Travel guide

Our Morocco travel guide – Page 4

Practical advice from our local team to help you prepare your trip: the best seasons, desert routes, what to pack and what to expect.

A sandboarder carrying his board along a dune crest in Erg Chebbi, near Merzouga, under a blue sky

13 October 20268 min read

Things to do in Merzouga: Erg Chebbi beyond the camel ride

What to do in Merzouga besides the camel ride: what fits in one night, what needs a full day around Erg Chebbi, and when each activity works best.

The tiled courtyard of a riad in Marrakech, with a small turquoise pool, palm trees, wicker armchairs and mosaic tables in the sunshine

12 October 20269 min read

How much does a trip to Morocco cost? Real prices for 2026

Daily and weekly budgets by travel style, a sourced 2026 price list, hotel taxes and our own desert tour prices, with three sample budgets worked out line by line.

The minaret of the Kharbouch Mosque on Jemaa el-Fna square in front of the medina rooftops of Marrakech, with a distant minaret and the Atlas Mountains on the horizon under a blue sky

11 October 20268 min read

Marrakech itinerary: how to spend 2, 3 or 4 days

Two days for the medina, a third for the Atlas or Agafay, a fourth for the ocean or the kasbahs: our day-by-day plan for Marrakech, timed to the city's heat and light.

Shadows of a camel caravan on the orange sand of Erg Chebbi in the evening light

11 October 20266 min read

Morocco in 4 or 5 days: four short itineraries, with or without the desert

Four short plans for 4 or 5 days in Morocco: Marrakech with the Merzouga dunes, Zagora and the Atlas, the Atlantic coast, or Fes to Marrakech, with each one's trade-off.

Cones of ground spices on gold-coloured pots above green painted tins in a spice shop in the Marrakech medina, with price labels in dirhams

10 October 20266 min read

Moroccan Arabic phrases for travellers: the Darija words you will actually use

Greetings, polite refusals, prices, taxis and meals: the Moroccan Arabic (Darija) phrases travellers really use, in one simple spelling, plus a few Amazigh words for the Atlas.

The blue Art Deco studio of the Jardin Majorelle in Marrakech behind tall cacti, palm trees, yellow pots and a fountain pool

9 October 20268 min read

Majorelle Garden and the YSL Museum in Marrakech: the story, tickets and tips

The painter's garden saved by Yves Saint Laurent: its story, the Berber and YSL museums, the Villa Oasis, online-only tickets and the best time to go.

Rahba Kedima square in the Marrakech souks: rugs hanging from the shopfronts and stacks of patterned cushions on the right, shoppers at a stall under parasols on the left

9 October 20269 min read

Marrakech souks: how they work and how to bargain

How the Marrakech souks are laid out, when to go, what has a fixed price and how to bargain politely, with an honest word on commissions and pressure selling.

The high dunes of Erg Chigaga in early morning light, one large dune rising behind lower sand ridges under a pale blue sky

8 October 20267 min read

Erg Chebbi or Erg Chigaga? How to choose your dunes in the Moroccan Sahara

Merzouga's Erg Chebbi or remote Erg Chigaga beyond M'Hamid? Dune heights, the road and the 4x4 track, days needed, camps, crowds and cost, compared with sources.

A chicken and vegetable tagine in its terracotta dish on a woven mat, with a basket of round Moroccan bread and a glass of mint tea beside a silver teapot, on a sunny café table in Marrakech

8 October 202610 min read

What to eat in Morocco: 20 traditional dishes to try, and how to eat them

Tagine, couscous, pastilla, harira, tanjia and 15 more: what each Moroccan dish is, when and where you'll meet it, and how to eat it with bread and your right hand.

A camel handler in a long robe leading three saddled camels across rippled orange dunes under a deep blue sky, with the sun low on the right

7 October 20267 min read

Tipping in Morocco: how much to tip guides, drivers, riads and restaurants

How much to tip in Morocco, in dirhams and euros: restaurants, riads, porters, driver-guides, camel handlers, trek teams and taxis, and when not to tip at all.

Hairpin bends of the road through the Dades Gorge in southern Morocco, with cars climbing between red rock walls and the river far below

6 October 20267 min read

How many days do you need in Morocco? What fits in 5 days, a week, 10 days or 2 weeks

Seven to ten days suits a first trip, but Morocco's distances decide the rest: what really fits in 5 days, a week, 10 days or 2 weeks, and the mistakes that cost you days.

Jemaa el-Fna square in Marrakech at dusk, crowded with market stalls and people, with the Koutoubia minaret against a cloudy sunset sky

6 October 202611 min read

Things to do in Marrakech: 20 ideas from our local team

Palaces, gardens, souks and the great square, grouped by area: 20 things to do in Marrakech, with the time each takes, the best moment to go and what is open in 2026.

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