Morocco desert tours From Casablanca

On your visit to Morocco, the most important imperial city to visit would be the 12 centuries old city of Fes, for it is considered the scientific and intellectual capital of Morocco and which still stands as witness to the Islamic world golden age and to the beauty and resilience of the Arab-Andalusian architecture.

With our Casablanca to Fes day trip, you will get to explore the imperial city’s charm, the astonishing beauty of its uncountable and maze like alleys and the splendor of the culture and handicrafts of the city which will take you to centuries back in time to a much simple life. Our Casablanca to Fes excursions depart from Casablanca early in the morning as you will be picked up from your hotel in Casablanca by our professional, experienced and multilingual driver who will take you on a about a 3 hours and half trip, travelling about 290 kms via the highway passing by cities like Temara, Tiflet, Khemisset and Meknes. Upon your arrival in Fes, our driver will show you around the old Medina to the main and most important monuments that surround the Medina, as you will visit “Borj Nord”, which is the northern tower, a fort that is still as strong the day it was built in the late 16th century by the Saadi dynasty, it used to be the guarding point of the city’s northern part like its counterpart on the southern hills, Borj Sud. Now the tower is a museum and provides a beautiful panoramic view of the Medina. Around the Medina, you will also visit the huge copper doors of the king’s Palace, The synagogue, which is now a museum and Mellah (The old Jewish Quarter), which is a walled quarter with a fortified gate, located near the king’s palace and where was only occupied by Jews starting from the 15th century until become home to a vast population of Jews in the 19th century. With our Casablanca to Fes excursions, after your tour around the Medina, our driver will take to a local restaurant in the doorsteps of the Medina, near the Blue gate “Bab Boujloud”, where you will enjoy a delicious, traditional meal for lunch, as Fes is famous for some well-known dishes like Couscous and Bastila. After savoring your lunch, you will continue your Casablanca to Fes day trip as you will be met by our knowledgeable and professional local guide who will guide you on a walking tour through the over 9000 alleys of this labyrinthine Medina of Fes, which is home to over 300000 people, surrounded by a wall with 12 fortified gates, making it the biggest and most inhabited old city in the world and one of the world’s biggest as well. As you make your way to the heart of the Medina through the main street “Talaa Kabira”, you will be making several stops with guide who will explain to you the long and eventful history of the Medina and all the dynasties that have ruled over it. Our guide will answer all of your questions concerning the city and its monuments as he will show you to the following monuments inside the Medina: Al Qarawiyyin University, which is the oldest existing, continually operating and first degree-awarding education institution in the world, which was built by a Tunisian woman called Fatima Al Fihriya in the 9th century. You will also visit the 7 centuries old architectural wonder, Bou-Nania Medersa which is widely acknowledged as an excellent example of Merinid architecture, the Attarin Medersa, Chouwara Tannery, where they prepare the lather for making of clothes and bags which you will find in the local shops. On our Casablanca to Fes excursions you will also have time to do some shopping as you will also visit some factories and get to know the local handicrafts.

After the end of your walking tour in the Medina, our driver will take you back to Casablanca where you will be dropped off at your hotel after an amazing day in the charming Medina of Fes with our Casablanca to Fes day trip.