Kairaouine Mosque (Mosque of al-Qarawiyyin) Tours and Activities

As Morocco’s second-largest mosque and the oldest Islamic building in Fez, it’s hardly surprising that the Kairaouine Mosque (Mosque of al-Qarawiyyin) is one of the city’s most admired monuments. Founded in 857, the mosque adjoins the historic university of the same name, and is considered Morocco’s holiest mosque, making it an important spiritual center for Muslims.
Non-Muslims are not permitted to enter the mosque, which can hold up to 20,000 people at prayer, but it’s still worth a visit to admire its exquisite façade, with its striking green roof and ornate minaret.
Practical Info
The Kairaouine Mosque is located next to the Kairaouine University, in Fez Medina (Fez el-Bali). Non-Muslims are not permitted to enter the mosque.
Address: Fes El Bali, Fez, Morocco
26 Tours and Activities to Experience Kairaouine Mosque (Mosque of al-Qarawiyyin)
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Fes Food Tour
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-Faran or the communal oven, a traditional underground wood-fire oven, where local families bring dough on trays to be cooked for a little fee,
-Baghrir pause, or Moroccan pancake version, served both in the morning for breakfast and early evening as locals call it Casse la croute ( snack).
-Sweets & pastries pause: Taste the famous Chabakiya usually served on the month of Ramadan main meal, a chewy yet crunchy, sesame, honey & turmeric fragrant cookie.
-Harira pause: Harira is the most famous soup in Morocco and its a main dish in Ramadan and goes well with Chabakiya, Harira is velvety, chunky soup made of tomatoes, herbs, pulses & meat.
-Morocco grilled lamb Kefta: grounded meat seasoned a la Marocain, incredibly juicy, cooked on charcoal
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$78.63
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$78.63
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Fez Medina 4-Hour Guided Walking Tour
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Follow winding streets into the heart of the Fez medina, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, on a guided walking tour through the walled city. Pass a series of historic mosques, the Nejjarine Fountain, an iconic madrasa, and the colorful tannery, then browse for handicrafts at a traditional souk, or market. Walking alongside an expert local guide, you’ll learn the stories behind the medina’s intricate gates, with tips on where to eat, drink, and explore in one of Morocco’s most vibrant cities.
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$40.00
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$40.00
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Half-Day Private Guided Tour to Fez Medina
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Our tour guides are very friendly, passionate about their culture and very well educated about the rich history of the city... Our tours is cultural and handicraft
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$25.71
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$25.71
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Face masks required for travelers in public areas
Face masks required for guides in public areas
Face masks provided for travelers
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Private Guided Full-Day Tour of Fez
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Join a private guide on a full-day tour of the Fez medina, a fascinating walled city that’s a UNESCO World Heritage Site. You’ll enter Bab Boujloud gate, then visit a series of spiritual and cultural landmarks, from a pair of historic madrasas to the Nejjarine Museum. Continue to colorful tanneries before leaving the medina for a trip to the Royal Palace and Bab Fettouh cemetery, where you’ll find sweeping views across the city. With the personal service of a private guide, this full-day tour is ideal for first-time visitors.
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$103.43
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$103.43
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Half Day Tour in Fez Medina (private tour guide)
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Visiting the Medina of Fez, is to take a trip back in time. Wandering the narrow alleyways is like taking a time machine, back centuries ago. It is live, vibrant and open-air museum.
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$36.20
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$36.20

Full-Day Private Tour of Fez
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Join a private guide for a fascinating tour of Fez and discover historic sites, winding lanes, and the bustling heart of the city. Follow narrow streets into the medina, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, stopping at mosques, a celebrated madrasa, and the colorful Fez tanneries, which date back to Medieval times. Throughout the day, you’ll enjoy the flexible, personal experience of a private guide, with time to shop, explore, sample local treats, or just soak up the vibrant atmosphere at your own pace.
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$35.00
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$35.00
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Face masks required for travelers in public areas
Face masks required for guides in public areas
Social distancing enforced throughout experience
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6-Hour Private Walking Tour of the Medina in Fez
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Follow ancient, winding lanes into the heart of the Fez Medina with a 6-hour, private walking tour that’s the perfect way to experience this fascinating medieval city. Discover historic mosques and hidden caravanserais, and see a legendary pair of madrasas. Take in picturesque gates, the Moulay Idriss Mausoleum and the city’s distinctive, colorful tanneries. Learn about the history and culture of one of Morocco’s Imperial Cities, and enjoy the flexibility of a private tour to explore at your own pace, with time to visit the places that interest you most.
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$70.00
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$70.00
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Fez Guided Tour NO SHOPPING TOUR
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Tick off all of Fez’s most historic hotspots in a single day on this in-depth guided tour, which takes you from the labyrinthine Medina, the world-famous tanneries, and the centuries-old ramparts. Tours involve a mix of walking and sightseeing by private vehicle, so you’ll be able to cover more sights in less time—with no shopping stops.
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$64.11
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$64.11

Cultural Guided Tour of Fes
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Jump with me into a time machine and travel 1200 years back in History. My name is Abdou Rahim. I was born and grew up in the historical car-free medina of Fes. I'm a Professional Tour Guide (licensed by the Ministry of Tourism). I love to show tourists our historical sights and attractions, but most of all, l love to tell them why they are important, to relate relevant stories and events to these sights. I like to capture their attention and make them feel as though they are part of the story.
l have met tourists from all parts of the world , which helped me discover and understand their cultures, traditions, and customs. It taught me how to deal with them with courtesy and respect.
Tourists come to visit our country to have an enjoyable time; Equipped with a fluency in English, a good knowledge of history and a fair sense of humour, I feel it's my duty to help them achieve that goal and make sure their Fes tour with me is FEScinating.
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$31.21
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$31.21
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Face masks required for guides in public areas
Face masks provided for travelers
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A day guided visit of the FEZ MEDINA
Accompanied by an official guide mastering the desired language, you will be lead into the history of the medina through its historical monuments and crafts.
This visit will make you discover all the mains attractions and secrets of Fez medina.
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$56.17
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$56.17
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Fes: Private Full-Day Sightseeing Tour
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Have a memorable day in the oldest city of Morocco with Recommended Moroccan Tours. See the most unique medina in the world. Explore thousands of alleys and many historical monuments. Get lost in the culture, while learning the history of Fes.
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$97.35
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$97.35
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Fes Medina Guided Full Tour
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Although we will try to make the itinerary as complete as possible, being a private tour, it can always be adapted to your concerns. All our guides are official and speak perfect Languages.
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$40.16
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$40.16
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A half-day guided visit at the heart of FEZ MEDINA
Accompanied by an official guide to mastering the language, you will be lead in the history of
the medina through its historical monuments and crafts.
This visit will make you discover all the attractions and secrets of Fez medina.
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$312.03
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$312.03

Fes Private Guided Tour
This unique experience, takes you through the intricate maze of streets of the medina.
You will enjoy the main sites of FEZ such as: the chouara tanneries, Medersa Bouaanania, Karawine university...and too much more
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$49.00
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$49.00
Hand sanitizer available to travelers and staff
Social distancing enforced throughout experience
Regularly sanitized high-traffic areas
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Visit Fez Sights in One Day
If you have only one day in Fez city or you are first time traveler to the ancient city. This tour is for you, you will cover all the sights of Fes Medina and its surrounding area. Accompanied by your local expert guide who speaks your language(English, Spanish, French, Italian, German) you will, visit the attraction outside of the walled Medina by a private transportation. After visit the Medina withing the walls, wander round its narrow streets, souks(Local market), and hidden gems. Along the way your guide will introduce you to the Moroccan culture, its tradition and costume.
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$49.93
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$49.93
Price varies by group size

A day guided visit of the FEZ MEDINA
Accompanied by an official guide mastering the desired language, you will be lead into the history of the medina through its historical monuments and crafts.
This visit will make you discover all the mains attractions and secrets of Fez medina.
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$87.37
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$87.37

3 Hours Cultural Walk in Fez Medina
Visiting the Medina of Fes, is to take a trip back in time. Wandering the narrow alleyways is like taking a time machine, back centuries ago. It is live, vibrant and open-air museum.
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$27.78
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$27.78

Fes Handicraft and cultural tour
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Visit one of the world’s greatest craft centres, FES. In this tour, you will go right inside the artisans workshops and cooperatives. You will watch the craftsmen working, talk to them and learn How It's Made. Explore the wide range of stunning crafts and arts such leatherwork, brass etching, woodcarving, silk weaving, wood painting, pottery making, colourful embroidery, hand-stitched kaftans, hand-loomed carpets, finely woven cotton and silk scarves. Visit the medieval Chaouwara Tanneries, where leather is treated, dyed and dried in a process that has never changed for hundreds of years. Visit Foundoks where artisans use wool, cotton, and natural silk to craft material for colorful Djellabas, scarves, turbans, and bed covers; the dyers’ street, where artisans dip strands of cactus silk into buckets of natural dyes. visit the coppersmiths of Seffarine Square,where the sound of hammers pummeling away at metal is never-ending.
Your Fes visit with me will be FEScinating.
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$12.48
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$12.48
Face masks required for travelers in public areas
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Face masks provided for travelers
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Private Tour: Customize your Perfect Day in Fez With a Local Expert Guide
Make the most of your time in a UNESCO World Heritage city on this private walking tour of Fez led by an art historian guide. In addition to navigating while you take in the scenery, your guide offers background and stories often unheard by visitors about the city’s top cultural and architectural landmarks. Highlights include artisan shops, fountains, gardens, the Batha Museum, Jewish Quarter, and the gates of the Royal Palace.
Private tour ensures a personal experience
Visit top landmarks with an art historian guide
Hear facts and anecdotes often missed by visitors
Convenient pickup from local accommodations
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$90.86
per group
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$90.86
per group

A half-day guided visit at the heart of FEZ MEDINA
Accompanied by an official guide mastering the desired language, you will be lead into the history of the medina through its historical monuments and crafts.
This visit will make you discover all the mains attractions and secrets of Fez medina
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From
$49.93
Price varies by group size
From
$49.93
Price varies by group size

Fes Medina Walking Tour
The Fes Medina Walking tour is an experienced like non other for the clients. They will get to discover the history, culture and strories of the old Medina of Fes through the eyes and life of the guide. The tour is very well arranged to be as comfortable and enjoyable for the clients as possible.
We will make our way through the two main streets of the Medina "Talaa Kbira" and "Talaa Sghira" which are parallel and meet in the heart of the city. The streets are lined with shops of handicrafts of bronze, metal work, leather work, ceramic tiles, jewelry along with Antique and carpet art-shops. Fes is the spiritual and cultural center of Morocco and has multiple facets to explore.
The tour will focus on the following attractions in the Medina: Attarine Medersa, Karawiyin University, Bou Nania Medersa, Nejjarine Fountain and Fondouq and Chouwara tannery.
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$32.45
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$32.45
Price varies by group size
Face masks required for travelers in public areas
Face masks required for guides in public areas
Face masks provided for travelers
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Fez Medina Tour: History, Market, Shopping & Dinner with Local Family
Join us on a sightseeing walk in the iconic landmarks of the old fez medina.
enjoy the unique interior of al Attarine madrasah, examine the beauty of the of Al Quaraouine University and mosque with the Moorish artwork on its fascinating walls fountains and floors.
Feel the spiritual flair of the Moulay Idriss mausoleum, through its incredible interior decor, the strong incense smells, and the sound of Islamic hymns.
Stroll in the medina's markets & souk of vintage handmade artisanal shops.
Visit Chouara Tannery with the view of the colorful basins from the terrace.
the medina smells and sounds will drag you, into the yummy street food, the colorful spices,seasonal agricultural harvest, fresh seafood, and butchery stores.
Blend in with Fassi locals and experience vacationing on their authentic style by having Traditional Moroccan dinner with truly exquisite flavor-rich plats in the hospitality of a friendly local family in the medina. Learning Moroccan table manners and etiquette.
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$91.26
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$91.26

A day guided visit of FEZ MEDINA
Accompanied by an official guide mastering the desired language, you will be lead into the history of the medina through its historical monuments and crafts.
This visit will make you discover all the mains attractions and secrets of Fez medina.
…More
From
$56.17
Price varies by group size
From
$56.17
Price varies by group size

Join the Fez Medina guided tour to visit the Best Sights & Attractions in Group
This tour gaves the opportunity to solo travellers also couples to meet other Travellers from Different Nationlaties to share experiences also visit the city together .it's a good way to get new friends .
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$14.00
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$14.00
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