7 DAY TOUR OF NORTHERN MOROCCO FROM TANGIER

DAY 1: PORT OR AIRPORT OF TANGIER – ASILAH

Reception at the Port or airport of Tangier according to arrival time with a sign that says the name of our agency brothersideatours. On the way to Asilah we visit the lighthouse of Cape Spartel and remember Greek mythology in the caves of Hercules where we can have lunch in one of the beach bars in the area and enjoy its beaches. We continue towards Asilah along the coastal road, arrival and reception at the hotel. We walk through the small white and blue medina of Asilah, we skirt the walls built by the Almohads and that centuries later were fortified by the Portuguese who occupied the city for a century, we arrive at the marine cemetery next to the marabout of Sidi Ahmd Ibn Musa. We leave the medina through Bab Homar where the market is set up. Free dinner, accommodation in hotel.

DAY 2: ASILAH – LIXUS – LARACHE

After breakfast, free time for a last stroll through the medina or the beach of Asilah, before heading to nearby Larache, at the mouth of the Lucus River, a city with a very Spanish character, as demonstrated by the Store castle, a fortification overlooking the bay, built by Spaniards in the 17th century. Likewise, we find the Spanish imprint everywhere, from the Place de la Liberation, known as Plaza de España, to the menus of the restaurants. In the afternoon, visit the ruins of the Roman acropolis of Lucus, founded by the Phoenicians around 1100 BC, possibly as the first trading post in North Africa. Dinner and accommodation in hotel.

DAY 3: LARACHE – CHAOUEN

In the morning after breakfast we will head to Chaouen, but first making a small detour to see the Cromlech of M’Soura with its 167 menhirs, one of the oldest human remains in the area. Later we will take the right turn towards Souk Khemis des Beni Arrous. Arrival in Chaouen and reception at the hotel. Lunch and free afternoon to discover the “holy city of the Rif mountains”.

DAY 4: CHAOUEN – CHAOUEN

After breakfast, free day with the possibility of a guided tour of the city. Chaouen, located on the slopes of Jbel Tissouka, offers the traveller an exciting journey through a maze of narrow streets, where we enter through Bab al-Harmum in the Suiqa district, the oldest in the city with its artisans and merchants. We arrive at the Uta Hamman square, which houses the fountain, the Great Mosque, the Alcazaba with the local museum, the Funduq and numerous café terraces where tourists and Riffians mingle in a relaxed atmosphere. We enter the Andalusian quarter, built to accommodate the second wave of Moriscos after 1492; climbing its steep, whitewashed streets we reach the edge of the fortified enclosure, Bab al-Ansar, and beyond, the “Ras al-Ma” spring that supplies water to the fountains in the medina and enables the operation of the public washhouse and the mills on the left bank, which we skirt to reach a charming bridge where we end the tour. Also enjoy the original and magnificent leather crafts and other products made by the city’s artisans. Dinner and accommodation in hotel.

DAY 5: CHAOUEN – TETOUAN

We arrive in Tetouan, have lunch in the Medina, entering through Bab el-Rouah next to the royal palace, going up Al-Mokaden street, an area of ​​shops and craftsmen, we arrive at the Zawiya Sidi Ali Barka, further up Bab el-Mqbar gives us access to the Andalusian cemetery where the mausoleum of Sidi al-Mandri from Granada stands, who rebuilt the city in the 15th century. We begin our way out towards Bab el-Oqla, dinner and accommodation in a hotel.

DAY 6: TETOUAN – TANGIER

Free morning, option to visit the archaeological museum, the museum of popular arts or the School of traditional arts and crafts. Free lunch and transfer to Tangier, boarding in the mid-afternoon. Arrival in Tangier where we begin the visit as soon as we leave the port, going up the “beach street” where we find one of the most precious buildings of the colonial era, the “Teatro Cervantes” in a sad state of abandonment. Next we arrive at the small souk market and the grand souk square, the nerve centre of the city that gives us access to the medina with its streets full of artisans, bazaars, cafes and street stalls that we walk through until we reach the Kasbah, the noble and upper part of the medina where we taste traditional cuisine enjoying beautiful panoramic views of the Strait, Tangier and its bay. On the way to Café Hafa where we will have mint tea remembering Bowles and others, we visit the Phoenician necropolis and at dusk, dinner and accommodation in hotel.

DAY 7: TANGIER – TANGIER

Breakfast and free time to continue visiting the city and transfer to the port or airport according to departure time.

Enjoy a 7 Day Tour of Northern Morocco from Tangier, Visit Chaouen, Fez, Meknes, and Asilah. Discover history, culture, and stunning landscapes!