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Tangier Shore Excursions, Planned Around Your Ship

Private cruise day tours from Tangier City Port (Tanger Ville), and from Tanger Med, Ksar Sghir and Tetouan for an extra fee, 3 to 9 hours long, from $30 per person for a group of 4. A licensed local guide plans the day around your ship and has you back at the port at least an hour before all-aboard. Send your ship and date on WhatsApp or through our form for a plan within 2 hours (8am to 10pm).

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Ship times from three public Tangier cruise schedules. We confirm yours when you book.

  • 60-min safety bufferWe track your docking time
  • Zero missed sailingsThousands of cruise passengers
  • Pay on the dayPort skipped? You pay nothing
  • Licensed guidesCertified by the Ministry of Tourism
  • All Tangier portsMed · City · Ksar Sghir · Tetouan

9 tours

9 private excursions

Choose your day in Tangier

Every excursion below is private, fully customisable and timed precisely to your ship's schedule. Prices are per person for a group of 4 guests. Smaller groups pay more per person: see the price for your group on each excursion's page.

Not sure which one fits? Use the ship finder: it matches the excursions to your ship's time in port.

Your time in port

Which excursion fits your stop?

Count your hours from the ship's arrival to its departure.

  1. 3 to 5 hours in port

    On foot, the walking tour of the medina and the Kasbah, straight from the Tanger Ville terminal and back, timed to your ship: shorter when your stop is short.

    See the walking tour

  2. 5 to 6 hours in port

    With a vehicle, Tangier Highlights: Cap Spartel, the Hercules Caves, the Kasbah and the Medina in four hours. On foot, the full 3-hour walk, with time for a mint tea.

    See the 4-hour excursion

  3. 7 to 8 hours in port

    One theme, done properly: Asilah and Cap Spartel on the Atlantic, Tetouan's UNESCO medina, the cooking class or the photography excursion.

    Compare the four

  4. 9 to 10 hours in port

    The full day: all the Tangier highlights, a traditional Moroccan lunch and the optional camel ride on Achakkar Beach. Or Larache, with the Roman ruins of Lixus on the Atlantic coast.

    See the full day

  5. 10 hours or more

    Chefchaouen, the blue city, through the Rif Mountains. The drive is part of the day.

    See Chefchaouen

A local's promise

Private cruise day tours from the port

Our private Tangier shore excursions do one job: a full day ashore, planned around your ship.

We hold official port access at every cruise terminal in northern Morocco, and run a team of 10 Ministry-licensed local guides who handle these excursions every single week. We take care of the timing and the transport, and you enjoy the day.

"We do this every week. So you only need to do it once, and do it right." Fadi, Tour Guide Tangier. Check availability

  • From $30Per person, group of 4
  • Every terminalOfficial port access
  • 10 licensed guidesIn port every week
  • Back on timeTimed to your ship

Direct or through the ship

A private excursion or the cruise line's tour?

Group size, freedom and who you pay. A cruise-line excursion is a coach tour with the ship's group; with us it is your own guide, and your own vehicle when the day needs one, booked direct.

With Tour Guide TangierCruise line excursion
PriceBooked direct: no middleman, no markupSet by the cruise line
GroupYour group only, on foot or in your own vehicleA coach with the ship's group
Itinerary100% customisable, even on the dayA fixed script
Your guideMinistry-licensed, from TangierAssigned on the day
Getting backAt the terminal 60 minutes before all-aboardThe ship waits for its own tours
PaymentNo deposit for most groups, pay on the dayPaid in advance through the cruise line
Port call cancelledYou owe nothingRefunded by the cruise line

Six reasons

Why cruise passengers choose us in Tangier

What booking your port day direct with us means, from the first message to all-aboard.

  • Booked direct, no middleman

    Booking direct means no middleman, no markup and no kiosk add-ons: you pay your own guide for your own private day.

  • 100% private for your group

    Your guide, your pace, and your own vehicle on the excursions by car. Never a crowded coach, never a "wait for stragglers" delay. Adjust the itinerary mid-tour if you want; that's the whole point of private. Travelling alone? You join a tour already planned on your date if its group agrees, or we suggest a date when one runs.

  • Ministry-certified local guides

    Every guide on our team holds an official Moroccan Ministry of Tourism licence, with the local knowledge our Google reviews talk about.

  • Official port access, all four terminals

    Tanger Med, Tanger Ville, Ksar Sghir, Tetouan. We carry the credentials to wait inside each terminal, so groups of 6 or more find us in seconds instead of after a 20-minute walk to the car park. Smaller groups meet their guide just outside the port's main exit; we send you the exact spot before your day.

  • 60-minute safety buffer, built in

    Every excursion ends at the terminal at least one hour before your all-aboard call. We follow your ship's real arrival time on the day. Thousands of cruise passengers, zero missed sailings.

  • Pay your guide on the day

    No prepayment platforms and no card on file. You pay on the day in cash (USD, EUR, GBP or MAD), by PayPal or by bank transfer.

Step by step

What to expect on your shore excursion

  1. Meet and greet at the port

    Your private guide waits with your name: inside the terminal for groups of 6 or more, just outside the port's main exit, by the big mosque, for smaller groups. No crowds, no language barriers.

  2. Your tailored tour begins

    A guide who knows your schedule and tells Tangier's real story: Berber, Spanish and French.

  3. The highlights of Tangier

    Cap Spartel, the Caves of Hercules, the Kasbah and the medina, with time to stop at each one.

  4. Authentic lunch

    Tagine, couscous and mint tea at a trusted Medina restaurant: included on the Full Day excursion, optional on the others.

  5. Safe return, always early

    We drive you back to the terminal in good time.

Tangier cruise port guide

Where your ship docks in Tangier

We meet cruise passengers at all four terminals of Northern Morocco, name sign in hand: Tanger Ville at the foot of the old medina, Tanger Med 40 km east of the city, Ksar Sghir and Tetouan.

  • Tanger Ville · below the medina

    Tanger Ville

    The cruise terminal sits below the Kasbah and the medina. Groups of 6 or more find their guide inside the terminal as soon as they step off; smaller groups, just outside the port's main exit, by the big mosque.

    Read our Tangier cruise port guide

  • 40 km east of the city centre

    Tanger Med

    We meet cruise passengers at Tanger Med every week with full port access, plan the drive into your day, and the transfer has an extra fee. Only need the ride? Book a private transfer from Tanger Med.

  • On the Strait, east of Tangier

    Ksar Sghir

    The same port credentials, the same name sign. Your day is planned around the extra road time, and the transfer has an extra fee.

  • The Mediterranean side

    Tetouan

    A call near Tetouan puts the UNESCO-listed medina closest to your ship. We plan the day around your times; a pick-up at this terminal has an extra fee.

Iconic places

Iconic places you'll visit

From the cliffs where two seas meet to the labyrinth of the Medina, here's what waits for you.

A guest at the sea opening of the Caves of Hercules, shaped like a map of Africa
Blue-washed buildings of Chefchaouen on a full-day shore excursion from Tangier port
Cruise passengers enjoying a camel ride on Achakkar Beach near Tangier during a shore excursion
Private guided tour in Perdicaris park
A guest at the Cap Spartel signpost pointing to the Mediterranean and the Atlantic
A guest in a lane lined with potted plants and tiles in the Kasbah of Tangier

Clear terms

What's included and what's not

What's included

  • Licensed Ministry-certified local guide
  • Private air-conditioned vehicle and driver on the excursions by car
  • Pickup and drop-off at the cruise terminal (Tanger Ville; Tanger Med, Ksar Sghir or the Tetouan terminal with an extra fee for the transfer)
  • Bottled water on board
  • Port access fees for your guide and vehicle, and local taxes
  • Mint tea stop in the Medina
  • Changes to the route on the day

Not included

  • Lunch, except on the Full Day excursion and the cooking class, which include it
  • Museum or palace entrance fees (the Caves of Hercules entrance is included on the Highlights and the Full Day)
  • The transfer to and from Tanger Med, Ksar Sghir or the Tetouan terminal (an extra fee, shown in your quote)
  • Personal shopping or souvenirs
  • Tips for guide and driver (appreciated, never expected)

Guest reviews

What our guests say

Rated 4.9 from 86 reviews on Google.

  • Fadi was very helpful with the tour and welcoming us to Morocco!!

    Garry LaquinteLocal Guide · Level 7

  • Fadi, our highly professional guide, delighted us during our visit to the medina with his historical knowledge and boundless charisma. Thank you, Fadi!

    jean noel clementLocal Guide · Level 6 · translated from French

  • Expert guides...awesome

    Val BorrelliLocal Guide · Level 6

Read all 86 reviews on Google

Every ship, every terminal

Ships we meet in Tangier

Whatever ship you are on, just send us the name, port, and date. We handle the rest.

Calls from three public Tangier cruise schedules. Your line is not listed? Send us the ship, the port and the date: we meet every ship.

Direct with the team

Tell us your ship, we plan the day

Send your ship, your date in Tangier and the excursion you like. We send back your plan and your price.

From $30 per personFor a group of 4 guests. Smaller groups pay more per person: see the price for your group.

  • Private: your group only
  • Back 60 minutes before all-aboard
  • No deposit for most groups, pay on the day
  • Free cancellation up to 48 hours before

Step 1 of 3 Your ship

* required

Start typing: the ships calling at Tangier appear with their dates and times. Not on our schedule? Type its name.

Not on a cruise ship? See our Tangier private tours

On your ship’s day programme.

We meet you at Tanger Ville. Docking at Tanger Med, Ksar Sghir or the Tetouan cruise terminal? Say so in your note: a pick-up fee applies there.

Step 2 of 3 Your group
Which excursion?

Children count towards your group size.

Your guide waits for you inside the terminal.

Your guide waits just outside the port’s main exit, by the big mosque.

Anything you do not eat?

Lunch is included. Optional. We use this only to plan your trip, and delete it with your request after 12 months.

Guide language
Step 3 of 3 Check and send

Your guide waits for you inside the terminal.

Your guide waits just outside the port’s main exit, by the big mosque.

Our team replies on WhatsApp. Start with your country code.

  • Pay on the day: cash (EUR, USD, GBP or MAD), PayPal or bank transfer. No card.
  • Free cancellation up to 48 hours before. Your ship does not call: nothing to pay.
  • 40% deposit to hold the date, the rest on the day: cash, PayPal or bank transfer. No card.
  • Deposit refunded in full up to 48 hours before, or if your ship does not call.
  • If you miss your ship because of our tour, the excursion is free and we pay your transport to the ship’s next port.

This is a request: nothing is booked until our team confirms in writing. Reply within 2 hours, between 8am and 10pm Tangier time. Nothing to pay to ask.

We use your details only to answer and plan your request, and keep them 12 months. Privacy policy

What is included
  • We have you back at the terminal 60 minutes before all aboard.
  • We follow your ship’s real arrival.
  • Lunch and a short camel ride included, the Caves of Hercules entrance included; museum fees paid on site.
  • A short camel ride included (skip it and we visit the Kasbah Museum instead), the Caves of Hercules entrance included.
  • A licensed guide on foot, from the port up to the Kasbah and through the medina.
  • Guide, car and driver; lunch not included.
  • Guide, car and driver; the stop at Cap Spartel on the way.
  • Guide, car and driver to the UNESCO medina of Tetouan.
  • Guide, car and driver; the Lixus entry included.
  • Bad weather, a closed port or a strike: a new date or a full refund, your choice.
  • Private: your group only.

Good to know

Questions about Tangier Shore Excursions

The questions cruise passengers ask most before booking.

Still deciding?Ask a guide directly on WhatsApp. Replies within 2 hours (8am to 10pm).
Where do cruise ships dock in Tangier?

Ships call at Tanger Ville, beside the medina, at Tanger Med, about 40 km east of the city, and at Ksar Sghir and Tetouan. Your cruise line's schedule names the port. We meet ships at all of them and plan the drive into your day; the transfer from Tanger Med, Ksar Sghir or Tetouan has an extra fee.

What can I do in Tangier on a cruise stop?

What you can do on a cruise stop in Tangier depends on your hours in port. With 5 to 6 hours, the 3-hour walking tour of the medina and the Kasbah; with 6 hours, the Tangier highlights, camel ride included; with 7 hours, Asilah or Tetouan; with 8 hours or more, the full day, which adds a sit-down lunch and more time at each stop; with about 10 hours, Chefchaouen.

Will I get back to the ship on time?

Yes, you will be back at your ship on time: every shore excursion ends at the port at least an hour before all-aboard. Thousands of cruise passengers have toured Tangier with us, and none has missed the ship. If you miss your ship because of our tour, the excursion is free and we pay your transport to the ship’s next port.

What if my ship arrives late?

We follow your ship's real arrival time, and your guide meets you when you come off. If a late arrival shortens your time in port, the day is shortened too, so you are still back at the port an hour before all-aboard.

How do we pay? Is a deposit required?

Most bookings need no deposit and no prepayment. You say yes by message, we confirm your shore excursion in writing, and you pay on the day of the tour, after you meet your guide at the port: in cash (US dollars, euros, pounds sterling or Moroccan dirhams), by PayPal or by bank transfer. Groups of 11 or more pay a deposit of 40% of the agreed price to hold the date: it is refunded in full if you cancel up to 48 hours before, and not refunded for a later cancellation or a no-show.

Can we change the itinerary?

Yes, you can change the itinerary, because every shore excursion is private: skip the camel ride, spend longer in the medina or add a cooking class. Tell us when you book, or on the day with your guide.

Ready when your ship is

Your day in Tangier, made personal

Tell us your ship and your date. A licensed local guide plans the day around your time in port.

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  • No deposit for most groups
  • Licensed local guides
  • 86 Google reviews, rated 4.9

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