7 Day Authentic Village Homestay Tour - Live the REAL Morocco!
Step off the beaten path and into the heart of Moroccan life. This 7-day journey is not just a tour — it's an invitation into family homes, mountain villages, and desert oases where traditions are alive and hospitality runs deep. Travel across Morocco through the eyes of its people, sharing meals, stories, and everyday moments that you won't find in any guidebook. From the blue alleys of Chefchaouen to the stillness of the Sahara, this is the Morocco few ever get to truly know.
Step off the beaten path and into the heart of Moroccan life. This 7-day journey is not just a tour — it's an invitation into family homes, mountain villages, and desert oases where traditions are alive and hospitality runs deep. Travel across Morocco through the eyes of its people, sharing meals, stories, and everyday moments that you won't find in any guidebook. From the blue alleys of Chefchaouen to the stillness of the Sahara, this is the Morocco few ever get to truly know.
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