2 Weeks in Morocco - 5 Unique Itinerary Ideas

Itinerary #1: Highlights of Morocco

Follow this moderately-paced highlights circuit around Morocco, beginning and ending in Casablanca, for unique cultural experiences, desert adventures, and coastal relaxation. 

Tour northern Morocco, starting in modern Casablanca and Rabat, the country's present-day capital, where you'll find historic ruins and towering minarets alongside tranquil gardens. Heading to Chefchaouen in the Rif Mountains, you can relax in plazas and along the river, taking in the blue-painted walls at every turn. Explore the Roman ruins and impressively well-preserved mosaics at Volubilis as you make your way to Meknes and then Fes to get lost in the cultural capital and its medieval maze-like medina.

Leaving the city for a desert adventure, you'll follow caravan routes through desert oases like the Ziz Valley, Tinerhir, and 11th-century Aït Benhaddou. Make your way over the High Atlas mountains and into the bustling squares and secret gardens of Marrakech. Then relax along the Atlantic coast enjoying fresh seafood, walking the Skala de la Kasbah, and shopping the less frenetic medina in Essaouira before you return to Casablanca to catch your flight home. Learn more

Itinerary #2: Culture, Mountains & Desert

Enjoy culture, history, adventure, and relaxation on this two-week Morocco grand tour. 

Start off exploring the capital city of Casablanca. If you only visit one place here, make it the Hassan II Mosque, sitting in a picturesque location on the sea.  Spend the next morning in Rabat exploring the medieval fortification of the Chellah Necropolis, then make your way to the Blue City of Chefchaouen. From there you'll drive to Fes, Morocco's oldest imperial city.

Head into the Sahara next, over the Middle Atlas, through a cedar forest, and into the desert region. You'll spend a few days exploring kasbahs, caravan routes, and the Saharan dunes. Try a sandboard ride, hop on an ATV, or simply take in the scenery. Spend a night in Aït Benhaddou, the most famous kasbah in Morocco and once upon a time, an important position along the trans-Saharan trade route between Marrakech, Ouarzazate, and the southern desert.

Go over the High Atlas and into the bustle of Marrakech. After exploring the city, you'll retreat to the countryside just about an hour south to the area around the small town of Amizmiz and the foothills of the High Atlas Mountains, where you'll hike through the foothills and spend the night with a Berber family before you go back through Marrakech. End your trip by relaxing in Essaouira before continuing along the coast back to Casablanca. Learn more

Itinerary #3: Morocco's Cities from Coast to Coast

This complete two-week itinerary covers popular highlights (and imperial cities) like Marrakech, Meknes, and Fes as well as the less-than frequented, but no less interesting and worthy, cities of Azemmour, El Jadida, Safi, Beni-Mellal, and Moulay Idriss—Morocco's oldest town, and Tetouan, near the Alboran Sea.

Your first stop is Essaouira, but you'll take your time getting there, stopping along the coast to visit three formerly Portuguese-occupied coastal cities. Once you arrive, walk the Skala de la Kasbah (the 18th-century seafront ramparts) along the coast, try your hand at kiteboarding, or wander one of Morocco's best-preserved mullahs (Jewish quarter).

After three days you'll transfer to Marrakech, where you can enjoy the hammam public baths and various specialized souks.  Check out Souk el Attarin, Souk Chouari, and Souk Smata for a selection of spices, woodwork, and babouche (traditional Moroccan slippers). Visit Souk des Tenturier or the dyers’ souk to see how cloth and yarn are dyed using traditional methods. It's not all hustle and bustle, though, as you'll learn in the city's museums and secret gardens.

Up next is Fes, where you'll learn to cook Moroccan creations inside the medina and have some time to explore the city and its famous tannery and winding alleys on your own. Make your way to Chefchaouen via the historical sites at Meknes and Volubilis. After a night in the Blue City, you'll finish your trip in Tangier, stopping along the way in Tetouan, a jewel of a town in a striking location at the foot of the Rif Mountains, just a few miles from the Alboran Sea. Visit the Caves of Hercules and explore the markets in Tangier before you head across the strait to Spain. Learn more 

Itinerary #4: Luxury Highlights of Morocco

Live the high life with this two-week luxury jaunt through two of Morocco’s most popular cities and the attractions in between.

You’ll fly into Casablanca but enjoy a transfer to Rabat, the capital city known for its impressive white architecture and the Hassan Tower. Then road trip your way to Fes via the historic town of Meknes, eighth-century Moulay Idriss, and Roman ruins at Volubilis. Once you arrive, you’ve got four nights to enjoy Fes and its UNESCO World Heritage medina. Follow a guide through the winding streets, tour the neighboring Guerrouane agricultural region (complete with wineries), and learn to cook a four-course Moroccan meal.

From there it’s off to the desert, with a trip through the scenic Ziz Valley, an ancient trade route, and the dates and fossils of Erfoud. Once you arrive in Merzouga, you’ll board your new method of transport—a camel. Ride across the desert to a plushly appointed tent for a night in the dunes. You’ll then make your way through the dramatic desert landscape to Tinghir and the trails of the Todra Gorge. Do some walking through the gorge before you continue on through Boumalne Dades to Ouarzazate, a town famous for its involvement in the Moroccan film industry, and the 11th-century trade city of Aït Benhaddou. 

Cross over the High Atlas Mountains and into Marrakech. With four nights to spend in this bustling city, you’ll be able to take in raucous Jemaa el-Fna Square and follow a guide to all the city’s landmark sights. Enjoy a sunrise yoga class, soak in a hammam, and soar over the landscape on a hot air balloon ride. Your last destination is Casablanca, which you’ll reach by way of the port towns along the coast. Spend the evening people-watching and lingering on the seafront promenade before you depart. Learn more

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