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Volubilis Visit: Exploring Ancient Berber City and Mauretania Capital Near Meknes
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30 Ratings
Meknes
Discover the ancient Berber city of Volubilis, the capital of Mauretania, near Meknes. Explore its fascinating ruins and learn about its rich history. Book your visit now!
Duration:
10 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Meknes Medina - Pickup from your stay in Fez at 9:00 am, Drive passing through Ain Lah, Royal family firm, Zagotta, Dam Achahad & Rif mountain. Stops to enjoy the landscape, cool air, and capture photos. Arrive at Volubilis an attractive preserved Roman ruins you will have 2 hours to visit it. Together we will learn more about the historical and the cultural Roman city by looking at the ruins of the Arch of Caracalla, Basilica and Capitoline Temple. Free time to discover the place as you pleasant. Next stop, town Moulay- Idriss which built by Moulay Idriss. Opened just for Muslims, but it gives you an excellent impression, by taking a look at the hallway of the town. After lunch, Discover walls with monumental gates dating back to XVII-century as Royal Palace, Berdaïne Bab, Bab Khemis, Bab Mansour and El Heri es-Souan huge granaries and stables built by Moulay Ismail’s soldiers. Go to the underground channels which bring fresh water from Middle Atlas Mountains *Stop in Moulay Ismail Mausoleum, in meekness You can explore the Medina. Visit Place-El-Hedim great monumental and other places Drive Back to Fez
What's Included
- Private transportation
- On-board WiFi
- Complimentary water
- In-vehicle air conditioning
What's Not Included
- Lunch
Additional Information
Volubilis (known as Walili in Berber languages and وليلي in Arabic) is a partially excavated Berber city in Morocco, located near Meknes. It’s often recognized as the ancient capital of the kingdom of Mauretania.[1] Positioned in a rich agricultural zone, it began to develop from the 3rd century BC as a Berber and later a proto-Carthaginian settlement, eventually becoming the capital of the kingdom of Mauretania. Under Roman governance starting from the 1st century AD, the city saw rapid growth and expanded to encompass approximately 42 hectares (100 acres) enclosed by a 2.6 km (1.6 mi) wall.
Location
Meknes Medina
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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Lenda
Aug 7, 2024
HAPPY TRIP - It was a very nice tour. We discovered and got to know the areas we visited. The credit goes to the young driver, Mohammed, who amazes everyone with the way he explains the area well. Thank you for this trip.
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Rebecca
Jun 23, 2024
A trip to beautiful cities - A trip to these cities, Moulay Idriss Zerhoun, Volubilis and Meknes, was very wonderful, as there were many wonderful landscapes, and this is thanks to the driver, Mohammed, the young man with a young age and a great mind, whose role was a driver and guide at the same time. Thank you. mohammed
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Alibd5807kr
Jun 21, 2024
Great tour guide! Highly recommended. - Simo was an excellent tour guide, very knowledgeable & clear. Listened to all our requests & was happy to fulfil them.
We took a day trip from Fes to Moulay Idris I, Volubilis & Meknes. Thoroughly enjoyed the trip and would happily ask Simo to help with future tours in the area.
Would highly recommend.
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205dagmaraj
Jun 4, 2024
Once upon a time in the cities around Fes! - A MUST DO if you are in Fes! A well spend day with lots of side- seeing, learnings about Morocco and its’ past. Great energy of our tour guide Mohammed made the day really fun!
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U2622ouanat
Jun 4, 2024
Atlas experience - An incredible experience, 100% recommended, our guide Simo was great, very attentive to everyone so that we were very comfortable on the trip, explaining everything we saw and making the trip very enjoyable.
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Carlderini
Jun 2, 2024
Meknes trip - As everyone testifies, it was a very wonderful trip because of Mohammed, who played an important role in the trip Thank you so much
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Global49971084524
May 27, 2024
Excursion meknes, volubilis, moulay idriss - Very pleasant day with a very friendly, helpful and very knowledgeable driver named Simohammed who met all our needs. It is difficult to find such kind people who can put you at ease in a country you don't know. Happy to have had this experience.
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Dream33174816467
May 25, 2024
I will definitely recommend it - Very good trip and great service with the best tour guide Simo, you have the feeling that Simo is very close friend and tries to make all things easier
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Phildd3030ia
May 23, 2024
A must Moroccan travel experience! - This trip was one of the top on my excursion list and my young, driver, Mohammed made it very easy and enjoyable. He was not my guide on the trip, but Muhammad was able to effectively communicate my interests with the guide as he spoke the native language. His had great, historical knowledge of the city of Moulay Idris Zarhon; a small and excellent city. After Moulay Idris Zarhon, I went to volubilis, which is very beautiful and has the most grand and impressive Roman ruins. We then went on to Meknes, which also proved to be worth the trip!
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F1547ncjosep
Jun 16, 2024
Trip to mid Atlas and Monkey Forest - At the beginning we planned to do this trip with a Group. The same Day we were informed that it Was cancelled, so we took the option to do it on a private tour with Simo. Such a great experience! We visited the cave and had moroccan tea, visited Ifrane, Azrou and the Monkey forest. A great option if there is no chance to do it with a Group.
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