Fes Guided Tour

The thousands of alleys in Fez Medina can be explored on foot or with a donkey during the guided walking trip and transportation excursion. Culture, history, and daily living in Morocco will be discussed as your expert gives you the lowdown. At 9 or 10, your chauffeur will arrive at your Medina hotel or riad to fetch you up. You’ll be driven outside the Medina as your guide provides an in-depth history lesson on the world’s biggest and earliest metropolis, which was established in the 9th century. To begin, you will visit the Mellah. (Jewish quarter). You will tour the Jewish graveyard and temple and experience the Moorish architecture of the 14th century, strolling to the renowned metal and mosaics-adorned entrances of the 14th-century regal house. The Andalusian Gardens and Fez el jadid are next on our itinerary. Then, we drive to Southern Borj for a gorgeous panoramic view of the medina and the whole city Fez so you can imagine how is complicated to walk between more than 9000 streets without your professional guide, after your beautiful pictures from the top of fez later your driver will stop again to visit the old school of ceramics known for its handmade pottery. Amazing goods made by local artists will be on display, and you’ll get to see them in person. A trip to Africa’s oldest and largest and most interesting tannery, the Tannery or Chowara, is a must.

To witness the vast selection of leather and the skilled artisans who only use natural dyes to create leather of the highest standard. Following your guide’s lead, you’ll enter the medina and discover its charming maze of narrow streets piled high with fresh produce, seasonings, Berber rugs, and other uniquely Moroccan wares. The next stop will be at several Islamic places of worship, including the campus shrine Al-Quaraouiyine. In addition to the Najjarine pond and the Batha Palace, which is now a museum of traditional and contemporary arts, you should check out the Madrasa Bou Inania, a koranic school established in AD 1351-56 and considered the finest example of Marinid building, and the Madrasa Al[1]Attarine, which is situated close to Al-Qarawiyyin. Back to your driver/car to continue traveling to discover the wonderful Bab Boujloud or blue gate with its appealing blue and green pottery then back to your accommodation or riad