Beautiful images, but a lot of hours on the coach
Jemaa el-Fnaa at dusk and the blue lanes of Chefchaouen were just like the photos, and sunrise over the dunes of Merzouga was stunning. But for the three days from Fez to Marrakech we spent almost all our time on the coach, and in Marrakech we had very little time left: I would have liked at least one more night there. Our coordinator was excellent, but the programme would benefit from fewer kilometres.
Imperial Cities and the Sahara
Elina Z.Greece · March 2026
Ithaka’s reply
Thank you for your honesty, Elina. You are right that the stretch from Fez to Marrakech is long and that on those days the road takes over. We have passed your comments on to our local partner and will look at explaining this more clearly on the trip page. If you like, write or call us: we would be glad to talk it through.