Chefchaouen Full-Day Tour from Tangier: Discover the Blue City's Cultural Essence
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Chefchaouen
Immerse yourself in the cultural essence of Chefchaouen, the Blue City of Morocco, on a full-day tour from Tangier. Explore the vibrant medina, discover unique handicrafts, and experience the historic kasbah and mellah.
Duration: 8 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Chefchaouen Medina - The city of Chefchaouen is a not-to-be-missed element of any tour of northern Morocco. Explore the ‘blue pearl’ of the Rif Mountains on a full-day tour from Tanger to Chefchaouen.

The city was founded in 1471 as a small kasbah (fortress) by Moulay Ali ibn Rashid al-Alami, a descendant of Abd as-Salam al-Alami and Idris I, and through them, of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. Al-Alami founded the city to fight the Portuguese invasions of northern Morocco. Along with the Ghomara tribes of the region, many Moriscos and Jews settled here after the Spanish Reconquista in medieval times. In 1920, the Spanish seized Chaouen to form part of Spanish Morocco. Spanish troops imprisoned Abd el-Krim el-Khattabi in the kasbah from 1916 to 1917, after he talked with the German consul Dr. Walter Zechlin (1879–1962).

What's Included
  • Local guide
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Round trip transport from Tangier
  • Transport by air-conditioned minivan
What's Not Included
  • Food and drinks
Additional Information

Chefchaouen, one of the most attractive places of the north of Morocco, stands between the Rif mountains as a small piece of Andalucía, what coupled with the blue houses confers a special allure to the city. This idiosyncrasy can be noticed in its cobblestone streets, its restaurants, its craft shops and its peace, what makes Chaouen a faithful reflection of the essence of the north of Africa.
Take a walk through the compact medina, whose streets are painted in distinctive palette of blue and white,and see the blooming market where unique Riffian handicrafts are being sold. Experience the atmosphere of the 18th-century kasbah and take your time in the bustling cafés of the main square. Walk through the city’s well-preserved mellah, previously the home of a Jewish community.

  • May be operated by a multi-lingual guide
Location
Chefchaouen Medina
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Scenic465381
Jan 23, 2024
Excellent!!!!⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ - Excellent tour!!! From the beginning of the pick-up at the very punctual hotel, along the route the driver very kindly commented on the local customs and indicated its characteristics in each place, making stops at the viewpoints. Once we arrived in Chauen, the Spanish-speaking guide was waiting for us to welcome us and together we would tour the city. It is a fantastic place because of the decoration of its houses, culture exposed at every step and safety during the visit. Both the driver of the vehicle, the local guide and the person who sells the tour were very kind and attentive to our needs as a family. A magical experience!!!
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Trailblazer587311
Jan 1, 2023
Beautiful tour in Chefchaouen, Asilah and Tangeri - We had a 3 day tour in Morocco: day 1 from Tarifa to Tangeri, sleeping in Chefchaouen; day 2 in Asilah, sleeping in Tangeri; day 3 in Tangeri. The organization was really perfect: Omar was professional and caring; he set up everything super quickly (taxi transfers, ferry tickets and guides). Everything went smoothly! We loved Morocco
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Mar808777
May 6, 2020
Had a wonderful time! such a beautiful city! - Our guide and driver was so nice and patient, we had an amazing time in Chefchaouen, I wish we had more time, best part of my trip to Morocco.
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25312531
Mar 3, 2020
Hidden gem - I fell in love with the blue pearl city. I was travelling alone and I made the right choice booked a private tour to the blue city. The tour guide was very nice and polite and he even turn out to be my personal cameraman. I would definitely come back here again and definitely recommend to all of my friends and family to visit. It will be one of the life time journey that will never for get.
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Shabn2019
Sep 21, 2019
Trip was really nice - Really good and nice driver. Made everything as comfortable as possible for us. The guide was also really nice. He stopped whenever we wanted we wanted to enter a shop or wanted to take pictures. He didn’t stress us. I can really recommend this tour, really nice and good services. Thanks!
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Hamza
Sep 13, 2019
Best part of my trip to Morocco - Would definitely recommend 10/10 , literally the best experience we had during our holiday. 7 of us were picked up by the driver at our hotel, in an air-conditioned Bluetooth and aux taxi. The driver was amazing and we all loved our trip to the city. At the city, we were picked up by the tour guide, who was multilingual. The tour guide showed us the best parts of the city and explained as we went along. We all loved his optimism and enthusiasm for the city, giving us an amazing experience of the city. We would love to come again and would like to personally thank the driver and the tour guide for a memorable experience.
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Sarah
Jul 23, 2019
Chefchaouen Daytrip - Our trip was great. The driver stopped and let us eat breakfast since he picked us up earlier than expected. A different guide led us through Chefchaouen. It was a great tour. Definitely recommend!
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Sueshitravels
Dec 4, 2019
Beautiful, Chill Trip to Blue City - Wanted to do a day trip to the blue city from Marrakech. Our driver was super flexible (as we were the only ones who signed up for that day) and easy to communicate with. We arrived at Tangier train station around 10am and he picked us up right near the taxis. He drove us to the blue city (allowed us to stop for a bathroom break at a beautiful panoramic restaurant) where we were met with this sweet tour guide around 1230pm. We took loads of picture outside and inside the city (we didn't have time to explore the mountain though). The tour guide was super sweet and informative. The blue city people aren't as aggressive as the people in Marrekech so it was nice atmosphere to be in. After our ~2 hour tour, we were brought to this restaurant to eat at (not bad, cash only)- there our driver met us and told us we had the rest of the time to walk around ourselves. Since we had to be back at the train station before 7pm, we left the blue city around 4pm.
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Humiqur
Jun 16, 2019
Chauoen Trip - Trip went well! Driver was on time. When we got the Chefchauoen we had another tour guide who showed us around. But he also took us to his friends shops so we could buy things which I didn't like. His guided tour lasted about and hour and a half and from there we were on our own to roam around. The city itself is so beauty and filled with culture. Do recommend when you are in Morocco.
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Excursion481584
Mar 17, 2024
Chefchaouen - We were met after a two hour taxi ride with a non English speaking taxi driver, to Chefchaouen by a gentleman who just got into the taxi without any introductions whatsoever. We were then dropped off to walk around the town with this guide who merely walked very fast ahead of us to where he said "picture" at every stop. We asked to go for a coffee which he took us to a small cafe which was very nice and then we continued with the fast paced tour. After a short time he just wanted to take us to a restaurant for our lunch, this was only 12 pm (we left our hotel at 9 am and travelled 2 hours so you can see how long the tour took!) We had a light lunch and when leaving the restaurant the guide came back to check we had eaten. After this we were told where to meet the taxi driver when we wanted to head back. We had another hour or so walking around but then felt we wanted to go back to our hotel. The driver was waiting for us and took us back.
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