5-Day Casablanca Imperial Cities Tour: Rabat, Chefchaouen & Fes

We meet you in Casablanca and start with the Hassan II Mosque, seen from outside on the edge of the Atlantic. Then we drive north to Rabat, the capital, a calm city of wide streets and gardens by the Bouregreg river. We bring you to your hotel for the night, where dinner is included.

In the morning we take a walk through Rabat, the capital, before the road turns north through farmland and the Rif foothills to Chefchaouen, the blue city in the mountains. In the afternoon we wander the blue-painted lanes of the old town, where every corner is a photo and the pace is slow. We spend the night in Chefchaouen, with dinner included.

We leave the blue city behind and drive south to Volubilis, the Roman ruins in the hills, where mosaics and columns still stand in the open air. From there we pass Meknes, one of the imperial cities, with its great gate and old walls, and continue to Fes. In the evening we bring you to a riad in the medina, where dinner is included and the old city is right outside the door.

This day belongs to Fes, the oldest of the imperial cities, and we explore the medina with a local guide. The route leads through the tanneries, where leather is still dyed by hand, the Medersa and the craft quarters, where potters, weavers and metalworkers keep old trades alive. The guide knows the lanes and the workshops, so you see the craft at work instead of only the shop fronts. We spend a second night in Fes, with dinner included.

After breakfast we leave Fes and drive back towards the coast, with a stop in Rabat on the way. Rabat is the capital, a calm city of gardens and wide streets by the Bouregreg river, and the drive gives a last look at the north. The road follows the motorway through the northern plains to Casablanca, where the tour ends in the afternoon.