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Fez Day Trip from Casablanca

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Departs: Casablanca, Casablanca

Ticket Type: Mobile or paper ticket accepted

Free cancellation

Up to 24 hours in advance.

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Overview

Fez has a special atmosphere. This 13th-century city is an imperial city of long-lasting multicultural history, that reserves unexpected surprises for its visitors.

Cross the walls of the famous medina of Fez, recognized by UNESCO as an outstanding universal value. Stroll through the streets of the Fez-El-Bali district. The Bab Boujloud is the easiest way to enter the medina.

In early May, the squares and alleys resound with world music, where the Festival of World Sacred Music is held in the former imperial capital, which occurs along with Jazz in Riads, one of the main events in the city's cultural calendar. Don't leave without having tasted the city's gastronomy, reputed to be one of the best in the world.

What's Included

Air-conditioned vehicle

Entrance fees to all the mentioned sites

pickup and drop-off included from and return to your hotel - aeroport & port...

Private transportation

What's Not Included

Lunch

Traveler Information

ADULT: Age: 1 - 100

Additional Info

Guides required to regularly wash hands
Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Guides required to regularly wash hands
Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Cancellation Policy

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

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.

What To Expect

Casablanca

Meet a driver at your Casablanca location for departure, then board a private vehicule for the (294-km.) trip to Fes. duration 3 hours 30 Minutes

3 hours • Admission Ticket Free

Boujloud Square

Erected in the XIIth century by the Almohads, Bab Boujloud is one of the most beautiful gates of the medina of Fez with its blue and green tiles and cedar and carved stucco. Restored in 1912, the door opens on the neighborhood of the same name and from there you can access the Bou Inania madrasah and mosque Sidi Lazaz. Bab Boujloud also represents the point where the minarets are silhouetted Bou Inania madrasah and mosque that of Sidi Lazaz. It is also the most convenient door access to enter the medina. The two main arteries leaving this door: Tallâa Kbira and Tallâa Sghira.

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Royal Palace of Fez

The royal palace was built in the thirteenth century under the reign of Mérinides Dynasty in the heart of Fes El Jadid, district adjacent to the Old City. The royal palace, Dar Al Makhzen, spans an incredible field of 80 ha, including a madrasa founded in 1320, a mosque, a parade and huge gardens. Closed to visitors, the palace opens to the place of Alawites, vast esplanade appointed in 1968, from which we can nevertheless admire the majestic carved in copper, major work done by a craftsman in 1960 Fassi.

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Fez Mellah

Located just outside the royal palace in Fes El Jadid, the Mellah is considered the oldest Jewish quarter in Morocco. He welcomed the Jews nationals who fled the Spanish Inquisition. It was established, according to historians, in 1438 in the old Kasbah of Syrian archers Sultan. Deserted by most of the Jewish families who emigrated Fez, the mellah today is inhabited by Muslim families. The area still keeps the architecture and borrows the Jewish community that lived there for centuries. It still houses a synagogue and a Jewish cemetery.

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Get to see the perfect panoramic Vue of the medina

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Fes Mosaic & Potery

A pottery cooperative in the outskirt of the medina

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Zaouia of Moulay Idriss II

It is the oldest shrine in Fez. It houses the tomb of Moulay Idriss II, founder of the city of Fes and the dynasty of Idrissides. It is open all year to Muslim visitors. Non-Muslims when to them, can glimpse inside through a door constantly open. Once a year, in September, a moussem is organized to pay homage to the patron saint of the city, is the Zawiya, with the mosque of Moulay Idriss II, between Place Nejjarine and the souk Attarine

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Bou Inania Medersa

Madrasah Bou Inania is the school of theological sciences most visited by tourists in Fez. Built in the fourteenth century during the reign of the Merinid dynasty by Sultan Abou El Hassan, the madrasa Bou Inania is characterized by its minaret, its glazed earthenware mosaics and its fabulous wooden ceiling of carved cedar. In front of the madrasa, one can admire the famous hydraulic clock of the Bou Inania dating from 1357. This water clock is an artistic and technical masterpiece dating from 1357. Several attempts at restoration have succeeded in vain.
Madrasah Bou Inania is open to visitors every day from 8:30 to 12:00 (except on Fridays from 8:30 am to 11 am) and 14:30 to 18:30.

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Le Souk Artisanale

ocated within the high walls of the city’s historic medina, entering the souks of Fez is like stepping back in time to the medieval period. The narrow streets twist and turn like a maze, with stores and shops lining the tangle of alleyways. Covering one of the world’s largest car-free areas, the cacophony of sounds, blend of unknown aromas, rich colours, and thronging crowd of people certainly stimulate the senses. It’s normal for first-time visitors to feel rather overwhelmed!

1 hours • Admission Ticket Included

Fes

Back to Casablanca, then board a private vehicle for the (294-km.) trip to fes. 3 Hours 30 Minutes

3 hours • Admission Ticket Free

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