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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

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

7 days, 6 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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Padel retreat Marrakech and Essaouira Morocco

Marrakech · Essaouira

Padel & Recovery

8 days, 7 nights

Padel coaching in Marrakech, recovery in Essaouira. Courts, cold plunge, pottery, and the Atlantic coast in eight days.

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Tennis retreat Marrakech and Essaouira Morocco

Marrakech · Essaouira

Tennis & Recovery

8 days, 7 nights

Tennis in Marrakech, kitesurf and ocean recovery in Essaouira. Court coaching, ice bath, yoga and Moroccan culture across two extraordinary cities.

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Hyrox training retreat Marrakech Morocco

Marrakech

Hyrox & Mobility

8 days, 7 nights

Hyrox training in Marrakech with full recovery protocols. All 8 stations, certified coaches, daily ice bath, pilates and Moroccan culture in a private riad.

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Fitness and surf retreat Marrakech to Taghazout Morocco

Marrakech · Taghazout

Mobility & Fitness

8 days, 7 nights

Functional fitness in Marrakech, surf and ocean recovery in Taghazout. Strength training, Atlantic surf, cold plunge and yoga across two landscapes.

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Trekking retreat Marrakech and Atlas Mountains Morocco

Marrakech · High Atlas

Trekking & Recovery

8 days, 7 nights

Trek the High Atlas from Imlil toward Toubkal base camp. Berber villages, glacial rivers, mountain cold plunge, and recovery in a Marrakech riad.

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Milky Way over the Sahara, astrophotography retreat Morocco

Marrakech · Atlas · Sahara

Astrophotography Retreat

8 days, 7 nights

Telescope workshops in Marrakech, the Atlas and Erg Chigaga. Milky Way shooting, yoga, ice bath, pottery and cooking under the darkest sky in Africa.

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Photography retreat Morocco, Marrakech Atlas Sahara

Marrakech · Atlas · Sahara

Photography Retreat

8 days, 7 nights

Landscape, portrait and workshop sessions across three landscapes. The medina, the Atlas villages and the golden light of the Sahara. 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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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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