Illustrative white town of Tangier above the port

Day Trips from Tangier with your own driver and guide

A private day trip from Tangier gives you your own car and driver, with a local guide where you want one. Asilah is under an hour down the coast, Tetouan and its white medina about an hour east, and Chefchaouen, the blue town of the Rif, a full day.

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Tangier and the Strait

6 private day trips

Day trips from Tangier, at a glance

Driving times are hours at the wheel each way on our planning road map, before stops. Every trip is private and quoted to your date and group; there are no fixed prices.

  • Illustrative walkers on blue stairs in Chefchaouen

    Chefchaouen, the blue town

    • Full day
    • About 2½ h each way · 115 km

    What you see

    • The blue-washed medina lanes
    • The Outa el Hammam square and the kasbah
    • The Rif mountain road

    With a private guide: A local guide in Chefchaouen leads the medina walk and the viewpoint.

  • Illustrative whitewashed lanes and ramparts of Asilah

    Asilah

    • Half day
    • About 45 min each way · 45 km

    What you see

    • The whitewashed medina inside Portuguese ramparts
    • Murals on the medina walls
    • The sea bastion at sunset

    With a private guide: A guide shows the ramparts and the mural lanes.

  • Tetouan

    Tetouan

    • Half day
    • About 1 h each way · 60 km

    What you see

    • The white medina of Tetouan, a UNESCO site
    • Its artisan school and craft workshops
    • The Andalusian heritage of the old town

    With a private guide: A local guide finds the workshops and the old Andalusian quarters.

  • Larache and Lixus

    Larache and Lixus

    • Full day
    • About 1 h each way · 90 km

    What you see

    • The Roman and Phoenician site of Lixus above the Loukkos river
    • The old Spanish-era centre of Larache
    • The Atlantic coast road

    With a private guide: A guide brings the ruins of Lixus to life.

  • Akchour waterfalls

    Akchour waterfalls

    • Long full day
    • About 3 h each way · 145 km

    What you see

    • The river gorge and waterfalls of Akchour in the Rif
    • A walk along the river to the falls
    • The road through the Talassemtane hills

    With a private guide: A local guide leads the river walk to the falls.

    A walking day: good shoes needed.

  • Cap Spartel and the Caves of Hercules

    Cap Spartel and the Caves of Hercules

    • Half day

    What you see

    • The Cap Spartel lighthouse where the Atlantic meets the Mediterranean
    • The Caves of Hercules
    • The coast road back into Tangier

    With a private guide: Often a driver-only half day; a guide is optional.

Driver, guide or both

With a private guide, or just a driver

Every day trip from Tangier is private: your own vehicle and driver from your hotel or the ferry port. Add a local guide in Tetouan or Chefchaouen, or keep it a coast day with just your driver.

Meet our local guides
  • Local guides in Tetouan and Chefchaouen
  • Pickup from your hotel or the Tangier ferry port
  • Guide language confirmed in your quote
  • Timed around your ferry or flight

After you ask for a quote

What you get within 24 hours

  • A day-by-day route, with the driving time between stops
  • Stays matched to your style (riads, kasbahs, desert camps or hotels), named so you can look them up
  • Which moments are private to you, and which are shared, such as a camp’s dining tent
  • An itemised quote: what is included and what is not
  • Who is planning your trip, and how to reach them on WhatsApp
  • Free, with no obligation to book

Every trip is private and priced to your dates, so there is no fixed price list. Ask, and the proposal shows the full cost before anything is booked.

Day trips from Tangier: your questions

What are the best day trips from Tangier?

Chefchaouen in the Rif, Asilah on the Atlantic coast, the white medina of Tetouan, the Roman site of Lixus near Larache, and Cap Spartel with the Caves of Hercules.

Can I do Chefchaouen as a day trip from Tangier?

Yes, it is a full day with a couple of hours on the road each way. A night in Chefchaouen lets you see the town in the quiet morning light.

Can you pick us up from the Tangier ferry?

Yes. Tell us your ferry and arrival time; your driver meets you at the port and the day is planned around it.

How much is a private day trip from Tangier?

It depends on the destination, the vehicle, whether you add a guide and the size of your group. We do not publish fixed prices: every day trip is quoted for you, free, within 24 hours.

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