Morocco Road Trip Essaouira to Tangier

From the coast to the mountains, Morocco shifts in light and rhythm.

In Essaouira, sea air settles over blue doors and weathered walls. In Marrakech, the city hums with colour and sound, tiled courtyards, market haze, calls to prayer.

Crossing the Atlas Mountains, the air thins and the palette fades to sand and stone. Then north, the bullet train glides toward Tangier, cutting through landscapes that feel endless and ancient.

Colorful striped textiles hanging over a metal guardrail in a desert landscape with mountains and birds in the sky.
A woman walking past a pink building with small windows and wooden door, under a clear blue sky.
Two people riding horses up a sandy hill with large dirt mounds under a clear blue sky.
Sunlight through an ornate iron window creating decorative shadows on white wall and patterned floor tiles.
Two orange chairs and a small round table on a cobblestone street against a weathered, peeling stucco wall.
Interior scene with two wire chairs with orange cushions, a marble-topped table, a window opening with decorative pottery, a dark green wall with a partially opened wooden window, and a green tiled floor.
Group of women dressed in traditional and modern attire participating in a cultural or ceremonial gathering, inside a decorated room with ornate archway.
A man riding a horse-drawn carriage on a street in front of a pink wall with a large wooden gate.
Colorful outdoor seating area with yellow cushions, a red-orange wall, and a large palm tree in a desert landscape under a clear blue sky.
Two people standing outside a restaurant called Mazagan, with parking lot and other people in the background. One person with red curly hair and sunglasses is eating ice cream, and a man with a beard and brown jacket is standing nearby.
A desert town with beige buildings on a hillside, featuring a clear blue sky.