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Marrakech, Zagora & the Atlantic Coast

Marrakech → Marrakech

See it day by day
Length9 days · 8 nights
RouteMarrakech → Marrakech
FormatPrivate, no groups
DatesWhenever you choose

It can be adjusted in length, stages and accommodation to suit your dates. It is private: no groups and no fixed dates.

THE ROUTE

The route on the map

9 days · 8 nights · round trip from Marrakech

  1. 01 Arrival
  2. 02 Marrakech
  3. 03 Draa Valley
  4. 04 Tamegroute
  5. 05 Sidi Ifni
  6. 06 Legzira
  7. 07 Agadir
  8. 08 Essaouira
  9. 09 Departure
LaâyouneDakhlaAtlantic Ocean 31121MarrakechZagoraTaroudantLegziraEssaouiraAït Ben HaddouTamegroute N 100 km Marrakech, Zagora & the Atlantic Coast9 days · 8 nights · numbers show nights
THE JOURNEY, DAY BY DAY

Nine days, one by one

Jemaa el-Fna food stalls lit up at night, with the Koutoubia behind
Day01

Arrival in Marrakech

Marrakech airport → Marrakech

Pickup at Marrakech airport when your flight lands, with a sign bearing the Unique Morocco Experience name, and transfer to your riad. The rest of the day is free to rest after the journey or take a first walk through the medina, at your own pace, as far as Jemaa el-Fna square.

Overnight: riad in the medina · Marrakech, 2 nights

Jemaa el-Fna square at dusk with the Koutoubia minaret behind
Day02

Marrakech at your own pace

Marrakech → full day → at your own pace

A free day to explore the city on your own: the Menara Gardens, the Koutoubia minaret, the Saadian Tombs, with their central hall of Carrara marble columns, and the Bahia Palace. In the morning, Jemaa el-Fna square, listed by UNESCO, is a market for fruit, wicker baskets and sweets; as evening falls it lights up and fills with people.

Overnight: same riad · Marrakech

A whitewashed house among palm trees
Day03

Marrakech · Aït Ben Haddou · Zagora

Marrakech → Tizi n'Tichka · Aït Ben Haddou · Agdz → Zagora

You head south over the High Atlas by the Tizi n'Tichka pass, at 2,260 m (7,415 ft), past Berber villages. Visit Aït Ben Haddou, a UNESCO World Heritage ksar and the setting for many films. Beyond Ouarzazate and Agdz, a track leads into the Draa Valley palm grove, with kasbahs, villages and gardens, to Zagora, once a starting point for caravans to Timbuktu. Welcome tea, sunset and dinner by the campfire.

Overnight: Berber tent camp · Zagora

The old city walls of Fez with a minaret
Day04

Zagora · Tamegroute · Taroudant

Zagora → Tamegroute → Taroudant

In the morning, Tamegroute and its potters, who fire the village's green-glazed pottery in wood-burning kilns. You see women shaping pieces by hand and men working foot-powered wheels right in the street. Then a long drive west to Taroudant, a walled town in the Souss Valley known as little Marrakech, and one of the first capitals of the Saadian dynasty.

Overnight: accommodation · Taroudant

The red rock arch of Legzira beach
Day05

Taroudant · Sidi Ifni · Legzira

Taroudant → Sidi Ifni → Legzira

You drive to the Atlantic coast. Sidi Ifni, Spanish territory until 1969, has streets of white and blue houses and a beach of more than 3 km (2 miles), quiet and good for surfing, where you can eat fresh fish and seafood. You continue to Legzira, known for its red sandstone arches over the beach; of the two that stood here, only one remains since the 2016 collapse.

Overnight: accommodation on the coast · Legzira, 2 nights

A village on a rocky plain below the snow-capped Atlas
Day06

Legzira, free day

Legzira → full day → at your own pace

A free day to enjoy the beaches of the area and the quiet villages along this part of the coast, at your own pace. It is a day off the road, meant for rest halfway between the Zagora desert and the stages still ahead to the north along the Atlantic shore.

Overnight: same accommodation · Legzira

A surfer riding a wave on Morocco's Atlantic coast
Day07

Legzira · Agadir · Essaouira

Legzira → Agadir → Essaouira

You head north along the coast. A stop in Agadir, the country's main beach resort, with a beach of about 10 km (6 miles) and a large marina; the city was entirely rebuilt after the 1960 earthquake. The coast road then continues to Essaouira, the old Mogador, which you reach around sunset.

Overnight: accommodation · Essaouira

The ramparts of Essaouira facing the Atlantic
Day08

Essaouira · Marrakech

Essaouira → Marrakech

A morning to get to know Essaouira, whose walled medina has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2001. Its ramparts facing the Atlantic were a filming location for Game of Thrones, and its beaches draw kitesurfers and surfers thanks to wind that blows most of the year. In the afternoon you drive back to Marrakech across the inland plain.

Overnight: riad · Marrakech

A covered souk alley in the Marrakech medina with leather goods and rays of light
Day09

Marrakech · airport

Marrakech → airport

Breakfast and free time for last visits or shopping, depending on your flight schedule. If time allows, an optional visit with a local guide is possible. Transfer to the airport at the agreed time. End of our services.

Transfer included · any time

A small camel caravan crossing the Erg Chebbi dunes

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