How do I plan a Morocco trip from Medellín?

Medellín is a joy to fly out of but it's a feeder airport for the Atlantic crossing, so the first thing I do with a paisa client is get them to a real long-haul gateway. From MDE that means either a short hop to Bogotá (BOG), which has the most onward options, or up through a US hub like Miami, and then the transatlantic leg into Madrid or Lisbon. From either of those Iberian cities, Morocco is genuinely the easy part — Casablanca (CMN) and Marrakech (RAK) are both 1.5 to 2 hours away with frequent service on Royal Air Maroc, Iberia and the low-cost carriers.

Be honest with yourself about the clock: from Medellín you're realistically looking at 20 to 26 hours door to door once you add the domestic or US connection plus the European layover. The Madrid and Lisbon routings are my default because they're the most reliable and the onward Morocco shuttle is so dense that a missed connection is rarely a disaster. I always build in a 3-hour cushion at the European hub, and for a lot of Medellín travellers I suggest breaking the trip with a night in Madrid or Lisbon outbound — it turns a brutal door-to-door into a civilised two-day glide and gives you a soft landing before the medinas.

The visa is non-negotiable to sort early. Colombian passport holders need a visa to enter Morocco, full stop, and the process takes time, so this is the very first box I make Medellín clients tick — before flights, before hotels. Morocco's entry rules and any electronic authorisation options do change, so confirm the current requirement and the correct application route for a Colombian passport through official Moroccan consular channels, and leave several weeks of buffer. As with everything long-haul, verify the live flight schedules at the same time, because seasonal route changes are common.

Because the journey is long, I never sell a Colombian a short Morocco trip — 10 days is my floor so the country actually unfolds for you. From Medellín I'd shape it as: land Casablanca, straight to Fes for two nights of medieval medina, over the Atlas to a Sahara overnight at Merzouga, then down to Marrakech for souks, gardens and a High Atlas day, flying home out of Marrakech. If a week is all you have, keep it to Marrakech and Fes with one desert excursion and save the rest for next time. Start from our 10-day itinerary and we'll wrap the connections around your MDE departure.