

The Ultimate Adventure Through Morocco
- Morocco
- 9 nights
An epic journey from Casablanca to Marrakech, via Chefchaouen, Fès, the Sahara Desert and Todra Gorge
What's Included?
Activities & Certified Guides
All itinerary activities with a expert, local, English-speaking guide plus specialist guides in Akchour, Fes and TodghaAll accommodation
6 nights in hotels, 2 nights in cosy riads and an unforgettable night under the Saharan starsMeals
9 breakfasts, 2 lunches, 4 dinnersTransfers
Airport transfers and everything in betweenEquipment
Rock climbing gearSmall Like-minded Groups
Solo-friendly by design, join our small n’ sociable groups of up to 14 like-minded, active and outdoorsy people
What's it like?
Highlights
Explore kasbahs, Berber-Roman ruins, cobalt blue streets and bustling medinas in Morocco’s ancient cities and walled villages
Hike in the shadow of undiscovered peaks in the verdant Rif Mountains and wild swim in the cool waterfalls of Akchour
Snooze under countless stars at a Saharan Berber camp and try your hand at rock climbing on the ravine walls of Todra
Itinerary
Day 1
Welcome to Casablanca
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Your host will meet you on arrival at Casablanca Airport and transfer you to your hotel in the city. Enjoy a welcome dinner at a local Moroccan restaurant and have a chat through the adventure to come with your tour leader and fellow adventurers.
Day 2
Casablanca to Chefchaouen
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Leave Casablanca behind after breakfast as you settle in for the road trip to Chefchaouen, the famous ‘Blue City’ and one of Morocco's most iconic locations. Head out for a walk through the winding cobblestone streets, surrounded by cobalt-hued walls dotted with tiny local craft shops, before a spot of people-watching in the shaded medina. Hike up to the Spanish Mosque for amazing sunset views of the blue town nestled on the hillside and cradled by the Rif Mountains.
Day 3
Akchour Falls
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Head outside the Blue City today for a hike to Akchour Falls, a hidden gem nestled in the Rif Mountains. The trail winds past rivers, small cascades, rock formations and through a verdant forest until you reach Akchour, where the falls plummet into the turquoise pond below. Tuck into a well-deserved picnic lunch at this beautiful spot and enjoy some downtime here, before heading back to Chefchaouen for a free evening to explore the restaurants and bars.
Day 4
Chefchaouen to Fès, via Volubilis
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Hit the road to Fès after breakfast, with a spectacular pit-stop en route: the ruins of the ancient Berber-Roman city of Volubilis. This was an important outpost of the Roman Empire and is the best-preserved archaeological site in Morocco. Walk around the ruins of this UNESCO World Heritage Site before hiking on to the nearby holy town of Moulay Idriss, perched on the Zerhoun Mountains, where white cube houses are dotted on the green hills. Grab lunch and do some people-watching in the walled medina, where you'll see devotees honouring at the shrine of Morocco's first Islamic leader. Driving on to Fès, once the intellectual and spiritual heart of Morocco, check in to your next riad and head out to explore the narrow old alleyways before tucking into a delicious dinner of traditional Fès dishes.
Day 5
Fès
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Meet up with a local guide today and delve into the sensory overload of sights, sounds and smells. Meander through Bab Boujloud and get lost in the labyrinth of the medina where workshops, tailors, bazaars and restaurants are dotted throughout packed passageways. Rub shoulders with locals and donkey carts and wind up at the unusual Chouara Tannery. Visit the Mosque of Kairouine, which was once the leading spiritual and educational centre of the Muslim world. Enjoy some downtime at your stunning riad and an evening free to explore the city's options for dinner.
Day 6
Road trip to the Sahara
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Leave the hustle of the city behind on an amazing road trip through the High Atlas Mountains, driving along fertile valleys, cedar and pine forests and barren, rocky landscapes to the small town of Midelt, where you'll tuck into a picnic lunch. Carry on through ever-changing scenery from the mountains to the desert, all the way to the Saharan village of Merzouga, surrounded by the dusty orange sand dunes of Erg Chebbi. Settle into your Berber camp, hike to the top of a dune for a golden sunset glimmering through the desert, and watch the clear sky turn into an array of dazzling stars.
Day 7
Merzouga to Todra Gorge
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Rising early in the morning to catch the sunrise over the Sahara, you'll bid farewell to your Berber hosts at camp as you head towards Todra. Stop on the way for a walk at Ksar El Khorobat, an ancient walled village where the families who live here preserve the centuries-old lifestyle. Have lunch at a nearby kasbah, then continue the journey to the Todra where the adventure is ramped up. Meet up with a local rock climbing instructor, listen to some introductory tips and get kitted up to tackle a series of easy climbing routes set in the spectacular high walls of the gorges. If you don't fancy climbing, you may prefer to have a wander around the picturesque limestone river canyons.
Day 8
Hike the Todra Gorge
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Time for the biggest hike for the trip today as you trek through the spectacular Todra Gorge. Start off on the trail meandering through fertile palm groves, passing farmers and their children along the way. Sip some thyme tea with a nomad family in the mountains before hiking deeper into the gorge, finding yourself surrounded by the breathtaking 400m high limestone high cliffs which flank the Todra River, the walls getting narrower the further you hike into the ravine. In the evening, relax with a typical hammam experience in a public bathhouse alongside locals in Todra.
Day 9
Todra to Marrakech
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After enjoying your last Berber breakfast, drive to explore a slice of the 11th century. Kasbah Ait Ben Haddou, perched on a hilltop and almost unchanged since then, is one of Morocco's most iconic sites. Enjoy a walk through the winding streets of the old town, making your way to the top of the hill, from where you can enjoy the views across the surrounding plains. After that, continue the drive through the winding roads of the Atlas bound for Marrakech – an ancient, exotic city wrapped in European modernity. The evening is yours to spend at leisure: savour a farewell dinner with your fellow travellers.
Day 10
Farewell, Morocco
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Your adventure comes to an end as your host transfers you to the airport in time for your onward flight.
Getting There
- Fly into
- Mohammed V International Airport (CMN)
- Fly out of
- Menara Airport (RAK)
- Pick up
- Mohammed V International Airport, Casablanca
Any time on Day 1 - Drop off
- Marrakesh Menara Airport
Any time on Day 10
What is and isn't Included?
What's included
- Guided walk around the blue city of Chefchaouen
- Guided hike to Akchour Falls in the Rif Mountains
- Visit to the ruins of Berber-Roman city of Volubilis
- Guided hike to the holy town of Moulay Idriss
- Guided tour of Fès
- Visit the Mosque of Kairouine
- Roadtrip to the Sahara
- Guided hike in the Erg Chebbi dunes
- Visit Ksar El Khorobat
- 2hr introductory rock climbing session
- Guided hike through Todra Gorge
- Hammam experience at a bathhouse in Todra
- Visit to Ait Ben Haddou
- Roadtrip through the Atlas Mountains to Marrakech
- Expert, local, English-speaking main guide
- Plus specialist guides in Akchour, Fes and Todra
- 6 nights in hotels
- 2 nights in cosy riads
- 1 unforgettable night glamping under the Saharan stars
- 9 tasty breakfasts
- 2 packed lunches
- 4 traditional Moroccan dinners
- Arrival transfers from Casablanca Airport any time on Day 1
- Departure transfers to Marrakech Airport any time on Day 10
- All transfers during the trip
- Rock climbing gear
What's not included
Our trips do not include flights, trains or other travel to the start point and back from the end point.
Tips are not included in the trip cost. These are entirely at your discretion but there is an expectation to tip for good service. Your guide will help with advice, however we suggest the below as a guideline per person:
- 50 MAD per person, per day for activity guides, hotel and waiting staff etc.
- 40-70 MAD per person, per day for your guide
- 20-40 MAD per person, per day for your driver
Of course, you are free to tip more or less, and the amount should be reflective of your perception of service and quality - a tip is not compulsory and should only be given when you receive excellent service.
You know your own spending habits best, so please budget an appropriate amount for things like optional meals and drinks, shopping, optional activities, and laundry.
Travel insurance is compulsory for all of our adventures, and you'll need to provide your policy details before departure. Your insurance should offer adequate cover for overseas medical treatment, evacuation/repatriation, your baggage and equipment, and the specific activities involved in your adventure. We also recommend ensuring your policy includes cancellation and curtailment cover, in case you're unable to join your trip due to unforeseen circumstances such as illness.
Standard travel insurance may not cover all the activities included in your adventure, so it's essential to check the details carefully. There are adventure-specific providers that many travellers have used in the past, such as True Traveller (opens in new tab) (for those based in the UK or Europe), or Rise + Shield (opens in new tab), both of which offer cover for a wide range of adventurous activities.
Please make sure your chosen policy meets your individual needs and covers all aspects of your trip.
Visa requirements often change, and you are responsible for obtaining any required visas for this trip. Please check with your nearest embassy or consulate for up-to-date advice.
Where You'll Stay
Looking for a private room? See Optional Extras for details and pricing.
What You'll Eat
Moroccan food is a unique blend of sweet and savoury flavours. Local specialities include tagine (a stew cooked in an earthenware pot), couscous and bastilla (flaky pastries stuffed with meat and dusted with cinnamon and sugar). Food is often softly…
Optional Extras
Pre/Post Trip Accommodation
- Post trip accommodation in Marrakech (Double/twin room)
- …/per night
- Post trip accommodation in Marrakech (Single room)
- …/per night
- Pre trip accommodation in Casablanca (Double/twin room)
- …/per night
- Pre trip accommodation in Casablanca (Single room)
- …/per night
Upgrades
- Optional Private Room Upgrade
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For solo travellers looking for their own space, an optional private room and tent can be booked for an extra charge, see Optional Extras for the price. Please request this at the time of booking (this is subject to availability).
Transfers
- Private airport transfer - Casablanca airport to accommodation
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- Private airport transfer - Marrakech accommodation to airport
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To request any extras, message your host via your Much Better Adventures account once you have booked your trip.
All extras must be paid before your trip starts.
This Trip is Graded Level 1
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FAQs
What do I do about drinking water?
Tap water in Morocco is not safe to drink for travellers. The tour vehicle will have a large vat of water that you are able to top your water bottles up from. Most hotels will also provide safe drinking water so single-use water bottles should not be needed. Please bring your own reusable water bottle to fill up throughout the trip.
Can I leave my excess luggage somewhere?
As this trip starts in one city and ends in another, it's not logistically suitable to leave your luggage in Casablanca at the beginning. The tour vehicle will transport your luggage between each point of the trip.
How will Ramadan affect my trip to Morocco?
Ramadan is an Islamic festival during which the religious do not eat or drink during daylight hours. This can be a fascinating time to travel, particularly to witness the evening celebrations when the fast is broken. However, you can expect some business hours to be shortened, alcohol not to be served during daylight hours, and some restaurants to be closed during this period. Daytime activities for local people are often limited, while the nights are very lively in cities, with a wide variety of foods being sold and enjoyed. Ramadan will not affect the inclusions on your trip, although you should be aware that dinners will be served after locals break their fast in the evenings.
As Ramadan follows the lunar calendar, the dates change from year to year. We recommend checking whether your chosen trip dates fall during this period.
Can I book on my own?
Sure can! Over 70% of our travellers travel solo, it’s a great way to meet like-minded people.
Who is running the trip?
Our team of Adventure Hunters co-create exclusive adventures which are run by highly vetted, specialist hosts. The trip is run by our trusted host partner in the destination. We only work with independent, local, in-destination experts who know the very best places to explore and how to stay safe. Read more information about the local teams we partner with. You’ll be introduced to the host straight after making a booking via the Much Better Adventures platform.
What is the official travel advice?
Much Better Adventures refer to the UK Government’s official travel advice when designing trips and monitoring trip operations. We recommend that all customers are familiar with the practical information provided on the Government’s FCDO website, where current travel advice can be found by searching for the applicable destination(s).
For customers joining this trip from other international destinations – please also read the official travel advice applicable to your country of residence/origin, as this may differ.
What vaccinations do I need?
We recommend checking out the country-specific information and also talking to a travel nurse.
How are the trips priced?
We automatically convert prices from the local currency that a host receives to your chosen currency. We update our exchange rates on a daily basis so this does mean that prices displayed on the site are subject to currency fluctuations, which is why you may see them change over time.
If you wish to change the currency you pay in, head to the bottom of the page.
Why are your adventures only for adults?
All of our group adventures are specially designed for adults to enjoy as we want these adventures to bring together outdoorsy people who are truly like-minded. You must be over 18 to join one of our trips.
Who else will be on my trip?
You're always in good company on one of our adventures.
Our trips are typically made up of a mixture of solo travellers and small groups of 2 or 3 friends, with most in their 30s-50s.
Our sociable adventures are solo-friendly by design and naturally attract outdoorsy people with a shared mindset; a love for adventure, a desire to push themselves and meet awesome, like-minded people along the way. Check out our Community Values – a shared code to make sure that everyone's experience is safe, inclusive and brilliantly unforgettable.
It’s this camaraderie that has so often turned a great adventure into a life-changing one.
Don't just take our word for it:
- 95% of people rate the group dynamics on our trips 5/5
- 90% of people recommend joining a trip to make new friends
- 75% of people have met people on our trips that they would now consider friends
See here for more info about the Much Better Adventures tribe.
What's the weather like?
Morocco has a sub-tropical climate with temperatures between 18°C and 28°C, although they can soar to 35°C in the summer and fall to as low as 5°C in the winter. However, the weather varies from region to region due to the country's geographical setting. The eastern and southern regions are very dry and hot all year round as they are surrounded by the scorching Sahara Desert, while the Atlas Mountains, which snake from south to north and divide the country in half, make the climate in the centre more extreme with unforgiving heat in the summer and freezing temperatures in the winter. This trip visits a big variety of Morocco's climatic regions which makes for a trip perfect for tackling any time of year.
What's the carbon footprint for this trip?
We partner with the World Land Trust to ensure this trip achieves Net-Zero emissions. We also support their Buy an Acre programme, helping local communities to buy and protect natural habitats in perpetuity.
What's the number?
It works out on average at 625kg of CO2 emissions per person, including all local transport, accommodation, food, activities, guides, staff and office operations.
The only thing it doesn’t include right now is flights and travel to the destination. We do make an overall estimate across all our customers separately, but as we don’t book flights, have customers from all corners of the world, and no way of reliably knowing their travel plans, we simply can’t include an individual number in the figure on display here. We’ve got a goal to fix that, so that when you book, there is a way to measure and mitigate the carbon emitted by your flight too.
But what does the number mean?
Yep, hard to picture eh? To give you an idea:
- Driving 1000 miles/1609km would be approximately 281kg of CO2 in an average car (or 140.5kg per person, if there were two of you in it).
- A return economy class flight between London and New York would be approximately 1619kg (1.66 tonnes) per person.
- 10 trees in a temperate forest are estimated to remove approximately 250kg of CO2 from the air in a period of 5-10 years.
What are we doing about it?
Our trips are relatively low-carbon by design, and we're working with all our hosts to develop long term carbon reduction plans. We partner with the World Land Trust to ensure this trip achieves Net-Zero emissions. We also support their Buy an Acre programme, helping local communities to buy and protect natural habitats in perpetuity, ensuring the protection of the reserve and its wildlife.
Want to know more?
Amazingly, no international travel company has ever publicly published their carbon measurements before, as far as we know. We believe that must change, quickly. So we’re openly sharing the method we used in the hope that other companies will be able to more easily follow suit and build on what we've done so far. You'll find it all here.
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