Try your hand at an Arabic calligraphy workshop, learning pen angles, letter forms, and balance under a patient instructor. Practice with a reed qalam and black ink as you explore the flowing beauty of Maghrebi script and compose your name or a short phrase.

Discover the cultural role of calligraphy in Morocco’s manuscripts and architecture, then create your own keepsake to take home. This experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour; all materials are provided.

Roll up your sleeves for a hands-on Moroccan cooking class. Learn to season with ras el hanout, fold fresh salads with herbs and citrus, and master a slow-cooked tagine under the guidance of a local chef.

Discover the stories behind spices, preserved lemons, and market rhythms before you share your meal together. Vegetarian options are typically available. This experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Join a local expert for a guided tour of the Marrakesh medina, navigating bustling souks rich with spices, brasswork, and leather goods. Take in the theatre of Jemaa el-Fnaa and admire the elegant Koutoubia Mosque minaret that anchors the skyline.

Unpack Marrakesh’s layered history—from Almoravid foundations to Saadian flourish—while gaining practical orientation. Your guide highlights artisan quarters, fragrant herbalists, and quiet riad courtyards so you can return confidently for shopping, street eats, or a rooftop sunset later on.

Go beyond the basics on a comprehensive guided tour of Fes el-Bali. Navigate labyrinthine lanes, peek into historic madrasas and caravanserais when accessible, and view the Chouara Tanneries from a terrace to see centuries-old leather-dyeing in action.

Hear how guilds shaped neighbourhoods, why fountains were civic lifelines, and where to find specialty quarters for copper, wood, and textiles. This experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Settle in for Hiyakat storytelling, an intimate encounter with Morocco’s oral tradition. A master raconteur conjures heroes, tricksters, and moral twists while you sip mint tea, the cadence of Arabic woven with accessible summaries for guests.

Experience the atmosphere of a halqa circle ambience—a communal space where tales, rhythm, and laughter bind listeners. Expect cultural context, humour, and thoughtful reflection, mint tea in hand. This experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Rejuvenate in a serene bathhouse with a traditional hammam ritual: warm steam, black olive soap and exfoliating kessa, followed by rinses that leave skin refreshed. Conclude with a soothing argan oil massage to ease travel-tired muscles.

Learn how communal bathhouses have long supported cleanliness and social connection in Moroccan culture, then reset and unwind before an evening in the medina. This experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Set out at golden hour to trek the Erg Chebbi dunes on camelback, swaying over waves of wind-sculpted sand as horizons glow and shadows lengthen. Guides lead the caravan to gentle viewpoints where you can absorb the Sahara silence and the play of light across ochre ridges.

Erg Chebbi’s towering dunes have long guided desert caravans; riding here connects you to those routes in the most elemental way. Expect soft sand underfoot, a cooling breeze at the crest, and time to savour the golden-hour desert light with your camera.

Gather at a desert camp for a traditional camp dinner served under canvas and open sky. Savour slow-cooked tagines, fire-warmed flatbreads, and mint tea as lanterns glow against the dunes and conversation drifts on the night air.

Experience Amazigh hospitality in a serene setting of lantern-lit tents and sand-sculpted silence. With minimal light pollution, the Milky Way arcs overhead; linger beneath a sky full of stars to spot constellations and feel the vastness of the Sahara.

Walk the alleys of the UNESCO-listed ksar of Aït Ben Haddou, a striking ensemble of earthen towers and narrow lanes rising above the Ounila Valley. Climb gently toward the fortified granary for sweeping views that glow at golden hour.

Once a stop on the caravan route between the Sahara and Marrakesh, this ksar showcases classic southern Moroccan clay architecture. Learn how families maintained these mudbrick homes and why the site’s cinematic profile has made it a favourite backdrop for directors and photographers alike.

Journey over the High Atlas to cross the Tizi n’Tichka Pass, curving past juniper slopes, terraced fields, and stone hamlets perched above ravines. Scenic stops invite you to pause for photos and reflection amid misty mountain passes and dramatic switchbacks.

Opened in the 1930s, this route links Ouarzazate and Marrakesh through the High Atlas Mountains. Watch the landscape shift from arid plateaus to green valleys, and glimpse everyday mountain life—goatherds, walnut groves, and earth-toned villages blending into the ridgelines.

Step inside a community workshop to meet the women artisans behind hand-loomed Moroccan rugs. See designs take shape knot by knot, learn about natural wool grades and plant dyes, and hear personal stories of craft passed through generations.

This fair-trade cooperative model supports skills training and income for local families. Gain insight into regional motifs—from bold diamonds to minimalist neutrals—and understand how pricing reflects time, technique, and materials before browsing with zero pressure to purchase.

Join a local expert to join an orientation walk through the Fes el-Bali medina, entering by Bab Bou Jeloud (Blue Gate) and tracing lanes where living craft traditions fill the air with the tap of metalworkers and the scent of cedar. Learn how to navigate this maze and spot landmarks for later exploration.

Founded in the 9th century and now UNESCO-listed, Fes preserves guild souks, caravanserais, and medina fountains. Your guide shares cultural context and practical pointers so you can return with confidence to browse workshops, taste street classics, and discover serene courtyard architecture.

• 7 Breakfast (B)
• 1 Dinner (D)

• Chefchaouen: Get your bearings in Chefchaouen, weaving through the blue-washed medina set in Morocco’s Rif Mountains. Expect winding lanes, photo-ready corners, and a pass through Plaza Uta el-Hammam, the main square where you’ll spot the kasbah and the Grand Mosque before heading off to explore at your own pace.
• Fes: Kick off with an orientation walk in Fes. You’ll see the Bab Bou Jeloud (the Blue Gate), then wander past souks and workshops where craft is still very much a daily thing, with historic sights woven in between. Your TM will help you get your bearings, point out key spots to come back to later, and share the context that makes Fes feel like stepping back a few centuries.
• Merzouga: Saddle up and get ready for a sand-filled adventure atop an actual camel. A total bucket list moment! 
• Aït Ben Haddou: Explore Aït Ben Haddou on a short orientation walk through this UNESCO-listed ksar (fortified village) of earthen houses, high defensive walls, and corner watchtowers. Built along an old caravan route between the Sahara and Marrakesh, it’s one of Morocco’s most famous examples of southern clay architecture. Keep an eye out for familiar film backdrops too.
• Marrakesh: Meet the women behind a local rug cooperative turning recycled textiles into beautiful, functional pieces, all made by hand. You’ll see the weaving process up close and hear how the cooperative supports fair employment, skills training, and a strong community. Many of the weavers are widows or primary earners for their families, and the co-op model means they can set prices, earn a fair share from each sale, and build real financial independence.
• Marrakesh: Dive into Marrakesh with a local expert leading the way. You’ll wander the old medina’s maze-like lanes and move through the bustling souks, where stalls spill over with spices, crafts, colours, and everyday local life. It’s the best way to get your bearings and pick up a few insider tips for exploring later on your own.

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Explore the blue-washed medina as you join an orientation walk through winding lanes leading to Plaza Uta el-Hammam, where the Kasbah of Chefchaouen and the Grand Mosque anchor daily life. Framed by the Rif Mountains, discover painted doorways, sunlit terraces, and cool, shaded alleys ideal for photography.

Hear how Andalusian influence shaped the town’s indigo palette and calm mood. Founded in 1471 as a hilltop stronghold, Chefchaouen’s workshops still hum with weaving and woodcraft. Gain local tips on the best viewpoints and artisan quarters to revisit during your free time.