — jet lag is real and we plan around it.
Overnight: Fairmont La Marina Rabat-Salé
Morning transfer to the station and north on the high-speed line. In Tangier: Cape Spartel where the Atlantic meets the Mediterranean, the Caves of Hercules, and a short walk up into the kasbah and old medina.
Overnight: Hilton Tanger City Center
The Tetouan medina with a licensed local guide — a UNESCO site and one of the least-touristed old cities in Morocco. Then into the Rif mountains to Chefchaouen for an afternoon in the blue.
Overnight: Dar Echchaouen
An early hour in the blue alleyways before the day-trip buses arrive, then south. Volubilis: Roman mosaics still in the open ground where they were laid. A light stop in Meknes. Into Fes by evening, and dinner there.
Overnight: Fes — [hotel TBC]
A full day inside the medina — the tanneries, the artisan quarters, the madrasas, and the quiet courtyards behind the noise. [final day structure to be confirmed]
Overnight: Fes — [hotel TBC]
The long crossing: cedar forest, Berber villages, the Ziz valley opening up. A driving day, and a beautiful one. Dinner at the hotel.
Overnight: Xaluca Erfoud
Morning at Rissani — the village market, bread baked in a communal oven, fossil workshops, the ruins of Sijilmassa. Back for lunch. Then turbans, 4x4s into the sand, and camels waiting to take you the last stretch into the dunes. Dinner, drums, and a sky with nothing in it but stars.
Overnight: Desert camp, Erg Chebbi — [camp TBC]
Sunrise over the erg. Then west through the Todra and Dades gorges — walls of rock a few hundred feet apart — and on to the mud-brick ksar of Aït Benhaddou.
Overnight: Ksar Ighnda
A morning climb through the ksar itself, then the Tizi n'Tichka pass over the High Atlas and into Marrakech by lunch. That afternoon: a cooking class, and dinner is what you made.
Overnight: Hotel Kenzi Rose Garden
The Jardin Majorelle and a full city day — the Koutoubia, the palaces, the souks. That evening you're a guest at a family dinner in a Moroccan home.
Overnight: Hotel Kenzi Rose Garden
Yours. Sleep in, wander, sit in a courtyard. Or take one of three optional excursions: a sunrise hot-air balloon flight; a guided morning at Ben Youssef Madrasa and Le Jardin Secret ending at a hammam; or a day in the High Atlas at Imlil, led by Karim, with lunch at Kasbah Tamadot. [optional excursion prices TBC — bookable alongside your journey]
Overnight: Hotel Kenzi Rose Garden
West to Casablanca and a farewell dinner — the last night of thirteen, and the one where the group realises what it became.
Overnight: Casablanca — [hotel TBC]
An optional morning visit to the Hassan II Mosque before your transfer to CMN. Most international flights leave in the afternoon or evening.
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Autumn JourneyOctober 22, 2026 — November 4, 2026
12seats remaining
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From $[PRICE] per traveller, based on two sharing.
Single supplement: [TBC]
Solo travellers who'd rather share: we'll match you where we can. [confirm room-share policy]
Deposit: [TBC] · Balance due [TBC] · Full terms on the booking page.
Included
✓13 nights' accommodation in the named properties above
✓13 breakfasts, 4 lunches, 9 dinners
✓All ground transport in private, air-conditioned vehicles
✓Al Boraq high-speed rail, Casablanca–Tangier corridor [confirm class of travel]
✓Karim as your host and tour director for the full 14 days
✓Licensed local guides in Tetouan, Fes, and Marrakech [confirm full list of cities]
✓All entrance fees to sites listed in the itinerary
✓4x4 desert transfer and camel trek at Erg Chebbi
✓Marrakech cooking class
✓Dinner in a Moroccan family home
✓Airport transfers on Days 1 and 14
What's not included
—International flights to and from Casablanca (CMN)
—Travel insurance [confirm whether required or recommended — must match the Booking Terms]
—Meals not listed above, and all beverages
—Optional Day 12 excursions
—Personal spending and gratuities
—Anything not explicitly listed as included
The practical details, made simple.
Moderate fitness is recommended. Expect several walking days on uneven medina surfaces, changing temperatures, luggage transfers and one desert-camp night. Full practical notes, booking terms and final supplier confirmations will be published before bookings open.
Never more than twelve.
12seats remaining
Ages 35 and over. Moderate fitness: several walking days on uneven medina ground, one optional climb, and one night in a desert camp.
Questions worth asking before you book.
Morocco is generally welcoming to visitors, and millions travel there each year without difficulty. As anywhere, it helps to arrive prepared: persistent selling, unsolicited offers of help and occasional scams do happen, particularly in the busiest medinas. Travelling with a host who knows the country makes those situations much easier to handle, and we'll give you practical guidance before you go. We won't promise nothing uncomfortable can ever happen — but you won't be dealing with it on your own.
They do happen, and they tend to find people who are alone and unsure of where they are. You'll have a Moroccan host beside you, and we'll walk you through the common ones in advance so you recognise them early. If something does come up, you won't be sorting it out by yourself.
Solo travellers, many of them women, are among the happiest guests in small-group travel. You'll have a local host, a group of twelve that tends to become friends quickly, and honest guidance on dress and etiquette. You keep your independence — you just don't have to navigate everything alone. [single supplement and room-share policy to be confirmed]
Never more than twelve. For us that's not a premium tier you pay extra for — it's the only way we run. Small enough to sit at one table, be welcomed into a home, and change the plan when the day offers something better.
Erg Chebbi. We name the desert, the camp and the night on your itinerary before you book, and you reach the dunes by 4x4 and camel.
Every inclusion and exclusion is listed in full on the journey page — accommodation, listed meals, ground transport, hosting, guides, and entrance fees in; international flights, insurance, unlisted meals, and personal spending out. You'll know your real out-of-pocket before you book, not after.
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Thirteen nights. Twelve travellers. One of them could be you.
Secure your place, or talk to Karim before you decide.
