Gateway2Morocco Travel

Eight regions, one country

Places to visit in Morocco

From the medinas of Marrakech and Fes to the Erg Chebbi dunes, the kasbah road, the High Atlas villages, the Atlantic coast and the blue north — what each region is like, when it’s at its best, and where to stay.

  • Region-by-region weather from 30 years of data
  • Where to stay and what to do in each
  • Routes that link them together
Marrakech with the snow-capped High Atlas behind it
Lantern souk in the Marrakech medina at golden hour

The red city

Marrakech

The medina, the souks and Jemaa el-Fna at dusk, with gardens and palaces a short walk apart. Most private journeys start or end here.

Marrakech: The Red City: palaces, gardens and the souks of the medina around Jemaa el-Fna, with the Atlas Mountains on the horizon. Days here move between busy lanes and quiet riad courtyards — plan a slow afternoon for every busy morning.

When to go

  1. JanGood
  2. FebBest
  3. MarBest
  4. AprBest
  5. MayGood
  6. JunHot
  7. JulHot
  8. AugHot
  9. SepGood
  10. OctBest
  11. NovBest
  12. DecBest
1991–2020 averages. Best = daytime 20–29 °C (68–84 °F) and fairly dry. Hot months still work if you plan around the heat — early starts, pools, the coast and the mountains.
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Fes el-Bali rooftops at sunset

The imperial north-centre

Fes & Meknes

Fes el-Bali, the largest car-free medina in the world, with Meknes, Roman Volubilis and the hill town of Moulay Idriss an easy day away.

Fes: The oldest of the imperial cities and the spiritual heart of Morocco. Fes el-Bali is one of the largest car-free medinas in the world — tanneries, madrasas and craftsmen working as they have for centuries.

Meknes: The imperial city of Sultan Moulay Ismail — monumental gates such as Bab Mansour, royal granaries and stables — close to the Roman ruins of Volubilis and the holy town of Moulay Idriss.

When to go

  1. JanGood
  2. FebGood
  3. MarGood
  4. AprBest
  5. MayBest
  6. JunGood
  7. JulHot
  8. AugHot
  9. SepGood
  10. OctBest
  11. NovGood
  12. DecGood
1991–2020 averages. Best = daytime 20–29 °C (68–84 °F) and fairly dry. Hot months still work if you plan around the heat — early starts, pools, the coast and the mountains.
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The Erg Chebbi dunes at Merzouga

Erg Chebbi & Erg Chigaga

The Sahara

The high dunes of Erg Chebbi at Merzouga, or the remoter Erg Chigaga beyond M’Hamid. A night in a desert camp is the moment most travellers remember.

Merzouga: The edge of the Sahara and the dunes of Erg Chebbi, some rising over 150 metres. Camel rides at sunset, a night under the stars in a desert camp, and the silence of the sand at sunrise.

When to go

  1. JanGood
  2. FebGood
  3. MarBest
  4. AprBest
  5. MayGood
  6. JunHot
  7. JulHot
  8. AugHot
  9. SepHot
  10. OctBest
  11. NovBest
  12. DecGood
1991–2020 averages. Best = daytime 20–29 °C (68–84 °F) and fairly dry. Hot months still work if you plan around the heat — early starts, pools, the coast and the mountains.

Where to stay

All 7 stays →

What to do & see

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The kasbah of Ait Ben Haddou

Ouarzazate, Dades & Todgha

Kasbahs & gorges

The road of a thousand kasbahs: Ait Ben Haddou, the Skoura palm grove, the Dades and Todgha gorges and the Draa valley.

Ouarzazate: The gateway to the south, the 'Hollywood of Morocco' with its film studios, and the base for Aït Benhaddou, the fortified village of earthen kasbahs that is a UNESCO World Heritage site.

When to go

  1. JanGood
  2. FebGood
  3. MarBest
  4. AprBest
  5. MayGood
  6. JunHot
  7. JulHot
  8. AugHot
  9. SepHot
  10. OctBest
  11. NovBest
  12. DecGood
1991–2020 averages. Best = daytime 20–29 °C (68–84 °F) and fairly dry. Hot months still work if you plan around the heat — early starts, pools, the coast and the mountains.

Where to stay

All 13 stays →
Read the Kasbahs & gorges guide →
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A village in the Ait Bouguemez valley, High Atlas

Mountains & Amazigh villages

The High Atlas

Imlil beneath Toubkal, the Ourika valley, the Tizi n’Tichka pass and, further east, the Imilchil plateau and Agoudal, the village where Brahim was born.

When to go

  1. JanCool
  2. FebCool
  3. MarGood
  4. AprGood
  5. MayBest
  6. JunBest
  7. JulGood
  8. AugGood
  9. SepBest
  10. OctBest
  11. NovGood
  12. DecCool
1991–2020 averages. Best = daytime 20–29 °C (68–84 °F) and fairly dry.

Where to stay

What to do & see

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The ramparts of Essaouira on the Atlantic

Wind, ramparts & seafood

Essaouira & the coast

A walled port town on the Atlantic with a slower rhythm, fresh fish at the harbour and argan country inland.

Essaouira: A white-and-blue fortified port on the Atlantic, with ramparts, a working fishing harbour and a relaxed, artistic medina. The wind (the alizé) keeps it cool even in summer.

When to go

  1. JanGood
  2. FebGood
  3. MarGood
  4. AprGood
  5. MayBest
  6. JunBest
  7. JulBest
  8. AugBest
  9. SepBest
  10. OctBest
  11. NovBest
  12. DecGood
1991–2020 averages. Best = daytime 20–29 °C (68–84 °F) and fairly dry.
Read the Essaouira & the coast guide →
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The Habous quarter in Casablanca

The Atlantic capitals

Casablanca & Rabat

The Hassan II Mosque on the ocean, Art Deco Casablanca and Rabat’s Kasbah of the Udayas — often your first and last nights.

Casablanca: Morocco's modern economic capital and usually your first and last stop. The Hassan II Mosque, standing over the ocean, is one of the few mosques in Morocco that non-Muslims can visit.

Rabat: Morocco's calm, elegant capital on the Atlantic: the Kasbah of the Oudayas above the ocean, the Hassan Tower and the Mausoleum of Mohammed V, and a relaxed medina.

When to go

  1. JanGood
  2. FebGood
  3. MarGood
  4. AprBest
  5. MayBest
  6. JunBest
  7. JulBest
  8. AugBest
  9. SepBest
  10. OctBest
  11. NovWetter
  12. DecGood
1991–2020 averages. Best = daytime 20–29 °C (68–84 °F) and fairly dry.
Read the Casablanca & Rabat guide →
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Blue-washed lanes of Chefchaouen

The blue city & Tangier

Chefchaouen & the north

Blue-washed Chefchaouen in the Rif, Tetouan’s white medina and Tangier on the Strait — and the path of the 2 August 2027 total eclipse.

Chefchaouen: The blue town of the Rif Mountains: whitewashed and blue lanes, a small Kasbah and a slow mountain pace. It is a place to wander and to take photographs.

Tangier: Where Africa faces Europe across the Strait of Gibraltar — a cosmopolitan port city with a writers' history, a hilltop Kasbah and cafés looking out to Spain.

When to go

  1. JanCool
  2. FebWetter
  3. MarWetter
  4. AprWetter
  5. MayGood
  6. JunBest
  7. JulGood
  8. AugGood
  9. SepBest
  10. OctWetter
  11. NovWetter
  12. DecWetter
1991–2020 averages. Best = daytime 20–29 °C (68–84 °F) and fairly dry.
Read the Chefchaouen & the north guide →
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