A Full Day-Private City, Sightseeing and Cultural Tour in Tangier

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Itinerary

1. Visit Cap Spartel - about 12 kilometers from Tangier, which is ideal for admiring the sun setting over the Atlantic Ocean. See its lighthouse and discover where the Atlantic Sea meets the Strait of Gibraltar.

   25 minAdmission included

2. Stop to visit Hercules' Cave which, according to legend, is where this mythical Greek half-god rested after digging the Straits of Gibraltar [Please note that the cave floods at high tide]. The entrance has the shape of an upside-down map of Africa. There is a restored Roman site just 500m away - the old town of Cotta where the ruins of its temple and the hot-baths remain. There is also a fine lighthouse built in 1865.

   30 minAdmission included

3. Away from the main streets, a maze of alleys leads to the kasbah and the old sultan's palace (now transformed into a museum). A fabulous panoramic terrace can be reached from the marketplace in the Kasbah.

   30 minAdmission included

4. Visit the Kasbah, the citadel of Tangier, its Mosque, Dar al-Makhzen, and its Museum.

   40 minAdmission included

5. Walking tour to explore the old medina and the colorful markets of Tangier. The old medina has the busiest market in Tangier, here you can catch a glimpse of women from the Rif Mountains wearing their fouta, a hat with multi-colored pom-poms; more stalls are set up in the Chejra foundouk, a magnificent caravanserai. St Andrew's Church, with its minaret-shaped steeple, is a link to the West.

   3 hAdmission included

6. Visit Tangier American Legation Museum: The Tangier American Legation, officially the Tangier American Legation Institute for Moroccan Studies, is a building in the medina of Tangier, Morocco that formerly housed the United States diplomatic mission to Morocco.

   20 minAdmission included

7. Visit the petit Socco also known as the Place Souk Dakhel, or in Spanish as Zoco Chico.

   30 minAdmission included

8. You should leave the medina by the Grand Socco Square, then your local guide in Tangier will take you to the famous 9 Aoril place, a lively spot in the evening.

   25 minAdmission included

9. Enjoy a pleasant walk in Mendoubia Park, situated north of Grand Socco Square - highlights here include a giant banyan tree and a dragon tree alleged to be 800 years old. Stroll along the Rue de la Liberté, then move on to the Place de France which is the heart of the modern town.

   25 minAdmission included

Cancellation

Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.

Know before you go

How it compares in Tangier

• Its from-price is close to the median of the 173 day trips we list in Tangier.
• Its length is typical for the group.
• The operator lists free cancellation on it.

About Tangier

Tangier sits where the Atlantic meets the Mediterranean, a storied Moroccan port of whitewashed medina lanes, a hilltop kasbah and views to Spain.

The medina climbs from the port to the kasbah, where the old sultan's palace, Dar el Makhzen, holds a museum with views across the Strait of Gibraltar. The Grand Socco and Petit Socco were long the meeting points of the city, and their cafés recall Tangier's decades as an international zone that drew writers, musicians and artists.

Top-ranked sights in Tangier: Cape Spartel, Caves of Hercules, Tangier Kasbah.

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