A private trip for schools, universities, study-abroad programmes and teachers bringing their own group. The route crosses Morocco from Marrakech to Fes and turns each stop into a lesson: Islamic architecture in the medinas, Amazigh (Berber) culture in the Atlas, how oases and khettara water channels make life possible at the edge of the Sahara, and the caravan trade that made Sijilmassa rich.
Everything can be adapted to your curriculum, dates, group size and budget: hostel-style rooms or hotels, extra lectures, a cooking class, language basics, or volunteering time can be added on request. Teachers get one point of contact with us from the first enquiry to the last day; ask us about places for accompanying teachers.
Pickup in Marrakech (airport or hotel) · Drop-off in Fes
Flexible, built around your flights
Two long driving days (Marrakech to Dades and Merzouga to Fes). We pace the trip for young travellers and can add an extra night to shorten them.
Route: Airport → Marrakech medina
Night: hotel or riad in Marrakech · Meals: dinner
Approx. 10 km · 30 min driving
Welcome, safety briefing and an evening walk to Jemaa el-Fna square.
Route: Marrakech
Night: hotel or riad in Marrakech · Meals: breakfast, dinner
walking day
Guided visit of the Ben Youssef Madrasa, Bahia Palace and the souks, with time to talk about Islamic architecture, crafts and city life. Optional cooking class or Darija (Moroccan Arabic) basics in the afternoon.
Route: Marrakech → Tizi n’Tichka → Ait Benhaddou → Ouarzazate → Dades
Night: guesthouse or kasbah in the Dades Valley · Meals: breakfast, dinner
Approx. 330 km · 6–7 h driving
Through Amazigh villages to Ait Benhaddou, a fortified earthen village and UNESCO site, then the oases of the Valley of Roses.
Route: Dades → Tinghir → Todra Gorge → Erfoud → Merzouga
Night: Berber desert camp in Erg Chebbi · Meals: breakfast, dinner
Approx. 300 km · 5–6 h driving
The Todra Gorge, then the oasis road to Merzouga. Camel ride to camp for sunset and a night under the stars.
Route: Merzouga → Rissani → Sijilmassa → Merzouga
Night: guesthouse in Merzouga · Meals: breakfast, dinner
Approx. 90 km · short drives
A field day: the market town of Rissani, the ruins of the caravan city of Sijilmassa, a khettara water channel and the music of Khamlia. A good day for a talk on trade, water and life in the desert.
Route: Merzouga → Ziz Valley → Midelt → Ifrane → Fes
Night: hotel or riad in Fes · Meals: breakfast, dinner
Approx. 470 km · 8–9 h driving
North through the Ziz palm valley, the Middle Atlas and the cedar forest near Ifrane, home of Barbary macaques.
Route: Fes
Night: end of trip in Fes · Meals: breakfast
walking day
Guided morning in Fes el-Bali: the madrasas, the area of Al-Qarawiyyin, one of the world’s oldest universities, and the Chouara tanneries. Transfer to the airport or train station.
