Assilah+ Caves of Hercules from Tangier. Private tour 1 day

Overview

The day trip from Tangier to Assilah, a safe sea air destination that you will love. It is a small fortified enclave amidst beaches of fine sand that is located about 50 km south. A lovely medina to spend a relaxed and beautiful day. We offer you the historical counterpoint to visit the nearby Cromlech de Mzora and a stop if you wish to take a walk on the beach. 

What To Expect

 1 Parc Perdicaris

We drive directly from the pick-up point to Cap Spartel, passing by the royal palaces and the Perdicaris Park, where if possible we stop for a moment to enjoy the panoramic view of the strait. 5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

2 Cap Spartel

The cape has a lighthouse in a privileged position overlooking the entrance to the strait and the junction between the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. 15 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

3 Achakkar Beach

Then we walk along the beautiful cliffs and along the beaches that lead to the caves. If you want, you can ask the driver for a short stop to take a ride on a dromedary (not included). 20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

4 Caves of Hercules

The caves with exit to the sea are an emblematic attraction of Tangier that can only be reached by car. 20 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

5 شاطئ تهدرت طنجة

The road trip from Tangier to Assilah will allow you to enjoy a beautiful landscape along the Atlantic coast of northern Morocco. If you wish, we can make a stop for a short walk along the seashore at the mouth of the Oued Mharhar river, sometimes with the presence of migratory birds. If the tide is low and you feel like walking, you can go to the dunes at the bottom. Depending on the time, it is worth eating at a fish restaurant halfway along the day, or in Assilah itself. 20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free Plage de Asilah (Pass By) We arrived with the car by the beach of Assilah that during the good weather is crowded with local and foreign bathers.

6 Asilah Medina

A unique Portuguese fortification protects the charming medina of Asilah. It is delicious to walk quietly in the silence of its narrow and whitewashed streets. Each corner and each door are a postcard. If it is accessible, it arrives at the viewpoint of the wall that goes into the sea, to relax the look on the profile of houses and rocks in which the waves break. The facades of the houses of Assilah are the annual setting of an art festival, which paints them with murals of different styles. You will also discover that the medina is full of bohemian-style stores. You can stop to buy clothes, pottery, jewelry or some other Moroccan souvenir. 1 hour • Admission Ticket Free

7 Puerto de Assilah

Strolling through the port full of blue fishing boats and watching the arrival of the fishermen and the sale and distribution of the day’s merchandise is also a spectacle. In front of the port and at the entrance to the medina, the driver will indicate numerous restaurants where you can enjoy the fish of the day to eat. 30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Church of San Bartolome (Pass By)

Do not forget to visit very close to the medina, the beautiful Christian church of San Bartolomé, from 1927. Although it is usually closed, it is always a curious contrast in the midst of the Moroccan buildings that surround it. Then we pick you up and return to Tangier directly.