Private tour · Licensed guide
Tangier to Tetouan Private Tour: Day Trip to the White Dove
Overview
About this tour
- Duration 7 to 8 hours
- Group Private, yours only
- Pick-up Hotel, port or airport
- Difficulty Easy to moderate
- Start time You choose
A private Tangier to Tetouan day trip for your group only: a licensed local guide and a private air-conditioned car, about an hour each way, for the UNESCO-listed medina, the Royal Palace square and the Spanish quarter of Tetouan. The day takes 7 to 8 hours, from $120 per person.
The drive runs through the Rif foothills to Hassan II Square and the Royal Palace, seen from outside. From there your guide walks you through the medina, past the artisan souks, the white alleys and the Bab el Okla gate, with an optional stop at the Ethnographic or Archaeological Museum. After lunch in a local restaurant you stroll the Ensanche, the Spanish quarter, and stop for a coffee before the drive back.
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We pick you up at your hotel, the port, the airport or the train station in Tangier, when you choose, and bring you back in the late afternoon, usually between 4 and 5 pm. The tour runs in English, French, Spanish or Arabic.
The price is per person, with your guide, the car and entry fees to the places on the itinerary; lunch is not included.
The price covers
What's Included in the Tetouan Day Trip
Included
- Licensed local guide (English, French, Spanish or Arabic)
- Pick-up and drop-off at your hotel or agreed meeting point in Tangier
- Private air-conditioned car and driver
- Entry fees to the places on the itinerary (museum visits are always optional)
- Free time for lunch (lunch cost not included)
Not included
- International flights or transport to Tangier
- Personal expenses (souvenirs, tips, optional activities)
- Travel insurance (recommended, not included)
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 Tetouan Day Trip Itinerary
Nine stops. Your guide adapts the order and the pace to you.
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Visit the modern areas of Tangier
A short drive through the new town before the road east, if time allows.
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Drive through the Rif foothills to Tetouan (about 1 hour)
About 60 km by road, in your private air-conditioned car.
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Arrival at Hassan II Square
The main square of Tetouan, between the new town and the medina.
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The Royal Palace, from outside
The royal palace on the square, seen from outside.
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The Tetouan medina (UNESCO)
Artisan souks, white alleys and the Bab el Okla gate: the old town with your guide, one of the most complete medinas in Morocco.
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Optional visit to the Ethnographic or Archaeological Museum
Only if you want an indoor stop.
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Lunch in a local restaurant
The cost of lunch is not included.
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Stroll through the Spanish Quarter (Ensanche) and café break
The white facades of the quarter built during the Spanish protectorate, and a coffee.
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Afternoon return to Tangier (around 4 to 5 pm)
Drop-off where you choose in Tangier.
Good to know
Before you book your tour
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Difficulty
Easy to moderate
Some walking on slopes in the Tetouan 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
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 !
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.
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.
Thank you, Fadi, for sharing your culture and cuisine with us as we explored Tangier, and for your availability and attentiveness…
Fadi was great and organized a perfect tour for our family with young kids! Super grateful for the experience and Fadi’s knowledge.
Questions and answers
Questions about the Tangier to Tetouan Day Trip
How far is Tetouan from Tangier?
About 60 km, roughly an hour by road each way. The whole private day trip takes 7 to 8 hours, from pickup to drop-off.
How do you get from Tangier to Tetouan?
By bus (CTM and other companies run between the two bus stations), by shared grand taxi, or by car; there is no train. On the private day trip your driver collects you in Tangier and brings you back the same day, with no timetables or changes.
Is Tetouan worth a day trip from Tangier?
Yes, if you like old towns. Its medina is one of the most complete in Morocco and on the UNESCO World Heritage list, and the Spanish quarter beside it, built during the protectorate, gives the city an Andalusian feel.
What is included in the price?
Your licensed local guide, a private air-conditioned car with pickup and drop-off in Tangier, and entry fees to the places on the itinerary, from $120 per person for your group only. Lunch is not included.
How do we pay, and what if we cancel?
There is no deposit for most groups; groups of 11 or more pay a deposit of 40% of the agreed price to hold the date. You pay on the day in cash (US dollars, euros, pounds sterling or dirhams), by PayPal or by bank transfer; cards are not accepted. Cancellation is free up to 48 hours before, and with no deposit there is nothing to pay.
Can we change the route or add a museum?
Yes, you can change the route or add a museum: the Ethnographic or Archaeological Museum is an optional stop, you choose the start time, and the route follows what you most want to see. The tour runs in English, French, Spanish or Arabic.
Getting there
Tangier to Tetouan: Bus, Grand Taxi or a Private Day Trip
Tetouan is about 60 km from Tangier, roughly an hour by road. Buses, CTM among them, run between the two bus stations, and shared grand taxis leave Tangier when they are full. There is no train: Tetouan has no railway station.
A private day trip takes the planning away. Your driver collects you in Tangier, a licensed guide shows you the medina and the Ensanche, and you are back the same evening, 7 to 8 hours door to door. To see Chefchaouen the same day as well, the Chefchaouen and Tetouan day trip covers both towns in about 11 hours.
Tetouan, the White Dove
Tetouan sits at the foot of the Rif Mountains. Its medina, rebuilt by Andalusian refugees from Granada at the end of the 15th century, has been on the UNESCO World Heritage list since 1997, and its white houses gave the city its nickname, the White Dove.
Visiting Tetouan means walking into one of the best preserved medinas in northern Morocco. Its seven gates, Bab el Okla among them, open onto streets where Andalusian architecture shows on every façade, with the Rif Mountains behind.
From 1913 to 1956 Tetouan was the capital of the Spanish protectorate, which built the Ensanche beside the old town.
What to see in Tetouan in one day
The visit starts on Hassan II Square, the large square between the new town and the medina, in front of the royal palace, which you see from the outside. Your guide then takes you into the medina, through the craftsmen’s souks and the white lanes, to the Bab el Okla gate.
If you wish, you can go into the Ethnographic Museum or the Archaeological Museum. After lunch in a local restaurant, the walk continues through the Ensanche, the Spanish quarter, with a coffee stop before the drive back to Tangier.
Prefer a different route? See our other private tours from Tangier.
- UNESCO since 1997The medina rebuilt by Andalusian refugees
- The White DoveIts nickname, for its white houses
- About an hourFrom Tangier by road, 60 km
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