🏰 Day Trip to Meknes — The Versailles of Morocco

🗓️ Tour Details

• Duration: Full-day tour
• Departure: From your hotel or riad in Fes
• Optional lunch: From €13 per person

🚐 Journey into Morocco’s Imperial Past

Discover Meknes, one of Morocco’s four imperial cities — often nicknamed the “Versailles of Morocco” or the “Little Paris.”
Once the capital under Sultan Moulay Ismail, the city is filled with remarkable historic monuments and architectural wonders.

🏰 Full-Day Itinerary

🔹 Meknes Medina
Step into the authentic atmosphere of the old city, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

🔹 Bab Mansour El Aleuj
Marvel at Morocco’s grandest monumental gate, a stunning symbol of Alaouite power and artistry.

🔹 Agdal Basin
Visit this vast artificial water reservoir from the 18th century, built to supply the royal gardens.

🔹 Royal Granaries of Moulay Ismail
Explore the massive storage buildings showcasing the strategic planning and architectural brilliance of the era.

🔹 Qara Prison
Descend into the mysterious underground chambers once used to hold prisoners captured during the Sultan’s military campaigns.

🔹 Mausoleum of Moulay Ismail
End the tour at this serene and beautiful resting place of one of Morocco’s most influential rulers.