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Cities and Medinas of Morocco

This 7-night holiday takes you from Casablanca to Fes and Rabat, combining sacred sites, Roman mosaics, a Moroccan vineyard and guided city discoveries.

These three cities do very different things well. In Casablanca, Hassan II Mosque rises beside the Atlantic, while a guided day draws out the city’s Muslim, Jewish, and Christian heritage. Fes has a medina that’s best explored with someone who knows it: behind the historic walls, tanneries and craft workshops are still part of daily life. Three nights here also leave a day for Roman Volubilis, lunch and wine at a vineyard, and the former imperial city of Meknes. Then Rabat brings you back to the Atlantic. See the capital’s landmarks by electric tricycle, then explore its food with a guide. It’s a full week, with private transfers between cities and guided days that help you understand what you’re seeing.

Multi-centre
7 nights
Casablanca, Fes and Rabat
City, Culture, History

Itinerary overview

Day 1

Arrive in Casablanca and take a private transfer to your hotel. Morocco’s largest city is also a ...

Day 2

Your included full-day tour explores the places that tell Casablanca’s religious history. Begin a...

Days 3 & 4

Travel inland to Fes by private transfer. You’ll spend three nights here, with time to discover i...

Day 5

Spend the day beyond Fes, beginning at Volubilis. Walk among the remains of this UNESCO-listed Ro...

Days 6-8

A private transfer takes you to Rabat for your final two nights. Morocco’s capital brings togethe...

Day 1

Casablanca

Arrive in Casablanca and take a private transfer to your hotel. Morocco’s largest city is also a busy Atlantic port, with broad avenues, Art Deco buildings, and an old medina. Take the rest of the day at your own pace.

Day 2

Casablanca

Your included full-day tour explores the places that tell Casablanca’s religious history. Begin at Hassan II Mosque, where Moroccan craftsmanship meets a striking oceanfront setting. At the Museum of Moroccan Judaism and Beth El Synagogue, learn about the city’s Jewish heritage, then visit the Catholic Church of Notre-Dame de Lourdes. A walk through the old medina brings these stories back to the city's streets.

Harmony of Faiths in Casablanca
Casablanca

You’ll see a side of Casablanca that’s easy to miss if you only know it as Morocco’s commercial hub. This day brings the city’s Muslim, Jewish, and Christian heritage into focus through the places where communities have gathered and worshipped. 

You’ll begin at Hassan II Mosque, with the Atlantic just beyond it. A guided visit takes you into the working mosque to see its vast prayer hall, carved wood, marble, and intricate tilework. At the Museum of Moroccan Judaism, you’ll explore objects and photographs connected with Jewish life in Morocco, then visit Beth-El synagogue. After a stop for lunch, you’ll see the stained glass inside the Catholic church of Notre-Dame de Lourdes. A walk through the old medina rounds off the day.

• Duration: full day
• Timings: 9am to 5pm
• Daily departures
• Lunch not included

Good to know 
The Museum of Moroccan Judaism is closed on Saturdays. For the mosque visit, cover your shoulders and knees, and be prepared to remove your shoes.

Days 3 & 4

Fes

Travel inland to Fes by private transfer. You’ll spend three nights here, with time to discover its UNESCO-listed medina, one of Morocco’s great historic old cities. Your guided introduction begins tomorrow.Your full-day walking tour leads through the medina’s narrow lanes, past the tilework of Al-Attarine Madrasa, the tanneries, and craftspeople at work. See the architecture of Al-Qarawiyyin and step into a traditional home for mint tea and a conversation about daily life. You’ll also pass through the souks and see Bab Bou Jeloud, the ornate gate at one of the medina’s entrances. Your guide handles the route, leaving you free to notice what’s happening around you.

Essential Fes: Medina Tour
Fes

Fes’s medina isn’t one for straight lines. You’ll explore its UNESCO-listed lanes with a guide who knows the way, moving between places of learning, working souks, and neighbourhood streets. You’ll see Al-Qarawiyyin, a historic centre of Islamic learning, from outside and visit the richly decorated Al-Attarine Madrasa. At the tanneries, you’ll watch leatherworkers at work among the colourful dyeing vats. Fair warning: the smell is part of the experience. 

You’ll also step into a traditional home for mint tea and a chance to hear about life in the old city. After a stop for lunch at a local restaurant, you’ll explore souks selling spices, textiles, and ceramics, and look out for Bab Bou Jeloud, the blue-tiled gateway to the medina.

• Duration: full day
• Timings: 9.30am to 5.30pm
• Daily departures

Good to know 
Friday isn’t recommended, as some souks and workshops close for Friday prayers.

Day 5

Volubilis and Meknes

Spend the day beyond Fes, beginning at Volubilis. Walk among the remains of this UNESCO-listed Roman city, where intricate floor mosaics still lie in place. Continue to a vineyard for a tour and lunch paired with Moroccan wines. In Meknes, see the monumental Bab Mansour gate and visit Dar Jamaï, a former palace now home to the National Museum of Music, before returning to Fes.

Volubilis, Meknes & Moroccan Wine Experience
Fes

You’ll cover three very different chapters of Moroccan history in a day: a Roman city, a wine-growing estate, and a former royal capital. First, you’ll drive from Fes to Volubilis. Walk its ancient streets with your guide, see mosaic floors still in place among the remains of houses, and take in the triumphal arch and basilica. 

Next, you’ll tour Château Roslane to learn about winemaking in the Meknes region, followed by lunch paired with the estate’s wines. In Meknes itself, you’ll see Bab Mansour, a monumental gate from the era when Sultan Moulay Ismail made the city his capital. You’ll also visit Dar Jamaï, a former palace now home to the National Museum of Music, before returning to Fes in the late afternoon.

• Duration: full day
• Timings: 9am to 6pm
• Daily departures
• Lunch with wine pairings included

Good to know 
Dar Jamaï is closed on Tuesdays.

Days 6-8

Rabat

A private transfer takes you to Rabat for your final two nights. Morocco’s capital brings together a historic medina, wide boulevards, and an Atlantic setting.You’ll get to see the capital from an electric tricycle with a guide. Your route takes you through the medina and past the Kasbah of the Udayas, which overlooks the river near the Atlantic, as well as Hassan Tower and the Mausoleum of Mohammed V. In the afternoon, a guided food tour gives you another way into the city. It’s a fitting final day: Rabat’s landmarks first, then time to find out what’s cooking. On your last day, a private transfer takes you to Casablanca airport for your flight home.

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