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Private journey · Available year-round
Imperial Morocco & Blue City
Culture, history and the imperial cities
Photo: Morocco by Heart studio — Blue medina, Chefchaouen
A culture and history route through the imperial cities and the blue mountain town. The loop is logical, so you are not repacking every morning: two nights in each of the places that deserve them, and Casablanca at both ends for the widest choice of nonstop flights.
This is a starting point, not a fixed package. We adapt the days, the pace and the hotels to your dates and to the airport you fly into.
- Time on the ground
- 9 days / 8 nights
- Route
- Casablanca · Rabat · Chefchaouen · Fes · Meknes · Rabat · Casablanca
- Airports
- Arrive and depart Casablanca (CMN)
- Best for
- Travelers flying from JFK, IAD, MIA and LAX
- Pace
- Logical loop with two nights in the key places — no daily packing
Day by day
How the journey unfolds
Airport welcome at CMN, the Hassan II Mosque from the seafront, and a calm first night after your flight.
The Kasbah of the Udayas, Chellah and the Royal Palace gates with a licensed guide, at the capital's unhurried pace.
North through the Rif mountains to the blue city, arriving in time for the evening light in the upper lanes.
The medina early, before the day-trippers arrive, the Spanish Mosque viewpoint, and a slow afternoon in the blue streets.
Across the Rif and down to Fes, with time to settle into your riad before dinner.
A full guided day in the medina with a guide who grew up in it: tanneries, medersas, craft workshops, and a cooking class if you would like one.
Roman mosaics at Volubilis, the imperial gates and granaries of Meknes, then on to Rabat for the night.
Down the coast to Casablanca: the Habous quarter, the corniche and a farewell dinner.
Private transfer to Casablanca airport for your flight home.
Add the plan to your calendar
Choose the date of your first day in Morocco and download an .ics file — every day of the journey lands in your calendar.
Highlights
- Chefchaouen seen early, before the buses arrive
- A full guided day in the Fes medina
- Volubilis and Meknes on the way back south
- Craft workshops: zellige, brass, weaving and leather
What is included
- Private air-conditioned vehicle and licensed professional driver throughout
- 8 nights in handpicked riads and boutique hotels (4*, premium or luxury)
- Licensed local guides in Rabat, Chefchaouen and Fes
- Private airport welcome and all transfers, monument entries on the plan, daily breakfast
- Moha as your personal host, on WhatsApp from the moment you land
Not included
- International flights — quoted separately at the current fare
- Travel insurance, lunches and dinners not listed, personal spending
Good to know before you go
Questions about this journey
Logistics, safety, accommodations and what a day actually feels like on this route.
Most days begin with an unhurried breakfast in your riad, then a guided morning while the light is soft and the medinas are still quiet. Lunch is somewhere we know well — a rooftop, a garden, a family kitchen. Afternoons are yours: a hammam, a market, a nap, or the road to the next place. Evenings stay open, with dinner suggestions rather than a schedule you have to keep.
In their own words
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Photo: Morocco by Heart studio — Riad courtyard, Marrakech medina