Your Journey Through Morocco
Morocco is home to a spiritually uplifting culture grounded by gracious hospitality and compelling customs. It stretches across fertile valleys, snow-capped mountains, two extensive coastlines and an immense desert. Every region harbors a distinct local culture, tied to a distant past that shapes Morocco’s distinguished personality.
Oct. 5 - 8, 2023
- 3 nights | Fez | La Maison Bleue
Oct. 8 - 9, 2023
- 1 night | Sahara Desert | Luxury Camp
Oct. 9 - 10, 2023
- 1 night | Skoura Valley | Les Jardins de Skoura
Oct. 10 - 13, 2023
- 3 nights | Marrakech | Riad Jardin Secret
Oct. 13, 2023
- Departure
A visa is not required for Morocco for a stay of up to 90 days.
Please keep in mind that while a visa is not required, you must: Hold a passport valid for at least six months beyond your date of departure from the country and with one blank visa page.
- Please visit the U.S. Department of State website for more information
Please click here for any restrictions for entering Morocco, and ensure you are able to travel.
These guidelines are for reference only. Scenset holds no responsibility for travel restrictions. Travelers are responsible for ensuring the right documentation to travel.
October is an excellent time of year to visit Morocco, with manageable crowds, lots of cultural events, and pleasantly warm temperatures throughout the country; making this one of the best times to visit.
We have designed a playlist for you to enjoy during your trip through Morocco full of local talent to discover!
- Moroccan Hits: A selection of our favorite Moroccan artists, popular songs and local talent!
You will be greeted at the door of your airplane upon arrival at Fez airport and assisted through customs. After being fast-tracked and collecting your luggage, head over to the Arrivals Terminal.
Booked by scenset.
At the arrival terminal, you will be greeted by your personal expert guide and transferred privately to your hotel in Fez. Snacks and refreshments will be provided on this transfer.
Duration: about 30 minutes
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Fez is the oldest of Morocco’s imperial cities and the medina is the largest car-free urban UNESCO site in the world. It is home to Al Quaraouiyine, the oldest existing and continually operating university in the world. Fez is the spiritual heart of Morocco, dotted with famous saints' mausoleums around the medina. It is also the capital of traditional crafts of Morocco, where the ancient art forms are preserved and practiced to this day all by hand.
Why we love it for you? La Maison Bleue is a traditional Moroccan residence built in 1915 by a prolific judge and astrologer of his time. The Riad, now lovingly managed by his descendants, is typically Fassi (Fez style) and located within the heart of the Fez Madina (old city).
- Deluxe Room
- Meals: Breakfast
- Confirmation number: will be provided
- Check-in time: midday
- Check-out time: midday
Booked by scenset.
Enjoy the following facilities complimentary at the property:
- The Terraces & Courtyard
- Fitness Studio
- Pool
Included.
- Cafe Clock is great for coffee and Berber eggs as well as the café's legendary camel burger. They also host exhibitions by up-and-coming young artists and an all-female drumming band.
- Nur Restaurant is great for a fancier meal. The restaurant has beautiful plates of food that include innovations like duck confit on herb “meringue,” cured shark on Moroccan corn bread, and grass-fed beef adobo and potato hearts.
- Ruined Garden's menu features some hard-to-get traditional dishes like slow, spit-roasted-lamb mechoui (order a day in advance) and Sephardic saffron chicken with eggs. It's traditional Fassi street food reimagined.
- Restaurant Ouliya offers dishes that are the typical Fez specialties.
These are recommendations - no bookings have been made.
Enjoy an introductory hidden medina tour of Fez showcasing the alluring charm of the old town, the colorful streets and souks, and the rich tapestry of life that exists within its ancient walls. Gain access to ancient palaces and Islamic gardens, venture into the depths of the tanneries, observe weavers at their loom and discover hidden workshops where generations of artisans ply their individual trades and adapt century old techniques to a modern market. Visit Medrasa Nejjarine (Quaranic School) and gain expert insight into the different ornamentation and decorative techniques. Floral motifs, infinite geometric patterns, ceramic carvings, and calligraphy are all testament to the rich cultural heritage of the vast Islamic empire.
Pick-Up Time: Morning
Duration: Approximately 3 hours
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The rest of the day is at your leisure.
Tal’aa Ikbira Street is where to go when in search of vintage treasures. Head for the upper, westernmost portion of Tal’aa Ikbira, one of two main retail streets in Fez-el-Bali, which is lined with small-scale antiques dealers. Unique finds include vintage silk caftans and stunning Berber ornaments.
Recommended activity at leisure - not booked by scenset
A private driver will be at your disposal if needed.
Booked by scenset.
- Bou Inania Madrasa: An iconic religious building in the center of the medina.
- The Kairaouine Mosque: Known to be the world’s oldest university and is the second-largest mosque in Morocco.
- Try an orange juice stall.
- Dar Batha: A former royal palace in Fes to visit the museum and the tranquil gardens.
Greeting by your guide in the morning and private transfer to the Sahara Desert. This 7-hour drive takes you through some of the most spectacular landscapes of the country. You will be able to make several stops along the way and visit desert villages.
Transfer Duration: 7 hours
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Towards the end of the afternoon, take a route to reach your desert camp. You will see the soaring dunes of the Sahara Desert ahead. Settle into your tents and enjoy tea with views of the surrounding dunes.
With all the light pollution far away, the desert is the perfect place to contemplate the universe and all its glory. A special set-up will be arranged for your astronomy session this evening. As the clear sky slips to a deep inky blue, the stars and planets shine like diamonds scattered across the universe.
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Astronomy Session
- Start time: Flexible, but after 8:30 PM
- Meeting location: At the camp
- Length of experience: 1-1.5 hrs
- Guide: A professor
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Why we love it for you? This tented camp in the stunning dunes of Merzouga is set up away from the crowds in a quiet and remote area of the Erg Chegaga Dunes. Private domes overlooking the sand make for a one-of-a-kind way to spend the night in the desert, with a delicious meal prepared by campfire to round out the experience.
Luxury Desert Camp
Main Camp Site Tent
What's included:
- Welcome drink
- Canvas tent with ensuite bathroom and AC working at night
- Breakfast and dinner
- Camels with guide
- Sand boards in camp to take at anytime you wish
- Campfire with drum music at night
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Skoura is known for its many historical places as well as its natural attractions. Enjoy a visit in the palm grove and visit kasbah Amerhidil, an ancient adobe fort. Explore the small beaches along the Dades river where you can swim, and stop by the Toundount salt mine, where a 180 million-year old dinosaur was discovered.
Depart from your nomadic camp in the desert and head to the Skoura Valley in the region of Ouarzazate.
Transfer Duration: About 4 hours
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On the way to Les Jardins de Skoura, visit some of the most remote towns of Morocco’s south, such as Rich, Rissani and Errachidia. Wander through the streets of these adobe-styled towns and get lost among the locals. Rissani’s date auction is a sight not to miss in the main market.
In the late afternoon, depart for a sunset aperitif experience. Drive out to a spectacular look out point where you can enjoy views of the Skoura Valley. Skoura is one of Morocco’s beautiful oases with an abundance of nature and orchards with flourishing waterways.
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Why we love it for you? Les Jardins de Skoura is surrounded by a magnificent garden featuring a number of different trees and fragrances.
Founded almost 1000 years ago, Marrakech is a feast for the senses and has remained at the heart of Moroccan life ever since, acting as Sultanate capital on occasions, but now undoubtedly as the country’s cultural center.
Get picked up from Les Jardins de Skoura and continue your journey from the Skoura Valley to Marrakech.
Duration: About 4 hours
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At sunset, explore the famous Jamaa El Fna Square - a 1000-year old UNESCO site with everything from snake charmers and acrobats, magicians and storytellers, to food stalls and orange juice stands.
Recommended activity, nothing by scenset.
Why we love it for you: The organic forms and simple design of Riad Jardin Secret reflect a sense of Moroccan history.
All of the furnitures and details are picked from the finest flea markets around Marrakech and from different craftsmen.
Televisions and air conditioning are not available, which is their way of encouraging you adapt to their laid back slow life haven and their free spirit attitude to life.
- Superior room with shower
- Breakfast included
- Confirmation number: will be provided
- Check-in time: Afternoon
- Check-out time: Midday
Booked by scenset.
- Sahbi Sahbi In the Guéliz section of Marrakech is run by a team of all-female chefs, celebrating the secret recipes that are traditionally passed down from one generation of women to another.
- L'mida A casually chic rooftop restaurant.
- Amal Not only offers a lovely menu of local classics but also helps to support and train disadvantaged women in culinary arts.
- World Storytelling Cafe Serves an entirely plant-based menu alongside stories from guest tale-tellers.
- Bacha Coffee Bacha Coffee was founded in Marrakech in 1910, and specializes in 100% Arabica coffees.
- Comptoir Darna Chic, 2-story place with exotic decor & belly dancing shows offering Moroccan & global cuisine.
- Les Jardins Du Lotus Hip place, inspired by Mexican cuisine.
- La terrasse des épices This airy restaurant on a terrace overlooking the Cherifia Souk serves up light, simple Moroccan fare.
- Le Jardin Restaurant Moroccan restaurant in a 16th-century building with breezy, open-air dining areas lined with trees.
We will be happy to make reservations for you at the best restaurants in the city depending on your interest. A driver will be at your disposal to take you to and from the restaurants.
Service included in your itinerary.
Visit Marrakech’s main historical attractions in style: by sidecar. On this one and a half hour open-air adventure, you can either choose to immerse yourself in the quaint Marrakech of the 1920s, discover the most authentic neighborhoods of the Medina or enjoy a shot of greenery in the mythical palm grove.
With its ancient Art Deco buildings, its former open-air cinema, the very first hotel built in 1918, its dusty clock shop and its former Mines Counter, the 1920s Gueliz district testifies of the daily life during the former French Protectorate. A ride in History.
Another page of History opens up in front of your eyes if you decide to discover the stunning Medina of Marrakech. Ride through the most remote and authentic neighborhoods to witness the local life in the Kasbah district, a former fortress reserved for the employees of the Royal Palace, the Mellah, the former Jewish neighborhood or the flea market in Bab El Khemiss taking place every Thursday and Sunday.
Further away, you can choose to discover the palm grove, once a very fertile oasis, this piece of land only known nowadays for its luxurious villas, gave birth to the entire Tensift region almost a thousand years ago thanks to its ingenious underground irrigation systems.
One person will be in the sidecar while the second passenger is on the back of the motorcycle.
Duration: 1.5 hours
Booked by scenset.
- The Essential Ride
- Confirmation number: will be provided
- Pickup Time: in the morning
- Pickup Location: Bakery Café Taxi / Café Boulangerie le Taxi
- Length of time: Approximately 1.5 hrs
- Local phone number: will be provided
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During your private tour you will have the opportunity to taste over six food stops, many classics of Moroccan cuisine and a wide choice of local products while taking advantage of many explanations and anecdotes about the city and the products tasted.
The tour will combine with more than six tasting stops as well as a main meal. You will try and taste dishes that characterize the local cuisine and part of the culinary history of Morocco.
Start Time: Late afternoon
Duration: Approximately 2 hours
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Visit Jardin Majorelle, a gift to Marrakesh by Yves Saint Laurent in 1964. Explore the electric- blue villa and its gardens that preserve the vision of its scenset owner, landscape painter Jacques Majorelle. Visit the Musée YVES SAINT LAURENT as well as the Pierre Bergé Museum of Berber Arts.
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- Bahia Palace: Which roughly translates to ‘beautiful palace’) was built in the late 19th century, and now forms the epicentre of the city’s culture.
- Maison de la Photographie: A three-storey riad-turned-gallery housing vintage Moroccan photography. The images document the lifestyle and landscapes of Morocco between 1870 and 1950.
- Musée des Confluences: The former governor’s palace, it now houses the archaeological collection and puts on shows exploring the intersection of eastern and western cultures.
- Ateliers d’Ailleurs: Hands-on workshops with local master craftsmen in their studios. Learn how to make your own pair of babouche slippers or follow a course in tadelakt (plaster), basketry, pottery or cooking.
- Souk Place des Épices: Place des Épices is the traditional spice souk where you’ll find merchants selling everything from allspice to ras al hanout.
- Ben Youssef Madrassa: Ben Youssef Madrassa used to be the largest Islamic college in Morocco.
- Le Bain Bleu Hammam
Greeting at your hotel and private transfer to the airport for your flight home.
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Scenset invests in making the world a better place. Scenset will offset the fuel used during the trip. On top of that, an extra 10% will be offset to make your trip a carbon-positive experience.
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