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Into the Medina & craft Day: Pottery & Mosaics

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5 nights in Fez — Arrive, settle into the riad, and take a guided medina and tannery tour.

5 days2 flights1 stay€1,112Culture
Why this trip

5 nights in Fez, mapped out day by day through Fez — a place to sleep and something worth doing on every one of the 5 days.

Good to know

Best season
12-17 May
Pace
Busy, back-to-back plans
Where you sleep
Harbour apartment, Old Town
Getting around
Trains, transit, and walking
Length
5 days
Budget
€1,112

The trip, day by day

  1. 1Into the Medina, Fez

    Into the Medina

    Arrive at Fez, transfer to Old Town riad
    Check in and freshen up
    Guided walking tour of Fez el-Bali medina
    Visit the Chouara tannery with a viewing terrace
    Explore Bou Inania Madrasa and Al-Qarawiyyin exterior
    Sunset mint tea at a rooftop cafe
  2. 2Craft Day: Pottery & Mosaics, Fez

    Craft Day: Pottery & Mosaics

    Visit the Fez pottery cooperative in Ain Nokbi
    Wheel-throwing pottery workshop
    Learn zellige mosaic cutting and assembly
    Lunch with the artisans
    Browse the ceramics showroom for souvenirs
    Evening stroll through Bab Bou Jeloud (Blue Gate)
  3. 3Middle Atlas & Ifrane Day Trip, Fez

    Middle Atlas & Ifrane Day Trip

    Drive into the Middle Atlas mountains
    Stop at Ifrane, 'Little Switzerland'
    See Barbary macaques in the cedar forest of Azrou
    Lunch in a mountain town
    Visit a Berber village en route
    Return to Fez by early evening
  4. 4Moroccan Cooking Class, Fez

    Moroccan Cooking Class

    Guided souk visit to buy fresh ingredients
    Hands-on cooking class: tagine and salads
    Learn to make Moroccan bread and mint tea
    Sit-down lunch of your own dishes
    Afternoon at leisure in the medina
    Optional hammam and spa session
  5. 5Volubilis & Meknes, then Departure, Fez

    Volubilis & Meknes, then Departure

    Early drive to the Roman ruins of Volubilis
    Guided tour of mosaics and triumphal arch
    Visit imperial Meknes: Bab Mansour and granaries
    Quick lunch in Meknes
    Return transfer to Fez airport
    Depart Fez to AMS

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The trip, chapter by chapter
Into the Medina, Fez
Day 1 · Fez

Into the Medina

Arrive, settle into the riad, and take a guided medina and tannery tour. Arrive at Fez, transfer to Old Town riad and Check in and freshen up.

Trip budget
1,112
Flights
€572
Stay
€540
Per night
€222

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Day 2 · Fez

Craft Day: Pottery & Mosaics

A hands-on pottery and zellige mosaic workshop with local artisans. Visit the Fez pottery cooperative in Ain Nokbi and Wheel-throwing pottery workshop.

Craft Day: Pottery & Mosaics, Fez
Middle Atlas & Ifrane Day Trip, Fez
Day 3 · Fez

Middle Atlas & Ifrane Day Trip

Full-day escape to the cedar forests, Barbary macaques, and alpine Ifrane. Drive into the Middle Atlas mountains and Stop at Ifrane, 'Little Switzerland'.

Day 4 · Fez

Moroccan Cooking Class

Market-to-table cooking class mastering tagine and Moroccan classics. Guided souk visit to buy fresh ingredients and Hands-on cooking class: tagine and salads.

Moroccan Cooking Class, Fez
Volubilis & Meknes, then Departure, Fez
Day 5 · Fez

Volubilis & Meknes, then Departure

Roman ruins at Volubilis and imperial Meknes before flying home. Early drive to the Roman ruins of Volubilis and Guided tour of mosaics and triumphal arch.

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