Mediterranean Morocco Tour – 15 Days: Tangier, Al Hoceima & the North
- Private vehicle & driver — Pick-up at your riad, pace set by you
- Local licensed guide — Licensed guide nº2898 · since 2011
- Book on WhatsApp — Reply within 1 hour · no payment at this stage
- The Mediterranean chapter — the Rif corniche and two Al Hoceima nights
- Larache, Asilah and Cape Spartel on the Atlantic leg
- Tetouan's UNESCO medina — Andalusia's Moroccan mirror
15 days out of Casablanca, fully private, from €2250 per person — your own vehicle, driver and licensed guide, plus every night’s accommodation. Highlights: Rabat, Asilah and Tangier.
| Duration | 15 Days |
| Price | From €2250 per person — car, driver and accommodation included |
| Departures | Your dates — every departure is private, never a shared group |
| Languages | English- and French-speaking driver-guides; licensed city guides where included |
| Booking | WhatsApp +212 661 454 738 — written quote within 1 hour, no payment at this stage |
Fifteen days along Morocco’s other coastline — the one brochures forget. From Rabat the route runs the Atlantic’s white towns to Tangier and the strait, crosses Tetouan’s Andalusian medina and the Rif’s cedar passes, then follows the Mediterranean corniche to Al Hoceima’s turquoise coves before turning inland: Fes, the Guerrouane vineyards, Volubilis, and a Marrakech finale.
This is the route for second visits, sea-lovers and travellers who want a Morocco their friends have not seen: Larache and Asilah’s murals, Tetouan’s UNESCO lanes without the crowds, a genuine Rif hike, and beach days on a sea most itineraries never touch. The imperial classics still close the show — they simply share the bill.
Private vehicle and driver-guide throughout; licensed guides in Tetouan, Fes and Marrakech.
The only route we run along Morocco’s Mediterranean shore, fifteen days from €2250 per person: Rabat, the painted town of Asilah, Cap Spartel and the Caves of Hercules, Tangier and Tetouan, a Rif hike into Chefchaouen, then the coast road to Al Hoceima — history, beaches and a sea most visitors never touch — before Taza, Fes, the winery and the imperial finale.
Nobody else’s Morocco looks like this: the Rif Riviera gets a fraction of the Atlantic coast’s tourists, and Al Hoceima’s beaches face Spain across a sea the guidebooks skip. If you have already done the desert circuits, this is the Morocco you have not seen.
It runs best May to October, when the Mediterranean is at its finest — the reverse of desert season. Private throughout, on your dates: WhatsApp us and the full quote comes back within the hour.
Who this tour is for: the Mediterranean coast almost nobody sells — Tangier to Al Hoceima before the imperial cities. For the classic north instead, the Northern Morocco Tour – 10 Days; for everything in one journey, the Best of Morocco Tour.
Nobody sells this coast, which is the reason to take it: Larache, Asilah’s painted ramparts, Cap Spartel where the Mediterranean meets the Atlantic, Tetouan’s Andalusian medina, the Rif Riviera and the bay of Al Hoceima — Morocco’s Mediterranean north, almost untouristed, stitched to the classics (Fes, a winery afternoon, Marrakech) through the Taza corridor. For second-visit travellers, or first-timers allergic to crowds, it is the freshest fifteen days in the catalogue.
- The Mediterranean chapter — the Rif corniche and two Al Hoceima nights
- Larache, Asilah and Cape Spartel on the Atlantic leg
- Tetouan's UNESCO medina — Andalusia's Moroccan mirror
- A guided Rif hike between Tetouan and Chefchaouen
- Guerrouane winery day and Volubilis before Marrakech
Photos from the tour
Itinerary
Open a day to see the detail: transport, accommodation, meals and activity time.
Day 1 Casablanca — Rabat
Casablanca to Rabat for the soft opening: the Oudayas kasbah's blue lanes above the river mouth, the Hassan Tower at dusk, dinner near the medina. The Atlantic sets the tone it will keep for a week.
Day 2 Rabat — Larache — Asilah
North along the ocean with two stops most tours skip: Larache, faded-grand and Spanish-boned above its estuary, and Asilah, whose ramparts wear fresh murals every festival season. The night belongs to Asilah's sea light.
Day 3 Cap Spartel and the Caves of Hercules
The strait's greatest hits: Cape Spartel's lighthouse where Atlantic meets Mediterranean, the Caves of Hercules with their Africa-shaped window, and Tangier by afternoon — kasbah, café terraces, the ferry lights crossing at dusk.
Day 4 Tangier at your own pace
Tangier at your own pace: the kasbah museum, the Grand Socco's morning market, bookshops with legends attached, or simply the corniche. Your driver idles happily; this city rewards the unscheduled.
Day 5 Tangier — Tetouan
A short hop with a deep change of key: Tetouan, the most Andalusian medina in Morocco and a UNESCO site with a fraction of the visitors. Guided through its white lanes, craft schools and Spanish-era ensanche; the evening stays for dinner.
Day 6 Rif hike — Chefchaouen
Boots morning: a guided Rif hike through cork oak and cedar country, village paths with the Mediterranean glinting behind. By late afternoon, Chefchaouen — the blue city as a reward rather than a checkbox. Rooftop sunset mandatory.
Day 7 Chefchaouen — the Rif Riviera
East along the Rif Riviera — one of Morocco's great undiscovered drives — the corniche winding between mountains and sea via Bades to Al Hoceima, where the water turns Caribbean-teal against limestone. Two nights begin.
Day 8 Al Hoceima by the sea
Al Hoceima by the sea, unscripted: Quemado's coves, the clearest swimming in the country, boat options along the national-park coast, grilled fish for lunch and again for dinner without apology.
Day 9 Al Hoceima — Taza — Fes
Inland at last, through the storied Taza gap between Rif and Atlas, arriving in Fes by late afternoon. First contact with the medina at lamp-lighting time — an aperitif for tomorrow.
Day 10 Fes, the imperial city
Fes, the imperial city, in a full guided day: madrasas, the ancient university's doorways, tanneries from a terrace, the guild quarters at work. The deepest medina in the world, decoded lane by lane.
Day 11 The Guerrouane winery
A day among the vines: the Guerrouane appellation near Meknes, Morocco's main wine country, for a cellar visit and a long tasting lunch between the rows — the route's most unexpected chapter and, for many, its favourite.
Day 12 Meknes and Volubilis
History's double feature: Meknes for Bab Mansour and the imperial granaries, Volubilis for Roman mosaics under the open sky and storks on the columns. Back to Fes for a farewell medina dinner.
Day 13 Fes — Marrakech
The long transfer south — the route's one honest travel day, broken properly — into Marrakech by evening. Jemaa el-Fna, ten minutes from your riad, makes the introductions with smoke and drums.
Day 14 Marrakech, guided
Marrakech guided: the Bahia's ceilings, the Saadian Tombs, the Koutoubia's gardens and the souk system rendered navigable. The afternoon frees for Majorelle, a hammam, or a rooftop with the Atlas on the horizon.
Day 15 Last medina morning — departure
A last medina morning at your pace — one final lane, one settled negotiation — then the airport transfer. Fifteen days, two seas, and a Morocco your photographs will have to explain.
June to September is prime — the northern beaches at their best exactly when the desert routes overheat. Pack swimwear in the daypack and a windproof layer for the capes; the Rif hike swaps for a scenic drive in rain.
Included in your tour
- Private air-conditioned 4×4 or minivan with English/French-speaking driver-guide — 15 days
- Pickup at Casablanca airport or your hotel
- Night 1: Rabat riad — half-board
- Night 2: Asilah hotel — half-board
- Nights 3–4: Tangier hotel (2 nights) — half-board
- Night 5: Tetouan hotel — half-board
- Night 6: Chefchaouen riad — half-board
- Nights 7–8: Al Hoceima hotel (2 nights) — half-board
- Nights 9–10: Fes riad (2 nights) — half-board
- Night 11: Meknes riad — half-board
- Night 12: Fes riad — half-board
- Nights 13–14: Marrakech riad (2 nights) — half-board
- Guided visit of Fes with a licensed local guide (Day 10)
- Guided visit of Marrakech with a licensed local guide (Day 14)
- Traditional hammam session
- Boat trip
- Drop-off at your Marrakech hotel or at the airport
Not included
- International flights
- Lunches and beverages
- Entrance fees to monuments and historical sites (optional — pay directly)
- Tips for guide and driver
- Personal expenses
- Travel insurance (recommended)
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Historical sites Marrakech Fes Chefchaouen Casablanca Tangier
Questions travellers ask
How much does Mediterranean Morocco Tour – 15 Days: Tangier, Al Hoceima & the North cost?+
From €2250 per person, per person. The price includes private air-conditioned 4×4 or minivan with english/french-speaking driver-guide — 15 days, pickup at casablanca airport or your hotel, night 1: rabat riad — half-board. You receive a written itemised quote before paying anything — no hidden fees.
How long is this tour and when does it depart?+
15 Days, departing on the dates you choose — there is no fixed schedule, because every departure is arranged for you alone.
Is this a group tour or private?+
Fully private: your own vehicle, driver and licensed guide, never seat-in-coach and never mixed with other travellers. The daily pace flexes around you.
How many hours is it from Marrakech to Essaouira?+
About 2 and a half to 3 hours for the 190 km, on a good road through argan country — most trips break it at a women's argan cooperative. It works as a day trip, but one night in the medina shows you the town after the day-trippers leave.
What is Essaouira like?+
A flat, walled, gallery-lined medina on the Atlantic — windier, calmer and cooler than Marrakech in every sense. The rhythm is fishing port plus artists' town: blue boats unloading the catch, gulls in the rigging, ramparts with cannon, and no motorbikes in the lanes. It is where trips go to exhale.
What should you buy in Essaouira?+
Two things above all: thuya-wood marquetry, the local craft worked from the burl of a tree that grows only in this region, and argan oil bought at a cooperative rather than a tourist stall. The gallery scene is also real — Essaouira sells art, not just souvenirs — and the sales pressure is famously gentler than Marrakech.
What does Essaouira mean?+
The Arabic name is usually translated as 'the little rampart' or 'the well-walled' — fitting for a town defined by its 18th-century fortifications. Europeans long knew it by its Portuguese-era name, Mogador.
More answers in the “Essaouira & the Atlantic coast” chapter of our Travel FAQ →
Itinerary and prices last updated October 2026.
