Welcome to Morocco. Your driver meets the group at Casablanca Mohammed V airport. Depending on arrival times, visit the Hassan II Mosque, one of the largest mosques in the world, set right on the Atlantic, and end the day with a walk along the Corniche. Overnight in Casablanca.
Drive about 1.5 hours to Rabat, Morocco’s capital, to see the Kasbah of the Udayas and the Hassan Tower. Continue north along the Atlantic to the whitewashed town of Asilah, then on to Tangier, where you settle in the day before the eclipse. Overnight in Tangier.
Eclipse day. Tangier is in the path of totality, with about 4 minutes and 51 seconds of total eclipse beginning around 9:44 am. Watch the sky go dark over the Strait of Gibraltar, with no travel needed on eclipse morning.
After the eclipse, drive to Chefchaouen, the blue city of the Rif Mountains, and explore its lanes in the late afternoon light. Overnight in Chefchaouen. Read our guide to the 2027 eclipse in Morocco.
Drive about 2 hours to Volubilis, the best preserved Roman ruins in Morocco, then about 1 hour to the imperial city of Meknes and its Bab Mansour gate. Continue about 1 hour to Fes. Overnight in Fes.
A full day with a professional local guide in Fes el Bali, one of the largest car-free medieval medinas in the world: the tanneries, madrasas, souks and artisans’ workshops. Overnight in Fes.
Fes to Merzouga is 468 km, about 7 hours with stops, through Ifrane, the cedar forest of Azrou, the lake of Aguelmame Sidi Ali and the Ziz Valley. At the edge of the Erg Chebbi dunes, ride a camel to your desert camp at sunset. Dinner and overnight at the Sahara camp.
A full day in the desert, with time to rest at camp, visit nearby villages or simply watch the dunes change color. Summer days are hot, so activities happen in the early morning and late afternoon. Watch the sunrise from the dunes. Dinner and overnight at the Sahara camp.
Leave the desert and drive west to the Todra Gorge, where you walk between the high canyon walls, then on to the Dades Valley and its winding road. Dinner and overnight in the Dades Valley. See our Dades and Todra guide.
Follow the Road of a Thousand Kasbahs to Ait Ben Haddou, the UNESCO-listed ksar, then cross the High Atlas over the Tizi n’Tichka pass to Marrakech. Overnight in Marrakech.
A guided tour of Marrakech: the souks, the Bahia Palace, the Ben Youssef Madrasa and the Koutoubia, with an evening in Jemaa el-Fna. Overnight in Marrakech.
A free day to shop, relax at a hammam or visit the Majorelle Garden (tickets not included). Overnight in Marrakech.
Transfer from Marrakech to Casablanca airport, about 2.5 hours, for your flight home.