Morocco is Africa at its most sensory: medinas and mint tea, kasbahs and couscous, the snow-capped High Atlas and the silence of the Sahara. It is also the easiest piece of Africa to reach from the USA, about seven hours nonstop to Casablanca.
Our classic route: three nights in a Marrakech riad, a night or two in the High Atlas among Berber villages, then over the mountains to the great dunes of the Sahara for a night in a private luxury camp (candlelit dinner, drums by the fire, and a sea of stars). In addition, Fes, Chefchaouen and the Atlantic coast at Essaouira extend the journey beautifully.
Morocco stands alone as a 7–10 day journey, or bookends a longer African trip, since Casablanca connects onward across the continent.
Where you stay is selected privately around your journey. We recommend each camp, lodge or villa according to its location, season, guiding, privacy and suitability for the people traveling. Then you’ll see the places we suggest, and why, in your itinerary.
Plan your private safariFlights, entry rules, health and money: the practical details we handle for you, all in one place. Requirements can change, so we confirm everything when you book.
Royal Air Maroc and United fly nonstop from New York and Washington to Casablanca in about 7 hours, the shortest hop to Africa from the US East Coast, with quick connections to Marrakech.
No visa needed. Indeed, US citizens enter visa-free for up to 90 days with a passport valid for the length of stay.
Souks, summits and Sahara silence in North Africa’s most seductive country.
The Bahia Palace, Jardin Majorelle and the souks with a private guide, then dinner in a candlelit riad courtyard you would never find alone.
Marrakech
Mar–May, Sep–Nov
Camel or 4x4 into the Erg Chebbi or Erg Chigaga dunes to a private luxury camp. Then Berber drums by the fire, and a sky with no edges.
Erg Chebbi / Erg Chigaga
Oct–Apr; cold winter nights
Mule-supported walks between mud-brick villages below Mount Toubkal, with lunch on a kasbah roof terrace an hour from Marrakech.
High Atlas
Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct
The world’s largest living medieval medina, with tanneries, medersas and artisan quarters that have not changed their trades in centuries.
Fes
Mar–May, Sep–Nov
Spring: warm days, green valleys and wildflowers in the Atlas.
Autumn: golden light, warm medinas and perfect desert nights.
Priced to your budget, and built around your camps, the season and how you like to travel. In other words, there are no fixed packages.
Fly into Casablanca (CMN) or direct to Marrakech (RAK) via Europe. US citizens enter visa-free for up to 90 days. Private guides and drivers throughout; the desert circuit can also be flown to save road time.
Instead, we design every journey privately, with private guides and vehicles arranged where specified, the finest lodges, and a specialist on call throughout. At fly-in camps, game drives may be shared unless a private vehicle is reserved.
Money, health, connectivity and packing work the same way on every safari we plan, so they live in one place rather than on every page.
An Egypt tour takes in the Pyramids, Cairo and a five-star Nile cruise from Luxor to Aswan.
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Explore →Correct when we wrote it. Before you travel, we check every requirement for your exact route and tell you what to apply for and when.
Morocco luxury travel moves between medina, mountain and desert, and rewards a slower itinerary.
So tell us how you like to travel and start with a complimentary consultation.
Plan your safariFor official visitor information, see Visit Morocco.