Country guide
Morocco travel guide
This guide gathers everything TripsCircle knows about Morocco: 3 destinations, 29 places and 1 curated route. Its route is filed under culture. It runs 8 days end to end.
- Destinations
- 3
- Places
- 29
- Curated routes
- 1
- Trip lengths
- 8 days
- Routes favor
- Mar – May
Where our routes go in Morocco
Tap a dot to open that destination's guide.
3 destinations in Morocco
Ordered by how many of our curated routes stop there, then by how many places we have picked.
Best of Morocco
Our curated picks by theme, drawn from the places our route editors chose for their routes.
Places worth planning around
A short sampler from the 29 places in Morocco, starting with those featured on the most of our routes.
SeeAl-Attarine Madrasa
Small 14th-century madrasa with some of the finest zellige tilework in Morocco.
EatAl Fassia
Restaurant run by women serving classic Moroccan dishes like lamb shoulder and pastilla.
EatCafé Restaurant Chez Youssef
Small village cafe known for medfouna baked to order.
SeeAl-Qarawiyyin Mosque
Founded in 859 and among the world's oldest universities; non-Muslims view from the doors.
SeeBahia Palace
19th-century vizier's palace with painted ceilings and tiled courtyards.
DoCamel trek to a desert camp
Ride 1–2 hours into the dunes to a Berber camp for dinner and stars.
Curated routes through Morocco
One curated route stops here. Open it for the day-by-day plan.
Best time to visit Morocco
Our route here recommends Mar – May.
Climate averages (NASA POWER, 2001–2025) for 3 of our destinations here: July is the warmest month, with average highs near 105°F (40°C), and January the coolest at about 64°F (18°C). November is the wettest, around 2.4 in (61 mm) of rain, and July the driest at about 0.1 in (4 mm).
NASA POWER is a gridded model (roughly 50 km cells), so coastal and mountain spots read as regional averages.
Weather by destination
Getting around Morocco
Legs between consecutive stops on our routes. Distances are straight-line estimates, not driving distances.
- Fes → Merzougaabout 340 km (211 mi) straight-line
- Marrakech → Fesabout 384 km (239 mi) straight-line
Planning a trip to Morocco
How many days do you need for a trip to Morocco?
Our curated route here is planned as a 8-day trip. Shorter visits work if you focus on one or two destinations.
What are the best places to visit in Morocco?
Going by how often our route team includes them, the most-featured destinations in Morocco are Fes, Marrakech and Merzouga. Fes alone has 10 hand-picked places in our guides.
When is the best time to visit Morocco?
Our route here recommends Mar – May. NASA POWER averages put the warmest weather in July and the most rain in November.
Where can I find the best restaurants in Morocco?
See our curated picks: best restaurants in Morocco, chosen from 6 places in our curated routes. We also have lists for things to do.
Nearby countries
Take your crew to Morocco
Start from one of our Morocco routes in TripsCircle, then shape it together: shared itinerary, polls for the big decisions, split expenses and packing lists.