Private tour · Licensed guide
Private Tour from Tangier to Larache: Lixus and the Atlantic Medina
Overview
About this tour
- Duration 7 to 8 hours
- Group Private, yours only
- Pick-up Hotel, port or airport
- Difficulty Easy
- Start time You choose
Larache sits on the Atlantic about 90 km south of Tangier, where the Loukkos river meets the ocean. Just outside the town, on a hill above the river, lie the ruins of Lixus: founded by the Phoenicians around the 8th century BC, later a Roman colony, and placed by ancient writers at the Garden of the Hesperides. A private day of 7 to 8 hours from $120 per person, the Lixus entry included.
This private Tangier to Larache tour pairs the two: a guided morning among the amphitheatre, baths and temple hill of Lixus, then Larache itself, with its oval main square from the Spanish years, the blue-and-white medina, the market and the clifftop promenade over the ocean.
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The drive is a little over an hour each way on the motorway, in a private air-conditioned vehicle. Lunch is on the way, in a town known for its fresh fish.
It suits travellers who already know Tangier, history lovers, and anyone who wants a quiet coastal town away from the busier day trips.
The price covers
What's Included in the Larache Day Trip
Included
- Private licensed local guide for the whole day
- Pick-up and drop-off at your hotel, riad, the port or the ferry terminal in Tangier
- Private air-conditioned vehicle, fuel and motorway tolls
- Entry to the Lixus archaeological site
- Guided walk through the Larache medina
- Bottled water
Not included
- Travel to Tangier
- Lunch and drinks (your guide suggests a good fish restaurant)
- Personal shopping
- Tips for your guide and driver
- Travel insurance
Where we'll meet you
Meeting Point and Hotel Pickup in Tangier
Your guide collects you wherever you are in Tangier, at the time you choose, and brings you back at the end of the tour.
- Your hotel or riad
- Cruise port or ferry terminal
- Airport or train station
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Your day, stop by stop
Tangier to Larache Day Trip Itinerary
Nine stops. Your guide adapts the order and the pace to you.
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Pick-up in Tangier
From your hotel, riad, the port or the ferry terminal, at the time you choose.
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South along the Atlantic
About 90 km on the motorway, a little over an hour. Your guide tells the story of Lixus on the way.
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The ruins of Lixus
A guided walk through the Phoenician and Roman city on its hill: the amphitheatre, the baths, and the stone tanks near the river where fish was salted and garum was made.
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The temple hill
Up to the temple quarter at the top of the site, where the legend of the Garden of the Hesperides was set, with the view down the Loukkos estuary to the sea.
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Plaza de la Liberación
Larache's oval main square, laid out in the Spanish protectorate years as the Plaza de España, with the arched gate of Bab el-Khemis on one side.
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Bab el-Khemis and the medina
Through the gate to the arcaded market square and the lanes of the old town, whitewashed walls and blue doors.
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Lunch and the central market
Time for lunch in a fishing port where fresh fish is the thing to order, then the white central market hall.
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The Balcón Atlántico
The clifftop promenade over the ocean beside the old Kebibat fortress. On request, a stop at the Spanish cemetery where the writer Jean Genet is buried.
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Back to Tangier
North on the motorway, arriving in Tangier in the late afternoon.
Good to know
Before you book your tour
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Difficulty
Easy
About 3 km on foot in all: uneven paths at Lixus and cobbled lanes in the medina.
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Start time
You choose
Any time that suits you. The best start is 9 or 10 am.
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Pick-up
Where you are
From your hotel or riad, the cruise port, the ferry terminal, the airport or the train station in Tangier. Tanger Med, Ksar Sghir and the Tetouan cruise terminal: an extra fee for the transfer.
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Price for your group
Per guest, for 4 guests
Smaller groups pay more per person: see the price for your group. Every guest counts towards the group size, children included.
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Shared or private
Private
Your group only, with your own guide. A solo traveller joins a tour already planned that day, only if that group agrees.
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Children
All ages welcome
There is no minimum age. Children under 12 pay half the adult price, and child seats are available on request.
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Your booking
Confirmed in writing
Nothing is booked until we confirm it by WhatsApp or email. We reply within 2 hours, between 8am and 10pm Tangier time.
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From Spain
Planned around your ferry
Send us your ferry times: we meet you at the port in Tangier and have you back 60 minutes before your ferry home. Spain is one hour ahead of Morocco in winter and two hours in summer.
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Limited mobility
Tell us when you book
The medina has cobbles, slopes and steps, so some tours suit better than others. Tell us about limited mobility or a wheelchair and we tell you honestly which tours work, then plan the route around you.
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Languages
English, French, Spanish or Arabic
Your licensed guide leads the tour in the language you choose.
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What to bring
Shoes, sun cream, cash
Comfortable walking shoes, sun protection, and some cash for lunch and souvenirs.
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Payment
No deposit for most groups
Nothing to pay when you book; groups of 11 or more pay a deposit of 40% of the agreed price to hold the date. Pay in cash (dollars, euros, pounds or dirhams), by PayPal or by bank transfer; no card.
Cancellation policy
Free cancellation
Cancel or change your date at no cost; tell us at least 48 hours before if you can, on WhatsApp or by email.
Questions?
We reply within 2 hours
Every day, between 8am and 10pm Tangier time. Ask about the route, the pick-up or anything else before you book. Use the form on this page or message us directly.
Guest reviews
Why travellers loved it
Just finished a full day tour with Fadi. It was a day packed with fun and exciting adventures, he has great knowledge of Morocco and the history of the beautiful country. This trip wouldn’t have been nearly as fun if I didn’t book this amazing guide. I will be recommending Fadi to anyone that decides to travel to Tangier.
Fadi, our highly professional guide, delighted us during our visit to the medina with his historical knowledge and boundless charisma. Thank you, Fadi!
Fantastic tour: Fadi speaks excellent English and has a lot of interesting history lessons. Highly recommended.
Thank you, Fadi, for a wonderful day in Tangier. Your tour guide was friendly, very interesting, and entertaining. Highly recommended, Fadi's tour.
Fadi was great and organized a perfect tour for our family with young kids! Super grateful for the experience and Fadi’s knowledge.
We spent 3 amazing days in the north of Morocco visiting Tangier, Asilah, and Chefchaouen. The weather was really hot, but everything else was fantastic! Big thanks to Fadi who took great care of us. We got to try delicious Moroccan food like tajine and couscous. Also, the driver drove calmly so we could enjoy the beautiful views between Tangier and Chefchaouen. Unforgettable experience! Thanks Fadi !
Questions and answers
Questions about the Tangier to Larache Day Trip
How far is Larache from Tangier?
About 90 km south along the Atlantic, a little over an hour each way on the motorway.
How do you get from Tangier to Larache?
By bus or shared grand taxi, or by car on the motorway, about 90 km south. The private day trip adds a licensed guide at Lixus and in the medina, with pickup in Tangier and the drive back the same day, from $120 per person.
Is the entry to Lixus included?
The entry to the Lixus archaeological site is included in the price of the Larache day trip.
Can we do this tour on a day trip from Spain?
The Larache day trip works from Spain as a long day: take the first morning ferry from Tarifa to Tangier City Port (Tanger Ville) and an evening ferry back. Your guide meets you inside the port.
How much walking is there?
About 3 km in all: uneven paths on the hill at Lixus, with little shade, and cobbled lanes in the medina. Comfortable shoes and a hat help.
Is lunch included?
No, lunch is not included: you eat at a restaurant of your choice in Larache, and your guide suggests a good place for fresh fish.
Why Larache
Larache, the quiet Atlantic town
Larache was a Spanish protectorate town until 1956, and it still shows: the oval plaza, the market hall and the cafés read as much Andalusian as Moroccan. Before that, Lixus was one of the oldest cities on the Atlantic coast of Africa.
Few visitors make the trip, which is the point. You get a Roman site almost to yourselves and a working fishing town that has not changed its pace for tourists.
Prefer a different route? See all our Tangier private tours
- LixusA Roman site, entry included
- Spanish until 1956The oval plaza and the market hall
- A fishing townThat keeps its own pace
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