I thought of going via Ouarazate since there's a CTM bus leaving Marrakesh 10.00 which arrives at 14.45
I should then be able to get the 16.00 bus to M'Hamid, arriving at 21.45
From Marrakesh there's an earlier bus which should give me time enough to get a glimpse of Ouarzazate before heading to M'Hamid
Any idea where I can leave my luggage for a few hours?

I catch a taxi at the airport going into Fez, or Marrakesh, or ..... Can I just show the driver the name of the Riad in English and he will know where to go? Or how is it done? Does the driver use his cell to call the Riad to find directions? Are the drivers good at reading a map?

Any help appreciated!

..... I'm not clear how many days you have, or whether it's hike/walk over mountain tracks, or a part car-tour you have in mind.?

Rather than the well worn road from Marrakesh to Ouarzazate taken by so many tourists enroute to rushed 'Desert Expeditions' via the Tizi-n-Tickhla Pass..... consider instead the slower much-less used Tizi-n-Test Pass to the Sous Valley. This route has several interesting sights/ sites to visit, the Tin-Mal Mosque, already mentioned Ouiragane, Ansi and Imlil…

Looking for the ultimate rough backpacking trip starting and finishing in Fez. We want it cheap ie. sleeping on roofs etc but always very intense so we can see a lot. So far we have Fez - Casablanca - Marrakesh - Ouarzazate and waterfall - Atlas mountains. Any other none touristy places we should go?

..... to make three comments.... 1) on your trip north via the N1, keep an eye out for estuary/ sea-inlets in May dried river-beds, flocks of Flamingos gather in May and June.

2) Including a trip over the Tizi-n-Test Pass, where you can visit the Tin Mal Mosque circa 1100, (if open)one of only two Mosques in Morocco where non-Muslims can enter.

The village of Ourigane on the road to Marrakech is a place to find terrific little restaurants, a good place to rest and eat....... if the above…

..... there's 12 trains between Mohamed V Airport and Fez daily>

Sorry, this is really confusing. Let's be clear. There are no trains "between" Mohamed V Airport and Fes at all. Every train from the airport terminates at Casa Port station. A ticket can be bought from the airport booking office to Fes. If it's a first class one, it will have details of 2 trains on it and mention the compartments and seats (the latter only for the Fes train)reserved on the system for the ticket holder. The…

There are two airlines that are equal with time frame and fees that I have to decide on.

Iberia Airlines fly from Barcelona with a 2 hour layover in Madrid, change of terminals then onwards to Marrakesh. Both in standard airplanes.

The alternative airlines is Royal Air Moroc that flies from Barcelona with a 1 hour and 35 min layover in Casablanca, change terminal and a smaller plane onwards to Marrakesh.

Vueling Airlines is non-stop but leaves 9:00pm and arrives 10:30pm not the best timeframe…

Hello,

Am from Vietnam and going to travel to Morocco for 12 days by end of April. Am going to land in Casablanca and plan to go to: Meknes, Fez, Chefchaouen, Marrakesh and a 2 day trip to Sahara then back to Casablanca to fly back. Need some advice whether the plan is too ambitious for 12 days? Should i need to drop 1 or 2 places and if so, which place should be removed from the list :)?

And if you know the country well, I would love to hear your suggestion on the order of the places I should…

The only place I pre-book, and then not more than a few days ahead, is Marrakech during peak season.

There's no shortage of hotels and when I'm touring I'm just looking for a bed in a box with clean sheets, hot shower and western loo.