FES DAY EXCURSION - PRIVATE DAY TRIP FROM FES TO MEKNES,VOLUBILIS AND MOULAY IDRISS.

Highlights for Fes excursion with hotel pick up :

Visiting Volubilis and Meknes on a private tour means you can enjoy the day at your own pace, tailoring the flexible itinerary to your preferences.

DETAILED PROGRAM FOR FES EXCURSION:

Private Tours Morocco travel company organise Fes day trip available every day. You will be picked up in your Riad or Hotel in Fes after breakfast and start your drive of about 1.5 h to Volubilis. This UNESCO World Heritage Site is the largest of its kind in North Africa and very well preserved. It lies in a strategic position about 33 km north of Meknes and is famous for its mosaics. The best time for a visit is in springtime, when the wild flowers are in full bloom among the old stones. The roman city is over 2'000 years old and was destroyed at least at a big earthquake 1755. You can explore this fascinating site by your own or with a local guide. There is also a new museum on site.

After the visit of Volubilis, you will drive to Meknes, where you will enjoy your lunch before the city tour starts. Meknes, once capital of Morocco is a historic city full of life. The souks are spacious and ideal to explore.

See the beautiful gate of Bab el-Mansour at the Place el Hedim, maybe the most beautiful of all the gates of the imperial cities. You will visit the mausoleum of Mulay Ismail and his corn attics and stables named Heri es-Souani which once accomodated up to 12'000 horses. After this day full of highlights, you will be dropped of in your hotel or riad in Fes late afternoon.