A camel caravan crossing a dune ridge at golden hour under scattered clouds

Couple questions: Honeymoon planning

Morocco or Egypt for a honeymoon?

It depends on what you want from the trip. Morocco is closer to Europe, more varied in landscape, and gives a complete trip of medinas, mountains, desert and coast in about ten days without internal flights. Egypt is the choice for ancient monuments at scale and for Red Sea diving. For a riad-and-desert honeymoon, Morocco fits better.

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Answered by the Morocco Honeymoons team. Checked October 2026.

The short answer

The earthen ksar of Ait Benhaddou climbing its hill in afternoon light, palms in front and the granary on the crest — Ait Benhaddou, on the road south to the Sahara

In more detail

Our comparison sets the two side by side. Morocco has living medinas such as Marrakech, Fes and Chefchaouen, the High Atlas, the Saharan dunes of Erg Chebbi and an Atlantic coast. Egypt has the Pyramids of Giza, the Valley of the Kings and the Nile Valley.

For couples flying from the UK or Europe, Morocco is about three to four hours away, with direct flights to Marrakech and other cities. Its romance is intimate: courtyard riads, private dinners and a night at a desert camp.

A riad patio at night, lit low around its fountain, trees and carved arches — Riad Livia, Marrakech medinaPhoto: Dutch Morocco Investments SARL, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (resized)

Egypt wins clearly underwater. The Red Sea reefs are world-class, while Morocco's Atlantic is cold for diving. If a beach-and-reef week matters most, Egypt is stronger. If you want variety, food and small, private stays, Morocco is. Our comparison also notes that French is widely spoken in Morocco alongside Arabic, which helps many European couples.