3 Days Fes Itinerary: Best Places to Visit in Fes

Day 1 | Morning

Nejjarine Museum of Wood Arts and Crafts

Opening Hours: Open from 10:00am-5:00pm

Ticket Price: 20 AED

Recommended Length of Stay: 1-2 Hours

Location: Pl. Nejjarine, Fes, Morocco

The Nejjarine Museum of Wooden Crafts and Handicrafts opened in 1998. It is located in a beautiful hotel decorated with mosaics. The museum is small and displays various handicrafts.

Day 1 | Afternoon

After finishing the tour at Nejjarine Museum of Wood Arts and Crafts, you can head to Chaouwara Tanneries, the most worth visiting place around the corner.

Chaouwara Tanneries

Opening Hours: Open on Mon-Sat,8:30am-7:00pm

Ticket Price: Free

Recommended Length of Stay: 0.5-0.5 Hours

Location: Derb Chaouwara, Fez

The "colorful" attraction in the ancient city of Fes is the leather dyeing workshop. In the labyrinth of winding alleys, you can smell a pungent smell from a distance. It is said that Fes is one of the few areas in the world that still maintains the traditional method of dyeing leather goods. The local people use donkeys to send leather. They are then placed in a grid of dyeing tanks, preserving the ancient method of traditional kneading and air-drying, allowing the natural plant colors to appear beautifully on the leather. The leather products here enjoy a high reputation in North Africa, thanks to the fact that every process is still strictly carried out in accordance with this traditional craftsmanship. Before visiting the leather dyeing workshop, everyone will be given a mint leaf, which should be placed on the nose so as not to be choked by the pungent smell. The dyeing troughs are all on the roof. Visitors can overlook the entire dyeing workshop from the height of the house, and then they are taken to the leather goods display area. Each floor has different products, the colors are brighter, and the styles are basically the local style.

Day 1 | Evening

Looking for a bed nearby after finishing your journey at Chaouwara Tanneries? Riad Mayfez Suites & Spa is one of your top choices.

Riad Mayfez Suites & Spa

Set on the Andalusian Palace and Garden Route, this Patrician house is a 12-minute walk from Boujloud Square. It dates from the end of the 19th century and now features a Spa and a swimming pool. Mayfez offers luxury suites with a seating area, an LCD TV. Each one has been individually decorated and some also provide a private balcony with views of the 1000m² garden. The guest house serves a continental breakfast every day. Meals can be prepared upon request. The equipped kitchen is available for guests. Free Wi-Fi access and a 24-hour reception with luggage storage are also on provided at this property. You can organise transfers to Casablanca, Rabat and Tangier. Fès Train Station is 3 km away, while the Royal Palace is a 10-minute walk from the guest house. For those arriving by plane, Fès Saiss Airport is a 30-minute drive away.

Day 2 | Morning

Fes Médina

Ticket Price: Free

Recommended Length of Stay: 2-2 Hours

Location: Medina, Fez

The Medina of Fes is also the old city of Fes. Its establishment can be traced back to the end of the 8th century. The Idris Dynasty established the capital here in 808 AD. It was the city's rapid development. During the Hadid dynasty, the medina of Fes has grown to the size that people see today. So far, the Fes Medina still retains a relatively complete city wall. The old city is very large and is the largest Medina in Morocco. There are nearly 10,000 alleys in the old city, which are narrow and winding like a labyrinth, so it is known as a city without cars in the world, and donkeys are a very important means of transportation. The old city is a very important tourist destination in Fes. The leather dyeing workshop, the Blue Gate of Boujlou, and the University of Carouin are all distributed in the alleys here.

Day 2 | Afternoon

After finishing the tour at Fes Médina, you can head to Blue Gate, the most worth visiting place around the corner.

Blue Gate

Opening Hours: Open 24 hours

Ticket Price: Free

Recommended Length of Stay: 1.0-2.0 Hours

Location: Fes

The Blue Gate of Boujlou, referred to as the Blue Gate, is located at the starting point of two roads in the ancient city, so most tourists will choose to enter the old city of Fes from here. The blue gate is very beautiful. The outer side of the city gate is inlaid with blue mosaic tiles, which is classical and exotic.

Day 2 | Evening

Looking for a bed nearby after finishing your journey at Blue Gate? Palais Faraj Suites & Spa is one of your top choices.

Palais Faraj Suites & Spa

Set in the heart of Fès in a former Arab-Moorish palace, Palais Faraj Suites & Spa offers a view of the medina. It features an outdoor pool, spa, hammam, massage treatments and beauty salon. The reception is open 24 hours a day. Each air-conditioned, modern suite is decorated with Moroccan Zellige tiles and has free Wi-Fi, minibar and flat-screen TV with satellite channels. All have a private bathroom and some have a terrace. Breakfast is available daily at Palais Faraj Suites & Spa. For other meals, Moroccan dishes are available in Amandier, one of the hotel's 2 restaurants. There are also 2 bars on site. This hotel is in the Ziat district, a 5-minute drive from Fès Bus Station. It is 30 minutes’ drive from Fes-Saiss Airport. At a surcharge excursions to places of interest and airport transfers are available.

Day 3 | Morning

Merenid Tombs

Recommended Length of Stay: 1.0-2.0 Hours

Location: Did

The cemetery itself is nothing to see, but because the cemetery is located on the hill outside the city, the terrain is relatively high, so it is a good viewing platform, overlooking the whole of Fes. It's still a bit far on foot, take a taxi from the old city to 5-7DH per person.

Day 3 | Afternoon

After finishing the tour at Merenid Tombs, you can head to Zaouia de Moulay Idriss, the most worth visiting place around the corner.

Zaouia de Moulay Idriss

Ticket Price: Free

Recommended Length of Stay: 1.0-2.0 Hours

Location: Fes, Morocco

This is the tomb of Moulay Idris, the founder of the first Islamic Shiite dynasty established by the Arabs in North Africa in the Middle Ages, the founder of the Idris Dynasty.

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