Walking Tours in Fez: 6 That Justify the Spend

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

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

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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2.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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3.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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4.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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5.Half-Day City Private Walking Tour with a Guide

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 114 reviews · 6 hours · from $45

Spend six hours exploring Fez by air-conditioned vehicle and on foot with a private guide. See Bab Boujloud, the Royal Palace gates, Jewish Quarter, Borj viewpoints, Chouara Tanneries, Bouanania and El-Attarine madrasas, and Nejjarine Fountain. Guides such as Rachid, Idriss, Hamid, and Guemmah have led past tours in English, French, or Spanish.

“Fantastic guide, allowed me to see more points of the city than I would have been able to alone. They helped me discover a lot of new things and took great care of me.”

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6.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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