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Best 12 Days Desert Tour From Casablanca

Casablanca → Essaouira 12 days Up to 8

About this trip

Twelve days across Morocco, from Casablanca to Marrakech, taking in mountains, desert and the cities in between. It's a proper cross-country route rather than a single-base holiday, so you'll cover real distance.

Along the way you take in some of the country's best-known sights and stay a night at a Berber camp in the Sahara, with a camel ride out to the dunes for sunrise.

What you'll do

  • Visit the Hassan II Mosque in Casablanca, the largest mosque in Africa
  • Explore the Kasbah Ait Ben Haddou, with its white, blue-trimmed houses
  • Ride a camel into the Sahara dunes at sunrise
  • Spend a night at a Berber camp under the desert sky
  • Cross the Atlas Mountains between Casablanca and Marrakech
  • Finish the trip in Marrakech
Good to know
  • Partially guided, so expect a mix of led activities and time on your own
  • Covers a lot of ground over 12 days, from coastal city to mountains to desert
  • Suits travellers who want a broad overview of Morocco rather than one place in depth
What travellers actually say

Worth it if you want a private, flexible desert tour with exceptional drivers and included meals. Think twice if you need a strict itinerary or travel on a tight budget for extras.

  • Drivers (Tawfiq, Khalid, Yassin, Zakariyea) consistently praised for warmth, safety, local knowledge and making long drives genuinely enjoyable.
  • Owner Mohammed accessible throughout, meets guests in-person mid-tour, flexible with itinerary changes and responsive to questions before departure.
  • Accommodation ranges very good to five-star riads; many meals included; covers beaches, mountains, desert and waterfalls in 12 days without feeling rushed.
  • Souvenir shopping temptation real; one traveller needed extra luggage to bring purchases home despite advance planning.

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Tour dupe
Same trip, less money
£1,050 less all-in
Desert Tour from Casablanca
5from £1,1655 days
The trade-off: 7 fewer nights, and a different operator.
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Getting there

Casablanca
One-way · arrive 20 Jul 26

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Where to stay

A night before your tour in Casablanca · 20 Jul21 Jul

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