Route planning
Morocco Family Itineraries for 7, 10 or 14 Days
Pick an overnight sequence first. These three outlines show what a week on the coast, ten days through the Sahara or two weeks from Casablanca look like when arrival and departure are travel days.
7 days from Marrakech · 6 nights
Stay three nights in Marrakech, two in Essaouira and the last night back in Marrakech. Use day two for the medina and day three for a garden or an Atlas outing. Spend day four getting to the coast, take day five for the harbour and ramparts, and return on day six for the flight the next day.
The seven day tour through Merzouga and Fes uses the same calendar differently. Several days are transfers, including the drive from the dunes to Fes. Decide which week you want before adding stops.
10 days from Marrakech · 9 nights
Plan two nights in Marrakech, one near Aït Benhaddou, one in the Dades Valley, two in Merzouga, two in Fes and one in Chefchaouen. That gives you a full day in the dunes and a full day in Fes. Choose a northern departure airport and confirm the last transfer before booking the flight.
The long leg is Merzouga to Fes. Morocco Travel Experts estimates seven to eight hours before extra breaks. To divide it, consider replacing the Chefchaouen night with a stop between the dunes and Fes.
14 days from Casablanca · 13 nights
The Casablanca loop gives you two nights each in Tangier, Chefchaouen, Fes and Marrakech, with single nights in Casablanca, Midelt, Merzouga, Dades and Ouarzazate. Visit Rabat on the way to Tangier and use the night in Midelt to break up the route from Fes to the dunes.
The published loop ends with a drive from Marrakech to Casablanca. If you have an early international flight, ask about moving the last night to Casablanca and which Marrakech plans would have to move.
Check what the transfer days leave you
For each long leg, write down where you leave, where you sleep and the latest time you can check in. Add the breaks your family normally takes. If a planned visit needs a timed ticket, put it on a day with no hotel change when you can.
Ask for a family itinerary
Email your dates and children’s ages to Morocco Travel Experts for a proposed route and quote.