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Chefchaouen day trips from Fes

A long day in a shared minibus: about four hours on the road each way for three to four hours in the blue town.

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Day trips from Fes

Chefchaouen day trip from Fez (shared group tour)
El ouarti voyagistes & tourisme · About 12 h Chefchaouen day trip from Fez (shared group tour)
★ 4.6 (3,835) from €24
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Day trip from Fes to Chefchaouen, the blue pearl of Morocco
3t Travel · About 13 h Day trip from Fes to Chefchaouen, the blue pearl of Morocco
★ 4.5 (1,843) from €24
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Chefchaouen day trip from Fez with hotel pickup
GROUPE DAY TRIP MOROCCO · About 12 h Chefchaouen day trip from Fez with hotel pickup
★ 4.6 (1,719) from €21
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One way to Tangier

Fes to Tangier transfer via Chefchaouen (overnight option)
3t Travel (Travel agency) · 12 h or 2 days Fes to Tangier transfer via Chefchaouen (overnight option)
★ 4.7 (107) from €67
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The trips from Fes pick you up just before eight, cross the Rif and reach Chefchaouen around midday. You get three to four hours in the blue town and are back in Fes between eight and nine in the evening. They cost little and are very popular. The package is kept simple: you pay lunch and entry fees on the day, and most of them come without a guide.

Three ways to go from Fes

Shared minibus, no guide

A driver, a seat and about four hours in town on your own. Both operators write in their listings that Chefchaouen is small enough to explore without a guide.

  • Shared Chefchaouen trip from FesEl ouarti voyagistes & tourisme · 4.6 ★ · from €24Book on GetYourGuide
  • Chefchaouen from Fes with hotel pickupGROUPE DAY TRIP MOROCCO · 4.6 ★ · from €21Book on GetYourGuide

A short guided walk

3t Travel lets you pick the group size when you book. On the private option and in small groups of up to eight, a local guide walks with you for 45 minutes.

On to Tangier

If Tangier is your next stop anyway, this transfer takes your luggage, stops in Chefchaouen and saves you the four hours back to Fes.

  • Fes to Tangier with a stop in Chefchaouen3t Travel (Travel agency) · 4.7 ★ · from €67Book on GetYourGuide

Day trips from Fes

Sorted by number of reviews. The one-way transfer to Tangier is in its own block further down.

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Shared Chefchaouen trip from Fes El ouarti voyagistes & tourisme No, driver only About 12 h ★ 4.6 (3,835) €24per person Book now
Chefchaouen from Fes, group size by option 3t Travel Small groups only About 13 h ★ 4.5 (1,843) €24per person Book now
Chefchaouen from Fes with hotel pickup GROUPE DAY TRIP MOROCCO No, driver only About 12 h ★ 4.6 (1,719) €21per person Book now

Per-person prices load from GetYourGuide and can move with the date and the pickup point; the booking page shows the amount you pay.

The day trips from Fes in detail

Each card shows the departure point, whether a guide walks with you, the time on site and what the listing says about lunch. Open a card for the full details.

Chefchaouen day trip from Fez (shared group tour)
El ouarti voyagistes & tourisme

Chefchaouen day trip from Fez (shared group tour)

  • Duration: About 12 h
  • Departure: Fes. Hotel pickup or a medina meeting point
  • Guide on site: No, driver only. A shared day trip, not a guided tour; the operator says the town is small enough to explore alone
  • Time on site: About 4 h. Arrival around midday
  • Lunch: Not included

✓ Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start

from €24 ★ 4.6 (3,835 reviews)
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Full tour details

Highlights

  • Return transport from Fes through the Rif mountains with a photo stop
  • Viewpoint above town and Ras El Maa on arrival
  • Free time around Place Outa El Hammam and the Great Mosque

About this trip

A shared day trip from Fes to Chefchaouen without a guide. The vehicle crosses the Rif mountains with a photo stop, arrives around midday at a viewpoint above town and Ras El Maa, and then leaves you about four hours around Place Outa El Hammam and the Great Mosque.

Departure is around 7:50 from your hotel or a medina gate such as Bab Boujloud, and you are back in Fes around 20:30. Reviewers mention about four hours of driving each way. Lunch, entrance fees and a local guide are not included.

Listed as included

  • Return transport Fes to Chefchaouen in an air-conditioned vehicle
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off, fuel
  • English- and French-speaking driver

Not included or extra

  • Local guide
  • Lunch
  • Entrance fees

Pickup and meeting point

Departure around 7:50. Guests in the old medina meet at a listed point such as Bab Boujloud, Bab Ziat or Bab Guissa. Time and place arrive by WhatsApp or e-mail the evening before. Back in Fes around 20:30, depending on traffic.

Know before you go

  • Reviewers mention about four hours of driving each way.
  • Wear comfortable shoes and bring cash for lunch and entry tickets.

Summarised from the operator’s listing on the booking platform. Where the listing contradicts itself, the note above says so.

Day trip from Fes to Chefchaouen, the blue pearl of Morocco
3t Travel

Day trip from Fes to Chefchaouen, the blue pearl of Morocco

  • Duration: About 13 h
  • Departure: Fes. Hotel or riad pickup where a car can reach
  • Guide on site: Small groups only. The operator includes a 45-minute guided walk on private and small-group options of up to eight people
  • Time on site: 3 h 45 min. Mostly free time in the medina
  • Lunch: Not included

✓ Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start

from €24 ★ 4.5 (1,843 reviews)
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Full tour details

Highlights

  • Choice of group size when booking
  • Viewpoint and coffee stops on the road from Fes
  • Free time in the medina

About this trip

A long day from Fes to Chefchaouen in an air-conditioned minibus, with viewpoint and coffee stops on the road. When you book, you choose the group size: large, mid-size, small or private. A 45-minute guided walk comes only with the private option and small groups of up to eight people; otherwise the time in the medina is your own.

Pickup is at 7:50 from your hotel or riad, or the nearest point a car can reach, and you are back between 20:00 and 21:00. The drive takes about four hours each way on winding roads. Bring dirham in cash and good shoes for the steep lanes.

Listed as included

  • Air-conditioned minibus with professional driver
  • Free time in Chefchaouen
  • Hotel pickup where a car can reach, otherwise the nearest meeting point

Not included or extra

  • Food and drinks
  • Entry to attractions
  • Local guide (see the note on group size)
  • Tips

Pickup and meeting point

Pickup at 7:50 from your hotel or riad, or the nearest point a car can reach. Back in Fes between 20:00 and 21:00, depending on traffic.

Know before you go

  • About four hours on winding mountain roads each way; bring motion-sickness tablets if you need them.
  • The medina paths are steep, narrow and uneven: wear good shoes.
  • Bring dirham in cash; many shops and cafés do not take cards.

Summarised from the operator’s listing on the booking platform. Where the listing contradicts itself, the note above says so.

Chefchaouen day trip from Fez with hotel pickup
GROUPE DAY TRIP MOROCCO

Chefchaouen day trip from Fez with hotel pickup

  • Duration: About 12 h
  • Departure: Fes. Hotel pickup or a medina meeting point
  • Guide on site: No, driver only. A shared day trip, not a guided tour; the driver speaks English and French
  • Lunch: Not included

✓ Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start

from €21 ★ 4.6 (1,719 reviews)
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Full tour details

Highlights

  • Drive through forests and valleys of the Rif from Fes
  • Free time around Place Outa El Hammam, the Kasbah and the Great Mosque

About this trip

A shared day trip from Fes to Chefchaouen with hotel pickup. The road leads through the forests and valleys of the Rif, and in town you have free time around Place Outa El Hammam, the Kasbah and the Great Mosque. The driver speaks English and French; there is no guide.

Departure is around 7:50 and the return to Fes around 20:30, depending on traffic. Lunch and entrance fees are not included. Reviewers mention an older vehicle with cramped rear seats.

Listed as included

  • Air-conditioned vehicle, fuel
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Professional driver speaking English and French

Not included or extra

  • Guide
  • Lunch
  • Entrance fees

Pickup and meeting point

Departure around 7:50; guests in the old medina go to a listed meeting point. Time and place arrive by WhatsApp or e-mail the evening before. Back in Fes around 20:30, depending on traffic.

Know before you go

  • Reviewers mention an older vehicle and cramped rear seats.
  • The operator says Chefchaouen is small enough to explore without a guide.

Summarised from the operator’s listing on the booking platform. Where the listing contradicts itself, the note above says so.

One way to Tangier with a stop in Chefchaouen

Pickup in Fes, about four hours in Chefchaouen with your luggage locked in the vehicle, drop-off in Tangier. On the shared option you change vehicles in Chefchaouen; the overnight option needs a room you book yourself.

Fes to Tangier transfer via Chefchaouen (overnight option)
3t Travel (Travel agency)

Fes to Tangier transfer via Chefchaouen (overnight option)

  • Duration: 12 h or 2 days
  • Departure: Fes to Tangier. Hotel pickup in Fes, drop-off in Tangier
  • Guide on site: No, driver only. Driver only, no guide
  • Time on site: About 4 h. Shared; as long as you like private, or overnight
  • Lunch: Not included

✓ Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start

from €67 ★ 4.7 (107 reviews)
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Full tour details

Highlights

  • One-way trip from Fes to Tangier with luggage, broken up in Chefchaouen
  • Luggage stays in the vehicle during the stop
  • Overnight option with fixed departures the next day

About this trip

A one-way transfer from Fes to Tangier with a stop in Chefchaouen. Your luggage stays in the vehicle during the stop, and you explore the town without a guide. The shared option gives you about four hours and a change of vehicle in Chefchaouen; private lets you stay as long as you like.

The overnight option continues the next day on fixed departures; the accommodation in Chefchaouen is booked separately. Pickup is at your hotel in Fes, or the nearest point a car can reach, with drop-off in Tangier. Food and drinks are not included.

Listed as included

  • Transport with professional driver
  • Hotel pickup in Fes and drop-off in Tangier

Not included or extra

  • Food and drinks, tips, personal expenses
  • Accommodation in Chefchaouen for the overnight option, booked separately

Pickup and meeting point

Hotel pickup in Fes. Vehicles cannot enter the pedestrian medinas of Fes or Tangier, so the operator arranges the nearest point a car can reach.

Summarised from the operator’s listing on the booking platform. Where the listing contradicts itself, the note above says so.

Four hours each way

The road from Fes runs through forests and valleys of the Rif and then climbs on many bends. The operators stop for coffee and a viewpoint on the way, which some travellers like and others find adds time. Reviewers of all three trips mention the length of the drive more than anything else, and 3t Travel suggests a motion-sickness tablet if you need one. Every listing names an air-conditioned vehicle; in the reviews the comfort varies, from praise for a smooth driver to complaints about legroom, hard seats and weak air conditioning.

What you pay for on the day

All three listings put lunch and entry fees on the list of things that are not included, and 3t Travel adds tips. Bring dirham in cash: 3t Travel writes that many shops and cafés in Chefchaouen do not take cards. The Kasbah museum on the main square charges its own entry, so budget for that if you plan to go in. Lunch is usually in one of the cafés around Place Outa El Hammam during the free time.

Meeting points in the medina of Fes

Cars cannot enter the old medina, so guests staying in a riad walk to a gate. El ouarti names Bab Boujloud, Bab Ziat and Bab Guissa, and both El ouarti and GROUPE DAY TRIP MOROCCO send the exact time and place by WhatsApp or e-mail the evening before. 3t Travel picks up from the nearest point a car can reach. Departure is around ten to eight on all three; one reviewer waited almost half an hour at the meeting point before a car came, so keep the operator’s number to hand.

The guide question

El ouarti calls its trip a shared day trip, not a guided tour. GROUPE DAY TRIP MOROCCO lists the guide as not included and has a driver who speaks English and French. 3t Travel is the only one of the three with a guided part, and only on the private option and for small groups of up to eight. One reviewer who booked in Spanish got the explanation in English, so check the language on the option you choose.

Fes as a stop between two routes

Many travellers come through Fes at the end of a desert tour from Marrakech, and Chefchaouen is the obvious day out from there. Desert routes that end in Fes are compared on marrakech-sahara.com. If you are heading north afterwards, the one-way transfer by 3t Travel stops in Chefchaouen on the way to Tangier, and our page on visiting from Tangier, from Fes or overnight weighs up the options.

What travellers write after the day from Fes

Drivers mentioned by name, coffee stops that break up the long drive and the blue town itself come up most. One guest would have liked another hour in Chefchaouen.

“Said was our driver for this trip and he was amazing! good music throughout and really impressive driving through the mountains. I will definitely recommend this trip!”
Nada · United Kingdom · September 2026 Shared Chefchaouen trip from Fes · El ouarti voyagistes & tourisme
“Beautiful Chefchaouen, great driver El yousfi Aziz!”
Marko · Slovenia · September 2026 Shared Chefchaouen trip from Fes · El ouarti voyagistes & tourisme
“Najim and this company are absolutely wonderful! He picked us up very promptly and had great information to share on the long drive. The drive was broken up very nicely to get some coffee and see some views, so it felt a lot shorter than it is. He also took great pictures on every stop. …”
Alisa · United States · April 2026 Chefchaouen from Fes · 3t Travel
“Salut our guide was incredible amazing! Punctual, Kind, happy and respectful. He always made us feel comfortable Even He bring my luggage back to me when I forget on the van! Legend!!!”
Fabian · Australia · August 2026 Chefchaouen from Fes with hotel pickup · GROUPE DAY TRIP MOROCCO
“I was dreading a 4 hrs drive on a bumpy road as outlined by others. This was not the case as Youssefi Aziz managed to miss all the bumps, holes he encountered. Well done Aziz. Excellent driver by day and night. Felt really safe at the front of the bus with powerful AC both ways. …”
Nadine · United Kingdom · September 2026 Chefchaouen from Fes with hotel pickup · GROUPE DAY TRIP MOROCCO
“We liked the blue city and the tour with the guide. We didn't like that the time in Chefchaouen was too short (until 4:00 PM; we needed at least an hour more), and they even called us before the time limit because they were eager to leave! …”
Valerio · Portugal · August 2026 · translated review Chefchaouen from Fes · 3t Travel
“… Our bus broke down but it’s not anyone’s fault. It happens. The company had sent a replacement bus that allowed us to be slightly delayed but still enjoyed this town so much. …”
Jennifer · United States · September 2026 Chefchaouen from Fes · 3t Travel

Traveller reviews of these day trips, from GetYourGuide.

FAQ

How long is the drive from Fes to Chefchaouen?

About four hours each way, including a coffee stop and a viewpoint. Pickup is shortly before eight in the morning and the return to Fes between eight and nine in the evening, depending on traffic.

Is lunch included on the Chefchaouen trips from Fes?

No. All three day trips list lunch as not included, and entry fees too. Bring cash in dirham, because many shops and cafés in Chefchaouen do not take cards.

Is there a guide in Chefchaouen on the trips from Fes?

Usually not. El ouarti and GROUPE DAY TRIP MOROCCO are shared trips with a driver only. 3t Travel adds a 45-minute guided walk on its private option and for small groups of up to eight.

Where do I meet the minibus if I stay in the medina?

At a gate the vehicle can reach. El ouarti names Bab Boujloud, Bab Ziat and Bab Guissa, and the operators send the exact place and time by WhatsApp or e-mail the evening before.

Can I go from Fes to Chefchaouen and on to Tangier?

Yes. The one-way transfer by 3t Travel picks you up in Fes, stops in Chefchaouen with your luggage in the vehicle and drops you in Tangier. There is also an overnight option if you want to stay a night in Chefchaouen; the room is booked separately.

Closer to Tangier?

From Tangier the drive takes about half as long, and some trips add a guide or a second stop.

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