Best Time to Visit Morocco: Month-by-Month Guide
Spring, summer, autumn or winter? Weather, desert, mountains and coast: find out when to go to Morocco for your kind of trip.
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Guides, itineraries and practical tips to plan your trip to Morocco.
Marrakech to Merzouga: The Complete Desert Tour Guide
Distance, duration, stops, camp night, what to pack: everything for a successful Sahara tour from Marrakech.
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12 Best Things to Do in Marrakech (+ Day Trips)
Jemaa el-Fna, Majorelle, souks, riads, Agafay… our pick of the best things to do in and around Marrakech.
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Marrakech Airport Transfer: Prices, Options & Tips
Taxi, bus or private driver? How to reach your riad from Marrakech airport stress-free and at a fair price.
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Chefchaouen, the Blue City: Travel Guide & Best Photo Spots
Why Chefchaouen is blue, how to get there, how long to stay and where to take the best photos.
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Essaouira Day Trip from Marrakech: Itinerary & Tips
2.5 hours from Marrakech, Essaouira offers ocean, a UNESCO medina and fresh fish. How to plan the perfect day.
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Morocco Itinerary 7 to 10 Days: The Perfect First-Time Route
Marrakech, desert, Fes, Chefchaouen: two day-by-day itineraries tested by our driver-guides.
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Agafay vs Merzouga: Which Moroccan Desert Should You Choose?
Sand dunes or stone desert, 40 minutes or 9 hours away: our honest comparison to choose your desert experience.
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15 Morocco Travel Tips: Safety, Money, Dress Code & Customs
Everything to know before travelling to Morocco: budget, tipping, dress code, bargaining, Ramadan and safety.
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The 7 Best Day Trips from Marrakech
Ouzoud, Ourika, Imlil, Agafay, Essaouira, Ait Ben Haddou: compare day trips from Marrakech with duration and prices.
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Safi: The National Capital of Moroccan Pottery
Safi is the undisputed capital of pottery in Morocco. This millennial Atlantic city, perched on ochre cliffs above the Atlantic, houses more than 350 active pottery kilns on its potters' hill and produces the most famous glazed ceramics in the kingdom.
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Asilah: The Artistic Pearl of the North Atlantic
Asilah is one of the most seductive cities of northern Morocco. Its 15th-century Portuguese ramparts descend directly to the Atlantic, and its medina walls are covered with giant wall frescoes created by artists from around the world during the famous Asilah International Moussem.
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Dakhla: The Kitesurf Paradise at the End of the Atlantic Sahara
Dakhla, perched on a desert peninsula by the Atlantic 1,700 km from Marrakech, is one of Morocco's most singular destinations. Its 40 km turquoise lagoon, constant winds, red sand dunes dropping directly into the ocean and its sunsets over flamingos make it a paradise for kitesurfers and lovers of extreme landscapes.
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Azrou: Ancient Cedar Forest and Middle Atlas Monkeys
Azrou is the gateway to the largest cedar forest of the Moroccan Atlas. At 1,250 metres altitude in the Middle Atlas, this peaceful Berber town lives at the rhythm of the seasons and a preserved nature where Barbary macaques roam freely alongside centuries-old cedar trees.
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Laâyoune: The Capital of the Moroccan Sahara
Laâyoune is the largest city in the Moroccan Sahara and the administrative and cultural heart of the southern provinces. This rapidly expanding Saharan city offers a fascinating face of deep Morocco, where Hassani culture and the Atlantic desert meet in an unexpected modernity.
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Tangier: The City of the Strait between Atlantic and Mediterranean
Tangier, at the northern tip of Morocco, is the city where two seas meet and two continents face each other. A crossroads of civilisations since Antiquity, a city of artists and beat writers, a former international zone with a unique cosmopolitan atmosphere, Tangier fascinates with its hybrid energy blending East and West.
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El Jadida: The Portuguese City of Mazagan on the Atlantic Coast
El Jadida houses one of Africa's best-preserved Portuguese fortifications. The city of Mazagan, listed as UNESCO World Heritage in 2004, is a jewel of 16th-century Manueline architecture whose underground cistern with magical water reflections inspired Orson Welles.
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Oualidia: The Oyster Lagoon of the Atlantic Coast
Oualidia is the best-kept secret of the Moroccan Atlantic coast. This fishing village nestled beside a protected natural lagoon produces Morocco's most renowned oysters and offers ideal swimming conditions in its turquoise waters sheltered from Atlantic waves.
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Taroudant: The Little Marrakech with its Ochre Ramparts of the Souss
Taroudant is often nicknamed 'little Marrakech' for its almost entirely encircling ochre pisé ramparts, but it is far more authentic and less touristy than its big sister. At the foot of the High Atlas, in the fertile plain of the Souss, this Berber city of 80,000 inhabitants offers a lively medina, authentic artisan souks and an end-of-the-world atmosphere.
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Tafraout: Pink Rocks, Almond Trees and Anti-Atlas Landscapes
Tafraout is one of Morocco's most secret and most enchanting destinations. Nestled in a basin encircled by the pink granite rocks of the Anti-Atlas, this small Amazigh town explodes in white and pink every February during the almond blossom.
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Ouzoud Waterfalls: The Most Beautiful Falls in North Africa
The Ouzoud waterfalls are the highest and most spectacular in North Africa. Three waterfalls of 110 metres plunge into a lush gorge inhabited by Barbary macaques, creating an unexpected tropical atmosphere in the heart of the Atlas mountains. Just 150 km from Marrakech, they constitute one of Morocco's most popular excursions.
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Tiznit: The City of Jewellers and Souss Ramparts
Tiznit is the undisputed capital of Berber jewellery in Morocco. This fortified town in the Souss-Massa, surrounded by 6 km of red pisé ramparts, is the paradise of worked silver: chiselled bracelets, fibula necklaces and silver-handled daggers are the expression of a millennial art still very much alive.
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Volubilis: Morocco's Roman Ruins, a Forgotten World Heritage
Volubilis, former capital of the Roman province of Mauretania Tingitana, is one of the best-preserved archaeological sites in North Africa. Listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997, its exceptional mosaics, standing columns and triumphal arch bear witness to a flourishing Roman civilisation in the heart of Morocco.
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Tétouan: The Andalusian Pearl of the Moroccan Rif
Tétouan is one of the best-preserved cities of the Arab-Andalusian world. Its medina listed as UNESCO World Heritage since 1997 unfolds a labyrinth of white alleys inherited from Moorish and Jewish refugees expelled from Spain in 1492.
Read articleMoulay Idriss Zerhoun: Morocco's Holy City and its Islamic Origins
Moulay Idriss Zerhoun is Morocco's most sacred city, cradle of Islam and the Moroccan nation. It is here that the prophet Idris I, a direct descendant of the Prophet Mohammed, founded in 788 the first Islamic dynasty of Morocco. Long closed to non-Muslims, the city is gradually opening to respectful tourism.
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Ifrane: The Moroccan Switzerland and its Millennial Cedars
Ifrane is an extraordinary city in Morocco: built by the French protectorate in the 1930s following a plan inspired by Swiss alpine resorts, with its chalets with red roofs, cobbled streets and flowering parks, it receives snow every winter and houses the largest cedar forest in Africa.
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Todra Gorges: Morocco's 300-Metre Red Cliffs
The Todra gorges are one of Morocco's geological wonders. A narrow canyon where vertical cliffs 300 metres high stand just 10 metres apart, forming a corridor of ochre rock through which the Todra river flows in a breathtakingly beautiful setting.
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Dadès Valley: The Valley of Roses and the Kasbahs of the South
The Dadès valley stretches for 200 kilometres between Ouarzazate and Boumalne, carving its spectacular gorges into the red rocks of the Anti-Atlas. Known for its pisé kasbahs, its almond blossoms and its famous roses of Kelâa M'Gouna, it is one of Morocco's most hypnotic landscapes.
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Ouarzazate: The Gateway to the Desert and Africa's Cinema Capital
Ouarzazate, nicknamed 'the gateway to the desert', is the crossroads of all routes towards the Moroccan Sahara. A city of majestic kasbahs and world-famous film studios, it fascinates as much for its millennial Berber heritage as for its role in the greatest Hollywood films.
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Aït Ben Haddou: The Eternal Berber Ksar, Setting for Gladiator
Aït Ben Haddou is one of Morocco's most photographed sites and one of the best-preserved ksour in the world. UNESCO-listed since 1987, this ochre pisé fortified village on the banks of the Ounila River has served as a backdrop for dozens of Hollywood films, from Gladiator to Game of Thrones.
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Merzouga and Erg Chebbi: Sleeping under the Stars of the Sahara
At the eastern end of Morocco, Merzouga is the gateway to Erg Chebbi, an ocean of red sand dunes reaching 150 metres in height. Riding a camel at sunset, spending the night in a Berber camp under a star-filled sky with no light pollution: this is the ultimate Saharan experience.
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Agadir: The Beach Pearl of Souss and its Golden Beaches
Agadir, rebuilt from scratch after the devastating 1960 earthquake, is Morocco's leading beach resort. With 300 days of sunshine a year, a 10 km beach of fine sand and an incomparable mild climate, it is also the gateway to the Souss, the land of the argan tree and wild landscapes.
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Meknès: The Versailles of Morocco under Moulay Ismail
Meknès was Morocco's capital under the reign of Moulay Ismail (1672-1727), the builder sultan who sought to rival Louis XIV. Its monumental ramparts, royal granaries and the majestic Bab Mansour make it one of the most grandiose imperial cities, often overlooked by tourists but adored by those who discover it.
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Rabat: Morocco's Royal Capital and its Millennial Monuments
Rabat, Morocco's administrative capital and royal residence, combines modernity with millennial heritage. Between the blue-washed Kasbah of the Oudayas, the unfinished Hassan Tower and the Mausoleum of Mohammed V, the city exudes a discreet elegance that earned it UNESCO World Heritage status in 2012.
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Casablanca: Morocco's Metropolis and the Hassan II Mosque
Casablanca, Morocco's economic capital, is a vibrant metropolis of 4 million inhabitants where a unique Art Deco architecture asserts itself, dominated by the majestic Hassan II Mosque whose 210-metre minaret is the second tallest in the world.
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Essaouira: The City of Winds with Enchanting Charm
Essaouira, the former Mogador, is a coastal city like no other: a UNESCO medina perched on the Atlantic, an authentic fishing port, the birthplace of Gnaoua music and a paradise for kitesurf enthusiasts. A city that lives to the rhythm of wind and tides.
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Chefchaouen: The Blue City of the Rif that Enchants the World
Nestled in the Rif mountains, Chefchaouen is one of the most photographed cities in the world. Its enchanting blue alleyways, fountains and mountain-side houses create a unique tableau that no photograph can fully capture.
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Fès: The World's Oldest Medina and Its Treasures
Fès, founded in the 9th century, is home to the world's oldest university and a UNESCO-listed medina that time seems to have spared. Dive into this labyrinth of 9,000 alleyways where every corner tells a thousand years of history.
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Marrakech: Jemaa el-Fna Square and the Secrets of the Medina
Marrakech, nicknamed the 'Red City' for its ochre pisé ramparts, is one of Africa's most enchanting destinations. Dive into the heart of this thousand-year-old city, between fragrant souks, sumptuous palaces and the legendary Jemaa el-Fna square.
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