Luxury · 9D | 8N
The Riad & the Erg
A riad taken privately with its own staff, a chauffeured crossing of the Atlas to a Skoura palm-grove kasbah, two nights in a luxury erg camp, and Fes by private plane.
- Best time
- March to May
- Route
- Marrakesh · Skoura · Erg Chebbi · Fes
Day by day
9 days, planned in full
A riad taken privately with its own staff, a chauffeured crossing of the Atlas to a Skoura palm-grove kasbah, two nights in a luxury erg camp, and Fes by private plane.
Day 1
Arrive in Marrakesh
Fast-tracked at Menara and escorted to a riad held for your party alone, with its own chef and a dinner set in the courtyard.
- Night
- Marrakesh
- Meals
- Dinner
Day 2
The medina, before opening
The Ben Youssef medersa and the Saadian tombs with early access, a private collection of Berber jewellery, and a rooftop lunch.
- Night
- Marrakesh
- Meals
- Breakfast, lunch
Day 3
Craft, and a hammam
A zellij cutter's atelier and a babouche workshop with time at the bench, then the riad's own hammam and a tasting menu at night.
- Night
- Marrakesh
- Meals
- Breakfast, dinner
Day 4
Over the Tizi n'Tichka
A chauffeured crossing with a private tour of Aït Benhaddou's ksar, to a restored kasbah in the Skoura palm grove.
- Night
- Skoura
- Meals
- Breakfast, dinner
Day 5
The gorges, then the erg
The Dadès and Todra walls with a geologist, lunch in a Tafilalt oasis garden, and a 4×4 across the sand to a suite tent on Erg Chebbi.
- Night
- Erg Chebbi
- Meals
- Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Day 6
A full day on the dunes
Sunrise from the high crest, a nomad family's tea, sandboarding in the heat, and a gnaoua group playing at the camp after dinner.
- Night
- Erg Chebbi
- Meals
- Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Day 7
Fly to Fes
A private plane out of Errachidia over the Middle Atlas, sparing a nine-hour drive, to a palace hotel in the Fes el-Bali medina.
- Night
- Fes
- Meals
- Breakfast, dinner
Day 8
The oldest medina
The Qaraouiyine, the Bou Inania medersa and the Chouara tanneries with an architectural historian, and a chef's table to finish.
- Night
- Fes
- Meals
- Breakfast, dinner
Day 9
Fly home
A private car to Fes–Saïss and the connection through Casablanca or Istanbul, with lounge access on both legs.
- Meals
- Breakfast
What's included
- 8 nights — a privately held riad, kasbahs, an erg suite tent and a palace hotel
- Return business-class airfare from Delhi or Mumbai
- Private plane, Errachidia to Fes, with baggage handling
- Chauffeured 4×4 and a private guide for the whole circuit
- Early-access monument visits in Marrakesh and Fes
- Private zellij and babouche atelier sessions
- All meals at the erg camp, plus every named lunch and dinner
Not included
- Moroccan visa
- Drinks outside the named meals
- Travel insurance
- Purchases at the ateliers and the tanneries
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*Per person on twin sharing. Prices move with season and availability — we confirm yours in writing before anything is booked.
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