Day 1
Casablanca to Rabat: Begin with the Atlantic and the Capital
Meals: No meals unless arranged
Included: Airport transfer
The value of Casablanca to Rabat: Begin with the Atlantic and the Capital is partly geographical: it connects the experience of “arrival” with the direction of “Rabat to Chefchaouen: North Toward the Rif Mountains” without forcing an artificial detour. For Casablanca to Rabat: Begin with the Atlantic and the Capital, rabat is calmer than Morocco’s more famous tourist cities, which is precisely its value. Within 13-Day Morocco Grand Tour from Casablanca: Chefchaouen, Fes, Sahara & Marrakech, royal avenues, the Hassan Tower, the Mausoleum of Mohammed V and the Kasbah of the Udayas sit within a city that still feels spacious and lived-in.
For Casablanca to Rabat: Begin with the Atlantic and the Capital, casablanca works best as Morocco’s modern Atlantic gateway: broad boulevards, Art Deco traces, the oceanfront Corniche and the monumental Hassan II Mosque set a very different tone from the old imperial medinas. For Casablanca to Rabat: Begin with the Atlantic and the Capital, chefchaouen is compact, steep and best enjoyed on foot. In the context of Casablanca to Rabat: Begin with the Atlantic and the Capital, the blue lanes around Outa el-Hammam are famous, but the quieter residential corners and the walk toward Ras el-Ma reveal a more lived-in side of the Rif town.
At this stage of 13-Day Morocco Grand Tour from Casablanca: Chefchaouen, Fes, Sahara & Marrakech, the practical priority today is a smooth arrival. On Casablanca to Rabat: Begin with the Atlantic and the Capital, check-in, luggage and rest come before sightseeing, so any city visit remains flexible rather than becoming an obligation after a flight. For 13-Day Morocco Grand Tour from Casablanca: Chefchaouen, Fes, Sahara & Marrakech, the success of this day is measured by how clearly Casablanca to Rabat: Begin with the Atlantic and the Capital feels different from both “arrival” and “Rabat to Chefchaouen: North Toward the Rif Mountains”.
Day 2
Rabat to Chefchaouen: North Toward the Rif Mountains
Meals: Breakfast
Included: Private transport and planned visits
On Rabat to Chefchaouen: North Toward the Rif Mountains, here the itinerary deliberately changes texture. “Casablanca to Rabat: Begin with the Atlantic and the Capital” belongs to one part of Morocco; Rabat to Chefchaouen: North Toward the Rif Mountains prepares you for the different atmosphere of “Akchour Waterfalls and a Deeper Day in Chefchaouen”. On day 2 of 13-Day Morocco Grand Tour from Casablanca: Chefchaouen, Fes, Sahara & Marrakech, rabat is calmer than Morocco’s more famous tourist cities, which is precisely its value.
For travelers on 13-Day Morocco Grand Tour from Casablanca: Chefchaouen, Fes, Sahara & Marrakech, during “Rabat to Chefchaouen: North Toward the Rif Mountains”, for day 2 of this route, royal avenues, the Hassan Tower, the Mausoleum of Mohammed V and the Kasbah of the Udayas sit within a city that still feels spacious and lived-in. For travelers following this 13-day route, for arrival day 2, we keep the schedule deliberately light: transfer first, orientation second, and only then an optional visit if flight timing and energy make it sensible. At this stage of 13-Day Morocco Grand Tour from Casablanca: Chefchaouen, Fes, Sahara & Marrakech, at this point in the route, the city is useful at the beginning or end of a circuit because airport logistics are simple, yet there is enough architecture and coastal life to make the stop feel intentional rather than purely functional.
For Rabat to Chefchaouen: North Toward the Rif Mountains, its mountain setting changes the pace of a Morocco road trip: evenings are cooler, traffic disappears inside much of the medina, and an overnight stay gives a far calmer experience than a midday stop. By evening, day 2 of 13 should leave enough energy for the next stage, “Akchour Waterfalls and a Deeper Day in Chefchaouen”, rather than making the itinerary feel overfilled.
Day 3
Akchour Waterfalls and a Deeper Day in Chefchaouen
Meals: Breakfast
Included: Private transport and planned visits
Because 13-Day Morocco Grand Tour from Casablanca: Chefchaouen, Fes, Sahara & Marrakech is private, the time given to Akchour Waterfalls and a Deeper Day in Chefchaouen can respond to how the group feels after “Rabat to Chefchaouen: North Toward the Rif Mountains” and before continuing toward “Chefchaouen to Fes via Moulay Idriss, Volubilis and Meknes”. For day 3 of this route, during this specific stage, casablanca works best as Morocco’s modern Atlantic gateway: broad boulevards, Art Deco traces, the oceanfront Corniche and the monumental Hassan II Mosque set a very different tone from the old imperial medinas. For day 3 of this route, the practical priority today is a smooth arrival.
Because this day centers on Akchour Waterfalls and a Deeper Day in Chefchaouen, check-in, luggage and rest come before sightseeing, so any city visit remains flexible rather than becoming an obligation after a flight. Here, before the itinerary moves on, at this point in the route, chefchaouen is compact, steep and best enjoyed on foot. At this stage of 13-Day Morocco Grand Tour from Casablanca: Chefchaouen, Fes, Sahara & Marrakech, the blue lanes around Outa el-Hammam are famous, but the quieter residential corners and the walk toward Ras el-Ma reveal a more lived-in side of the Rif town.
For Akchour Waterfalls and a Deeper Day in Chefchaouen, fes rewards context. For day 3 of this route, the medina is not arranged for cars or easy orientation, so a good local guide helps connect tanneries, madrasas, craft quarters, fondouks and food markets into one coherent story. We finish Akchour Waterfalls and a Deeper Day in Chefchaouen with tomorrow in mind: “Chefchaouen to Fes via Moulay Idriss, Volubilis and Meknes” has its own rhythm, so today is not pushed beyond what the route can comfortably absorb.
Day 4
Chefchaouen to Fes via Moulay Idriss, Volubilis and Meknes
Meals: Breakfast
Included: Private transport and planned visits
For this particular route, Chefchaouen to Fes via Moulay Idriss, Volubilis and Meknes is where the journey resets after “Akchour Waterfalls and a Deeper Day in Chefchaouen” and begins leaning toward “Fes with a Local Guide and a Traditional Hammam”. In the context of Chefchaouen to Fes via Moulay Idriss, Volubilis and Meknes, during this specific stage, volubilis gives the route a much older historical layer. Within 13-Day Morocco Grand Tour from Casablanca: Chefchaouen, Fes, Sahara & Marrakech, the open Roman site is easy to read on foot, with mosaics, columns and foundations spread across rolling agricultural country rather than enclosed inside a modern city.
On this specific stage of 13-Day Morocco Grand Tour from Casablanca: Chefchaouen, Fes, Sahara & Marrakech, for travelers following this 13-day route, the practical priority today is a smooth arrival. Because this is “Chefchaouen to Fes via Moulay Idriss, Volubilis and Meknes” on 13-Day Morocco Grand Tour from Casablanca: Chefchaouen, Fes, Sahara & Marrakech, for travelers following this 13-day route, check-in, luggage and rest come before sightseeing, so any city visit remains flexible rather than becoming an obligation after a flight. On day 4 of 13-Day Morocco Grand Tour from Casablanca: Chefchaouen, Fes, Sahara & Marrakech, meknes offers imperial history without the same intensity as Fes.
In the context of Chefchaouen to Fes via Moulay Idriss, Volubilis and Meknes, monumental gates, long walls and Moulay Ismail’s legacy make it a useful stop between Volubilis and the larger medina cities. On Chefchaouen to Fes via Moulay Idriss, Volubilis and Meknes, at this point in the route, casablanca works best as Morocco’s modern Atlantic gateway: broad boulevards, Art Deco traces, the oceanfront Corniche and the monumental Hassan II Mosque set a very different tone from the old imperial medinas. By evening, day 4 of 13 should leave enough energy for the next stage, “Fes with a Local Guide and a Traditional Hammam”, rather than making the itinerary feel overfilled.
Day 5
Fes with a Local Guide and a Traditional Hammam
Meals: Breakfast
Included: Private transport and planned visits
Within 13-Day Morocco Grand Tour from Casablanca: Chefchaouen, Fes, Sahara & Marrakech, this is a transition day with its own identity. You arrive from “Chefchaouen to Fes via Moulay Idriss, Volubilis and Meknes” and leave with “Sefrou Day Trip: Crafts, Markets and a Different Pace” already shaping the next part of the journey. On day 5 of 13-Day Morocco Grand Tour from Casablanca: Chefchaouen, Fes, Sahara & Marrakech, the city is useful at the beginning or end of a circuit because airport logistics are simple, yet there is enough architecture and coastal life to make the stop feel intentional rather than purely functional.
In the context of Fes with a Local Guide and a Traditional Hammam, at this point in the route, its mountain setting changes the pace of a Morocco road trip: evenings are cooler, traffic disappears inside much of the medina, and an overnight stay gives a far calmer experience than a midday stop. Within 13-Day Morocco Grand Tour from Casablanca: Chefchaouen, Fes, Sahara & Marrakech, at this point in the route, what makes Fes memorable is not a single monument but the density of living craft: metalwork, leather, carved wood, ceramics and textiles still sit beside homes, bakeries, mosques and neighborhood commerce. In the context of Fes with a Local Guide and a Traditional Hammam, for arrival day 5, we keep the schedule deliberately light: transfer first, orientation second, and only then an optional visit if flight timing and energy make it sensible.
By evening, day 5 of 13 should leave enough energy for the next stage, “Sefrou Day Trip: Crafts, Markets and a Different Pace”, rather than making the itinerary feel overfilled.
Day 6
Sefrou Day Trip: Crafts, Markets and a Different Pace
Meals: Breakfast
Included: Private transport and planned visits
Sefrou is not isolated from the places that follow it; each stop helps explain the next. The value is not simply that you have visited local waterfall; it is that you understand how this part of Morocco connects to the wider journey. Because 13-Day Morocco Grand Tour from Casablanca: Chefchaouen, Fes, Sahara & Marrakech is private, the time given to Sefrou Day Trip: Crafts, Markets and a Different Pace can respond to how the group feels after “Fes with a Local Guide and a Traditional Hammam” and before continuing toward “Fes to Merzouga: Middle Atlas, Ziz Valley and Desert Sunset”.
On Sefrou Day Trip: Crafts, Markets and a Different Pace, the practical priority today is a smooth arrival. For travelers on 13-Day Morocco Grand Tour from Casablanca: Chefchaouen, Fes, Sahara & Marrakech, during “Sefrou Day Trip: Crafts, Markets and a Different Pace”, here, before the itinerary moves on, check-in, luggage and rest come before sightseeing, so any city visit remains flexible rather than becoming an obligation after a flight. Within 13-Day Morocco Grand Tour from Casablanca: Chefchaouen, Fes, Sahara & Marrakech, at this point in the route, the city is useful at the beginning or end of a circuit because airport logistics are simple, yet there is enough architecture and coastal life to make the stop feel intentional rather than purely functional.
For travelers following this 13-day route, at this point in the route, chefchaouen is compact, steep and best enjoyed on foot. In the context of Sefrou Day Trip: Crafts, Markets and a Different Pace, the blue lanes around Outa el-Hammam are famous, but the quieter residential corners and the walk toward Ras el-Ma reveal a more lived-in side of the Rif town. On day 6 of 13-Day Morocco Grand Tour from Casablanca: Chefchaouen, Fes, Sahara & Marrakech, fes rewards context.
Within 13-Day Morocco Grand Tour from Casablanca: Chefchaouen, Fes, Sahara & Marrakech, the medina is not arranged for cars or easy orientation, so a good local guide helps connect tanneries, madrasas, craft quarters, fondouks and food markets into one coherent story. For 13-Day Morocco Grand Tour from Casablanca: Chefchaouen, Fes, Sahara & Marrakech, the success of this day is measured by how clearly Sefrou Day Trip: Crafts, Markets and a Different Pace feels different from both “Fes with a Local Guide and a Traditional Hammam” and “Fes to Merzouga: Middle Atlas, Ziz Valley and Desert Sunset”.
Day 7
Fes to Merzouga: Middle Atlas, Ziz Valley and Desert Sunset
Meals: Breakfast
Included: Private transport and planned visits
Within 13-Day Morocco Grand Tour from Casablanca: Chefchaouen, Fes, Sahara & Marrakech, this stage comes after “Sefrou Day Trip: Crafts, Markets and a Different Pace” and before “Merzouga to Dadès via Rissani, Tinghir and Todra Gorge”, so its job is to change the pace rather than repeat the previous day. For travelers following this 13-day route, at this point in the route, merzouga sits at the edge of Erg Chebbi, where the high dunes rise abruptly from a stony desert plain. For day 7 of this route, the approach matters because the landscape becomes drier in stages before the sand finally appears on the horizon.
Within 13-Day Morocco Grand Tour from Casablanca: Chefchaouen, Fes, Sahara & Marrakech, for arrival day 7, we keep the schedule deliberately light: transfer first, orientation second, and only then an optional visit if flight timing and energy make it sensible. For Fes to Merzouga: Middle Atlas, Ziz Valley and Desert Sunset, casablanca works best as Morocco’s modern Atlantic gateway: broad boulevards, Art Deco traces, the oceanfront Corniche and the monumental Hassan II Mosque set a very different tone from the old imperial medinas. Within 13-Day Morocco Grand Tour from Casablanca: Chefchaouen, Fes, Sahara & Marrakech, at this point in the route, its mountain setting changes the pace of a Morocco road trip: evenings are cooler, traffic disappears inside much of the medina, and an overnight stay gives a far calmer experience than a midday stop.
We finish Fes to Merzouga: Middle Atlas, Ziz Valley and Desert Sunset with tomorrow in mind: “Merzouga to Dadès via Rissani, Tinghir and Todra Gorge” has its own rhythm, so today is not pushed beyond what the route can comfortably absorb.
Day 8
Merzouga to Dadès via Rissani, Tinghir and Todra Gorge
Meals: Breakfast
Included: Private transport and planned visits
Rissani market is not isolated from the places that follow it; each stop helps explain the next. The value is not simply that you have visited Dadès Valley; it is that you understand how this part of Morocco connects to the wider journey. Within 13-Day Morocco Grand Tour from Casablanca: Chefchaouen, Fes, Sahara & Marrakech, this stage comes after “Fes to Merzouga: Middle Atlas, Ziz Valley and Desert Sunset” and before “Dadès to Ouarzazate and Aït Ben Haddou”, so its job is to change the pace rather than repeat the previous day.
For Merzouga to Dadès via Rissani, Tinghir and Todra Gorge, merzouga sits at the edge of Erg Chebbi, where the high dunes rise abruptly from a stony desert plain. Within 13-Day Morocco Grand Tour from Casablanca: Chefchaouen, Fes, Sahara & Marrakech, the approach matters because the landscape becomes drier in stages before the sand finally appears on the horizon. For Merzouga to Dadès via Rissani, Tinghir and Todra Gorge, the Dadès region is not only a night stop.
For travelers following this 13-day route, the road threads between cultivated valley floors, eroded rock formations and old kasbah architecture, giving the route a strong sense of transition between the High Atlas and pre-Saharan Morocco. For travelers following this 13-day route, at this point in the route, todra Gorge is most rewarding when there is time to leave the vehicle and walk beneath the limestone walls. For day 8 of this route, even a short stroll changes the day from a scenic drive into a physical sense of the canyon’s scale.
At this stage of 13-Day Morocco Grand Tour from Casablanca: Chefchaouen, Fes, Sahara & Marrakech, for arrival day 8, we keep the schedule deliberately light: transfer first, orientation second, and only then an optional visit if flight timing and energy make it sensible. For 13-Day Morocco Grand Tour from Casablanca: Chefchaouen, Fes, Sahara & Marrakech, the success of this day is measured by how clearly Merzouga to Dadès via Rissani, Tinghir and Todra Gorge feels different from both “Fes to Merzouga: Middle Atlas, Ziz Valley and Desert Sunset” and “Dadès to Ouarzazate and Aït Ben Haddou”.
Day 9
Dadès to Ouarzazate and Aït Ben Haddou
Meals: Breakfast
Included: Private transport and planned visits
Because this is “Dadès to Ouarzazate and Aït Ben Haddou” on 13-Day Morocco Grand Tour from Casablanca: Chefchaouen, Fes, Sahara & Marrakech, for travelers following this 13-day route, the day is paced around what comes before and after it. “Merzouga to Dadès via Rissani, Tinghir and Todra Gorge” sets the starting mood; “Ouarzazate to Marrakech Across Tizi n’Tichka” determines how much energy should be protected for tomorrow. On day 9 of 13-Day Morocco Grand Tour from Casablanca: Chefchaouen, Fes, Sahara & Marrakech, the Dadès region is not only a night stop.
At this stage of 13-Day Morocco Grand Tour from Casablanca: Chefchaouen, Fes, Sahara & Marrakech, the road threads between cultivated valley floors, eroded rock formations and old kasbah architecture, giving the route a strong sense of transition between the High Atlas and pre-Saharan Morocco. For day 9 of this route, for arrival day 9, we keep the schedule deliberately light: transfer first, orientation second, and only then an optional visit if flight timing and energy make it sensible. Within 13-Day Morocco Grand Tour from Casablanca: Chefchaouen, Fes, Sahara & Marrakech, at this point in the route, ouarzazate is a practical hinge between desert routes and the High Atlas.
On Dadès to Ouarzazate and Aït Ben Haddou, film studios made the city internationally known, but the wider appeal is its location among kasbah country, dry valleys and roads leading toward both Draa and Marrakech. On day 9 of 13-Day Morocco Grand Tour from Casablanca: Chefchaouen, Fes, Sahara & Marrakech, the city is useful at the beginning or end of a circuit because airport logistics are simple, yet there is enough architecture and coastal life to make the stop feel intentional rather than purely functional. By evening, day 9 of 13 should leave enough energy for the next stage, “Ouarzazate to Marrakech Across Tizi n’Tichka”, rather than making the itinerary feel overfilled.
Day 10
Ouarzazate to Marrakech Across Tizi n’Tichka
Meals: Breakfast
Included: Private transport and planned visits
Look at Ouarzazate to Marrakech Across Tizi n’Tichka as a hinge in the route, not a box to tick: it follows “Dadès to Ouarzazate and Aït Ben Haddou” and opens the way to “Marrakech with a Local Guide: Palaces, Souks and Jemaa el-Fna”. On day 10 of 13-Day Morocco Grand Tour from Casablanca: Chefchaouen, Fes, Sahara & Marrakech, the Atlas crossings are not empty transfer time. On Ouarzazate to Marrakech Across Tizi n’Tichka, roads climb through villages, terraces and exposed mountain slopes, and weather can change quickly enough that flexible timing matters more than a rigid schedule.
At this stage of 13-Day Morocco Grand Tour from Casablanca: Chefchaouen, Fes, Sahara & Marrakech, at this point in the route, ouarzazate is a practical hinge between desert routes and the High Atlas. For day 10 of this route, film studios made the city internationally known, but the wider appeal is its location among kasbah country, dry valleys and roads leading toward both Draa and Marrakech. For “Ouarzazate to Marrakech Across Tizi n’Tichka” within 13-Day Morocco Grand Tour from Casablanca: Chefchaouen, Fes, Sahara & Marrakech, for travelers following this 13-day route, at this point in the route, the city is useful at the beginning or end of a circuit because airport logistics are simple, yet there is enough architecture and coastal life to make the stop feel intentional rather than purely functional.
Here, before the itinerary moves on, for arrival day 10, we keep the schedule deliberately light: transfer first, orientation second, and only then an optional visit if flight timing and energy make it sensible. We finish Ouarzazate to Marrakech Across Tizi n’Tichka with tomorrow in mind: “Marrakech with a Local Guide: Palaces, Souks and Jemaa el-Fna” has its own rhythm, so today is not pushed beyond what the route can comfortably absorb.
Day 11
Marrakech with a Local Guide: Palaces, Souks and Jemaa el-Fna
Meals: Breakfast
Included: Private transport and planned visits
The sequence matters here: “Ouarzazate to Marrakech Across Tizi n’Tichka” is behind you, while “Marrakech to Casablanca via El Jadida and Azemmour” comes next, which makes Marrakech with a Local Guide: Palaces, Souks and Jemaa el-Fna the bridge between two different parts of the route. For Marrakech with a Local Guide: Palaces, Souks and Jemaa el-Fna, the city is useful at the beginning or end of a circuit because airport logistics are simple, yet there is enough architecture and coastal life to make the stop feel intentional rather than purely functional. For day 11 of this route, at this point in the route, chefchaouen is compact, steep and best enjoyed on foot.
Within 13-Day Morocco Grand Tour from Casablanca: Chefchaouen, Fes, Sahara & Marrakech, the blue lanes around Outa el-Hammam are famous, but the quieter residential corners and the walk toward Ras el-Ma reveal a more lived-in side of the Rif town. On day 11 of 13-Day Morocco Grand Tour from Casablanca: Chefchaouen, Fes, Sahara & Marrakech, what makes Fes memorable is not a single monument but the density of living craft: metalwork, leather, carved wood, ceramics and textiles still sit beside homes, bakeries, mosques and neighborhood commerce. Because this day centers on Marrakech with a Local Guide: Palaces, Souks and Jemaa el-Fna, for arrival day 11, we keep the schedule deliberately light: transfer first, orientation second, and only then an optional visit if flight timing and energy make it sensible.
For 13-Day Morocco Grand Tour from Casablanca: Chefchaouen, Fes, Sahara & Marrakech, the success of this day is measured by how clearly Marrakech with a Local Guide: Palaces, Souks and Jemaa el-Fna feels different from both “Ouarzazate to Marrakech Across Tizi n’Tichka” and “Marrakech to Casablanca via El Jadida and Azemmour”.
Day 12
Marrakech to Casablanca via El Jadida and Azemmour
Meals: Breakfast
Included: Private transport and planned visits
The value of Marrakech to Casablanca via El Jadida and Azemmour is partly geographical: it connects the experience of “Marrakech with a Local Guide: Palaces, Souks and Jemaa el-Fna” with the direction of “Departure from Casablanca” without forcing an artificial detour. For Marrakech to Casablanca via El Jadida and Azemmour, el Jadida adds Portuguese-Atlantic history to a Morocco circuit. Because this day centers on Marrakech to Casablanca via El Jadida and Azemmour, the fortified old quarter and sea-facing ramparts feel distinct from both imperial medinas and modern beach cities.
In the context of Marrakech to Casablanca via El Jadida and Azemmour, for arrival day 12, we keep the schedule deliberately light: transfer first, orientation second, and only then an optional visit if flight timing and energy make it sensible. For Marrakech to Casablanca via El Jadida and Azemmour, casablanca works best as Morocco’s modern Atlantic gateway: broad boulevards, Art Deco traces, the oceanfront Corniche and the monumental Hassan II Mosque set a very different tone from the old imperial medinas. For Marrakech to Casablanca via El Jadida and Azemmour, its mountain setting changes the pace of a Morocco road trip: evenings are cooler, traffic disappears inside much of the medina, and an overnight stay gives a far calmer experience than a midday stop.
For 13-Day Morocco Grand Tour from Casablanca: Chefchaouen, Fes, Sahara & Marrakech, the success of this day is measured by how clearly Marrakech to Casablanca via El Jadida and Azemmour feels different from both “Marrakech with a Local Guide: Palaces, Souks and Jemaa el-Fna” and “Departure from Casablanca”.
Day 13
Departure from Casablanca
Meals: Breakfast
Included: Airport transfer
The sequence matters here: “Marrakech to Casablanca via El Jadida and Azemmour” is behind you, while “departure” comes next, which makes Departure from Casablanca the bridge between two different parts of the route. On day 13 of 13-Day Morocco Grand Tour from Casablanca: Chefchaouen, Fes, Sahara & Marrakech, the city is useful at the beginning or end of a circuit because airport logistics are simple, yet there is enough architecture and coastal life to make the stop feel intentional rather than purely functional. In the context of Departure from Casablanca, at this point in the route, its mountain setting changes the pace of a Morocco road trip: evenings are cooler, traffic disappears inside much of the medina, and an overnight stay gives a far calmer experience than a midday stop.
On day 13 of 13-Day Morocco Grand Tour from Casablanca: Chefchaouen, Fes, Sahara & Marrakech, fes rewards context. For day 13 of this route, the medina is not arranged for cars or easy orientation, so a good local guide helps connect tanneries, madrasas, craft quarters, fondouks and food markets into one coherent story. On this specific stage of 13-Day Morocco Grand Tour from Casablanca: Chefchaouen, Fes, Sahara & Marrakech, here, before the itinerary moves on, the practical priority today is a smooth arrival.
As part of day 13, “Departure from Casablanca”, for travelers following this 13-day route, check-in, luggage and rest come before sightseeing, so any city visit remains flexible rather than becoming an obligation after a flight. For travelers following this 13-day route, we finish Departure from Casablanca with tomorrow in mind: “departure” has its own rhythm, so today is not pushed beyond what the route can comfortably absorb.