Northern Morocco — Fez, Chefchaouen, Tangier

Programme overview

From the Fez medina to the blue lanes of Chefchaouen, then Tangier and the strait — a northern circuit at an easy pace.

Highlights

• UNESCO-listed Fez medina
• Blue Chefchaouen
• Volubilis and Meknes
• Cap Spartel and the Hercules caves

Day by day

1. Day 1

   Arrival in Fez

   Welcome and hotel check-in, then an orientation tour of the new town.

2. 
   Day 2

   The Fez medina

   A full day in the listed medina: the Qaraouiyine, the Bou Inania madrasa and the tanneries.

3. 
   Day 3

   Volubilis and Meknes

   The Roman site of Volubilis, Moulay Idriss Zerhoun, then Meknes and Bab Mansour.

4. 
   Day 4

   Chefchaouen

   Up into the Rif, and a free day in the blue lanes of Chefchaouen.

5. 
   Day 5

   Tangier and the strait

   Cap Spartel, the Hercules caves and the Tangier medina facing the Strait of Gibraltar.

6. Day 6

   The return

   A free morning, then the road back to Casablanca.