Your licensed Tangier tour guide
Guided Tours in Tangier, Led by Licensed Locals.
10 licensed guides for private Tangier tours, day trips to Chefchaouen and the north, shore excursions timed to your ship and multi-day tours across Morocco. Your group only, at your pace.
Plan your day
Plan your day
How much time do you have?
Which ship are you on?
Ship times from three public Tangier cruise schedules. We confirm yours when you book.
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10
Licensed guides
Ministry of Tourism
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Private
Your group only
Any group size
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4
Languages
EN · FR · ES · AR
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48h
Free cancellation
Up to 48 h before
Who we are
Your Private Tangier Tour Guide
Tour Guide Tangier is a team of 10 licensed guides in Tangier, Morocco, co-founded by Fadi Bennani. We run private Tangier tours from $25 per person (for a group of 4), from a walking tour of the medina to a full-day city tour, plus day trips to Chefchaouen, Tetouan, Asilah and Larache, shore excursions for cruise passengers, food and cooking experiences, and multi-day tours across Morocco.
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Private day tours
Tangier in a day or on foot, and day trips to the blue city and the coast. Explore -
Shore excursions
Planned around your ship's hours, from every Tangier port. Explore -
Multi-day tours
Chefchaouen, Fes, the Sahara and Marrakech, priced on request. Explore -
Food and experiences
Street food, a cooking class, photography and the souks. Explore
Private tours
Private Tangier Tours and Chefchaouen Day Trips
Tangier in a day or on foot, Anthony Bourdain's Tangier, the souks with a shopper's eye, or day trips from Tangier to Chefchaouen, Tetouan, Asilah and Larache. Your group only, from $25 per person for a group of 4.
New to the city? Start with the Tangier walking tour or the Tangier day tour, or compare all our Tangier private tours.
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from$65
Tangier Full Day Tour
The complete first-timer's day in Tangier.
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from$25
Tangier Private Walking Tour
Tangier on foot, ideal for short stopovers.
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from$65
Anthony Bourdain Tour
The cafés, market stalls and fish lunch from Parts Unknown, with the Beat writers' Tangier in between.
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from$30
Tangier Shopping Tour
Spices, argan oil, leather, carpets and football shirts, with a five-minute lesson in every shop.
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from$150
Chefchaouen Day Trip from Tangier
The Blue Pearl of the Rif Mountains.
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from$100
Tangier & Asilah Private Tour
Two Moroccan gems in a single day.
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from$120
Tangier to Tetouan Private Tour
Andalusian heritage & a UNESCO medina.
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from$120
Tangier to Larache
The Roman ruins of Lixus above the Loukkos river, then the medina and clifftop promenade of Larache.
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from$190
Chefchaouen and Tetouan Day Trip
Tetouan's white medina in the morning, the blue lanes of Chefchaouen after lunch, back in Tangier for the evening.
Coming over from Spain for the day? Take the ferry from Tarifa to Tangier City Port (Tanger Ville) and your guide meets you at the port. Day trip to Tangier from Spain
Compare all 9 Tangier private toursFor cruise passengers
Tangier Shore Excursions, Timed to Your Ship
Tangier excursions for cruise passengers. We meet ships at Tanger Ville, and at Tanger Med, Ksar Sghir and Tetouan for a pick-up fee, and we plan the day around your ship's hours.
- Back an hour before all-aboardYour guide plans the day around the ship's times, with a 60-minute margin.
- Pay on the dayCash (USD, EUR, GBP or MAD), PayPal or bank transfer. No deposit for most bookings.
- Port call cancelled?You choose a new date or a full refund.
Time for an excursion: 6 hours. We plan for getting off the ship and for being back at the terminal an hour before all-aboard.
8 of 9 excursions fit
- 3 hours Medina and Kasbah WalkStraight from the cruise terminal into the old town on foot: the Grand Socco, the medina, the Kasbah and the view over the Strait, with mint tea on the way. Fits your time in port from $30
- 4 hours Tangier HighlightsCap Spartel, the Hercules Caves, the Kasbah, the Medina and Petit Socco. Fits your time in port from $70
- 4–6 hours Tangier PhotographyPrivate guide plus a working photographer for the day. Fits your time in port from $120
- 5–6 hours Asilah and Cap SpartelCap Spartel's lighthouse, then the coastal drive south to Asilah's Portuguese ramparts, whitewashed medina and Atlantic beach. Fits your time in port from $120
- 5–6 hours TetouanThe UNESCO-listed medina, Andalusian architecture, and the Royal Palace square. Fits your time in port from $130
- 6 hours Tangier + Cooking ClassCity highlights in the morning, then a hands-on Moroccan cooking class with a Berber chef. Fits your time in port from $95
- 6–7 hours Larache and LixusSouth along the Atlantic to the Roman ruins of Lixus above the Loukkos estuary, then Larache: the Spanish plaza, the blue-and-white medina and the Balcón Atlántico. Possible, planned tighter from $140
- 6–8 hours Tangier Full-DayAll Tangier highlights, a traditional Moroccan lunch, and an optional camel ride on Achakkar Beach. Possible, planned tighter from $95
- 8–9 hours ChefchaouenThe drive through the Rif Mountains to Morocco's blue medina. Needs a longer stop from $120
Morocco from Tangier
Multi-Day Morocco Tours from Tangier
Private trips of 2 to 21 days with a licensed guide the whole way: Chefchaouen, Fes, the Sahara at Merzouga and Marrakech. Every trip is priced on request, with your quote within 2 hours (8am to 10pm).
- Tangier
- Chefchaouen
- Fes
- Sahara
- Marrakech
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2 days
Tangier round tripChefchaouen Overnight
A night in the blue city: sunset from the Spanish Mosque and the medina lanes early in the morning, before the day-trippers arrive. 2 days, 1 nightPrice on request -
5 days
Tangier to MarrakechSahara Desert Focus
Two nights at a desert camp in Erg Chebbi with a full day in the Sahara between them, then the Todra and Dades gorges on the way to Marrakech. 5 days, 4 nightsPrice on request -
6 days
Tangier to MarrakechGrand Tour to Marrakech
Chefchaouen, Fes with a local guide, a night under the stars in the Sahara and the kasbahs of the High Atlas, ending in Marrakech. 6 days, 5 nightsPrice on request
Food and experiences
Taste, Cook and Explore Tangier
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Tangier Food Tour
Six to eight stops through the medina: kalinte, bissara, bread from a community oven and mint tea. Explore -
Tangier Cooking Class
The city in the morning, then a tagine cooked with a Berber chef in a family home. Explore -
Photography Tour
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Shopping Tour
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Jewish Heritage Tours
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Things to Do in Tangier
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Why a licensed guide
Why Book Your Tangier Tour with a Licensed Guide
In the medina, unofficial guides offer to show visitors around, and some steer them to shops that pay a commission. A licensed local guide is registered with Morocco's Ministry of Tourism and carries an official badge.
Co-founder
Fadi Bennani
Licensed tour guide, Tangier
Guide licence3797
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Licensed guides
10 guides licensed by the Ministry of Tourism, led by our co-founder.
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Your group only
A private tour for your group, whatever its size. Travelling solo? You join a tour already planned on your date if its group agrees, or we suggest a date when one runs.
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No shopping stops unless you ask
Your day goes to the sights. Want to shop? Your guide takes you and explains what to look for.
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Your pace, your stops
Change the plan, the start time or the lunch stop as the day goes.
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Four languages
English, French, Spanish or Arabic, chosen when you book.
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Timed to your ship
Shore excursions end at the port at least an hour before all-aboard.
Reviews
Google Reviews of Our Tangier Tours
What you will see
Tangier City Tour: History, Culture and the Coast
Tangier has been a port since antiquity: Phoenician and Roman Tingis, then Portuguese and English rule, and from the 1920s to 1956 an international city where writers and artists came to live. A Tangier city tour walks through that history and the culture it left, Arab, Berber, Andalusian, Jewish and European. On the way your guide adds the rest: the American Legation, Café Hafa above the Strait, and the stories behind the old international city.
- AntiquityA Phoenician port
- Roman eraTingis
- 1471 to 1684Portuguese, then English
- 1920s to 1956The international city
- TodayThe city you will walk
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The Kasbah and its museum
The old fortress quarter at the top of the medina. The sultan's palace, Dar el Makhzen, now holds the Kasbah Museum around its marble courtyard.
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The Tangier medina and Petit Socco
Lanes of souks, bakeries and cafés around the Petit Socco, the small square at the heart of the old town.
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The Grand Socco
Place du 9 Avril 1947, the busy square where the new town meets the medina, and where our food tour usually begins.
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The view over the Strait
From the Kasbah walls you look over the port and across the Strait of Gibraltar to Spain on a clear day.
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Cap Spartel
The lighthouse on Africa's north-west tip (Cape Spartel on English maps), where the Atlantic meets the Mediterranean, a short drive west of the city.
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The Caves of Hercules
Sea caves below Cap Spartel, also called the Hercules Caves, known for the opening onto the Atlantic shaped like a map of Africa.
On the Tangier day tour
Questions
Questions Before You Book a Tangier Tour
Still deciding?
Say how much time you have, or which ship you arrive on, and see the tours that fit your day.
Plan your dayIs Tangier worth visiting?
Tangier is worth visiting. In one day you see a medina and a Kasbah above the Strait of Gibraltar, the coast at Cap Spartel where the Atlantic meets the Mediterranean, and a city shaped by Phoenicians, Romans, Portuguese, English and its years as an international zone. It is also the easiest way into Morocco from Spain, about an hour by ferry from Tarifa.
Where is Tangier?
Tangier is in the far north of Morocco, on the Strait of Gibraltar, facing Spain across the water. The ferry from Tarifa takes about an hour, and cruise ships call at Tanger Ville and Tanger Med.
Is Tangier safe for tourists?
Yes, Tangier is safe for tourists. It is a busy port city that welcomes cruise passengers and day visitors from Spain, and the usual city care applies: keep an eye on your bag in crowded souks and agree taxi fares before you ride. The main nuisance is unofficial guides offering to show you around the medina, and walking with a licensed guide keeps them away.
How many days do you need in Tangier?
One full day covers the main sights: the Kasbah, the medina and its souks, the Grand Socco, and the coast at Cap Spartel and the Caves of Hercules. Two or three days let you add a day trip to Chefchaouen, Tetouan or Asilah. With only a few hours, such as a cruise stop, a walking tour of the medina and the Kasbah is the best use of your time.
How much does a private tour guide cost in Tangier?
With Tour Guide Tangier a private walking tour of the medina starts at $25 per person, and a full day of Tangier, Cap Spartel and the Caves of Hercules at $65. Day trips to Chefchaouen, Tetouan, Asilah or Larache run from $100 to $150, the Chefchaouen and Tetouan day from $190, and shore excursions start at $30. Prices are per person for a group of 4, and every tour is private to your group.
How do I choose a tour guide in Tangier?
Choose a guide licensed by Morocco's Ministry of Tourism: licensed guides carry an official badge and a licence number. Tour Guide Tangier is a team of 10 licensed guides, the company holds licence MA13529, its co-founder Fadi Bennani holds guide licence 3797, and guests rate it 4.9 on Google from 91 reviews.
Ready when you are
Plan Your Day in Tangier
Send your dates, your group size and what you would like to see. A licensed guide replies within 2 hours (8am to 10pm) with a plan and a price.
- Free cancellation up to 48 h
- Pay on the day
- 4.9 on Google