One way north from Marrakech to the blue town of Chefchaouen, with a full day in the Fes medina and the Roman ruins of Volubilis on the way.
A four-day journey north that ends in the Rif Mountains. The first day crosses the Middle Atlas by Ifrane and the cedar forest of Azrou to Fes. The second is a guided day in Fes el-Bali. On the third you walk the Roman ruins of Volubilis, pass through Meknes and reach Chefchaouen, the town of blue-washed lanes on the slopes of the Rif, where the last day is spent.
We leave Marrakech at 7:00 am and cross the Middle Atlas, stopping in Ifrane and in the cedar forest near Azrou to look for Barbary macaques. You reach Fes in the evening and check in to your riad.
≈7 h · ≈480 km
A full guided day in Fes el-Bali: the Chouara tanneries, the Al-Qarawiyyin university, the Bou Inania madrasa and the old souks. In the evening you walk along the medina walls.
In the morning you walk among the ruins of Volubilis, the Roman town on the UNESCO list. Then on to Meknes, and north into the Rif to Chefchaouen, where you arrive in the evening.
≈4 h · ≈200 km
A guided walk through the blue lanes of the medina, up to the viewpoint at the Spanish Mosque and down to the Ras El-Maa waterfall. The trip ends here in Chefchaouen.
Starts from: Marrakech — your hotel or riad
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