Morocco Holidays, Marrakech & Essaouira Riads

Staying in a Marrakech Medina Riad is an amazing experience and after a 3 hour flight and a 15 minute taxi-ride you'll feel a hundred years away. We recommend this as the starting point for the first 3 or 4 nights but if you time permits you should experience more of Morocco and there are plenty of options.
To keep travelling to a minimum just move to one of our locations in Rural Marrakech or up in the Atlas Mountains to chill out and enjoy some amazing scenery.

A little bit further and the most popular combination for a one week Morocco holiday is to combine a Marrakech riad with a few days in the beautiful coastal town of Essaouira where we have a great selection of riads and the best Morocco villas.  It is only a couple of hours drive away and has beautiful beaches and a much more relaxed atmosphere - also fantastic watersports.

For many the ultimate part of a trip to Morocco is a visit to the Sahara Desert and we prepare fabulous itineraries taking you over the Atlas Mountains and into the Sahara. Amazing scenery, wonderful Berber people, and the experience of a lifetime staying beside the dunes or even camping in the middle of the desert.
Click for a selection of our recommended itineraries but better still give us a call to discuss the best trip for you .

Morocco is a genuine year-round destination but the time you go will affect your itinerary.  We recommend a stay in Marrakech or Fes at any time of year although only a short time in July or August when it can get very hot. 

For Essaouira any time of year can be perfect as the sea means the winters are warmer and the summers cooler than Marrakech or Fes. 

The Atlas mountains is also good at all times of year although a January or February trip may result in walking through snow even on a day trip.   The best time for the desert trips is from September through to May as mid-summer  can get be very hot and windy. 

Our service doesn't stop with booking your Morocco holiday. We will always arrange someone to meet you at the airport to take you to our accommodation and most of our clients use our excellent English speaking driver/guides for travelling around the country.

We can also arrange guides or personal shoppers to help you get the best of the souks and a favourite excursion from Marrakech is a day's mule trekking in the Atlas only a short drive away (or even a days skiing in the winter months believe it or not).

Just before you go you will get our famous guide to the best places to eat and things to do in and around Marrakech and Essaouira - we know these places personally and this will then give you the real inside track.

We can offer a full Morocco holiday service but most clients save money by bookings the flights themselves. There are 4 airlines offering direct flights from the UK to Morocco.

See www.easyjet.com (Gatwick and Manchester), www.ryanair.com (Luton, East Midland, Edinburgh & Bristol), www.thomsonfly.com (Manchester), www.royalairmaroc.com (Heathrow and Gatwick but often not direct). Also most of them do oneway fares and you can often get the most convenient times and prices by mixing flights from different airlines.

You can also book flights with Ryanair to Fes from Stansted and Agadir from Stansted and Liverpool. Easyjet have a Gatwick- Agadir route.

When in Morocco few people bother with a car as rental is expensive and when in the towns there is little need for a private car as taxis and feet are enough.  For travelling between towns there are good buses and trains and many people use our private transfer service for door to door service with a chance to chat to our wonderful driver/guides.  For the desert and mountain tours we also recommend using one of our cars with the driver as it is much more relaxing and you get a good insight into the Moroccan way of life.