V.I.P. Day trip to Tangier

    Depart Spain for journey across the Straight of Gibralatar.Arrive at the port of Tangier where you will be assisted with customs formalities and transferred from the port to start the visit of Tangier.

    This tour is with an air-conditioning minibus, an interesting drive through the richest area of Tangier’s zone of villas and palaces passing via the king's palace and celebrities homes (Barbara Hutton and Malcolm Forbs). Visit Cape Spartel which is the northest western point of Africa, it is the exact point where the Mediterranean and the Atlantic Ocean meet. Then visit the Caves of Hercules (dating from the Neolithic era). A stop to take pictures of the camels and if you like to experience a ride.

    After a short drive return to Tangier for the cultural tour which will be in the Kasbah and the Medina, the oldest and the most exotic part of this mythical city. An opportunity to be in direct contact with the friendly locals! Begin your tour of the old city to visit the Kasbah taking the itinerary of Matisse, the French famous painter who stayed here between 1912 and 1913 , snake charmers, the Medina where you will enjoy the world famous Moroccan cuisine while you relax to the entertainment of Andalusian musicians and belly dancer , Gran Socco,Petit Socco,Old American Legation, founded in 1821 (the 1st National Landscape for the USA in the overseas),the Mendoubia building and Gardens (The international administration when Tangier was under-control of 8 powerful countries) and then the market for shopping.

    EXCURSION TO TETOUAN/CHEFCHAOUEN

     Depart from Tangier to the “White Bird” located in the Rif mountains.Tetouan is a unique combination of Arab and Andalusian cultures. Visit the new town where you will see the Hassan 2nd Square, the governor’s palace, the Spanish garden, the first North African mosque and the walls of the Kasbah.Enter the medina through Bab el okla and continue on for a walking tour of the town. This tour will include the Jewish section, the Andalusian section, the Berber market, the ladies market, Ghersa el kbira and a visit to the Ethnographic and Craft Museums. Leave the old town, stop for refreshment and then continue to Chefchaouen, one of the most beautiful towns in Morocco.Chefchaouen is a typical Berber Village. A tour of this blue and white village includes the Palace El Makhzan and the famous square Uta el Hamman and the medina. Departure through the Rif Mountains back to the “Bride of the North», Tangier for overnight.

    EXCURSION TO ASILAH/SUNDAY MARKET (Sunday Only)

    Breakfast at hotel. Journey into the Rif Mountains to visit a traditional Berber souk (market) which gathers weekly. Visit Souk al Arbaa,”The Sunday Market». The souk is one of the typical features of rural life in Morocco.Here, agrarian people come from the neighbouring hills to sell their goods and buy what they will need for the coming week. A well as finding local merchants, you will find the craftsman-one fixing shoes, the other welding a tea pot, the hairdresser and the soothsayers. You will also find the blacksmiths and the local dentist practicing his trade without any of the modern amenities visit to the rural souk is truly a journey back in time

    En route back to tangier, visit Asilah, the fortified Portuguese village 46 Km south of the Atlantic cost.In Asilah, visit the Bab Homar,the Berber Kasbah, the Palace of Raisouli and enjoy the relaxing ambiance and quaint of the town..