Doing DIY roadtrip or going with an Tour agent? We initially did not planned to do a DIY road trip in Morocco. We consulted several Moroccan tour agencies and many came back with a 12 to 15 days trip covering…
Day 24 & 25: Port El Jadida the Casablanca
From Oualidia to Casablanca We left Oualidia at about 10.30am. Just when we were driving off, out host pointed out to us that our car was running on uneven wheels, three standard wheels and one smaller spare wheel. Since two…
Day 23: Safi, Oualidia
Driving from Essaouira to Oualidia Essaouira was our last major attraction in Morocco that we wanted to visit. After that it would be back to Casablanca for a night before flying out of Casablanca the next day. On the route…
Day 21, 22: Essaouira
Marrakesh to Essaouira From Marrakesh to Essaouira was a 3-hour drive over a distance of 180km. We left our stay in Marrakesh at about 11am and drove westward towards Essaouira. Thoughout the 3-hour drive we were constantly spotting out for…
Day 17,18,19,20 Marrakesh
From Ait Ben Haddou to Marrakesh Ait Ben Haddou to Marrakesh was the fifth part (day5) of our route from Merzouga to Marrakesh. It was a 3 to 4 hours drive. The only attraction along the route was Tizi N…
Day 16: Ait Ben Haddou
Route from Skoura to Ait Ben Haddou Ait Ben Haddou was the fourth part (4th day) of our route from Merzouga to Marrakesh. It was only a short drive from Skoura to Ait Benhaddou, an hour and 15 min drive…
Day 15: Skoura
Route from Dades Valley to Skoura Skoura was the third part (third day) of our drive from Merzouga to Marrakesh. The drive started from Dades Valley to Skoura and it was about 1 hour 50 minutes. We stayed in the…
Day 14: Dades Gorges
Route from Tinghir/Togdha Gorge to Dades Gorges Dades Gorges was the second part (2nd day) of our route from Merzouga to Marrakesh. This second part of the route was from Tinghir (Togdha Gorge) to Dades Gorges/Dades Valley. From Tinghir to…
Day 13: Todgha Valley and Gorges
Leaving the Desert Camp We had a quick breakfast in the morning in the dining tent of Sahara Happy Camp. It was a fast breakfast and our host seemed to the “packing” up. Not sure why, it could be they…
Day 11, 12: Sahara Desert
Getting to Merzouga Just before we were about to leave our hotel, our young host told us that one of our back tires looked like it had an air leak. With his help we were able to change the “leaking”…
Day 9 & 10: MideIt & Errachidia
Going to the desert After Fez we were going to the Merzouga, which was the Moroccan Desert at the fringe of Sahara desert. A direct drive from Fez to Merzouga would take about 7 hours but it would be too…
Day 8: Fez
Meknes to Fez From Meknes to Fes/Fez was about an hour drive. We drove all the way to our stay at Fes. Our stay was near Bab Ziat, one of the many gates of the old medina of Fes. We…
Day 7: Morning in Meknes
Destinations for the day From Moulay Idriss du Zerhoun we drove south to Meknes where we visited several famous and interesting sights and then we were off to Fes in the later afternoon where we stayed for two nights. Meknes…
Day 6: Ouezzane & Volubilis Roman ruin
Destinations for the day On our day 6 we visited two places, one was a Green town/city, Ouezzane and the second was a old Roman ruins, Volubilis. Ouezzane was a convenience stop to stretch our legs as the drive from…
Day 4 & Day 5: Chefchaouen
Hercules Caves Our final destination for day 4 was Chefchaouen, the blue town, the blue city, the blue pearl of Morocco. But before we travelled south we went north to visit a lesser know attraction, Hercules Caves. It was not…
Day 3: Rabat & Asilah
Hassan tower & Mausoluem of Mohammed V in Rabat On our way out of Rabat we visited two of its famous monuments. Hassan Tower and Mausoluem of Mohammed V was just two kilometers from our stay “Dar Mounia”. We drove…
Day 2 Casablanca & Rabat
Hassan II Mosque (Casablanca) The Hassan II Mosque of Casablanca was the second largest functioning mosque in Africa and the 14th largest in the world. It had a 210 metre tall (60 stories) minaret and it ranked as the 2nd…
Day 1: Getting to Casablanca
FAR far away: singapore to Morocco It was an extremely long way from Singapore to Morocco. There was no direct flight and even if there was, the flying time will be about 16 hours… too long a stretch for us…