Morocco Tour Packages from Vetted Local Experts

7 days — from $1,750 per person

The shortest circuit our agencies publish, and a complete first trip. Seven days gives you the imperial cities and the desert: Marrakech in, over the Tizi n’Tichka pass to Aït Benhaddou, a night in a Dadès kasbah, the Todra gorge, a camel trek and a night in camp at Erg Chebbi, then Fez and out.

Smart move: fly into Marrakech and out of Fez (or the reverse). One-way itineraries remove the 8-hour return drive and cost roughly the same.

Who it suits: first trips, honeymoons where both people want cities and dunes, travellers who want the Sahara without giving up a second week of holiday.

8 to 9 days — from $1,950 per person

This is where most bookings land. The extra one or two days buy the things a seven-day route has to rush: a second night in the Sahara so you are not arriving at dusk and leaving at dawn, a proper stop in Ouarzazate’s film studios or the Draa Valley, or a trekking day in the High Atlas around Imlil and Toubkal.

Who it suits: travellers who want the Sahara as a centrepiece rather than an add-on, active couples who want a mountain day, families with teenagers who travel well.

10 to 11 days — from $2,185 per person

Ten days adds Rabat, Meknes and Essaouira without any leg feeling rushed. You keep the imperial cities and the desert, then finish on the Atlantic: windy beaches, seafood at the port, ramparts, and a 2.5-hour transfer back to Marrakech for your flight.

Who it suits: travellers who want cities, dunes and the coast in one trip, and anyone who would rather have a slow morning than a 6am departure every day.

12 to 15 days — from $2,450 per person

The full loop, and the version seasoned travellers stop regretting they didn’t book. Chefchaouen for two nights, Tangier if you want the Strait of Gibraltar, Fez, the Middle Atlas cedar forests, Merzouga, the Todra and Dadès gorges, Marrakech, Essaouira, then back over the mountains through Taroudant. At this length you can drop to Erg Chigaga instead of Erg Chebbi — bigger, quieter, further, reached by 4x4 track rather than tarmac.

Who it suits: second visits, sabbaticals, slow travellers who’d rather spend three nights somewhere than pass through it.