Tangier travel guide

Itineraries, places, day trips, food and practical tips for your stay in Tangier.

Itineraries

• One day in Tangier: the easy itineraryFrom the Grand Socco to the Kasbah, then sunset at Cap Spartel.
• Things to do in Tangier: the essential listTen experiences that give you the real city, from the Kasbah to Cap Spartel.
• Tangier in two daysA relaxed plan: the old city on day one, the coast on day two.
• Tangier in three daysAdd a day trip to Chefchaouen, Tetouan or Asilah.
• Tangier with kidsEasy, short outings that work for families.
• Romantic TangierRooftops, sea views and slow evenings for two.

Practical

• Getting to Tangier: plane, train or ferryIbn Battouta airport, high-speed rail station or port: how to reach the centre.
• Tangier travel tips for first-timersWhat to know before you land: money, taxis, dress and safety.
• Where to stay in TangierKasbah, medina, city centre or the seafront: how to choose.
• Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport guideArrivals, transfers and how long it takes to reach the centre.
• Tanger Med port guideArriving by ferry at the big port east of the city.
• Tanger Ville port and the ferry from TarifaThe fast crossing that lands you at the foot of the medina.
• Al Boraq: the high-speed train from TangierTangier to Rabat and Casablanca by fast train.
• The best time to visit TangierSeasons, sea temperature and the wind of the strait.
• What to wear in TangierComfortable, respectful and ready for wind.
• Money in Tangier: dirhams, cards and tippingHow to pay and how much to leave.
• Getting around TangierPetit taxis, grand taxis and when to simply walk.
• Languages and useful phrasesA few words of Darija go a long way.

Places

• The best beaches in and around TangierCity sand, Atlantic surf and quiet coves on the Mediterranean side.
• The best sunset spots in TangierWhere to be when the sun drops into the Atlantic.
• The medina of Tangier: a walking guideA simple route through the old town without getting lost.
• The Kasbah and its museumThe highest part of the old city and its former palace.
• Cap SpartelThe lighthouse where the Atlantic meets the Mediterranean.
• The Hercules CavesThe sea cave with an opening shaped like Africa.
• Grand Socco and Petit SoccoThe two squares that explain how the old city works.
• The American LegationA piece of American history inside the medina.
• Perdicaris ParkPines, eucalyptus and sea views on the road to Cap Spartel.

Culture

• Tangier nightlifeFrom seafront lounges to late clubs, how evenings work here.
• Café culture in TangierTerraces, mint tea and the cafés that made the city famous.
• Shopping in Tangier: what to buy and how to bargainCrafts worth carrying home and how prices work in the souks.
• Tangier's literary and artistic pastWhy writers and painters kept coming to this city.
• Visiting Tangier during RamadanWhat changes in the daytime and why the evenings are special.

Day trips

• Tangier to ChefchaouenHow to reach the blue town and what to do there.
• Tangier to TetouanA UNESCO medina an hour away, with an Andalusian soul.
• Tangier to AsilahWhitewashed walls, street murals and Atlantic air.
• Tangier in a day from SpainHow to make the most of a same-day crossing from Tarifa.

Food

• What to eat in TangierThe dishes to look for, from tagine to grilled sardines.
• Seafood in TangierTwo seas, one plate: how to order fish here.
• The mint tea ritualWhy tea is poured from high and what to expect when you are invited.