Moroccan food is, generally speaking, excellent, though not particularly varied. 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: 80-200 dirhams (US$8-US$19)

In small towns and villages: 60-100 dirhams (US$6-US$10)

Drinks in restaurants

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

Beer: 30-50 dirham (US$2.85-US$5)

Wine: 150 dirham (US$14) and more

Vegetarians can be catered for but there is a fairly limited choice of vegetarian cous cous, tajine or omelettes. This is particularly the case during the more rural sections of the trip. If you have any special dietary requirements, you should 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.

Explore the blue-washed medina of Chefchaouen with a local guide, winding through shaded lanes lined by indigo doors, wooden lattices, and pocket-sized workshops. Pause at Uta el Hammam Plaza, the town’s social heart, where cafés spill onto cobbles beneath the ochre ramparts of the old kasbah.

Hear how Andalusi refugees shaped the town’s architecture and craft traditions, from handwoven blankets to goat-cheese making. The Rif Mountains frame every turn, their slate and pine slopes heightening the town’s serene, sky-colored palette and its unhurried, small-town rhythm.

Walk to a waterfall on a scenic trail framed by cork oak, laurel, and limestone cliffs inside Talassemtane National Park. Listen for songbirds, scan the sky for Bonelli’s eagles, and rest at a viewing platform as the cascade cools the gorge with mist.

Continue to the dramatic God’s Bridge rock arch, carved by turquoise waters through layers of Cretaceous limestone. Those who wish can pause for photos and reflection or carefully traverse the natural span, appreciating the Rif’s rugged geology and crystalline pools below.

Take a sunset walk to the Spanish Mosque (Bouzâafar) on a gentle hillside path above Chefchaouen. As evening light warms the Rif peaks, the panoramic views over Chefchaouen glow from sapphire to violet, perfect to pause for photos and reflection.

Built during the Spanish protectorate and now a quiet vantage point, the mosque overlooks the medina’s blue lanes and terracotta roofs. This optional experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour; bring water and a light layer for the breeze.

Join an interactive cookery class at community-minded Café Clock to knead khobz loaves and flaky msemen. Follow the aromas through the medina to the ferran (communal oven), where generations have baked daily bread, then feast on your creations with butter, olive oil, jam, and mint tea.

Learn how communal ovens knit neighborhoods together and how Café Clock’s training programs help young Moroccans develop culinary and language skills. As warm bread breaks in hand, you’ll taste everyday traditions at the heart of Moroccan hospitality.

Experience a remote refuge stay high in the Rif, where simple chalets open to wide valley views and the scent of pine. Share a home-cooked dinner and step outside to stargaze over the Rif, as night silence settles across the terraced hillsides.

At dawn, watch the sunrise over the valley and trace goat tracks that etch the slopes. This is mountain Morocco at its most contemplative—comfortably rustic, deeply scenic, and far from the bustle of the cities below.

Join a local guided tour through the ruins of Volubilis (UNESCO World Heritage). Stroll colonnaded streets past olive presses and bathhouses, admire intricate floor mosaics in townhouse courtyards, and stand beneath the triumphal arch of Caracalla overlooking the Zerhoun plain.

Hear how this prosperous outpost of Mauretania Tingitana thrived on olive oil and grain trades before time and empire shifted. The site’s isolation preserved its elegant town plan, offering a remarkably vivid window onto daily Roman life in North Africa.

Venture into the car-free medina of Fes el-Bali with a local guide, threading through souks where coppersmiths hammer brass and woodworkers carve cedar. From a terrace, gaze down on the Chouara Tannery, its honeycomb of dye vats tinted saffron, poppy, and indigo.

Continue to see al-Qarawiyyin University, founded in the 9th century and revered as one of the world’s oldest centers of learning. The echoing alleyways, hand-hewn fountains, and scholarly legacy reveal why Fez remains Morocco’s spiritual and intellectual heart.

Visit the American Legation Museum, the only US National Historic Landmark located abroad, housed in a graceful medina townhouse. Exhibits trace centuries of US–Morocco ties, literary Tangier, and the city’s role as a crossroads between continents.

Continue to the Kasbah Museum inside the former Dar el-Makhzen palace to view artifacts from Phoenician through Islamic periods amid Andalusian gardens. This optional experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour, with time to pause for photos and reflection over the bay.

Explore the Caves of Hercules near Cap Spartel, where Atlantic swells surge into a sea grotto famed for its Africa-shaped opening. Hear legends of the hero’s labors and how local stone once supplied millstones, leaving telltale circular marks.

Combine the visit with time along golden sands and lighthouse views, feeling the Atlantic sea breeze at Africa’s meeting point with the Mediterranean. This optional experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour, subject to local conditions and sea spray.

Sip mint tea on the tiered terraces of Café Hafa (est. 1921), a bohemian Tangier institution cascading toward the cliffs. The whitewashed steps and mosaic tables lend a timeless mood as gulls wheel over the surf below.

On clear days, gaze across the Strait of Gibraltar toward Spain while locals chat and musicians strum. This optional experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour—an atmospheric pause that captures Tangier’s breezy, cosmopolitan spirit.

Meet your Tour Director and fellow travelers for a warm introduction to Moroccan hospitality, capped by a shared welcome dinner. Savor fragrant tagines, cumin-scented salads, and warm khobz bread as you clink glasses of mint tea and trade first impressions of the journey ahead.

Gain useful cultural insights—from medina etiquette to bargaining tips—and a clear overview of the route, accommodations, and local customs. This convivial start sets the tone for connection, confidence, and curiosity as you immerse yourself in northern Morocco’s history-rich cities and mountains.

Discover Morocco’s coastal metropolis as you join a guided panoramic tour along the Corniche and Art Deco boulevards. Step inside the Hassan II Mosque, a masterpiece built partly over the Atlantic, crowned by a 655ft (200m) minaret and a retractable roof that ushers sea air through its vast prayer hall.

Absorb exquisite details—hand-carved cedar, marble columns, and shimmering zellige tilework—while learning about contemporary religious life in Morocco. Modest dress is required (knees and upper arms covered), underscoring the site’s sacred status and the country’s balance between tradition and modern cosmopolitan energy.