andrewboehmer4918

Hello all,
This post is in regards to a two week trip (max 14 days w/2 days travel added on).
In-country travel options are open to train, bus, private car/coach.
Initial arrival in Casablanca and departure from Marrakesh.

Initial plan is:
Arrive in Casablanca - if arrival is before noon we would be interested in a tour or couple tours of medina and other areas. If too late in day we would take one more day in town.
Leave Casablanca (morning) for Chefchaouen for overnight stay.
Leave Chefchaouen for Fez
On way to Fez interest in stopping in Meknes or seeing this as a day trip from Fez
From Fez leave for Merzouga for overnight desert stay. (wife's idea)
Otherwise, leave Fez for Essaouira for two days/one night.
From Essaouira go to Marrakesh.
Marrakesh to to Meknes for desert overnight.
Return to Marrakesh for departure.

So the underlying questions are:
1) Enough time in 14 full days to see all?
2) If so, is from Fez to desert better or going down along the coast to Essaouira and then to Marrakesh? My personal issue is NOT duplicating travel that does not gain any additional site seeing or other experience.
3) Preferred amount of time in Fez/Marrakesh/Essaouira.
4) Preferred travel mode train/bus/car/coach - where coach means group travel.

Personal opinions are welcome.

MmePerdu

I suggest you consult some travel guides for some practical information to get you going rather than ask us for information that’s readily available, to put together a more lucid basic itinerary.

Along with the guides, use rome2rio.com to find transportation options. For any proper planning you need an idea of the most efficient ways to get from A to B, especially with so few days to visit that many places.

Once it’s clearer to you we can fine-tune, that’s our job, and suggest possible places you may want to drop to make it more enjoyable, rather than 12 days of rushing around & not really seeing much of anything.

progol

Hello,
If you haven’t already made a decision, you might like to look at my trip report. We did not go to Casablanca but we did go to all the other places you mention. My husband and I went for 2 1/2 weeks and covered a lot of ground but felt we got a good taste of the country.
Morocco, A Visual Journey

As I’ve mentioned before, we worked with a wonderful guide, Salem Karaoui, who has his own company, and I can’t recommend him highly enough:
https://moroccan-family.com

andrewboehmer4918

Thank you very much. I will definitely review your trip report.