Overview
A 5-day private tour of Morocco, beginning and ending in Tanger. It stays north of the Atlas, working through the imperial cities and the Rif before returning along the Atlantic.
Highlights
- Cap Spartel above Tanger, where the Mediterranean meets the Atlantic
- The blue-washed medina at Chefchaouen, high in the Rif
- The Roman mosaics at Volubilis, still in place where they were laid
- A full day on foot in Fez el Bali, the largest car-free urban area in the world
- The Kasbah of the Udayas above the river mouth at Rabat
The route
Tanger – Tetouan – Chefchaouen – Volubilis – Meknes – Fez – Rabat – Asilah – Tanger
5 days, 4 nights. The day-by-day itinerary is below.
Good to know
- The tour runs as a round trip, starting and finishing in Tanger, with pickup and drop-off at your accommodation.
Included/Excluded
- Private air-conditioned vehicle
- Driver throughout the tour
- 4 nights accommodation
- Breakfast
- Pickup and drop-off at your accommodation
- International flights and airport taxes
- Lunches and dinners
- Drinks and beverages
- Entrance fees to monuments, museums and sites
- Travel insurance
- Tips and gratuities
- Personal expenses and anything not listed as included
Tour Plan
A gentle opening day. We leave the coast at Tanger and climb into the Rif, stopping at Tetouan on the way, reaching Chefchaouen with the afternoon free to walk the blue medina before the light goes.
- Morning pickup from your accommodation in Tanger
- Coast road east with views back across the strait
- Tetouan and its UNESCO-listed medina, the most Andalusian in Morocco
- The climb into the Rif mountains
- Arrival in Chefchaouen around midday
- Afternoon in the blue-washed medina and Place Outa el Hammam
- Optional walk up to the Spanish Mosque for the view over the town
Overnight in Chefchaouen.
The historical day. We come down out of the Rif to the Roman city at Volubilis, then on to Meknes and its imperial gates, arriving in Fes in the evening. Around five hours of driving spread across a full day of stops.
- Morning departure from Chefchaouen
- Descent through the Rif to the Sais plain
- Volubilis, the Roman provincial capital, with its mosaics still in place
- Moulay Idriss, the hill town above the ruins
- Lunch in Meknes
- Bab Mansour and the imperial walls
- Arrival in Fes in the evening
Overnight in Fes.
Fes el Bali is the largest car-free urban area in the world and the oldest of the imperial capitals. A full day is the least it takes to get any sense of it, and most of that day is on foot.
- Morning in Fes el Bali, entering by Bab Boujloud
- The Chouara tanneries, seen from the terraces above
- Al Quaraouiyine, founded in 859 and still in use
- The Bou Inania medersa and its carved cedar screens
- Lunch in the medina
- The souks by trade: coppersmiths, dyers, weavers
- Afternoon at the Batha museum or the Merenid tombs for the view over the city
Overnight in Fes.
We leave Fes westward, stopping at Meknes, and reach the Atlantic at Rabat in the afternoon. Around three hours of driving, with the rest of the day in the capital.
- Morning departure from Fes
- Bab Mansour and the imperial granaries at Meknes
- Lunch in Meknes
- West across the Sais plain and the Gharb
- Arrival in Rabat in the afternoon
- The Kasbah of the Udayas above the river mouth
- The Hassan Tower and the Chellah necropolis
Overnight in Rabat.
An easy final day up the coast, with a stop at Asilah, where the ramparts are repainted each summer. Around three hours of driving spread across the day.
- Morning in Rabat, or an early departure north
- The coast road through Kenitra and Larache
- Lixus, the Phoenician and Roman site above Larache
- Lunch in Asilah
- The whitewashed medina and painted ramparts at Asilah
- Afternoon continuation north
- Arrival and drop-off in Tanger
Drop-off at your accommodation in Tanger.
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