13 Medina & Souk Tours in Fez, From Cheap to Splurge

1.Fez Medina Guided Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 2,079 reviews · 210 minutes - 6 hours · from $9Our pick

Spend 3.5 to 6 hours exploring Fez Medina with a local guide such as Kamal, Jamal, Moustapha, or Mohammed. See the tanneries, Bouaanania Medersa, Nejjarine Museum, historic mosques, markets, and craft workshops. Choose a walking tour or full-day option with transport, and expect entrance fees and lunch to cost extra.

“We enjoyed our walking tour with Jamaldin. He did great job to make the tour informative, interesting and engaging. There are the expected store shops but we didn’t feel pressured to buy anything. The 3.5hrs just passed very quickly. Thank you Jamaldin!”

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2.Museum, Al Attarine Madrasa & Tannery and Medina Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 1,655 reviews · 3h 30m · from $13

Walk Fes Medina with a local guide such as Abdoul, Khalid, or Mondir, visiting Al Attarine Madrasa, Chouara Tanneries, Al-Qarawiyyin Mosque and University, souks, craft shops, and narrow lanes. The tour is a useful first look at Fes, with free time at key stops and optional monument entries for 20 to 40 MAD.

“They provide clear and responsible explanations of the history and locations on the itinerary. Highly recommended and trustworthy.”

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3.Explore Fes: Unforgettable Guided Walking Tour of the Medina

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 1,339 reviews · 3 hours · from $15

Walk Fes Medina with guides such as Mohammed, Mohamed, Majid, or Abdul, learning how to read its maze of streets while visiting Bou Inania Madrasa, the tanneries, Nejjarine Fountain, markets, and artisan shops. The three-hour tour is affordable and flexible, but optional shopping stops take up part of the time.

“It was a very interesting tour in the medina of fes. Mohammed was very friendly and explained us the histotry of fes.”

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4.Royal Palace, Madrasa, Tannery & Souks and Medina Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 508 reviews · 4 hours · from $15

Spend four hours walking through Fes with a local guide in English, French, Arabic, or Italian. See the Royal Palace gates, Mellah, Bou Inania and Al Attarine madrasas, Al-Qarawiyyin, Chouara Tannery, artisan workshops, souks, and Bab Boujloud. Guides such as Abdul, Abdoul, Khaled, Hassan, and Youssef tailor the route to your interests.

“We had a perfect tour around main sights of Fes. Our guide Mundir was very friendly, sociable and helpful. He is very flexible and always ready to help with sights you would like to take a look at. Also he told us very interesting history, learned some new words in Arabic and has shared with us several life hacks how to chat with fes people correctly. The best tour ever! Ask for Mundir if you would like to have the best Fes experience.”

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5.Exclusive Fez Medina Walking Tour with Private Guide

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 392 reviews · from $35Top rated

Spend 3 to 4 hours with a private Fez guide such as Yasin, Yahya, Adil, or Hicham, following the medina’s maze of souks and monuments. Round-trip hotel or riad transfers, tea, and coffee are included. Expect craft workshops, market stops, narrow lanes, and time to shop, with monument fees extra.

“This was easily the best tour I went on in Morocco, and maybe the best guided tour I’ve ever done. Our guide, Hicham, was so friendly, kind and extremely knowledgeable. You could tell he was really passionate about being a tour guide, and the whole community knew him. It was one of the best parts of our trip!”

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6.Guided Walking Tour of the Historic Medina

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 359 reviews · 4 hours · from $22

Walk Fez’s labyrinthine Old Medina with a live English, French, or Spanish-speaking guide. Expect Bou Inania and Al-Attarine madrasas, traditional tanneries, local food, artisan workshops, and less-touristed neighborhoods. Abdul is frequently assigned, though guides may include Abdel, Ahmed, or Reda. The advertised walk is 4 hours, but it often runs longer.

“This app doesn’t allow me to leave a long enough review to say how incredible this experience was. Abdul was incredibly kind, knowledgeable and clearly he genuinely loves what he does! After the tour I was messaging with him and saying that he should be charging at minimum twice what we paid for such a thorough and detailed tour, and his response was that he genuinely wasn’t doing it for the money but for the love of helping people discover his incredible city. Really, truly, I know how overwhelming it can be trying to compare and contrast different reviews from different tours that all look more or less the same,…”

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7.Fez Medina 4-Hour Guided Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 248 reviews

Spend about four hours walking Fez’s old medina with a private local guide such as Mostafa, Ahmed, Kamal, or Fouzia. See the Quaraouiyine and Andalusian mosques from outside, browse artisan workshops and souks, visit Chouara Tannery and Nejjarine Fountain, and finish at Bab Boujloud. Hotel or riad pickup is included.

“Great guide, very knowledgeable, good pace, would recommend and use again. We saw everything we wanted to and more.”

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8.Fez Medina: Local Cultural Highlights Guided Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 204 reviews · 1 day · from $17

Spend a full day with a private local guide such as Youssef, Abdul, or Mahmoud in Fez Medina. Walk the souks, see metalworkers, tanneries, Al Quarawiyyine University, a ceramics workshop, the South Tower, Dar El Makhzen, and Bab Boujloud. Lunch and entrance fees cost extra, and the route can be adjusted to your interests.

“We had a day tour with Mr. Abdul Razak and had such an amazing experience. By the end of the tour, we had much better understanding of Fes, amazigh people, some norms and customs of this region and also got to see how locals actually live here away from the touristy streets. Will highly recommend this tour especially with Abdul for anyone who loves history, learning about culture and has curiosity to learn about Fes in detail.”

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9.Souk Tour and Traditional Home Cooking Class

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 186 reviews · 3h 30m · from $65

Spend 210 minutes with Yassine and Amal at Dar Sunrise in Fez’s old medina. Begin with mint tea, choose dishes such as tagine, couscous, pastilla, or zaalouk, shop for ingredients in the nearby souk, then cook and eat together. Vegetarian menus are welcome, recipes are provided afterward, and groups are limited to 10.

“lovely evening, learning to cook a little from the moroccan kitchen with some amazing people and it was very tasty at the end. Such a nice and welcoming home to become a part for the time you are there and any future visits”

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10.Private Tour –In Old Medina of Fez with a Professional Guide

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 146 reviews · 210 minutes - 6 hours · from $15

Walk Fez’s old Medina with a private English or Italian speaking guide such as Youssef, Abdol, or Miriam. Expect narrow lanes, Al Quaraouiyine, tanneries, artisan workshops, spice markets, optional food stops, and time for photos or shopping. Choose a three or six hour tour, with an easy pace you can shape around your interests.

“Khalid was friendly and knowledgeable. He guided us through the City and we discovered the most beautiful and authentic spots. He was super fun and entertained us while explaining everything. At the end he accompanied us back to our Riad. Highly recommended!”

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11.Medina Guided Tour with Local

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 140 reviews · 3 - 6 hours · from $22

Walk Fes Medina with local guide Mohammed, who grew up inside the old city. The half-day route covers Bab Boujloud, Bou Inania Medersa, Kairaouine, Nejjarine, Place Seffarine, and Chaouwara Tannery. Upgrade to the full-day tour for the Jewish Quarter, Royal Palace, pottery, mosaics, and city views.

“What a pleasure it was to explore the beautiful medina of Fes with Mohammed today. His whole ethos is to show you the medina that he has lived in his whole life without any hustling or pressure to do anything other than experience the magic for yourself. No visits to friends shops or any commercial bartering whatsoever. His knowledge is exceptional and he has a real way of bringing each area and aspect to life. There were just 5 of us on the tour and it felt really special. Even though we were 10 minutes late to the meeting point due to getting lost, Mohammed was so courteous - not…”

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12.Attarine Madrasa, Museum, Tannery, Souk and Medina Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 102 reviews · 210 minutes - 4 hours · from $12

Walk Fes Medina with a licensed local guide, visiting Attarine Madrasa, the exterior of Al-Karaouine, Chouara Tannery, Nejjarine Museum, souks and a zellige workshop. English and French tours last about four hours. Private pickup is available from Medina riads, with entry fees paid separately.

“Very good guide, lots of explanation and historical examples. We saw all important and interesting monuments, textile, argan oil and leather factory, the oldest Hammam, and the oldest University of the World. The walking tour in the oldest Souk in the world and the narrow streets in a labyrinth-stile was also amazing, I recommend hardly to take a guide for exploring it.”

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13.A Guided Walking Tour Through the Historic Medina

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 97 reviews · 3 hours · from $15

Walk Fes Medina with an English, Italian, or Spanish-speaking guide for three hours. You’ll see Bou Inania and Al-Attarine madrasas, Chouara Tannery, Nejjarine Museum, Bab Bou Jeloud, Moulay Idriss II Mausoleum, and Al-Qarawiyyin. Entry fees are extra, and the guide can arrange a free taxi to the meeting point if needed.

“La guida ci ha portato per le vie strette di Fez, ma si è limitata a farci vedere alcuni scorci senza particolari approfondimenti storici o culturali. Ci ha portato soprattutto in negozi tipici che, per quanto caratteristici, erano spesso mirati alla vendita degli oggetti al loro interno. I negozi sono sicuramente di qualità più alta rispetto a quelli che si trovano nel resto della Medina, ma in un tour guidato ci aspettavamo di immergerci più nella storia che non nelle attività commerciali.”

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