Morocco Tours from Tangier

Tangier is where Morocco starts for anyone arriving from Spain. The ferry from Tarifa takes under an hour, and the high-speed train reaches Casablanca in about two. That makes it the natural first stop on a trip that pairs Andalusia with Morocco — two places that share more history than either advertises.

It is also the closest city to Chefchaouen, the blue town in the Rif, which is two hours away and the reason most people come north.

Where the routes go

• Chefchaouen — 2 hours. Blue-washed lanes, the Spanish Mosque at sunset, and the Akchour waterfalls half an hour further on.
• Tetouan — 1 hour. A UNESCO-listed medina with a strong Andalusian character and a fraction of the visitors.
• Asilah — 45 minutes south, a whitewashed Atlantic town covered in murals.
• Volubilis and Meknes — Roman mosaics and an imperial capital, on the way to Fes.
• Fes — 4.5 hours, and the gateway to the Sahara.
• All the way to Marrakech — north to south through the desert, the longest and best route in the country.

How long you need

• 4 days — Tangier, Chefchaouen, Volubilis and Fes.
• 7 days — the same with the Sahara at Merzouga.
• 12 days — Tangier to Marrakech through the imperial cities, the desert and the Atlas, with rest days built in.

Arriving by ferry

We meet ferry arrivals at Tanger Med as well as flights at Ibn Battouta airport. Tanger Med is about 45 minutes east of the city, so tell us which port your crossing uses — they are not the same place, and people are caught out by it regularly.

What is included

A private air-conditioned vehicle with a local driver–guide, hotel or riad accommodation, breakfast daily, and pick-up wherever you arrive — airport, port or hotel. Licensed city guides in Fes, Tetouan and Chefchaouen are included on the routes that need them, and optional elsewhere. Entry fees and lunches are listed per itinerary rather than buried in a footnote.

When to come north

The Rif is the wettest part of Morocco and Chefchaouen sits at about 560 m, so it is cooler and greener than the rest of the country and genuinely cold and rainy between December and February. April to June and September to October are the best windows: warm, clear, and the Akchour falls still running. July and August are pleasant here while the interior is at 40°C, which makes a northern route the sensible choice for a summer trip.