The catalogue · 12 private trips
Every tour below is privately operated by our Tangier-based team — the kasbah and medina, Cap Spartel and the Caves of Hercules, day trips to Chefchaouen, Asilah and Tetouan, the Rif and the northern coast. Reshape any of them: change dates, swap the guesthouse, add a day. Real prices, written quotes in 24 hours.
12 private trips
Tangier medina & kasbah
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.
Cap Spartel & Achakar
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.
Tangier Bay & Cap Malabata
A half-day drive east along Tangier Bay to Cap Malabata, with the lighthouse, the ruined Malabata castle and views straight across the Strait of Gibraltar to Spain.
Chefchaouen
A full day from Tangier into the Rif mountains to Chefchaouen — the blue-painted medina, the Plaza Uta el-Hammam, the kasbah and the Spanish Mosque viewpoint.
Asilah
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.
Tetouan & Martil
A full day east to Tetouan — the Andalusian 'white dove' whose medina is a UNESCO World Heritage Site — and the Mediterranean beach town of Martil.
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.
Akchour, near Chefchaouen
A full day into the Rif beyond Chefchaouen to Akchour, hiking along the river to the waterfalls and the natural rock arch known as God's Bridge.
Tangier marina
Skippered 12m sailing yacht from Tangier marina, lunch on board, swim stop toward Cap Spartel. Up to six guests.
Tangier kasbah
A slow weekend in the writers' Tangier — Café Hafa, the Petit Socco and the kasbah — with a literary guide and a guesthouse stay in the international-zone old town.
Tangier → Chefchaouen → Asilah → Tetouan
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.
Tangier medina & Grand Socco
An evening tasting walk through Tangier's medina and markets — fresh seafood, msemen and harira, mint tea in the Petit Socco and the produce souks around the Grand Socco.
Frequently asked
Fast ferries cross the Strait of Gibraltar to Tangier from Tarifa (the shortest route, roughly an hour, foot passengers and vehicles) and from Algeciras to the Tangier Med port east of the city. Tangier also has an international airport and a high-speed Al Boraq train line south to Rabat and Casablanca, so most visitors arrive by ferry, plane or train.
In the city itself you have the medina, the kasbah with the Dar el Makhzen palace, the Grand Socco and Petit Socco. Just outside are Cap Spartel — the headland where the Atlantic meets the Mediterranean — and the nearby Caves of Hercules with their Africa-shaped sea opening. These sit close together and are usually combined into a half-day.
Yes. Chefchaouen, the blue-washed town in the Rif mountains, is a common full-day trip from Tangier. The drive each way is a couple of hours, which leaves time to walk the cobalt medina, the kasbah and the Spanish Mosque viewpoint before returning the same evening.
Beyond Chefchaouen, popular northern stops reachable as day trips include Asilah, a whitewashed Atlantic town with Portuguese ramparts and painted murals; Tetouan, an Andalusian medina and UNESCO World Heritage Site; and the Roman ruins of Lixus near Larache. The Akchour waterfalls in the Rif are also within reach for a more active day.
Spring and autumn are generally the most comfortable, with mild temperatures for walking the medina and coastline. Summer is warm and busy along the beaches, while winter is cooler and can bring rain to the Rif — worth keeping in mind for mountain trips like Chefchaouen or Akchour.