Visit one of the four imperial cities of Morocco and see the Roman ruins of an ancient kingdom on a day trip from Fez. Explore the Medina of Meknes, go to the historic remains of Volubilis and see the holy town of Moulay Idriss.

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Duration 7 hours: Check availability to see starting times.
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Live tour guide: English, Spanish, French, Arabic
Pickup included: Pick-up from your hotel or accommodation in Fez.
Private group

Highlights

See the Roman ruins of Volubilis
Go to one of Morocco's holiest cities at Moulay Idriss
Tour the historic Medina of Meknes
Marvel at the 17th-century gates of one of Morocco's imperial cities

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Discover one of Morocco’s four imperial cities and the remains of the former capital of the kingdom of Mauretania on a full-day tour from Fez. Following a pick-up from your hotel in Fez, transfer by air-conditioned vehicle to the Roman ruins of Volubilis. Explore the remains of the 2,000-year-old complex. Continue to Moulay Idriss to discover one of Morocco's holiest cities. Take a tour of the narrow streets of the compact town where Moulay Idriss I introduced the religion of Islam in 789 AD. Then, transfer to the city of Meknes, founded in the 11th century by the Almoravids as a military settlement. Go into the Medina and see some of the monumental city gates and ornamental decorations of the Spanish-Moorish architecture. Tour the city walls, and stop at the Mausoleum of Moulay Ismail, founder of the Alaouite dynasty and sultan when Meknes was the capital city. Visit the Museum of Moroccan Art to see a wide variety of handicrafts, before the afternoon transfer back to Fez.

Includes

Hotel pickup and drop-off
Transportation by air-conditioned vehicle
Driver
Local Guide in Volubilis
Local Guide in Meknes

Lunch
Entrance fees
Local guides
Gratuities

Not suitable for

Wheelchair users

Covid-19 precautions

You must book this activity online because the ticket office is closed

Safety measures in place

The number of visitors is limited to reduce crowds
You must keep social distance while in vehicles
All areas that customers touch are frequently cleaned

Traveler requirements

You must fill out a travel information form
You are required to bring and wear a mask
You will receive a mandatory temperature check

Important information

What to bring

Passport or ID card

Not allowed

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Please contact the local supplier after booking if you have any inquiries

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Overall rating

4.5 /5

based on 34 reviews

Review summary

Guide
3.8/5
Transportation
4.1/5
Value for money
4.2/5
Safety
4.7/5

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Fantastic day trip. Very easy to arrange this trip. The guide and driver showed up promptly at our Riad and provided excellent service in a nice air conditioned van. Our visits to Volubilis, Mecknes, and Moulay Idress were very informative. The guides provided at Volubilis and Mecknes were excellent. After visiting the Medina at Fes the day before, the Medina at Mecknes was not as inspiring and would suggest trying to spend more of the time at Volubilis. Overall, would highly recommend this tour.

September 26, 2019

Had a fantastic day out doing this tour to Volubilis and Meknes, definitely recommend it... had no idea Morocco home to 2000 year old Roman ruins, was truly very informative and enjoyable. Unfortunately, did this tour on a Friday so afternoon in Meknes was a bit restricted, but still very worthwile. Just seeing the beautiful and monumental Bab Mansour is enough! We had a fanatstic driver, Mustafa, who was as knowledgeable as he was enthusiastic!We loved it - thank you!

July 2, 2019

The driver very nice, helpful and nice. The guide to Volubilis excellent! The guide to bad Meknes. It has failed to make us appreciate and communicate the spirit of the city. He wanted to force us to eat where he wanted, in the shops where I wanted him when we asked him several times to show us the most particular aspects that we also showed him on the guide we had consulted before arriving in Meknes. He also did not express himself in Italian sufficiently and pretended not to understand our requests

April 7, 2019

From Fez: Meknes, Volubilis and Moulay Idriss Day Trip

From Fez: Meknes, Volubilis and Moulay Idriss Day Trip

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