5-Hour Fes Medina Walking Tour with Bou Inania and Chouara Tannery

The journey

Trip highlights

• 01 Check out the medieval Bou Inania Medersa
• 02 Learn about the history of Bab Bou Jeloud Gate
• 03 Spend time at the Fontaine Nejjarine museum
• 04 Shop for handmade items like lamps and bags

Go on a 5-hour tour of Fes, the medieval capital of Morocco, and discover the highlights of its old Medina. Walk through the narrow streets of Fes el-Bali to see Bou Inania Medersa, Fontaine Nejjarine, Chouara Tannery, and Bab Bou Jeloud, while exploring ancient architecture and lively shops selling fruits, spices, candies, and traditional handmade crafts. Browse local carpets, leather bags, copper lamps, wood furniture, ceramic pieces, and silver decorative items along the way.

Walk through the narrow streets of Fes el-Bali to see Bou Inania Medersa, Fontaine Nejjarine, Chouara Tannery, and Bab Bou Jeloud, while exploring ancient architecture and lively shops selling fruits, spices, candies, and traditional handmade crafts.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 5 Hours

Tour type Shared

Activity level Easy

Accommodation Not included

Transport Included

Wheelchair access No

City Fez

Languages English, French, Portuguese, Spanish

Day by day

The itinerary

1

Day 01

Fes el-Bali and Old Medina Highlights

• Meet your tour guide either at Batha Bus Stop or at your hotel.
• Pass by Fes el-Bali, the Mosque, and the University of Karaouiyn.
• Walk through the Old Medina and explore the ancient architecture and the lined shops of fruits, spices, traditional candies, and traditional handmade crafts such as carpets, leather bags, copper lamps, wood furniture, ceramic pieces, and silver decorative items.
• Visit Bou Inania Medersa, a madrasa in Fes, Morocco, built in 1350-55 CE by Abu Inan Faris.
• Travel to Fontaine Nejjarine, a historical museum famous for the Nejjarine Fountain and its attached saqayya, a traditional public fountain.
• Check out the Chouara Tannery, the largest and oldest tannery in the city.
• Visit Bab Bou Jeloud, a majestic ornate gate built by the French in 1913 to serve as the grand entrance gate to the city.
• Travel back to your hotel after the tour.

The route

Where you'll travel

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

• Pick up from your accommodation
• Local Moroccan tour guide

What's Not Included

• Entry fees to the sites
• Meals

Logistics

Meeting & route

Meeting point

Batha, Fès, Maroc

Tour start

Fes, Morocco

Tour ends at the same location as the start point.