Marrakech is where most of our journeys begin or end: a red city of palaces, gardens and souks at the foot of the High Atlas. With a private licensed guide you see the Bahia Palace, the Saadian Tombs, the Koutoubia and the Jardin Majorelle without queues or wrong turns, then slip back to a quiet riad with a pool before dinner on a rooftop above Jemaa el-Fna.

Every journey below spends time in Marrakech, with a hand-picked riad or palace hotel and your own driver. For ideas, read the best things to do in Marrakech and the best day trips from Marrakech.