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Guided Tour of Morocco (departing from Spain)

Visiting Morocco from Spain

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Morocco is famously hard work, with so many confidence tricksters and unsavory individuals trying to con you while you go about your sightseeing, though it has got a lot easier in recent years.

If you don't feel like dealing with the scam artists of Morocco's marketplaces, you could take a guided tour. It's a comparatively sanitized experience, but the beautiful architecture, bustling markets and exquisite food are the same whether you are in a group or not.

Day Trips to Tangiers from Spain

Day trips to Morocco from Spain are very popular, but they don't give you the absolute best experience. The only city you can reach is Tangiers, far from Morocco's best city. Still, if you really to briefly step into Africa on your trip to Spain, you can book such a tour here:

Multi-Day Excursions to Morocco from Spain

Instead, look for a tour that will take you to more cities over a number of days, like these ones below.

  1. Three-Day Tour of Tangier
    If you hate the constant moving from city to city of most multi-day tours, then this tour is for you. This tour only visits one city and gives you two nights' accommodation, a guided tour and a free day by yourself to explore the city of Tangiers.
    See more on this Morroco Tour

  2. Five-Day Tour of Rabat, Meknes, Fez, Casablanca and Marrakech
    This tour covers Spain's most famous cities in a very short period of time. It's a little rushed, but it is ideal if you are pressed for time.
    See more details on this Morocco Guided Tour

  3. Four-Day Tour of Rabat, Fez and Meknes
    Alternatively, for a slightly less rushed experience (taking in three cities in four days), you could do this tour. It misses out Marrakech, which is a mixed blessing: Marrakech is Morocco's most famous city, but it has become increasingly commercialized in recent years.
    See more details on this Morocco Guided Tour

  4. Seven-Day Tour of Morocco
    For the complete Morocco experience, this seven-day tour takes in all of Morocco's most famous cities.
    More on this Tour of Morocco

Tour of Morocco, Spain and Portugal

Time and money permitting, you could do a lot worse than these tours that include all transport, accommodation and tours of the best cities in Spain, Portugal and Morocco.

19-Day Tour of Morocco, Spain and Portugal
Visit Madrid, Barcelona, Seville, Granada, Gibraltar, the Costa del Sol, Toledo, Marrakech, Fez, Meknes, Tangier, Lisbon and several other places en route.

This tour takes in the best of all three countries. But if you'd prefer a slightly shorter tour, try this one instead:

15-Day Tour of Morocco, Spain and Portugal
Visit Madrid, Seville, Granada, Lisbon, Marrakech, Fez, the Middle Atlas, Rabat and several other smaller cities and towns along the way.

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