How long is the drive from Fes to Chefchaouen?

Chefchaouen is roughly 4 hours from Fes by road. Our Fes to Chefchaouen day trip is a long but very doable full-day loop with several hours to walk the blue medina and the Plaza Uta el-Hammam.

Is this a private day trip?

Yes. This is a fully private Fes day trip with your own driver and air-conditioned vehicle. Couples, families and small groups stay together throughout the day.

What's included in the Fes to Chefchaouen tour?

Private transport from your Fes riad or hotel, English / French / Spanish speaking driver-guide, fuel and tolls. Lunch in Chefchaouen and any optional activities are not included.

Can children join the day trip?

Yes — Chefchaouen is one of the most photogenic and family-friendly stops in Morocco. We can adjust pace, add child seats and tailor the itinerary for younger travellers.

Fes to Chefchaouen Day Trip — Blue City & Rif Mountains Tour

Fes to Chefchaouen Day Trip

English / French / Spanish Meet with guide 1 long day

Fes, Morocco (176 Reviews)

Chefchaouen blue city day trip from Fes in the Rif mountains

Overview

A Fes to Chefchaouen day trip — easily one of the most photogenic Fes day trips and the best way to see the Chefchaouen blue city in a single day. Chefchaouen is also a great place to shop for local handicrafts — hand-woven blankets, ceramics and Rif goat cheese. After a guided walk through the blue-washed medina and Place Outa el-Hammam, you will have free time in the afternoon, with the option of a short hike in the surrounding Rif foothills. We then drive you back to Fes via Ouazzane. Browse all tours from Fes, the multi-day 3-day Sahara desert tour from Marrakech, or contact us to plan your route.

Highlights

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Itinerary

Day 1

Full-day excursion

After morning pick-up from your riad in Fes we drive north into the Rif Mountains to Chefchaouen, the famous blue city. Your local guide leads a walking tour of the blue-washed medina and Place Outa el-Hammam, with time to shop for local handicrafts — hand-woven blankets, ceramics and Rif goat cheese. The afternoon is yours to relax, with the option of a short hike in the surrounding Rif foothills. We then drive you back to Fes via Ouazzane. Local Morocco Tours is happy to arrange this private full-day trip from Fes for couples, families and small groups.

What's included

All transfers with experienced local drivers
Comfortable journey from Fes in air-conditioned vehicles
Guided trip with a local guide
Family-friendly day excursion
Available at competitive pricing, with daily departures

Not included

Lunches, soft drinks
Entrance fees, tips

Guide languages

English, Spanish, French, and more languages are available upon request.

Departure

We depart from your riad or hotel in Fes, usually around 8:00 am, and return in the late afternoon.

Departing from Fes

Chefchaouen is 200km north-west of Fes — about two and a half to three hours by private vehicle via the P4204 or through Ouazzane. A day trip is possible, though an overnight stay is strongly recommended for a genuine experience of the blue medina. Your driver-guide collects you from your Fes hotel in the morning, and the road west passes through the agricultural Saiss plain before climbing into the Rif foothills.

The contrast between Fes and Chefchaouen is one of Morocco’s most satisfying travel juxtapositions. Fes is dense, layered, ancient — 9th-century streets and 1,000-year-old traditions pressing in from every direction. Chefchaouen is open, mountain-cool, and painted in indigo and sky blue. The blue medina was established by Moorish and Jewish refugees from the Spanish Reconquista in the 15th century, and the Andalusian architectural influence is visible in every doorway.

A day trip from Fes allows 3-4 hours in Chefchaouen before the return drive, enough for the main plaza, the kasbah gardens, and a walk through the Uta el-Hammam quarter. For more time, consider the 2-day Fes to Chefchaouen tour. Hotel pick-up and drop-off in Fes included. Request a quote.

Fes to Chefchaouen Day Trip

Overview

Highlights

Itinerary

Day 1

Full-day excursion

What's included

Not included

Guide languages

Departure

Route map

Departing from Fes

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