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Private Morocco retreat experiences

Private Morocco Retreat Experiences

Six distinct Morocco retreat experiences across extraordinary landscapes. Each private retreat begins in Marrakech and builds toward its defining landscape. Eight days, 8–14 guests. Season 2026–2027.

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Circuit Sahara

Marrakech · Aït Ben Haddou · Erg Chigaga

Circuit Sahara

8 to 9 days

Begin in Marrakech for arrival and orientation. Travel via the UNESCO-listed kasbah of Aït Ben Haddou into the Draa Valley, then on to Erg Chigaga, one of the Sahara's most remote and pristine dune systems. Eight days of movement, silence, and transformation.

  • UNESCO kasbah of Aït Ben Haddou
  • Erg Chigaga, one of the Sahara's most remote dune systems
  • Draa Valley, ancient palm groves and river canyons
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Circuit Surf

Marrakech · Taghazout · Erg Chigaga

Circuit Surf

8 days

Start in Marrakech before heading to Taghazout on Morocco's Atlantic coast, where daily surf sessions, ocean breathwork and salt air define the rhythm. The circuit ends in Erg Chigaga, where the silence of the Sahara provides the deepest possible contrast.

  • Taghazout, Morocco's premier surf destination
  • Ocean breathwork and cold water immersion
  • Erg Chigaga, vast desert silence after the Atlantic
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Circuit Atlas

Marrakech · Ourika · Essaouira

Circuit Atlas

8 days

Open in Marrakech, then head into the Ourika Valley in the High Atlas, where mountain trails, Berber villages and altitude define the practice. The circuit concludes in Essaouira, a fortified coastal city of blue shutters, Atlantic wind, and extraordinary calm.

  • Ourika Valley, Berber villages and High Atlas trails
  • Mountain movement and altitude breathwork
  • Essaouira, UNESCO-listed Atlantic fortress city
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New circuits

Salt & Stars · Atlantic surf to Sahara desert retreat Morocco 2026

Atlantic + Sahara · 23–30 Nov 2026 · from €2,252 early bird

Salt & Stars

7 nights · Fixed departure November 2026

From Atlantic surf in Taghazout to the silence of the Sahara dunes. A seven-day circuit blending ocean mornings, Atlas crossings, and stargazing nights in the desert.

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Agrotourism & Sahara

Marrakech · Erg Chigaga

Agrotourism & Sahara

8 days

Three nights on an organic estate near Marrakech, then four nights at a private camp in Erg Chigaga. Argan cooperatives, olive groves, saffron farms, and the vast silence of the Sahara.

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Vallée des Roses & Sahara

Marrakech · Vallée des Roses · Erg Chigaga

Vallée des Roses & Sahara

8 days

Three nights in the Vallée des Roses near Kelaat M'Gouna, then three nights in Erg Chigaga. Rose gardens, Berber villages, Dades Gorge hikes and the silence of the great southern dunes.

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Trekking with the Nomads

M'hamid el Ghizlane · Erg Chigaga

Trekking with the Nomads

8 days · 3-day guided trek

Enter the desert on foot from M'hamid el Ghizlane. Three days of guided trekking with Sahrawi nomads, two bivouac nights in the open desert, then four nights at a private luxury camp in Erg Chigaga.

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Bikes in the Atlas & Sahara

High Atlas · Dadès Valley · Erg Chigaga

Bikes in the Atlas & Sahara

8 days

Road and gravel cycling from Marrakech over the Tizi n'Tichka pass, through the Dadès Gorge, and south to Erg Chigaga. Five cycling days, a support vehicle and mechanic throughout, and two recovery days in the deep Sahara.

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Running Taroudant

Souss Valley · Anti-Atlas · Tizi n'Test

Running Taroudant

8 days

An 8-day running retreat in Taroudant, the ancient walled city of the Souss valley. Dawn circuits of the 7.5km ramparts, trail runs in the Anti-Atlas foothills, and the legendary Tizi n'Test mountain roads. Hammam recovery, orange groves, and a private riad in the medina.

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Pêche Atlantique

Rabat · Agadir · Dakhla Lagoon

Pêche Atlantique

8 days

A high-end fishing retreat along Morocco's 2,900 kilometres of Atlantic coastline. Surf casting from wild rocks, deep-sea boat fishing off Agadir, and world-class corbina and sandfish in the extraordinary Dakhla lagoon. Private expert guides. The rarest fish in the rarest setting.

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Kitesurfer riding the Atlantic wind off Essaouira, Morocco

Essaouira · Atlantic Coast

Essaouira Kitesurf & Yoga

8 days, 7 nights

The wind capital of North Africa meets yoga. IKO-certified kitesurf coaching on Diabat Beach, sunrise yoga on the rooftop, shared dinners of fresh Atlantic fish, and a hammam inside the UNESCO medina.

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Kites flying on the Dakhla lagoon beach, southern Morocco

Dakhla · Southern Morocco

Dakhla Kitesurf & Yoga

8 days, 7 nights

One of the five best kitesurf spots on earth. Flat water lagoon, 300+ wind days, unlimited IKO coaching, sunrise yoga over the water, desert excursion at dusk, and the Milky Way over a still lagoon at night.

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Sport and recovery retreat Marrakech Morocco

Marrakech · Essaouira · Atlas · Atlantic

Sport & Recovery

8 days, 7 nights

One programme, five disciplines. Padel, tennis, hyrox, hybrid fitness or trekking, each paired with pilates, ice bath, hammam, pottery and cooking.

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Photography retreat Morocco, Marrakech Atlas Sahara

Marrakech · Atlas · Sahara

Photography Retreat

8 days, 7 nights

Landscape, portrait and night sky sessions across three landscapes. The medina, the Atlas villages, the golden light of the Sahara, and the Milky Way over Erg Chigaga. All formats and levels welcome.

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Stars over Sahara desert, stargazing and dune bashing retreat Morocco

Marrakech · Erg Chigaga

Stargazing & Dune Bashing

8 days, 7 nights

4x4 dune bashing across 300-metre ridges by day. Stargazing with portable telescopes and zero light pollution by night. Camel trek, yoga and ice bath.

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Berber man in turban, Morocco wellness and cultural retreat

Marrakech · Atlas · Sahara

Wellness & Meeting with the Locals

8 days, 7 nights

Yoga, walking with nomadic shepherds, a morning with a Berber family, the hammam and the long table. Morocco at human pace, with the people who actually live here.

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Marrakech medina rooftops and palm gardens, Morocco

Marrakech · Palmeraie · Medina

Marrakech Retreat

5–7 days · Year-round

Private movement, hammam, and culinary immersion in the ochre city. Riad stays, Atlas day excursion, souks, and Palmeraie yoga sessions.

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Essaouira blue boats and Atlantic ramparts, Morocco

Essaouira · Atlantic Coast

Essaouira Retreat

4–6 days · Year-round

Wind, sea, and silence on the Atlantic. Yoga, coastal running, argan oil rituals, and evenings in the UNESCO-listed medina of the windy city.

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Oualidia lagoon at low tide, Atlantic coast of Morocco

Oualidia · Atlantic Lagoon

Oualidia Retreat

8 days, 7 nights · Year-round

Morocco's hidden Atlantic lagoon. Oysters straight from the water, gentle surf, flamingos at low tide, and the deepest quiet on the coast.

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Chefchaouen blue-painted streets in the Rif Mountains, Morocco

Chefchaouen · Rif Mountains

Chefchaouen Retreat

5–7 days · Spring & Autumn

Trekking and breathwork in the blue city of the Rif. Hiking to Akchour waterfalls, local hammam, and meditation in the mountain medina.

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Chefchaouen blue medina in winter, Morocco imperial cities retreat

Marrakech · Chefchaouen · Fès · Essaouira

Imperial Winter

8 days · December to February

Morocco's four imperial cities in one extraordinary winter circuit. Private riad accommodation, Atlas excursion, hammam rituals, and the Atlantic coast. 8 to 14 guests.

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Other destinations available on request

We also run retreats in Chefchaouen, Essaouira, Oualidia and across the Rif Mountains. Get in touch to discuss a bespoke itinerary.

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