Moroccan food is, generally speaking, excellent. Breakfasts usually consist of bread and jam with coffee or tea. Where meals are not included, budget for the following approximate prices.

Lunches: 60-100 dirhams (US$6-US$10)

Dinners:

In cities: 80-250 dirhams (US$8-US$25)

In small towns and villages: 60-120 dirhams (US$6-US$12)

Drinks in restaurants

Soft drinks: 10-20 dirhams (US$1-1.90)

Beer: 40-80 dirhams (US$4-US$8)

Wine: 180 dirhams (US$18) and more

Vegetarians can be catered for, but there is a fairly limited choice of vegetarian couscous, tajine or omelettes. This is particularly the case during the more rural sections of the trip. If you have special dietary requirements, inform us prior to the trip. If you have a specific medical/dietary need (eg coeliac or vegan), you may find it helpful to bring some food with you from home.

Walk the base of Todra Gorge where towering limestone walls rise up to 300m. Follow the riverside road and footpaths through the narrowest section, pausing to photograph ochre cliffs and the clear stream threading the canyon floor.

Learn how water carved this narrow canyon over millennia and why nomads and villagers still move flocks through these valleys. The play of light and shadow makes this a favorite spot to pause for photos and reflection.

Experience an evening of spectacle at the Chez Ali fantasia show. Dine under caïdal tents as troupes perform traditional songs and dances before horsemen thunder past in synchronized equestrian acrobatics and tbourida powder-charge displays.

The pageantry evokes tribal celebrations from across Morocco, pairing cuisine with folklore in a vibrant setting. This is an optional experience at additional cost, bookable on tour with your Tour Director.

Visit Casablanca’s crowning masterpiece, the Hassan II Mosque, on a guided tour. Marvel at its soaring minaret rising 210m above the Atlantic and step into the prayer hall to admire hand-carved cedar, marble columns, and shimmering zellij.

Learn how its oceanfront setting and retractable roof reflect a dialogue between tradition and modern engineering. The tour includes the vast ablutions hall and insights into craftsmanship techniques preserved by Moroccan artisans.

Discover the Roman city of Volubilis with a specialist guide. Walk its colonnaded streets to the basilica and capitol, and study vivid intricate floor mosaics in once-opulent townhouses that reveal daily life at the empire’s edge.

Pause at the Triumphal Arch of Caracalla and olive presses to unpack North Africa’s role in Roman trade. Hear how earthquakes and time spared and shaped this UNESCO-listed site set among wheat fields and distant Rif hills.

Walk into the soul of Fez on a guided exploration of its UNESCO-listed medina. Enter via Bab Boujloud and visit the Marinid-era Al-Attarine and Bou Inania madrasas, celebrated for cedar latticework, stucco carvings, and shimmering zellij.

Thread through lanes of dyers, coppersmiths, and woodworkers to witness living craftsmanship. Your guide decodes religious and scholarly traditions while orienting you in this maze-like quarter, enabling you to soak in the old-world atmosphere with confidence.

Discover Erfoud’s renowned fossil industry where the Sahara’s ancient seabed emerges as polished marble. Visit artisans transforming Devonian trilobites and Orthoceras into tabletops, bowls, and decorative pieces, and browse workshops and markets for distinctive keepsakes.

Gain insight into quarrying, cutting, and resin polishing techniques and learn how geology shaped local livelihoods. This encounter with skilled stone carvers spotlights a craft rooted in deep time and the oases culture of the Tafilalt.

Trek by camel into the Erg Chebbi dunes as late-day light gilds the sands. Your cameleers lead the caravan to a remote camp where you can climb a ridge for a sunset over the dunes before dinner by lantern glow.

Share stories around the fire, listen to desert music, and step outside to camp under the stars. The stillness and sky clarity reveal constellations with a brilliance rarely seen in cities.

Stroll with a local guide through the palm groves of Skoura, part of the famed “Valley of a Thousand Kasbahs.” Encounter irrigation channels, orchards, and earthen strongholds while learning about oasis farming and adobe architecture.

Step inside select traditional kasbahs (small entry fees may apply) to appreciate pisé walls, date-palm ceilings, and family reception rooms. This gentle walk reveals how water, craft, and community sustain life on the edge of the desert.

Wander the lanes of Aït Benhaddou, a UNESCO-listed ksar of fortified granaries and towered homes along the Ounila Valley. Cross the riverbed and climb to the agadir for viewpoints over earthen ramparts and the High Atlas.

Visit a local women’s weaving cooperative to see knotting and natural dyeing traditions that sustain Amazigh craft heritage. Film buffs will recognize familiar backdrops, but it’s the timeless mud-brick skyline that steals the scene.

Walk among date palms and mud-brick villages in the palm-filled Ziz Valley. Follow paths between gardens of alfalfa and pomegranate, meeting farmers tending plots fed by traditional channels.

Hear how subterranean khettara irrigation once sustained the Tafilalt oases and why date cultivation underpins local economies. The contrast of green palms against russet hills creates classic desert-oasis vistas ideal to pause for photos and reflection.

Meet your group and meet your Tour Director at the hotel for a relaxed briefing and orientation. Share expectations and practical tips before sitting down to a Moroccan welcome dinner of salads, tagine, and fragrant mint tea.

This convivial start helps you connect with fellow travelers, understand local customs, and fine-tune plans for the days ahead so you can soak in the city atmosphere with confidence from the outset.

Immerse yourself in the hypnotic rhythms of Gnawa music in Khamlia village, where musicians play guembri lute and metallic qraqeb castanets. Share a home visit to taste medfouna, the region’s hearty stuffed flatbread.

Hear how Gnawa traditions blend West African roots with Sufi spirituality through call-and-response chants and polyrhythms. This is an optional experience at additional cost, bookable on tour prior to the desert trek.

Share a family-hosted lunch in a local home near Tinghir for an intimate window into oasis life. Enjoy seasonal salads, slow-cooked tagine, and the ritual of mint tea served with warmth and pride.

Your host and Tour Director explain table customs, ingredients, and the role of hospitality in Amazigh culture. This enriching meal is an optional experience at additional cost, payable locally and bookable on tour.

Step inside Kasbah Amridil, one of the best-preserved strongholds of the Skoura oasis. Explore palm-frond ceilings, granaries, and towers while your guide explains life within these fortified homes on the caravan routes.

Learn how adobe keeps interiors cool and why this kasbah is an icon of the region’s heritage. This visit is an optional experience at additional cost (entry fee payable locally) and can be arranged on tour.

Walk gentle trails around Lake Ouirgane amid olive groves and red-earth terraces in Toubkal National Park. Pass stone hamlets and terraced fields with views toward the High Atlas ridgelines.

Hear about Amazigh village life and seasonal farming rhythms shaped by altitude and water. This is an optional experience at additional cost, bookable on tour through your Tour Director.

Explore Marrakech with a local guide to trace the pulse of the city through the labyrinthine souks, the 12th-century Koutoubia Mosque exterior, and the spectacle of Djemaa el-Fna. Navigate spice-scented alleys and coppersmith lanes while learning the art of bargaining and everyday customs.

Hear stories of dynasties and caravan trade as you pass fondouks and artisan workshops. Your guide helps decode symbolism in tilework and stucco and points out photo spots so you can pause for photos and reflection amid the swirl of storytellers, juice stalls, and musicians.