private Day trip from Fez to Volubilis-Meknes (without shopping)

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

• 1
  Volubilis

  Volubilis is a partly excavated Berber city in Morocco situated near the city of Meknes, and commonly considered as the ancient capital of the kingdom of Mauretania. Built in a fertile agricultural area, it developed from the 3rd century BC onward as a Berber, then proto-Carthaginian, settlement before being the capital of the kingdom of Mauretania. It grew rapidly under Roman rule from the 1st century AD onward and expanded to cover about 42 hectares (100 acres) with a 2.6 km (1.6 mi) circuit of walls. The city gained a number of major public buildings in the 2nd century, including a basilica, temple and triumphal arch. Its prosperity, which was derived principally from olive growing, prompted the construction of many fine town-houses with large mosaic floors.

  2 hours • Admission ticket not included
• 2
  Meknes

  Meknes is one of the four Imperial cities of Morocco, located in northern central Morocco and the sixth largest city by population in the kingdom. Founded in the 11th century by the Almoravids as a military settlement, Meknes became capital of Morocco under the reign of Sultan Moulay Ismaïl (1672–1727), son of the founder of the Alaouite dynasty. Moulay Ismaïl turned Meknes into an impressive city in Spanish-Moorish style, surrounded by high walls with great doors, where the harmonious blending of the Islamic and European styles of the 17th century Maghreb are still evident today. It is the seat of Meknès Prefecture and an important economic pole in the region of Fès-Meknès.

  4 hours • Admission ticket free
• 3
  Meknes

  NOTE : in MEKNES city there are two places under construction ; QARA PRISON and THE GRANARY , they may be opened later but for the moment no one can enter . Apart from that any other area is available.

  1 minute • Admission ticket free

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• Suitable for all physical fitness levels

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