Fes Tours & Travel Packages

GETTING TO KNOW FES

About Fes

Fes holds the best-preserved medieval medina in the Arab world — a living, working city of tanneries, madrasas and souks that has changed little in a thousand years. It's the classic starting point for desert tours through the Middle Atlas to Merzouga, and for onward journeys to Marrakech.

Every itinerary below departs from Fes and runs as a fully private tour with your own driver-guide — no fixed group departures, no strangers in your vehicle. Popular options include the Fes Desert Tour 2 Days for a quick escape, or the 10 Days Desert Tour from Fes if you want to see the whole country in one trip. Tell us your dates and we'll build a route around them.

WHILE YOU'RE THERE

Top Things to Do in Fes

• Fes el Bali — The old walled medina, the largest car-free urban area in the world — a working city, not a museum.
• Chouara Tannery — Centuries-old leather vats dyeing hides by hand, best viewed from a surrounding terrace (you'll be handed mint to hold against the smell).
• Al Quaraouiyine — Founded in 859 AD, regarded as one of the oldest continuously operating universities in the world.
• Bou Inania Madrasa — An intricately tiled 14th-century Quranic school, one of the few religious buildings in Fes open to non-Muslim visitors.
• Fes el Jdid & the Mellah — The 'new' 13th-century royal city and former Jewish quarter, with distinctive wrought-iron balconies.