We will be arriving in Seville around May 1 and are interested in a one day trip to Tangier. Yes, I know it is too fast but that is what we have. Does anyone know of a small group tour or even individual tour that would depart from Seville to Tangier then back in a day?
I have found what looks like a larger tour but really hate those. Thanks for your help.
Posted by
Agoura, California, U.S.
23 posts
I was in Morocco last week. LOVED Chefchaouen HATED Tangier. I might book a group tour just to get into Tangier, then ditch them until time to troop back onto the ferry, if being in a group with a guide would save me from the poor guys who were fighting over carrying my suitcase, the guy who grabbed my immigration card and wanted a tip for writing my name and passport number on it, and the taxi driver who took me to the high-speed boat port instead of the ferry departure (more than one port who knew??!!) then gave me a torn half of a dirham note in change (I wonder who got the other half). I usually don't mind not knowing what the H%^& I'm doing, but in Tangier, it was expensive. And frustrating. The ferry departure from Algeciris was easy, but Tarifa looked much prettier. You know it takes a long time to get from Seville to these outbound ports for Morocco, right? You might have a nicer "Moorish experience" by going to the Alhambra or the Mezquita in Cordoba (or the Arab Baths in Seville, for that matter) than going to another foreign country with hordes of tourists. (Just a thought.)
Posted by
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
3 posts
My husband and I booked a hotel in Alg. but hated the city so re-booked in Tariffa. Ferry crossing was easy and the timing was good for a morning crossing and a later afternoon return. We booked a tour guide recommended by Rick Steves .. Aziz. He did a pretty good tour but he checked his cell phone so often that we got the hint that he was more interested in that than in us. The tour also ended in a rug shop that we should not have shown ANY interest in because we couldn't get out. Obviously he was hoping for a cut. If you can find another guide, then consider the day in the city and take the afternoon ferry back to Tariffa.
Posted by
Texas
531 posts
Morocco is so much more than Tanger. Tanger is like going to Tijuana from the US. At minimum I'd plan to spend at least 3-4 days taking the ferry from Tarifa, hiring a driver/guide and heading over the Rif mountains to Chefchaouen and then onto Fez. If you can only spend one day I'd try to find a guide/driver to meet me at the Tanger ferry from Tarifa and then visit Chefchaouen for the day and then return to take ferry back in evening. Be mindful that Seville is at least 2-2 q/2 hrs from Tarifa and if you do this you would want to take the ferry around 7am to make the most of your experience.