How a private driver-guide works in Morocco, what is included, what it costs and how to plan your route with us.
A private driver in Morocco is a driver-guide with an air-conditioned 4x4 who drives only your group, door to door and at your pace, from a day trip out of Marrakech to two weeks across the country. Every MoroccoMagics tour works this way: private transport, an English-speaking driver-guide and pick-up at your riad, hotel or airport, with prices per person for two travellers sharing from $45 for a day trip.
This page explains what is included, what it costs and the routes our drivers run most, so you can choose a tour or ask us to plan one.
The vehicle, fuel and tolls, an English-speaking driver-guide and door-to-door pick-up; on multi-day tours, accommodation too.
Our tours use a Toyota Land Cruiser Prado or similar air-conditioned 4x4, with child seats on request, and the vehicle and driver-guide are for your group only. Multi-day tours include accommodation, and desert nights include dinner and breakfast at the camp. In the medinas of Fes and Marrakech a licensed local guide leads the walking tour. Lunches, drinks, most entrance fees and tips are extra; the Morocco tour prices guide lists what each tour covers.
From $45 per person for a day trip to $2,950 for a long specialist tour, for two travellers sharing.
Day trips from Marrakech and Fes cost $45 to $230 per person, two- and three-day tours $250 to $430, four- and five-day desert tours $540 to $690, and tours of a week or more $1,090 to $2,950, depending on length and hotel standard. A one-way route costs more than a loop, because the vehicle has to return. Drivers are usually tipped 150 to 200 MAD a day, paid at the end; see the money and tipping guide.
Self-drive works on the motorways; a driver makes sense for the mountain passes, the desert and the medinas.
Renting a car is cheaper and flexible, and the motorways between Casablanca, Rabat, Fes and Marrakech are easy. The Tizi n'Tichka pass, the long desert roads and the last tracks to Erg Chigaga are tiring, parking near the medinas is difficult, and a driver-guide adds context along the way. Our guide to driving in Morocco compares the two in detail.
| Criterion | Private driver-guide | Self-drive rental | Shared group tour |
|---|---|---|---|
| Who is in the car | Your group only | Your group only | Up to a full minibus |
| Pace and stops | Yours, changeable on the day | Yours | Fixed schedule |
| Mountain and desert roads | Driven for you | You drive | Driven for you |
| Medina guiding | Licensed local guide in Fes and Marrakech | Find your own | Sometimes included |
| Cost | Highest | Lowest | Low |
Day trips from Marrakech and Fes, desert tours to Merzouga and Erg Chigaga, and one- and two-week routes across the country.
The most requested are the day trips from Marrakech and Fes, the Sahara desert tours and the multi-day routes in our itinerary guides: 5 days, 7 days, 10 days and 14 days.
Yes. With a private driver the day can change with the weather or your pace.
We are not a reseller: our drivers, guides and camp partners are contracted directly, which is why itineraries can change mid-trip when weather or your pace requires it. Before you travel, you can sketch your own route day by day in the trip planner, and our team turns it into a quote.
Choose a tour or plan your own route, send the request, and our team replies with a day-by-day plan and a price.
Pick a tour from all private tours, or build a route in the trip planner. We reply with the itinerary, the vehicle and the hotels, and you only confirm once the plan suits you. For anything else, contact us.
Imlil, Ourika, Essaouira, Ouzoud, Ait Benhaddou, Chefchaouen and more, from $45 per person for two.
See the tourThe Atlas, the kasbahs and a night in the Sahara. From $1,090 per person for two.
See the tourThe whole country with one driver. From $2,090 per person for two.
See the tourWith us, from $45 per person for a day trip and from $250 for a two- or three-day tour, for two travellers sharing, with vehicle, fuel, tolls and an English-speaking driver-guide included. Multi-day tours include accommodation.
Yes. Every tour has an English-speaking driver-guide, and the medina walks in Fes and Marrakech are led by licensed local guides.
Yes. The vehicle and the driver-guide are private for your group for the whole tour.
Yes, on request: tell us your children's ages when you book so the right seats are in the vehicle.
150 to 200 MAD per day is usual for a private driver on a multi-day tour, given for the group at the end of the trip.
Yes. Tours start with a pick-up at your riad, hotel or airport, and end with a drop-off where you need it.