Duration:
4 h
Activity Level:
Easy
Experience:
Adventure, Family, Historical
Language:
English
Photo permit included
Tour by public transport
Canal Boat tour included
Train tickets included
Suitable for little children
Wheelchair accessible tour
Museum ticket included
Light snack included
Lunch included
Transportation included
Walking Tour
Overview
Tangier attracts around one million visitors every year. In summer, it is one of the few Moroccan towns that offer a degree of respite from the heat. Tangier is also standing at a cultural and commercial crossroads, and a stepping stone between Europe and Africa, Tangier is the gateway to Morocco.
What's included
- Air-Conditioned Transportation
- English speaking Professional Guide
Highlights
Cape Spartel
Cape Spartel is a promontory in Morocco about 1,000 feet above sea level at the entrance to the Strait of Gibraltar, 12 km West of Tangier. Below the cape are the Caves of Hercules.
Dar El Makhzen
The Dar al-Makhzen or Sultanate Palace is a historical building and museum in Tangier, Morocco. It was the seat of residence for the Sultans of Morocco when staying in the city.
Grand Socco
The Grand Socco Alto Mall is a large Shopping Mall in Tangier, Morocco. The term, socco is a Spanish corruption of the Arabic souq. The Grand Socco Alto Mall and Carrefour Socco occupy Tangier's medina and continues to operate as a bazaar or market-place. The square underwent further development in 2005.
Hercules Caves
Caverns where Hercules allegedly rested during his labors, with an opening in the shape of Africa.
Place Petit Socco
Petit Socco, also known as the "Souq Dakhli", is a square and its surrounding streets in the medina quarter of Tangier, Morocco. The words are a combination of the French word petit, meaning 'little/small', and the Spanish word zoco, meaning souq, bazaar or marketplace
Tangier
Tangier, a Moroccan port on the Strait of Gibraltar, has been a strategic gateway between Africa and Europe since Phoenician times. Its whitewashed hillside medina is home to the Dar el Makhzen, a palace of the sultans that's now a museum of Moroccan artifacts. The American Legation Museum, also in the medina, documents early diplomatic relations between the U.S. and Morocco in an 1821 Moorish-style former consulate.
Tangier American Legation Museum
The Tangier American Legation is a building in the medina of Tangier, Morocco. The first American public property outside the United States, it commemorates the historic cultural and diplomatic relations between the United States and the Kingdom of Morocco.
Itinerary
10:00
– Collection from the port of Tangier
– 15-minute drive to The Grand Socco, The Petite Socco (Markets) (around 1.5 hours guided tour)
– Visit The American Legation and Dar El Makhzen (no inside visit)
– Drive to Cape Spartel for photo stop (drive will be approximately 15-20 minutes)
– Drive to Hercules Caves for photo opportunities (drive will be approximately 15 minutes)
– Return back to port
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