Stroll into the past
Where to start ?
Fez
Departure dates
Dates are flexible for private departures.
With who ?
With Family | With Friends | Couple | Honeymoon | with little ones
Pickup time
8.30 Am
Experience(s)
Full Day Tour | Culture & History | Ismalic Heritage | Photography
Activity level
Easy
Meal
Breakfast included
Places to visit
Meknes | Volubilis
Trip Highlights
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Stroll in the streets of the medina and the old stables
- Walkthrough the incredible Roman ruins of Volubilis
Description
Controlled by the Romans, Volubilis has been identified as a world cultural site and earned worldwide recognition when Martin Scorsese made it a feature spot for his movie The Last Temptation of Christ.
Drive by the Saiss Plain to the archeological site of Volubilis. Start your visit by exploring the captivating ruins decorated with fine mosaics and colorful tilework representing Roman mythology. The visible remains are detected in various spots, on several parts, like the parts of the Corinthian columns, the capitol, the basilica, and a ceremonial arch giving you a vision of the Roman lifestyle.
The site contains the mosaic of the Labours of Hercules, the Baths of Gallienus, and Forum with their fragmentary mosaics and many others with an open-air hall of remains of altars, sculptural pieces, and multicolored mosaic collections. You will pass over a bridge to Fertessa rivulet and wander into an area mixed with residences and manufacturing places.
We drive alongside the peripheral hills of the Zerhoun and stop for a visit to the town of Moulay Idriss. Hundreds of Moroccans travel on pilgrimage to the holiest Islamic center. Then leave it to Meknes, one of the four famous Imperial Cities Of the Moroccan Kingdom recognized as a UNESCO Heritage Site.
There you will start your tour at Hri Souani, the most famously state-owned horse stables of Haras where the Arabo-Berber horses were raised and kept. It was built in the era of Moulay Ismail by his soldiers and located next to a pond which used for the underground channels that carried water from the Middle Atlas Mountains.
Then, you stop for a few minutes in front of the Royal Palace, where you can make some photoshoots of the Seven Bronze gates before getting through the alleys of the Mellah with its exceptional atmosphere and fine Mauro-Hispanic architecture. Your Meknes tour comes to an end when you drive to Borj Sud to take the panoramic view of the Medina.
What’s included :
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Local Guides in Volubilis and Meknes
- Private transportation
- Entrance fee where required
What’s not included :
- Tips
- Gratuities, Admissions, and all extras fees not mentioned in the program
- Personal expenses
- Drinks
- Lunch
- Medical or accident insurance outside of vehicle.
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