Day trip to Volubilis, Moulay Idriss and Meknes from Fez
Description
This tour gives you a great dose of history and nature, taking you to Meknes, Volubilis and Moulay Idriss from Fez. You'll see Roman ruins, walk the city streets, browse the market, and enjoy views of the Atlas Mountains, countryside, sheep, and olive trees that dot the land. we take care of all the logistics, so you can enjoy the experience.
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Itinerary
Transfer from your hotel in Fez, passing by Ain Lah, the royal family's business, Zagotta, Dam Achahad and the Rif Mountains.
* Stops to enjoy the scenery, the fresh air, and take photos.
Arrival in Volubilis, pretty preserved Roman ruins. Together, we will learn more about the history and culture of the Roman city by observing the ruins of the Arc de Caracalla, the basilica and the capitoline temple of Jupiter. * Free time to discover the place at your ease.
* Next step, the city of Moulay-Idriss built by Moulay Idriss. It is open only to Muslims, but you will get a great overview by observing the entrance to the city. After lunch, * Discover walls with monumental doors dating from the 17th century such as the royal palace, Berdaïne Bab, Bab Khemis, Bab Mansour and El Heri es-Souan, huge granaries and stables built by the soldiers of Moulay Ismail. * Go to the underground canals which bring fresh water from the mountains of the Middle Atlas * Stop at the Moulay Ismail mausoleum * Visit the monumental Place-El-Hedim and other places
Return journey to Fez
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Important Information
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(10)
We had a good day with Mr. Saad who gave a good organization with an award that serves us cultural bed. I highly recommend
It was a lot of fun. I just didn't know where it was and I wanted them to contact me properly. The driver was a good man w
Very touristic excursion. Volubilis is not included in the tour and it is 10 euros per person. Our guide/driver Youssef was great! Smiling, puts in a good mood on car trips, interesting and accommodating:) Carole and Laura
Very nice visit , very good guide. We visited several places. The guide takes care of us and our desires. Pleasant experience.
It was a mazing day.... with him they come to pick up us in the right time good service and good driver I really recommended
Nice trip, nice driver, beautiful surroundings. Friendly lady via the app who also thinks along. If I were there again, I would definitely book something through them again
If you have enough time in Fez and don't know what to do, make sure to book this day trip! The last-minute booking and also the communication via Whatsapp with Saad (guide) worked excellently. We were picked up from our riad by Saad and our driver (Halid) in the morning around 9am and after picking up other tourists, the tour started. There were only 4 of us in total - a small group was definitely an advantage. During the journey, our driver tried to give us some information about the area and also stopped us a few times at interesting places to take photos. The only small problem was that our driver only spoke French and therefore communication was a bit difficult. My friend knew some French, which then helped us a lot during this tour! The other tourists didn't know French either! This was the only negative point about this tour! Our first stop was the archaeological site "Volubilis". Here we had one hour to look at the best preserved monuments from Roman antiquity. You pay an entrance fee and you can also ask for a guide (there are some waiting at the entrance), but we didn't do that. Then we went to the city " Moulay Idriss". A very small and interesting city on a hill. Here we had half an hour to look at it. Again, our driver offered to organise a guide if desired. As in Fez, you are unfortunately also confronted by young male people and when you try to get further with GPS in small streets, you are stopped with the information "there are only houses here, at the end there's nothing", although this is not true! One of the other tourists was a lady who also wanted to explore the city on her own. Unfortunately, her bag was stolen in the meantime. Our driver told us that generally women should not walk alone through the cities in Marocco and that a guide is definitely recommended for women travelling alone! After his recommendation, we actually took a guide in the city of Meknes (our driver organised it while we were eating) and all the tourists explored the city together. The guide charged 300 dirhams (about 30 euros) - was a fair price for 4 people and a two-hour tour. When you walk through the medina with a guide, you are generally not bothered by sellers and it is very pleasant to walk around. We learned a lot about the city thanks to our guide and also saw a lot of what the city has to offer. I can definitely recommend a guide here! We were back in Fez around 6-7pm. Our driver offered us to stop at a high viewpoint in Fez to take a photo of the whole of Fez - that was also very nice and the view was very beautiful. All in all, this is definitely a must-do tour if you are in Fez and still have enough time!
My first visit to Morocco summer in Fez where I spent 3 pleasant nights then me and my 3 friends decided to travel to meknes to explore the city and we decided to book at Mr Saad who is too attentive with customers we meet-he settled us at his mini bus and he even gave us bottles of water.Our driver Samir who was like a guide in transport he explained all for different points in the mini bus there were only 6 of us (we and another small (family) basically I advise you to book dear Mr saad you will not regret at all
The most beautiful day in Morocco I extremely enjoyed Our day of visit Saad picked us up with the driver at our hotel where we were super friendly with us the driver Redouan* even spoke to us , explained throughout the trip to Volubilis (he speaks English) Volubilis was our first point to visit of course after the first stop and the second to enjoy the pictures and mountain views after Meknes . the tour we did there is unforgettable I would like to thank Saad, the driver and even the other travelers who were with us I highly recommend
