Morocco Honeymoon Tour: Best 7 Day Romantic Itinerary

Cross the High Atlas over the spectacular Tizi n'Tichka pass and descend to the Kasbah Aït Ben Haddou (UNESCO) — Morocco's most photogenic earthen ksar. Climb to the granary together for a view you'll both remember.

Continue through Ouarzazate and the Valley of the Roses to the Dades Gorge, arriving for sunset over the rock formations. Honest note: this is the longest driving day of the week (around 6–7 hours with stops) — the scenery does the entertaining. Overnight and dinner in a boutique kasbah above the gorge.

A morning walk hand-in-hand through the Todra Gorge — 300-metre canyon walls above a palm-lined river. Then the landscape slowly turns to desert as you approach Merzouga and the great dunes of Erg Chebbi.

At golden hour, your private camel caravan carries you over the dunes to a luxury desert camp reserved for you — en-suite tent, proper bed, hot shower. Dinner under the stars, then Berber drums and firelight until you're ready to fall asleep in the silence of the Sahara.

This is the day that makes this honeymoon different: no driving anywhere. Sleep in. Have a slow breakfast looking at the dunes. Then choose your pace — a 4×4 tour around the Erg Chebbi to nomad camps and the Gnawa musicians of Khamlia village, sandboarding on the big dunes, or simply the pool and a book.

In the late afternoon, climb the high dunes for sunset with tea. A second night of firelight, music and the brightest sky you've ever shared.

Wake early (it's worth it) for sunrise over the dunes — the Sahara at its gentlest and most beautiful. After breakfast, ride or 4×4 back out of the sand and begin the scenic return west.

The route follows the oasis valleys — a stop in the Skoura palm grove and its kasbahs, and the Rose Valley when in season. Arrive in Ouarzazate for a relaxed evening and dinner at a romantic riad. A much easier driving day, split exactly so tomorrow stays light too.

Recross the Atlas by the old caravan road with a stop at the Telouet Kasbah — the half-forgotten palace of the Glaoui family, its plain mud walls hiding some of the finest zellij and painted cedar ceilings in Morocco. Far fewer visitors than anywhere else on the route; you'll likely have whole salons to yourselves.

Arrive in Marrakech mid-afternoon and check back into your riad. The evening is yours — the souks, a rooftop overlooking Jemaa el-Fna, or nothing at all.

Your last day is pure Marrakech romance. Optionally start before dawn with a hot-air balloon flight over the palm groves as the sun rises behind the Atlas (add-on — see pricing). Late morning: a private couples' hammam and spa ritual — steam, black soap, argan oil massage.

As the light turns gold, a horse-drawn carriage ride through the Palmeraie, followed by a farewell dinner in a hidden garden restaurant. Your airport transfer is timed around your flight — and if you fly out the next morning, we simply add the extra night for you.