Day 1: Casablanca → Chefchaouen
Meet at Casablanca, explore Hassan II Mosque and bustling corniche.
Drive north to Chefchaouen, the Blue City.
Stay with a local host family in the medina—share a home‑cooked dinner and learn stories of daily life.
Day 2: Chefchaouen → Local Mountain Village
Morning walk through the blue alleyways, visit a women’s cooperative.
Transfer to a nearby Rif mountain village.
Participate in communal herb harvesting or goat‑herding with villagers.
Stay overnight in a family home, enjoying a tagine prepared together over a wood fire.
Day 3: Rif Mountains → Fes
Witness morning routines: prepping breakfast, milking goats or fetching water.
Drive to Fes; old‑city orientation with a local guide.
Evening homestay in a Fassi family riad inside the medina.
Day 4: Fes → Middle Atlas Village
Explore Fes’s medina: tanneries, Al Quaraouiyine, craft workshops Drive through cedar forests, see Barbary macaques.
Homestay in a cedar‑forest mountain village—help harvest apples or collect firewood.
Day 5: Middle Atlas → Erg Chebbi Oasis
Morning village immersion: tea with elders, learn weaving or craft.
Long drive through Ziz Valley to Erg Chebbi.
Stay with a local oasian family, learn about traditional irrigation, pick dates.
Evening camel trek to shared desert camp.
Day 6: Sahara Oasis → Dades Valley
Sunrise camel ride; breakfast with your oasis‑host family.
Drive across desert, visit communities in Rissani.
In Dades Valley, stay in a local kasbah‑family home—cook together with fresh local produce.
Day 7: Dades → Marrakech
Morning walk with hosts through rose‑valley fields or palm groves.
Drive over Atlas via Telouet, stopping at kasbahs.
Arrive in Marrakech; sip mint tea in a local home‑run café — a final connection.
Option to extend stay in a family‑run riad/guesthouse.
Key Enhancements
Genuine homestays in villages and oases—each night offers authentic life‑with‑locals.
Hands‑on participation: cooking, herding, farming, craft-making—true cultural exchange.
Sustainable focus: staying in family homes supports local economies directly, aligning with your mission
Community recovery: visits in Atlas mountains can support earthquake‑impacted communities through responsible tourism.
Balanced travel: includes iconic sites (Chefchaouen, Fes, desert, Marrakech) with deeper connections.
Pricing & Logistics
Inclusions
Local guide, private transport, meals with host families, camel trek, homestays
Excludes: personal expenses, tips, optional activities