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The whole of Chefchaouen spread across the hillside, seen from the Spanish Mosque hill

Fes to Tangier, with Chefchaouen on the way

If you're heading north to Tangier or the ferry to Spain, don't spend the day on the motorway. We drive you from Fes into the Rif, give you the middle of the day in Chefchaouen, and get you to Tangier by evening.

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  • Private car and driver
  • Your luggage stays in the car
  • Dropped at your door
Chefchaouen. Photo: William John Gauthier from Denmark, CC BY-SA 2.0

The route north

A long day, with the best of it in the middle.

Terraced fields and houses on a green Rif hillside near Chefchaouen
Rif, near Chefchaouen

Into the Rif

North from Fes, the road climbs through farmland into green, terraced hills.
A long blue cobbled lane of studded doors and arches in Chefchaouen
Chefchaouen

Chefchaouen

Blue lanes, the square of Outa el Hammam and the view from the Spanish Mosque, with lunch in town.
The port and bay of Tangier seen past a tower of the kasbah walls
Tangier kasbah

Tangier

Arrive by evening at your hotel in Tangier, or at the port for the ferry.
Blue-washed houses of Chefchaouen below the green Rif mountains, palms in front

Don't spend your travel day on the motorway. Spend it in Chefchaouen.

Chefchaouen

How the day runs

Roughly ten hours. It's a long day, so we start early.

Early

Leave Fes with your bags

Your driver loads the luggage at your riad gate. It stays in the car all day.

Morning

Through the Rif

About three and a half to four hours north, with a coffee stop on the way.

Midday

Chefchaouen

A few hours on foot in the blue medina, and lunch.

Afternoon

On to Tangier

Roughly two and a half more hours to the coast.

Evening

Your hotel or the port

Dropped at your door, or at the ferry terminal if you're crossing to Spain.

Other ways north

If you'd rather slow down.

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One-way day questions

The questions people ask us most before they plan a trip.

How long is the drive from Fes to Tangier via Chefchaouen?
Roughly three and a half to four hours from Fes to Chefchaouen, then about two and a half more to Tangier. With a few hours in Chefchaouen, plan on a ten-hour day.
Can you drop us at the ferry port?
Yes. We can end the day at the port for the ferry to Spain. Tell us your crossing time and we plan the day around it.
What happens to our luggage?
It stays locked in the car with your driver all day.
How much does it cost?
We don't publish prices. The day is private, with your own driver, and quoted for your date and group.

Heading north? Tell us when, and we'll plan the road.

  1. Tell us what drew you in. Your dates, who is travelling and what you want to see.
  2. A person reads it. We write a day-by-day plan for your group, private or small-group.
  3. You change anything. Then we confirm the guides, drivers and riads.
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