Elsewhere
Elsewhere
[ Est. 2011 — 62 routes ]
[ Est. 2011 — 62 routes ]
We plan long-form journeys for people who travel rarely and want it to matter — one route at a time, with the fixers, guides and houses we already know by name. No catalogue, no departures board, no filler days.
We plan long-form journeys for people who travel rarely and want it to matter — one route at a time, with the fixers, guides and houses we already know by name. No catalogue, no departures board, no filler days.
Private guide
English, French, Darija
Private guide
English, French, Darija
Free cancellation
Up to 30 days before
Free cancellation
Up to 30 days before
Doorstep transfers
Airport to riad, both ways
Doorstep transfers
Airport to riad, both ways
From
€4,280
per person · 9 nights
The people who make our routes possible
01 · Who we are
Going slowly, further
Fifteen years of the same short list — houses, guides and drivers we would send our own family to.
Fifteen years of the same short list — houses, guides and drivers we would send our own family to.
Not your boring travel agent
We keep one list of houses, guides and drivers we would send our own family to. Everything you book is on that list, or it does not exist.
Ait Ben Haddou, Ouarzazate
Kasbah walk with a local historian
02 · Popular routes 2026
Pick the place
Sixty-two routes, each walked by us first. Tell us the shape of the trip and we will hand you the version.
Sixty-two routes, each walked by us first. Tell us the shape of the trip and we will hand you the version.
[ New for 2026 — 7 routes ]
03 · In the field
Routes, in pictures
Shot on our own trips, never licensed. If it is on this page, one of us stood there.
Shot on our own trips, never licensed. If it is on this page, one of us stood there.
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Sahara crossing
02
Atlas valleys
03
Atlantic coast
04
The blue city
05
Draa palmeries
About route
The Draa valley, palms to palms
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Erg Chigaga — Marrakech to M'hamid, nine nights
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Sahara crossing
02
Atlas valleys
03
Atlantic coast
04
The blue city
05
Draa palmeries
About route
The Draa valley, palms to palms
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Erg Chigaga — Marrakech to M'hamid, nine nights
04 · Ways to travel
How you travel
How you travel
Travel your way with flexible journeys, unforgettable experiences, and memories that last forever.
Travel your way with flexible journeys, unforgettable experiences, and memories that last forever.
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Guided group
Self-drive
Rail journeys
Private charter
Best if it is your first time here, or you are travelling on your own.
26 routes · max 8 people · 5–11 nights · from €2,940
Guided group
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Guided group
Self-drive
Rail journeys
Private charter
Best if it is your first time here, or you are travelling on your own.
26 routes · max 8 people · 5–11 nights · from €2,940
Guided group
05 · How it works
Three moves, then go
From first call to the airport pickup, usually about three weeks. Nothing is booked until you say so.
Hegre M. · Lyon
Draft one was already right. We only moved a dinner.
Step 01
Tell us the shape of it
Dates, pace, who is coming and what you never want to do again. Twenty minutes on a call is enough.
Step 02
We draft the route
One version, named houses, named guides, honest driving times. You edit it until it is yours.
Step 03
You travel, we stay on call
One number, answered in Marrakech, for the whole trip. Weather moves, so does the plan.
05 · How it works
Three moves, then go
From first call to the airport pickup, usually about three weeks. Nothing is booked until you say so.
Hegre M. · Lyon
Draft one was already right. We only moved a dinner.
Step 01
Tell us the shape of it
Dates, pace, who is coming and what you never want to do again. Twenty minutes on a call is enough.
Step 02
We draft the route
One version, named houses, named guides, honest driving times. You edit it until it is yours.
Step 03
You travel, we stay on call
One number, answered in Marrakech, for the whole trip. Weather moves, so does the plan.
07 · Field notes
Postcards
Postcards
What the guides send back mid-route — closed passes, new houses, the odd good dinner.
What the guides send back mid-route — closed passes, new houses, the odd good dinner.
08 · In their words
People who went
People who went
Unedited, and posted with names. Roughly a third of our bookings come from someone on this wall.
Unedited, and posted with names. Roughly a third of our bookings come from someone on this wall.
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Nine nights and not one wasted afternoon. The guide knew which market day was worth it, which was for coaches — and which afternoon to leave completely empty.
Nine nights and not one wasted afternoon. The guide knew which market day was worth it, which was for coaches — and which afternoon to leave completely empty.
Hélène Marchand
Lyon · Sahara crossing, March 2026
4.9
average, 318 routes
Tom & Ada Vosper
Bristol · Atlantic coast
We changed dates twice. Both times someone answered in an hour and nothing else.
Tom & Ada Vosper
Bristol · Atlantic coast
We changed dates twice. Both times someone answered in an hour and nothing else.
Tom & Ada Vosper
Bristol · Atlantic coast
We changed dates twice. Both times someone answered in an hour and nothing else.
Sofia Reyes
Madrid · Erg Chigaga
The camp was eight tents and no generator after ten. I have never slept like that.
Sofia Reyes
Madrid · Erg Chigaga
The camp was eight tents and no generator after ten. I have never slept like that.
Sofia Reyes
Madrid · Erg Chigaga
The camp was eight tents and no generator after ten. I have never slept like that.
Peter Longman
Leeds · Fourth trip
Same driver each time, which tells you most of what you need to know about how they run it.
Peter Longman
Leeds · Fourth trip
Same driver each time, which tells you most of what you need to know about how they run it.
Peter Longman
Leeds · Fourth trip
Same driver each time, which tells you most of what you need to know about how they run it.
09 · The people here
Our Expertise
Eleven of us, nine based in Morocco. The person who drafts your route is the person you call from it.
Yasmin Belkacem
Route designer, Marrakech
with marevo
9 years
favourite stretch
Tizi n'Tichka
10 · Reading
From the journal
From the journal
Practical notes, written by the people who drive the roads. About one a month.
Practical notes, written by the people who drive the roads. About one a month.
September 2, 2026
The three hours across the desert
How to make the long desert crossing feel like part of the journey rather than a transfer.
Read details
September 2, 2026
What we ask before a riad visit
The details that make a stay more comfortable: access, atmosphere, and the rhythm of the neighbourhood.
Read details
September 2, 2026
The Ounila is busy, good
A road note on the valley route, its traffic, and why the stops along the way are worth it.
Read details
6 · Before you ask
The six questions
Asked in almost every first email. Anything not here, the phone is answered in Marrakech.
How far ahead should we book?
Four to six months for anything between October and March. The two perfect weeks in late October are usually gone a year out. If you are asking about next month, ask anyway — we hold two places on most guided departures until three weeks before.
Are the dates fixed?
What if a pass closes while we are out there?
Do you take people travelling alone?
How far ahead should we book?
How are the houses and guides paid?
Still unanswered
Ask the person who wrote the route.
No call centre and no bot. Six of us answer, and whoever replies is the one who has slept in the room.
Usual reply
Under four hours
Answered from
Marrakech, by name
Longest question
Nine paragraphs
+212 5 24 00 00 · Mon to Sat, 09:00 – 18:30
6 · Before you ask
The six questions
Asked in almost every first email. Anything not here, the phone is answered in Marrakech.
How far ahead should we book?
Four to six months for anything between October and March. The two perfect weeks in late October are usually gone a year out. If you are asking about next month, ask anyway — we hold two places on most guided departures until three weeks before.
Are the dates fixed?
What if a pass closes while we are out there?
Do you take people travelling alone?
How far ahead should we book?
How are the houses and guides paid?
Still unanswered
Ask the person who wrote the route.
No call centre and no bot. Six of us answer, and whoever replies is the one who has slept in the room.
Usual reply
Under four hours
Answered from
Marrakech, by name
Longest question
Nine paragraphs
+212 5 24 00 00 · Mon to Sat, 09:00 – 18:30
6 · Before you ask
The six questions
Asked in almost every first email. Anything not here, the phone is answered in Marrakech.
How far ahead should we book?
Four to six months for anything between October and March. The two perfect weeks in late October are usually gone a year out. If you are asking about next month, ask anyway — we hold two places on most guided departures until three weeks before.
Are the dates fixed?
What if a pass closes while we are out there?
Do you take people travelling alone?
How far ahead should we book?
How are the houses and guides paid?
Still unanswered
Ask the person who wrote the route.
No call centre and no bot. Six of us answer, and whoever replies is the one who has slept in the room.
Usual reply
Under four hours
Answered from
Marrakech, by name
Longest question
Nine paragraphs
+212 5 24 00 00 · Mon to Sat, 09:00 – 18:30
For people who travel rarely and want it to matter
For people who travel rarely and want it to matter