Casablanca to Tangier Day Trip by High-Speed Train

Medina maze tour exploring market stalls within 15th-century Portuguese fortress walls

This 10-hour day trip from Casablanca to Tangier combines high-speed train travel with guided sightseeing by minivan, including the Kasbah museum, the old Medina, Cape Spartel and Hercules Caves. Hotel or train station pickup and drop-off in Casablanca are included, as is your return train ticket. Monument entry fees are separate.

Step-by-step itinerary

Stops and time spent at each3 stops

1. Tangier Kasbah45m
2. Cape Spartel45m
3. Caves of Hercules45m

Explore Tangier city and surroundings

• Visit Tangier Kasbah museum
• Walk through the old Medina
• Relax at Place Souq Ad Dakhil
• Explore Grand Socco plaza
• Tour the American Legation museum
• See Ibn Battuta's tomb
• Visit Cape Spartel promontory
• Explore Hercules Caves

The experience

The Boraq high-speed train departs Casablanca in the morning and arrives in Tangier roughly two hours later. A minivan and local guide meet you at the station, and the day unfolds through the city's layered history: the Kasbah museum, housed in a former sultan's palace called Dar El Makhzen, holds artifacts from prehistoric times through the 19th century. The old Medina comes next: a labyrinth of alleyways that weave between commercial shops and residential passages, all contained within walls built by Portuguese occupiers in the 15th century, though most of the buildings themselves are younger. The Grand Socco, a large sloping plaza ringed with palms, marks the romantic entrance to the Medina. It was once a major market and is now where modern streets narrow into the past.

The tour moves through smaller squares and museums: Place Souq Ad Dakhil, once Tangier's most notorious crossroads, now freshly painted and crowded with visitors; the American Legation Museum, housed in an elegant five-storey mansion and the only US National Historic Landmark on foreign soil, marking Morocco as the first country to recognize the United States in 1777; and the modest tomb of Ibn Battuta, the 14th-century scholar and traveler born in Tangier who journeyed across North Africa, the Middle East, Russia, Central Asia, China, Sri Lanka and East Africa. Outpacing Marco Polo by a significant margin. Each stop is a thread in the city's past.

The afternoon reaches Cape Spartel, a promontory about 1,000 feet above sea level at the entrance to the Strait of Gibraltar, roughly 12 kilometers west of the city. Below it lie the Caves of Hercules, caverns where Hercules allegedly rested during his labors, with an opening shaped like the African continent. The minivan returns you to Tangier station for the evening train back to Casablanca, arriving late enough to end the day without rushing.

What’s included

• Professional local guide in your choice of English, Spanish, Italian or French.
• return high-speed train ticket on the Boraq.
• air-conditioned minivan transport throughout the day in Tangier.
• hotel or train station pickup and drop-off in Casablanca.
• sightseeing tour of the Kasbah, old Medina, Grand Socco, American Legation Museum, Ibn Battuta's tomb, Cape Spartel and Hercules Caves.

Information

Lasts 10h, runs every day at 08:15, from US$ 136 per person, with a live guide in English, Spanish, French and Italian and in groups of up to 10.

Days and timesEvery dayDeparts at 08:15

GroupUp to 10

Live guideEnglish, Spanish, French and Italian

Meeting point and pickupHotel pickup included.

Book up to10h before

AgesUp to age 90

Cancellation and refundsNo refund if you cancel.It may be canceled if the minimum number of travelers isn't reached. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund.

Prices and times updated yesterday

Good to know

Low physical effortPublic transport nearbyInfants must sit on laps

Operated by STE Easy Transfers

Is this one for you?The guide speaks English, Spanish, Italian or French, so you choose the language before booking. Pick the one you're comfortable following for a full day of commentary and questions.

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Top questions

What languages is the tour guided in?

Live guide in English, Spanish, French and Italian.

What exactly is inside the Kasbah museum in Tangier?

The Kasbah museum is housed in Dar El Makhzen, a former sultan's palace, and displays artifacts covering the area's history from prehistoric times through the 19th century.

Is the train journey included in the price, or do I pay for the ticket separately?

The return high-speed Boraq train ticket between Casablanca and Tangier is included in the tour price.

How far is Cape Spartel from Tangier, and what is the opening in the Hercules Caves actually shaped like?

Cape Spartel sits about 12 kilometers west of Tangier, roughly 1,000 feet above sea level at the entrance to the Strait of Gibraltar. The Caves of Hercules below it have an opening shaped like the African continent.