Living Traditions: 3 Day Tour to Chefchaouen and Fes – from Casablanca

Overview

Northern Morocco is defined by contrast, and this three-day journey leans into that rather than smoothing it out. Starting from Casablanca, you head north into landscapes and cities that operate at very different speeds — and for very different reasons.

Chefchaouen comes first. Set high in the Rif Mountains, it’s a town built for walking and wandering. The blue-washed streets aren’t there for show; they soften the light, cool the air, and slow everything down. Life here is domestic and close to the surface — laundry overhead, doors open, water running through Ras El Ma at the edge of town. You stay overnight in a riad near the centre, with time to experience Chefchaouen once day visitors have gone and the town settles back into itself.

Fès is the counterpoint. Older, denser, and far more complex, it’s a city organised around knowledge, craft, and belief. With a licensed local guide, you move through the medina not as a maze, but as a working system — neighbourhoods built around mosques, tanneries, workshops, and schools that have been operating for centuries. This is where Morocco’s intellectual and spiritual history is still very much alive, not curated or simplified.

Travel between places is comfortable and unhurried, with private transport throughout and nights spent in traditional riads chosen for their location rather than excess. Taken together, the journey offers balance: calm and compression, openness and intensity. It’s designed for travellers who want to understand northern Morocco as it is — not rush through it, and not have it explained away.

Highlights

• Walk through Chefchaouen’s iconic blue alleys with time to explore at ease

• In-depth guided visit of Fes’s UNESCO-listed medina

• Overnight stays in traditional riads in both Chefchaouen and Fes

• Private air-conditioned transport with Wi-Fi throughout

• Scenic travel through northern Morocco with meaningful historic stops

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Full Description

Day 1 — Casablanca to Fes

Depart Casablanca at approximately 8:30 am, with pick-up from your hotel or the airport. Travel inland towards Fes through changing landscapes as you leave the Atlantic coast behind and head towards Morocco’s cultural heart.

Upon arrival, begin a guided exploration of Fes el-Bali, the historic medina and one of the world’s oldest continuously inhabited urban centres. Accompanied by a licensed local historian, visit key religious, educational, and artisan sites, with entrance fees included.

Settle into your traditional riad in the early evening.

Overnight: Fes (traditional riad)

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Day 2 — Fes to Chefchaouen

After breakfast, meet your chauffeur and depart for Chefchaouen, travelling north through the Rif Mountains.

Arrive in Chefchaouen and enjoy a guided walk through the town’s distinctive blue streets. Visit the kasbah, explore panoramic viewpoints overlooking the medina, and enjoy time to wander at your own pace. The afternoon is intentionally unhurried, allowing space for photography and quiet exploration.

Check into your riad, ideally located within or just inside the medina.

Overnight: Chefchaouen (traditional riad)

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Day 3 — Chefchaouen to Casablanca via Rabat

Enjoy a relaxed morning in Chefchaouen with breakfast and free time. Departure is typically around 12:00 pm, though an earlier departure can be arranged if preferred.

On the return journey to Casablanca, stop in Rabat, Morocco’s capital. Visit the Hassan Tower, the Kasbah of the Oudayas, and the Mausoleum of Mohammed V before continuing onwards.

Upon arrival in Casablanca, you may choose to pause briefly outside the Hassan II Mosque for photographs before being dropped off at your hotel or chosen location. (Interior visit not included.)

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Inclusions

• Private air-conditioned car or van with Wi-Fi

• Professional multilingual driver throughout

• Fuel, tolls, parking, and motorway fees

• Licensed historian guide in Fes

• Entrance fees to historic sites in Fes

• 2 nights accommodation in traditional riads in Fes and Chefchaouen

• Breakfast on two mornings

• Bottled mineral water

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Exclusions

• Personal expenses

• Driver and guide tips

• Gratuities (Optional)

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