Casablanca 5 Day Itinerary
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Five days means you don’t have to choose between El Jadida and Morocco Mall’s Art Deco museum scene the way our 4-day itinerary does, you get both, on top of the walkable city core and a Rabat day trip. Honest note: Casablanca’s own sights fill 1-2 days, so this itinerary leans on day trips rather than inventing more city sightseeing. For the full guide, see our Casablanca guide .
Day-by-day at a glance
| Day | Focus | Est. spend (excl. hotel) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hassan II Mosque, Old Medina, Corniche | ~$35-45 |
| 2 | Art Deco downtown, Habous Quarter, Rick’s Café | ~$40-55 |
| 3 | Rabat day trip | ~$30-45 |
| 4 | El Jadida day trip | ~$25-40 |
| 5 | Morocco Mall, Aquadream, Art Deco museums | ~$25-40 |
Book these before you go
- Hassan II Mosque guided tour : the only way in for non-Muslims, roughly 140 MAD (~$14-15, verify); Friday tours run shorter and the mosque closes to visitors on Eid.
- Check hotel rates in Casablanca : a Downtown or Gauthier base is central to both day trips and the Aïn Diab mall run.
- Al Boraq tickets to Rabat via oncf-voyages.ma : about 57 minutes each way.
Day 1: Hassan II Mosque and the Old Medina
Morning: ONCF train from the airport (about 35 minutes, ~50-60 MAD/$5-6, verify), then the Hassan II Mosque’s guided tour, roughly 140 MAD. Pre-check the schedule, Fridays run shorter and Eid closes the mosque to visitors.
Afternoon: The Old Medina, smaller and less polished than Marrakech’s or Fes’s, worth an hour rather than a full afternoon.
Evening: The Corniche and Aïn Diab at sunset, dinner at a seafood grill. Petit taxis are metered, insist on the “compteur,” or use Uber, back since November 2025.
Day 2: Art Deco downtown and the Habous Quarter
Morning: Mohammed V Square and Boulevard Mohammed V’s wider Art Deco heritage, over 100 restored buildings from the French Protectorate era.
Afternoon: Marché Central for grilled seafood, then the Habous Quarter for souvenirs, babouches, argan oil, ceramics.
Evening: Dinner at Rick’s Café, opened 2004 as an homage to the 1942 film (shot entirely in Burbank, never in Morocco).
Day 3: Rabat day trip
Morning: Al Boraq high-speed train, about 57 minutes to Rabat. The Hassan Tower and the Mausoleum of Mohammed V.
Afternoon: The Kasbah des Oudayas and Chellah’s walled necropolis ruins.
Evening: Return to Casablanca by train, an easy dinner near your hotel.
Day 4: El Jadida day trip
Morning: Train to El Jadida, about 1h25-1h30. The Cité Portugaise, a walled 16th-century Portuguese old town.
Afternoon: The underground Portuguese cistern, then the beach just outside the old town walls, quieter than Aïn Diab.
Evening: Return train to Casablanca in the late afternoon; keep the last train of the day as a buffer since El Jadida service thins out toward evening.
Day 5: Morocco Mall, Aquadream, and the Art Deco museums
Morning: Morocco Mall in Aïn Diab, home to Aquadream, a walk-through aquarium and one of Africa’s larger malls.
Afternoon: Villa des Arts (Morocco’s first private art museum, free) and the Musée Abderrahman Slaoui (Art Deco villa, vintage posters, ~60 MAD/$6-7, verify, closed some summers). Add Église Notre-Dame de Lourdes for its stained glass, also free.
Evening: A slower final stroll along the Corniche, and a last dinner back near your hotel.
Is 5 days enough for Casablanca?
Five days lets you do both Casablanca day trips properly rather than choosing one, without pretending the city itself needs more than 1-2 days at its core. Want to keep going past the city entirely? Our 6-day itinerary adds an honest travel day onward to Marrakech.