Morocco – Blue Cities & Golden Dunes | Women only
EUR2300
per person
12 Days / 11 Nights
Available dates : 17 September 2026 | 22 April 2027
Group size: 6 – 12 people
There is a moment, somewhere between the blue-washed alleys of Chefchaouen and the amber silence of the Sahara, when Morocco stops feeling like a destination and starts feeling like a dream you’ve had before. This 12-day journey is built around that feeling.
We begin on the Atlantic coast, where the Hassan II Mosque rises from the ocean like a prayer made stone. We wind north through the Rif Mountains to Chefchaouen, where every wall is painted the colour of a cloudless sky. We walk the medieval lanes of Fes — the world’s largest car-free city — past tanneries that have worked leather the same way for a thousand years. We cross the Middle Atlas, pause in a cedar forest where wild Barbary macaques watch from the branches, and descend into the Sahara as the sun turns the Erg Chebbi dunes to fire.
And then the quiet. Two nights camped among the dunes, with nothing above you but the Milky Way and nothing around you but the oldest silence on earth.
From there, the journey carries you through the gorges of Todra, the valley of a thousand kasbahs, and the ancient earthen towers of Aït Ben Haddou — before the High Atlas Mountains deliver you, finally, into the organised chaos and intoxicating beauty of Marrakech.
Tour Highlights
💙 Wander through Chefchaouen’s blue-washed alleyways, stumbling upon hidden squares and unexpected views.
🕌 Stand at the edge of the Atlantic and look up at one of the largest mosques ever built.
🏛️ Walk through Volubilis, where ancient Roman mosaics and marble arches rise out of the Moroccan countryside.
🏯 Step inside Fes el Bali, a medieval city where cars cannot enter and time stands still.
🌅 Wake before dawn and watch the towers of Aït Ben Haddou turn gold as the Saharan sun rises.
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Tour Plan
1
Arrival in Casablanca
Your journey begins the moment you land at Mohammed V International Airport. Flights arrive at different times, and that's fine. We coordinate around your group so everyone arrives on their own terms, and the adventure starts when you're ready.
First stop: the Hassan II Mosque - rising straight out of the Atlantic, one of the largest mosques in the world and one of the very few open to non-Muslim visitors.
From there, a slow walk along the Corniche as the sun drops toward the ocean. This is where Casablanca comes to life - locals, street food, sea breeze, no agenda. Your first real taste of Morocco at its own pace.
Traditional Riad in the heart of the city.
Breakfast
2
Casablanca - Rabat - Chefchaouen
The day starts in Rabat, Morocco's quiet, elegant capital. The Hassan Tower comes first - a 12th-century minaret frozen mid-construction, surrounded by hundreds of broken columns and centuries of history. Then it's on to the Kasbah of the Udayas, a fortified medina where whitewashed walls and bougainvillea-lined streets hang above the point where the river meets the Atlantic.
After lunch, the group hits the road - a 5-hour drive north through the Rif Mountains, with the landscape changing the whole way up.
Arrival in Chefchaouen comes as the evening light catches the famous blue alleyways.
Hotel in the heart of the blue city.
Breakfast
3
Chefchaouen
The morning starts with a guided walk through the blue medina - the best way to get your bearings in a city that was designed to make you pleasantly lost. Hidden squares, centuries-old walls, artisan workshops tucked behind unmarked doors.
The afternoon is yours. Duck into a quiet alley, browse the relaxed shops, or follow the locals to Ras El-Ma - the mountain spring at the edge of town where ice-cold water flows year-round. For the adventurous, the hike up to the Spanish Mosque is worth every step, with one of the best sunset views in all of Morocco.
As evening settles over the blue city, the group comes back together for a guided evening walk - when the alleyways empty out and Chefchaouen finally shows its quieter side.
Hotel in the heart of the blue city.
Breakfast
4
Chefchaouen - Fes
The day takes the group south, into the deep roots of Morocco's history.
First stop: Volubilis - one of the best-preserved Roman ruins in North Africa. Walking through the ancient mosaics, marble arches and crumbling basilicas, it's hard not to feel the weight of what once stood here. A place that earns its time.
From there, a stop in the imperial city of Meknes to take in the Bab El-Mansour gate - a monumental piece of Moroccan decorative architecture that stops you in your tracks, even on a short visit.
By evening, the group rolls into Fes - Morocco's oldest imperial city and arguably its most layered. Two nights here. You'll need them.
Traditional Riad.
Breakfast
5
Fes
There is nowhere in Morocco - nowhere in the world - quite like Fes el Bali.
A UNESCO-listed medieval city where cars cannot enter, the streets follow a 9th-century layout that has barely changed in over a thousand years. This morning, the group ventures deep inside with a guide who knows how to read it.
The route winds through the famous Chouara Tanneries - a riot of colour and an assault on the senses (grab a sprig of fresh mint, you'll thank yourself later) - through the souks of the leather and brass workers, and to the grounds of Al Quaraouiyine, founded in 859 AD and recognised as the world's oldest continuously operating university.
The afternoon is free. Wander, get lost, revisit a corner that caught your eye in the morning. Fes rewards the curious.
Traditional Riad.
Breakfast
6
Fes - Merzouga
A long drive south, but the road earns its keep.
The first break comes in the Cedar Forest near Azrou, where a troop of wild Barbary macaques roam freely among the trees. They've grown comfortable around respectful visitors - a surprisingly intimate encounter in the middle of nowhere.
Then the landscape takes over. Slowly, the mountain green gives way to desert ochre, the air dries out, and the horizon flattens. By the time Merzouga appears, the mood in the group has shifted.
Just in time for sunset, everyone mounts a camel and heads into the Erg Chebbi dunes - the great sea of sand that marks Morocco's gateway to the Sahara. Tonight, a comfortable desert camp under a sky that reminds you how many stars there actually are.
Hotel in Merzouga.
Breakfast
7
Merzouga
This morning, the group heads to Khamlia, a small desert village known for its Gnawa heritage. Here, musicians welcome you with live Gnawa music - rhythmic, powerful and deeply rooted in the history of the region. It’s an atmospheric moment that adds another layer to the Sahara experience, beyond the dunes themselves.
After the visit, the group returns to the desert camp. The afternoon is free to enjoy the dunes at your own pace - relax at camp, take in the silence of the desert, or simply watch the light shift across the sand. A second night at the camp, and another sky full of stars - the Milky Way arching overhead in one of the darkest places you'll find anywhere on earth.
Desert camp.
Breakfast, Lunch,Dinner
8
Merzouga - Boumalne Dades
The desert is behind you. Today, the landscape shifts again.
The first stop is Todra Gorge - 300-metre sheer cliffs rising straight out of the earth, with a cold river running along the canyon floor. The best way through it is on foot, with the walls closing in on both sides.
From there, the Dades Valley introduces one of Morocco's stranger sights - the so-called ""monkey fingers"", sandstone pillars eroded into shapes that look almost deliberately sculpted. The kind of landscape that makes you stop the car and just stare.
Tonight, the group settles into a guesthouse in Boumalne Dades - a quiet base at the edge of the valley, with nothing urgent on the agenda.
Traditional Riad.
Breakfast
9
Dades Valley - Aït Ben Haddou
The drive west follows one of Morocco's great historic corridors - ancient fortified mud- brick kasbahs stretching across the pre-Saharan foothills, one after another, as far as the eye can see. A stop in Skoura to walk through its sprawling palm grove and explore the crumbling kasbahs half-swallowed by the landscape. On the road towards Tifoultoute, the group visits the Tawabil cooperative, a local initiative offering a closer look at traditional products, local know-how and community-based work in the region.
Then a visit to the Atlas Film Studios in Ouarzazate - where the desert backdrops of countless epic productions were brought to life. Bigger and stranger than you'd expect. By afternoon, the group arrives at Aït Ben Haddou - well ahead of the day-trip crowds. A UNESCO World Heritage ksar that has stood here for centuries, and tonight, home. Accommodation is right inside the old village walls, in a kasbah-style guesthouse that makes it easy to forget what century you're in.
Traditional Riad.
Breakfast
10
Aït Ben Haddou - Marrakech
The alarm goes off before dawn. It's worth it.
As the first light hits the ancient earthen towers of Aït Ben Haddou, the whole ksar turns gold. No day-trip crowds, no noise - just the group and one of those quietly extraordinary moments that only early risers ever get.
After breakfast, the road climbs into the High Atlas Mountains via the Tizi n'Tichka pass - a winding, dramatic crossing through Berber villages and mountain scenery before the descent begins and the heat of the south rises up to meet you.
By evening, Marrakech. The contrast after days in the desert and mountains is immediate and electric. The night is yours - if there's one recommendation, it's a rooftop drink above Djemaa el-Fna as the square below shifts into its nightly spectacle.
Traditional Riad.
Breakfast
11
Marrakech
A slower morning in the city.
First, the Jardin Majorelle - the iconic cobalt-blue garden created by painter Jacques Majorelle and later brought back to life by Yves Saint Laurent. Then the Le Jardin Secret, tucked quietly inside the medina and somehow even more serene despite being steps from the busiest souks in Morocco.
Lunch is at the Amal Women's Training Center - a social enterprise restaurant where the food is excellent and the proceeds support women from disadvantaged backgrounds. One of those places that feels good in every sense.
The afternoon is entirely free. Lose yourself in the souks, book a hammam, or find a café and watch Marrakech do its thing.
Traditional Riad.
Breakfast
12
Departure
No agenda this morning. Sleep in, take a final walk through the souks, sit over a long breakfast in the medina, or head back to that one spot you've been thinking about since Day 3.
Transfers to Marrakech Menara Airport are arranged around your flight. Everyone leaves at their own time.
Bslama, Morocco. Until next time.
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