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Northern Morocco — 8 days (Casablanca, Rabat, Fes, Volubilis & Chefchaouen)

4.4(15 reviews)8 daysStart and end in the trailhead
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Eight days by train and road, with two nights in the Rif. Eight days with rail, a licensed Fes guide, riads in both medinas and the Akchour walk included.

Meridian Overland
Runs this trip
Walking / cultural tour
Eight days by train and road, with two nights in the Rif
Group Tour
Join a fixed-date departure with other travellers

Top Highlights

  • Hassan II MosqueEight days through northern Morocco — the imperial cities and the Rif, none of which the Marrakech and Sahara trip reaches.
  • Kasbah des OudayasFes el Bali is the largest car-free urban area in the world — around nine thousand lanes, and goods still move on mules.
  • Chouara tanneryAl-Qarawiyyin was founded in 859 and is generally called the oldest continuously operating university in the world.
  • Chefchaouen medinaThe blue was applied over the last century and the explanations vary — Jewish refugees, mosquitoes, or tourism.
  • Spanish MosqueThe Akchour walk is four hours on a good path to a natural rock arch, and it is the reason to stay two nights rather than one.
  • Tangier kasbahTangier was an international zone until 1956, governed jointly by nine countries, and it still feels like nowhere in particular.

Itinerary

What's included

Included in the price

Accommodation
  • 7 nights accommodation as listed: hotel or lodge, twin sharing
  • Riads inside the medina rather than hotels outside it
Transport
  • Airport pickup and drop, private vehicle
  • All internal transfers by private vehicle
  • Casablanca-Rabat-Fes rail
Meals
  • Breakfast daily plus the meals listed on each day
Guide
  • Trip leader throughout, 1 guide per 10
Permits & fees
  • A licensed guide in Fes, which is genuinely necessary in that medina
  • Volubilis entry and guide
  • All entry tickets and permits listed in the day-by-day

Not included

Insurance
  • Travel insurance
Optional
  • International or domestic flights to the start point
  • Personal expenses and tips
  • International flights
Additional Services
  • 5% GST and any applicable TCS
  • Lunches and dinners not listed on a day
  • Marrakech and the Sahara, which are a separate trip here
  • Most lunches and dinners
  • Hassan II mosque outside its guided-visit hours

Most of these can be added to your booking later — the operator confirms within a day.

Where you'll stay

All accommodations are subject to change

Casablanca Courtyard

Hotel

Day 1

Fes Lodge

Lodge

Days 2–4

Chefchaouen Lodge

Lodge

Days 5, 6

Tangier Lodge

Lodge

Day 7

What you'll eat

7 breakfasts and 4 dinners across 8 days, at the lodges you sleep in. It opens with dinner on day 1 and closes with breakfast on day 8.

  • DinnerServed on days 1, 2, 5, 6
  • BreakfastServed on days 2–8

11 meal services named in the itinerary. Vegetarian and vegan covered; Jain, gluten-free and allergies on notice at booking

Operator

Meridian Overland
4.4 (15)

Based in New Delhi

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Customer reviews

Overall rating
4.4/5
Based on 15 reviews
Review summary
Food
4.2/5
Guide
4.3/5
Itinerary
4.3/5
Transport
4.3/5
Accommodation
4.1/5
Tour operator
4.1/5
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Ishita Ghosh – Mumbai2025-11-25 · Verified booking

Everything was arranged properly — transfers, entries, all of it. Plenty to eat and they were happy to work around a gluten allergy. Would send friends their way.

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Rahul Menon – Kochi2025-11-25 · Verified booking

Everything was arranged properly — transfers, entries, all of it. Would send friends their way.

Reply from Meridian Overland

Thank you. We've taken the point about the transfer and are reviewing it.

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Nina Hoffmann – Stockholm2025-11-25 · Verified booking

Well paced over 8 days with enough free time to not feel herded. Accommodation was a notch better than the price suggested. Good value for what's included.

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Manav Sethi – Mumbai2025-11-25 · Verified booking

Good mix of the obvious things and a few places we'd never have found. Accommodation was a notch better than the price suggested. Meals were good throughout and the vegetarian options weren't an afterthought. Good value for what's included.

Reply from Meridian Overland

Thank you for travelling with us — glad the route worked out.

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Nikhil Joshi – Ahmedabad2025-11-25 · Verified booking

Good mix of the obvious things and a few places we'd never have found. Good value for what's included.

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Tara D'Souza – Nagpur2025-05-02 · Verified booking

Fes done well. The itinerary had room to breathe. Would send friends their way.

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Priya Nair – Mumbai2025-05-02 · Verified booking

Everything was arranged properly — transfers, entries, all of it. Hotels were clean and central, which saved a lot of time. Simple food, well made, and enough of it. Recommended.

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Yuki Tanaka – Amsterdam2025-05-02 · Verified booking

Hotels were a step below what I expected for the price.

Reply from Meridian Overland

Thanks for writing this up. We've passed your note to the team.

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