Excursion to Tetouan and Chefchaouen

Overview

Meet your guide and leave Tangier towards the beautiful city of Tetouan. Once there, you will visit the large and interesting medina with its medieval Moorish-Andalusian architecture. On to the Jewish quarter in the old town which is still surrounded by old and rustic walls, attractive plazas with ornate tiled fountains, colorful markets, and busy lanes where craftsman can be seen on their work process among them, carpenters, gold and silversmiths, cobblers, dyers, tailors and many others… The tour ends at Bab Okla, Museum of Moroccan arts & crafts…… Ending the tour in Bab Okla, you will head to Chefchaouen passing through beautiful landscapes including the Rif Mountains.

Chefchaouen is famous for the blue lime-washed houses, busy squares, steep alleyways, and the best way to discover this holy city is to take it the atmosphere by wandering around. Cut into the sides of two mountains, a powerful charm that you can really feel in the Outa-El Hammam Square, in the Cobblestone medina. Sit and relax on the terrace of a café, where you can enjoy the attractive view of the grand Tarik-Ben-Ziad mosque whose octagonal minaret is inspired by that of the TORRE DE ORO in Seville. This Andalusian architecture can be found in the Kasbah and its gardens, at the center of the medina. It was also inspire by the walls of the Kasbah and its 11 crenulated towers, of which one used to be a dungeon house, an interesting ethnographic museum. Re-board the vehicle and driving back to Tangier.