Traslado privado de Chefchaouen a OuarzazateLuxury Travel

The Chefchaouen–Ouarzazate transfer covers 620 km in about 7h35. It links the Rif mountains with the southern side of the High Atlas by way of Fes, Midelt and Erfoud, and it is priced per vehicle from €370, so a family or group pays the same as one traveller.

Who makes the Chefchaouen to Ouarzazate trip

Why this trip? Chefchaouen is usually a one- or two-night stop between Tangier and Fes, so departures often continue straight on. As for Ouarzazate, people come for the kasbahs, film-set tours and as the overnight stop that splits long drives to the desert. Few people make this 620 km crossing in one go, and we would rather say so plainly: it is booked by travellers who have a fixed flight or hotel at the far end and would rather cover the distance in one private day than stitch together buses and grand taxis.

The road from Chefchaouen to Ouarzazate

South of Chefchaouen the road descends out of the Rif through Ouazzane's olive groves and across rolling farmland to Fes. South of Fes the road climbs to Ifrane — an Alpine-looking town — and through the cedar forest near Azrou, home to Barbary macaques, then crosses high grazing plateaus to Midelt below Jebel Ayachi. South of Midelt the N13 crosses the Tizi n'Talghemt pass and drops through the Ziz gorges to Errachidia, then follows the Ziz valley's palm groves to Erfoud. West of Erfoud the road crosses the pre-Saharan plain, past the khettara irrigation wells and Tinejdad's oasis, to Tinghir. West of Tinghir the N10 passes Boumalne at the mouth of the Dades gorge, the rose town of Kelaat M'Gouna and the Skoura palmery into Ouarzazate. Good places to break the drive: the Ziz gorges viewpoint, Errachidia and the khettara wells near Tinejdad.

Arriving in Ouarzazate

Ouarzazate is the gateway town to the Moroccan south — home to the Taourirt kasbah, the Atlas film studios and the Noor solar plant, at 1,100 m on a stony plateau. Wide boulevards and drive-up hotels; kasbah guesthouses outside town can be down short dirt tracks.

Should you split the journey?

At 7h35 this is a full day in the car. We run it in one day for anyone who wants that — with breaks every two hours or so — but many travellers prefer to split it. The natural halfway point is Midelt: Midelt, below the snow-capped Ayachi, is the traditional halfway stop between Fes and the desert. Book two one-way legs and the driver meets you again the next morning.

Before you go

A final practical note on Ouarzazate: big day-night temperature swings; winter mornings can be close to freezing. And when you are ready to move on, the Skoura palmery and the Dades gorge are the natural next legs east. The return leg, Ouarzazate to Chefchaouen, has its own page and the same per-vehicle pricing.