8 nights in Morocco

[zeptepe]

Hi all,

I'm going to be in Morocco for 8 nights in late October and i have some questions.

There are 3 main areas/places that i plan on going to and they are,...

1/ Marrakesh
2/ Ouarzazate & area (like to go see the gorges, etc)
3/ Zagora (i want to spend at least one night out in the desert)

My tentative plan so far is the following.

I arrive in Casablanca early on a Saturday morning

I'd like to go directly to Marrakesh on that Saturday and stay for 2 nights (until Monday morning)

On Monday morning i'd like to head over the Atlas Mountains to Ouarzazate and then down to Zagora for 2 nights. Then after that, back to Ouarzazade for 2 or 3 nights.

Question,...Is it feasible to go all the way from Marrakesh to Zagora in one day or should i stop in Ouarzazate on the way to Zagora or on the way back?

All my plans are very tentative at this point so if you have any suggestions on a good route i could take, please let me know.

My only requirement is that i make it back to Casablanca on the following Sunday for a 10pm flight. I'm not too concerned about Casablanca because i'll be there for 2 days later in the month on my way back from Southern Africa.

To sum it up, i'm thinking,..

2 nights in Marrakech
2 nights in Zagora area
2 or 3 nights in Ouarzazate area
1 night somewhere else or extra night at one of the above places

I'm traveling by myself so i'm very flexible with my travel plans.

[Sweetheart]

Dont forget the count the hours that you will spend traveling betwen the cities it will take time from you too
i know that warzazat and zagora are both far away
and for me to travel from fes to marrackech it was taking a full day
i know it s not the same thing btw casablanca and marrakech but it s a long distance too.. right?

[Abdel]

Hi zeptepe -
It sounds like a great travel itinerary To get to Zagora from Marrakech, there are direct buses (approx 8 hours). From Ouarzazate there are buses and also collective taxis (approx 2 hours once you have started, Dh 50-70 in January 2008).
I will take the "painful 8 hours" to Zagora first then on the way back spend 3 nights in Ouarzazate, If not it's not also bad to stop both ways: one stop for one night and the other one for 2 nights at Ouarzazat.

[zeptepe]

Originally Posted by Abdel

Hi zeptepe -
It sounds like a great travel itinerary To get to Zagora from Marrakech, there are direct buses (approx 8 hours). From Ouarzazate there are buses and also collective taxis (approx 2 hours once you have started, Dh 50-70 in January 2008).
I will take the "painful 8 hours" to Zagora first then on the way back spend 3 nights in Ouarzazate, If not it's not also bad to stop both ways: one stop for one night and the other one for 2 nights at Ouarzazat.

Ok thanks. Maybe i'll take the bus from Marrakech to Ouarzazate and then a Grand Taxi from Ouarzazate down to Zagora. Sounds like i could save a few hours in travel time that way.

[Valentino]

Thanks for sharing this information!

[astestCoegept]

You probably very clever? or cunning?

[Abdel]

hah, what are you talking about?