Private half-day · From $140 per person
Asilah Day Trip from Tangier
About 40 km south of Tangier, the whitewashed art town of Asilah sits behind Portuguese ramparts on the Atlantic. Spend a private half-day in its mural-painted medina and along the ocean front — with your own driver-guide, hotel pickup and a laid-back coastal pace — and be back in the city by evening.
Yes — you can take an Asilah day trip from Tangier, and it is one of the easiest excursions from the city. The whitewashed Atlantic town is only about 40 km south, a 45-minute to one-hour drive down the coast, so a private half-day covers the Portuguese ramparts above the ocean, the mural-painted medina and the seafront. Our private trip — vehicle, driver-guide and hotel pickup — starts from $140 per person, and has you back in Tangier by evening.
What's included in the half-day
The private Asilah trip takes the friction out of the coast — the drive south, the parking, the language, finding the painted lanes and the best stretch of rampart — and hands you the most photogenic small town on the north coast with a local driver-guide who knows it.
- Private vehicle with driver and fuel
- Local driver-guide
- Hotel pickup and drop-off in Tangier
- Bottled water
Not included: lunch or refreshments and tips for your driver-guide — so you pick your own seafood spot by the harbour. For background before you go, read our guide to things to do in Asilah and the Asilah day trip journal story.
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Asilah's ramparts and art walls, privately
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Half dayAsilah Ramparts & Art Walls
A half-day south to Asilah — the small, whitewashed Atlantic town with Portuguese ramparts, a blue-and-white medina and the murals painted each summer for its arts festival.
- Portuguese ramparts above the Atlantic
- Whitewashed medina and its painted murals
- Open-air street art from the Asilah Arts Festival
- Sea views from the town walls
A half-day in Asilah, hour by hour
A typical private afternoon — we reshape the timing around your hotel, your pace and whether you want longer on the ramparts, in the painted medina or over a slow seafood lunch by the water.
- 14:00
Drive to Asilah
Tangier → Asilah
Pickup in Tangier and the short coastal drive south to Asilah.
- 14:45
Ramparts & medina
Asilah medina
Walk the Portuguese ramparts and the whitewashed, mural-painted lanes.
- 16:00
Free time by the sea
Asilah seafront
Coffee or seafood by the ocean before the return drive.
- 17:30
Return to Tangier
Tangier
Drive back up the coast to Tangier.
Why Asilah is the perfect half-day
A whitewashed town behind Portuguese ramparts
Asilah is a compact, immaculately whitewashed town wrapped in 15th-century Portuguese fortifications. You can walk the ramparts above the Atlantic, look out from the Borj el-Kamra tower and wander a medina of lime-washed lanes in blue and white — small enough to explore on foot in an afternoon, and a complete change of pace from the big-city port of Tangier.
An open-air gallery of murals
Each summer the Asilah Arts Festival (Moussem Culturel International) invites artists to paint murals directly onto the medina walls, so the old town doubles as a changing open-air gallery. Many of the works are refreshed year to year, which is why the painted lanes look different on each visit and why Asilah has earned its reputation as Morocco's mural capital.
The ocean front, the harbour and Paradise Beach
Asilah is a working seaside town: a small fishing harbour lands the catch that fills the restaurants near the ramparts, and the long golden sweep of Paradise Beach lies a few kilometres south. Because this is a private day, there is room to add a stop by the water or at the beach if you'd like more time on the Atlantic before the easy drive back to Tangier.
Make it a full Tangier day
Add the kasbah and medina in the morning
Asilah is a half-day, usually in the afternoon, so many guests spend the morning walking Tangier's old city first. This is a real, bookable tour too — pair the two and we'll build the day end to end.
Half dayKasbah & Medina, on Foot
A guided half-day on foot through Tangier's old city — the Grand Socco, the medina lanes, the Petit Socco cafés and the kasbah with its 17th-century Dar el Makhzen palace.
Other tours from Tangier
Prefer the cape, the Romans or the whole north?
If Asilah isn't quite your day, these are other real, private trips from Tangier — including a multi-day northern circuit that gives Asilah a place on a longer route. Tap any tour for its full itinerary and live departures.
Half dayCap Spartel & Caves of Hercules
A half-day to Cap Spartel — the lighthouse headland north-west of Tangier — and the Caves of Hercules at Achakar, with their famous Africa-shaped sea opening.
Full dayRoman Lixus & Larache
A full day down the Atlantic coast to the hilltop Roman ruins of Lixus and the old Spanish-Moroccan port of Larache at the mouth of the Loukkos river.
5 daysThe Blue North — Five Days
Five private days across the north: two in Tangier and the Strait, a night in blue Chefchaouen, the Atlantic ramparts of Asilah and the Andalusian medina of Tetouan.
Practical: planning the half-day
- A relaxed afternoon. Asilah is an easy 45-minute to one-hour drive, so we usually run it as an afternoon half-day — though morning departures are fine on request if your plans call for it.
- Keep your camera ready. The painted medina walls and the whitewashed ramparts against the blue Atlantic are the most photogenic corner of the north coast — and the murals change from year to year.
- A layer for the sea breeze. Asilah sits right on the Atlantic, so a light layer is wise for the wind on the ramparts even on a warm day — and comfortable shoes for the cobbled lanes.
- Tell us your arrival point. Hotel, Tangier Ville port or Tanger Med — we build the half-day around your timing and send a written quote within 24 hours.
Frequently asked
Can you do Asilah as a day trip from Tangier?
Yes — Asilah is one of the easiest day trips from Tangier. The whitewashed Atlantic town sits only about 40 km south, roughly a 45-minute to one-hour drive down the coast, so it works perfectly as a relaxed half-day. Our private trip takes you to the Portuguese ramparts above the ocean, the mural-painted medina and the seafront with your own driver-guide, from $140 per person, with hotel pickup in Tangier and back by evening.
How far is Asilah from Tangier?
About 40 km, or roughly 45 minutes to an hour by road down the Atlantic coast south of Tangier. It is a short, easy drive — no mountain passes — which is exactly why Asilah makes such a comfortable half-day rather than a long full-day excursion.
What is Asilah known for?
Asilah is famous for three things: its immaculately whitewashed medina wrapped in Portuguese ramparts, the open-air murals painted across the old-town walls each summer for the Asilah Arts Festival (Moussem Culturel International), and its breezy, laid-back Atlantic coast feel. Walking the ramparts above the ocean and the blue-and-white painted lanes is the heart of any visit.
Is Asilah worth visiting?
Yes. Asilah is one of the most charming and photogenic towns on Morocco's north coast — small enough to explore on foot in an afternoon, yet rich with art, sea views and fresh seafood. For travellers based in Tangier it offers a complete change of pace, swapping the big-city port for a quiet, painted Atlantic town, all within an easy drive.
What's included in the Asilah day trip?
A private air-conditioned vehicle with driver and fuel, hotel pickup and drop-off in Tangier, a local driver-guide and bottled water on board. Lunch or refreshments and tips for your driver-guide are not included, so you choose your own seafood spot by the harbour. Because the trip is private, we can also build in extra time at the seafront — or a stop at Paradise Beach south of town — on request.
Is the trip private, and can it start from a cruise ship or Tanger Med?
Yes — it's entirely private, for one to six travellers, with the vehicle and driver-guide yours alone. We can begin and end at your Tangier hotel, the Tangier Ville port or the Tanger Med ferry port, so cruise passengers and ferry arrivals from Spain can fit Asilah into a few hours ashore. Tell us your arrival point and timing when you book.
Private · From $140 per person · 1–6 travellers
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