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Medina Guided Small-Group Half-Day Walking Tour
Recommended for your Fez trip
Free Cancellation
up to 24 hours in advance
3 hours (Approx.)
Hotel pickup offered
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English
Good for avoiding crowds
Overview
Explore the winding streets and historic sites of the Fes medina on a 5-hour walking tour with a guide. See the elaborate gates leading into the fortified city, the Karaouine Mosque, shops, and museums, and enjoy the flexibility to customize the day to your group’s preferences. This 4-hour Fez walking tour departs from your Fez hotel, and is priced per-group for up to 10 people.
- 4-hour walking tour of the Fez medina
- Explore a UNESCO World Heritage Site with a private guide
- See historic sites and museums
- Entrance fees at historic sites included
- Pickup and drop-off at your hotel in Fez
- Priced per group (up to 4 people)
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Meet a guide at your hotel for a 10:00 am departure, then start the walking tour in the UNESCO-listed Fez medina, a fortified city that was founded in the 9th-century. The first stop of the day is Bab Bouljoud, an elaborate gate overarched with green and blue tile work.
Continue through the medina to the Karaouine Mosque, also called the Mosque of al-Qarawiyyin, the first degree-awarding university in the world. As you walk to the mosque, and throughout the day, you can set a pace the works for you, with plenty of time to stop and explore along the way. The next stop is the Bouanania Madrasa, which dates back to the early 14th-century, and the Nejjarine Museum of Wood Arts and Crafts, built into a restored caravanserai that once housed traveling merchants.
See traditional craftsmen in Seffarrine Square, then visit Dar Batha Museum to see a remarkable collection of traditional arts, including wood carvings, plaster, and embroidery. Take in exhibits of weapons from around the world at the Musee des Armes, and explore the Mellah, the walled quarter that once housed Morocco’s Jewish community.
Continue through the medina to the Karaouine Mosque, also called the Mosque of al-Qarawiyyin, the first degree-awarding university in the world. As you walk to the mosque, and throughout the day, you can set a pace the works for you, with plenty of time to stop and explore along the way. The next stop is the Bouanania Madrasa, which dates back to the early 14th-century, and the Nejjarine Museum of Wood Arts and Crafts, built into a restored caravanserai that once housed traveling merchants.
See traditional craftsmen in Seffarrine Square, then visit Dar Batha Museum to see a remarkable collection of traditional arts, including wood carvings, plaster, and embroidery. Take in exhibits of weapons from around the world at the Musee des Armes, and explore the Mellah, the walled quarter that once housed Morocco’s Jewish community.
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