DAY 01
~4h driving
~4h driving
Marrakech → over the Atlas → Aït Benhaddou
Broken into three legs with real stops, not lay-bys. A kasbah to climb on arrival and a pool to fall into afterwards.
Private departure · ages 6 and up 
Kasbahs, camels & a pool every night
Written around the two things that actually decide whether a family trip works: how long the drives are, and whether there's water at the end of them. Every night on this route has a pool.
- DURATION
- 7 days / 6 nights
- GROUP
- Private · your family only
- PACE
- Easy · no drive over 4h
- BEST MONTHS
- Feb – Apr, Jul – Aug, Oct
Day by day
This is our version. Say the word and we'll move, stretch or cut any of it.
DAY 02
~2h driving
~2h driving
Skoura palm grove & an early finish
A short morning drive, a wander in the palmeraie, and the afternoon free. Dinner at six if that's what works.
DAY 03
~3h driving
~3h driving
Dadès & the Todra gorge
Two gorges, one flat walk each, and a river the kids can put their feet in. Nobody is asked to hike.
DAY 04
~2h driving
~2h driving
Erg Chebbi · night in the dunes
Camels at golden hour — short, supervised, opt-out any time — then dinner at camp and more stars than anyone expects.
DAY 05
~3h driving
~3h driving
Sunrise, sandboarding, then west
Boards on the dunes after breakfast, then a comfortable drive back with a proper lunch stop.
DAY 06
~1h driving
~1h driving
Film studios, then swimming
The Ouarzazate sets in the morning — reliably a hit — and the pool from lunchtime on.
DAY 07
~4h driving
~4h driving
Back to Marrakech
The pass again, with the stops you liked on the way out. Dropped at your riad or the airport.
Younger than six?
We've run this with four-year-olds. It changes the route — shorter legs, one fewer stop — so tell us their ages and we'll write the version that actually works.
What's included
INCLUDED
- Private air-conditioned 4x4 and fuel
- English / French-speaking driver-guide
- 6 nights accommodation with a pool at every stop
- Breakfasts and dinners
- Camel ride and sandboarding at the dunes
- Child seats, at no charge — just tell us the ages
NOT INCLUDED
- Flights and travel insurance
- Lunches, unless listed in the day
- Monument entry fees
- Tips, entirely at your discretion
We'd rather list this honestly than surprise you in the car.
Where you'll actually go
route map — real coastline + numbered day stops
1Marrakech 2Aït Benhaddou 3Skoura 4Todra 5Erg Chebbi 6Ouarzazate
Questions people ask before enquiring
No. You get the written plan and a price range for your dates with nothing to pay and no card details. Most people ask two or three rounds of questions before deciding — that's normal and welcome.
Private. Your own vehicle, your own driver-guide, your own start time each morning. We cap every trip at eight guests and most are two.
Yes, and we'd rewrite the route rather than bolt it on. Shorter drives, flatter stops, later starts. Tell us who's coming and the plan comes back shaped around them.
Some of it, yes — it's a big country. That's why no leg here is over four hours and why every stop has something physical in it. We'd rather set that expectation than pretend.
Travellers who did this route
placeholder reviews — swap for real ones★★★★★
“I emailed on a Sunday expecting a brochure. I got a real plan, with the bits we'd said we hated taken out.”[Name] · [country] · March
★★★★★
“Two weeks, three revisions, zero pressure. They talked us out of one stop, which is how I knew they were honest.”[Name] · [country] · November
★★★★★
“Booking direct with the people actually driving you makes a difference you can feel by day two.”[Name] · [country] · February
One question is all it takes to start.
Not ready to commit to dates? Ask us whether your week works, and we'll tell you honestly — even if the answer is “come in October instead”.