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Blue City Escape: a day trip from Fez to Chefchaouen

Private tour · Licensed local guideFez, Morocco
Full dayAbout 12 hours door to door
Driver, guide on requestEnglish · French · Arabic
Private vehicleAir-conditioned, pickup at your riad
Private tripJust your party, 1–6 people

About the Blue City Escape

Chefchaouen sits four hours north of Fez in the Rif Mountains, and the drive is half the pleasure — olive terraces, market towns and a long climb into cooler air. The town itself is small enough to cover on foot in an afternoon, which is why it works as a day trip rather than an overnight for most people.

You travel in a private air-conditioned vehicle with your own driver, so the timings bend around you. Most travellers want the medina in the softer late-morning light, lunch on a terrace above the square, and an hour at the Spanish Mosque viewpoint before the drive back. If you would rather spend the whole day photographing the blue lanes, that is fine too.

Your day, hour by hour

Pickup in Fez

Collected from your riad or hotel and north out of the city as it wakes up.

Through the Rif

A comfort stop in the hills, with olive groves and mountain villages the whole way.

Arrive in Chefchaouen

Into the blue medina on foot, starting at Place Outa el Hammam and the kasbah.

Lunch above the square

A terrace lunch with time to sit, then the lanes at their quietest.

Spanish Mosque viewpoint

A short walk up for the classic view over the whole blue town and the valley.

Drive back to Fez

Return by the same mountain road, arriving in Fez in the evening.

What's included

Included

  • Private air-conditioned vehicle and driver
  • Riad or hotel pickup and drop-off in Fez
  • Fuel, tolls and parking
  • Bottled water in the vehicle
  • Flexible timings on the day

Not included

  • Lunch and personal spending
  • Local walking guide in Chefchaouen (available on request)
  • Gratuities for your driver

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