12 Tour of the North

Overview

Our recommendations

Season: all year round.

Length: 9 nights.

Flights: Fez (under 1 hour transfer) or Casablanca (3.5 hours transfer to Fez).

Pricing: See Details tab - from £790 pp based on 2 persons sharing (B&B), excl. flights. Price varies by room, season and exchange rate.

Transport options: Car (self-drive or with driver). All travel times are approximate.

Extension options: Rabat.

Weather: Please have a look at our 'Weather' page with further details and an average temperature guideline in various locations throughout the year.

Details

Morocco's North Holiday Suggestion

With few direct flights to this region from the UK and significant distances over moutainous areas, this region takes a while to explore so we recommend 9 nights, for example:.

Prices from £790 per person (9 nights) excluding flights*

Pricing: *Based on 2 persons sharing (B&B), excl. flights, staying at Lune et Soleil (Fez) Dar Mounir, (Chefchaouen) , El Reducto (Tetouan), Dar Jameel (Tangier), Riad Safir (Meknes) - budget accomodation; Naturally Morocco can offer a range of alternatives if required. Price varies by room, season and exchange rate.

Location

Fez

Fez, once the capital of Morocco for more than 400 years, it is now a World Heritage site, the country’s spiritual and religious centre and one of Morocco's unique gems - a city which has remained unchanged for thousands of years.

The historic medina is a maze of alleys and souks with notable medersas, fondouks, palaces, Mosques and fountains.  A guide is recommended for at least part of your time.

Chefchaouen

This mountain town exudes enormous charm: it is clean, safe, relaxed and highly photogenic - the charming cobbled streets, the flower-filled squares, its breathtaking mountain backdrop, with peaks in the area rising to over 2,000 metres, soaring above the town at 660 metres, combine to produce a wonderful spectacle.

Part of its charm stems from its relative isolation, deep in the Rif mountains. It can be approached from the Mediterranean coast to the north at Tangier (2 hours), the Atlantic coast to the west or from Fez or Meknes to the south (3 hours). 

Tetouan

The city of Tetouan (1 hour north of Chefchaouen, a few kilometres from the Mediterranean Sea) offers a mix of sights unique in Morocco: splendid medina (a World Heritage Site), fine Spanish architecture with features redolent of the Alhambra and orchards.

Tangier

The main entry point for ferries arriving from Spain, Tangier is a vibrant city with tremendous history: one of the oldest cities in North Africa, it has seen a number of European powers come and go. Tangier is an interesting city destination thanks to an eclectic mix of historic legacies and major improvements in infrastructure since the turn of the century.