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Morocco Itinerary: the best of Morocco in 1 week

Morocco is a huge country and both nature and culturewise incredibly diverse. Seeing it all in a week is simply not possible. But if that is all time you’ve got the following itinerary is a great way to make your first acquaintance with the most popular destination of North-Africa. You’ll see some of its greatest cities, best nature and of course get to venture out into the Sahara. All without being too much in a hurry. Sound great? Let’s go.

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Visiting Fez: the city of the thousand doors

 

Fez (Fés in Arabic), is the most traditional of the four big imperial cities of Morocco and walking (or sometimes crouching) in the old Medina will throw you back centuries in time. The most dazzling, and to some horrifying, aspect of Fez is beyond doubt the dark and dirty medina. Thousands of little alleys crawling over each other. Filled with chaos, beggars and barters, donkeys and cats. Getting lost here is unavoidable. Fez will definitely shock you, but this is a shock you do not want to miss out on. 

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Marrakech, what to do in Morocco’s Red City

If you are going to Marrakech brace yourself, as you are about to be punched in the face by your senses. Walking around the old Medina of Morocco’s most visited city means continuously being overwhelmed by sounds, colors, and smells. At times beautiful, vibrant and delicious and a second later loud, ugly and pungent. It’s an intense experience but if you mix discovering the small streets filled with bartering merchants and beautiful architecture with winding down with a mint-tea in one of its many green oases, Marrakech will charm you like you’ve never been charmed before.  

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Doing a desert-trip in Morocco

Morocco cannot be visited without seeing the desert. Riding massive sand dunes on camelback and spending a night in the middle of nowhere under the most starry skies you’ve ever seen is a magical experience that is often rated as a, (if not THE) highlight of one’s trip to Morocco. Multiple places make a good point of entry but the best and most popular is Merzouga, the gateway to Erg Chebbi. It get’s even better: this trip can be combined with visiting Hollywood-famous ruins, lush green datepalm-gorges, monkey-forests and the rocky Atlas-mountains! We did the research and ventured out there to come up with the best plan to maximize your visit to the magical Moroccan desert. 

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Casablanca in 24 hours

Casablanca, Morocco’s biggest city is mainly used as a port into Morocco. A transit-destination that is chosen by travelers because of its large international airport and not much else. To find out if the metropolitan heart of the nation deserves a lengthier stay I decided to spend multiple nights there. I bundled up my experiences into this 24H-itinerary for those that want to see the city, but do not have the luxury to stay there for more than a day.

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