A short, easy trip for travellers arriving in Tangier, by ferry from Spain or by plane. Spend a night in Chefchaouen’s blue lanes, see the Roman city of Volubilis and imperial Meknes, and finish with a guided day in the Fes medina.
Accommodation: selected riads or hotels in Chefchaouen and Fes. Guidance and transport: a multilingual local guide-driver in an air-conditioned vehicle; the Fes medina visit is with a local guide.
Pickup in Tangier (hotel, port or airport) · Drop-off at your riad or hotel in Fes
Flexible, to match your arrival (we confirm it with you)
Short driving days of 2 to 4 hours, with plenty of time on foot in Chefchaouen and Fes. Good shoes help: both medinas are hilly and car-free.
Route: Tangier → Tetouan road → Chefchaouen
Night: riad or hotel in Chefchaouen · Meals: dinner
Approx. 115 km · about 2 h driving
We meet you in Tangier and drive south through the green Rif foothills to Chefchaouen.
The afternoon is yours to wander the blue-washed lanes, the Outa el-Hammam square and the kasbah, and to walk up to the Spanish Mosque for sunset over the town.
Route: Chefchaouen → Ouazzane → Volubilis → Meknes → Fes
Night: riad in Fes · Meals: dinner
Approx. 240 km · about 4 h driving
A morning drive brings us to Volubilis, the best-preserved Roman site in Morocco, with mosaics still in place.
Next is Meknes, the imperial city of Moulay Ismail, with the monumental Bab Mansour gate and the old granaries. We reach Fes in the late afternoon.
Route: Fes el-Bali medina (on foot)
Night: riad in Fes · Meals: dinner
Walking tour, no long drive
Today you explore Fes el-Bali, one of the largest car-free medinas in the world, with a local guide: the Bou Inania and Attarine madrasas, the Chouara tanneries, the Nejjarine fountain and workshops of potters, weavers and coppersmiths.
In the afternoon we drive up to the Merinid tombs for a view over the whole medina.
Route: Fes
Night: end of tour in Fes · Meals: breakfast
End of tour
Free morning to go back to the souks or relax in your riad. The tour ends in Fes; we can drive you to Fes airport or the train station, or continue to the Sahara on one of our desert tours.
