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Morocco

From Marrakech to the High Atlas

The medina's colourful souks and quiet riad courtyards, then the walnut groves and Berber villages of the High Atlas. City and mountain in the same trip.

Price
1,540 USDper person, sharing a double room
Duration
7 days · 6 nights
Format
Private program — your own vehicle and an English-speaking driver-guide
Visa
Turkish citizens generally don't need a visa. We re-confirm the current rules before you travel.
A riad in the medina1 Marakeş (RAK)2 Medine, Marakeş3 Ourika Vadisi4 Imlil6 Ait Benhaddou

This is a sample program. Stays and the day-by-day flow are confirmed with your proposal, based on your dates.

  1. Day 1

    Arrival in Marrakech

    Marakeş (RAK)

    You're met at Marrakech Airport (RAK) and transferred to your riad inside the medina — the last stretch on foot, through lanes too narrow for cars.

    StayA riad in the medina

  2. Day 2

    The medina: souks and palaces

    Medine, Marakeş

    The crowd at Jemaa el-Fna, the spice and leather souks, the courtyards of the Bahia Palace. In the afternoon, the masterful plasterwork and tilework of the Ben Youssef Madrasa.

    StayA riad in the medina

    An ornately carved stone archway opening onto a madrasa courtyard
  3. Day 3

    The Ourika Valley

    Ourika Vadisi

    Out of the city to the Berber villages at the foot of the Atlas. Mint tea at a small café, then a short walk to a waterfall.

    StayA riad in the medina

  4. Day 4

    Into the High Atlas: Imlil

    Imlil

    The air cools as the road climbs. You settle into your mountain lodge, shaded by walnut trees, in Imlil, at the foot of Toubkal.

    StayA mountain lodge in Imlil

  5. Day 5

    A walk among Berber villages

    A half-day walk among stone villages, terraced gardens and streamside mills. Lunch at a family home.

    StayA mountain lodge in Imlil

  6. Day 6

    To Ait Benhaddou, back to Marrakech

    Ait BenhaddouMarakeş

    At the foot of the Tizi n'Tichka pass, the famed mud-brick kasbah of Ait Benhaddou. Back to Marrakech in the evening.

    StayA riad in the medina

  7. Day 7

    A free morning, then departure

    Marakeş (RAK)

    A last hour in the Secret Garden or the spice market. Transfer to the airport in the afternoon.

    An arched stone madrasa doorway opening onto a tiled courtyard

Included

  • All accommodation (sharing a double room, breakfast included at the riads)
  • Your own vehicle and an English-speaking driver-guide
  • Entrance fees for Ait Benhaddou and the Ourika Valley

Not included

Test build: exclusions will be listed here once confirmed with the local partner's quote.

Enquire about this journey

Send us your dates and group size; we'll prepare a proposal with a day-by-day program and a clear included/excluded list.

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