Bab Bou Jeloud, also known as “The Blue Gate,” welcomes visitors to the city of Fez. With ornate blue detailing and a powerful stone façade, the Moroccan-Andalusian-style city gate is both inviting and memorable; the landmark makes a good rendezvous point when exploring the medina.

Learn about Moroccan culture and history through an exploration of its rich culinary traditions. You will begin with a shopping circuit in the medina, picking up ingredients from local vendors with a guide who knows the city and its inhabitants well. Retreat to a modern kitchen, where you will discover how spices and ancient techniques play a role in everyday cooking in Morocco. After preparing a traditional meal, you will sit down to enjoy your meal.

Explore the largest medina in north Africa with its thousands of medieval alleyways with a local guide who can lead you to the most important sights, hidden museums and charming squares, all the while explaining the city’s history and culture. Depending on your interests, he can take you to the various artisans where you will watch silk weavers, dyers and metal workers ply their crafts. A stop at the tanneries or the herboriste (to learn about traditional beauty and medicinal cures) can be included as well. Members can contact our Bookings Team for help organizing custom touring.

Visit the famous Roman ruins at Voulibis, an hour’s drive from Fes, as well as Moulay Idriss, the hilltop town founded by a descendant of Mohammed and an important religious center famous for its mosque. Continue on to Meknès, with its own charming medina and 17^th century ramparts. Among the highlights are visiting the stables, the mausoleum of Moulay Ismail and the museum of Moroccan Art. Members can contact our Bookings Team for help organizing custom touring.

In one of the most photogenic cities in North Africa, it helps to work and learn with an expert. Spend a morning or afternoon with a professional local photographer who can explain shooting techniques as well as local customs. Whether you want to focus on documentary, portrait, landscape or decorative photography, he will help you capture the city and improve your camera skills.

Explore the varied Moroccan countryside on a half-day or full-day trip. You can choose to visit a Berber village, famous caves in the Middle Atlas mountains, lakes, waterfalls and hot springs and a cedar forest where you may spot Barbary apes. Excursions can be tailored to various degrees of adventure and interests from intense hikes and skiing in winter to a relaxed picnic in a pretty country setting. Members can contact our Bookings Team for help organizing custom touring.

In order to get a sense of young life in the city, visit Fez’s madrasas, or Islamic religious schools. Bou Inania Madrasa and Madrasa Al-Attaringe are some of the oldest and most-respected institutions.

The setting of these 14th-century hilltop tombs offers spectacular views of the city and the medina, especially at sunset. The now ruinous tombs are said to have been the resting place for society’s elite during the Merenid Dynasty.

Built as a government seat, the Moulay Abdellah Quarter was later overrun by brothels, and has since been reinstated to its former glory as the home of the city’s infamous tanneries. You can watch the artisans at work while sipping mint tea.

Moulay Idriss el Akhbar, a descendant of the prophet Muhammad, founded this hilltop town that remains significant for Muslims today. The city’s main site is the tomb of Moulay Idriss, and while only Muslims are allowed in, others can peak in from the entrance. An hour away from Fez, Moulay makes for a good day trip, especially when combined with Voulibis and Meknes. Members can contact our Bookings Team for help organizing custom touring.

Mellah was once the Jewish quarter of Fez, and while no Jews live there anymore, their original architecture is still intact. With terraced buildings and a unique atmosphere, the Mellah shows a different side of Fez and is worth a visit. Members can contact our Bookings Team for help organizing custom touring.