We went to Gib to get married, so thought of this All Inclusive trip as a wee honeymoon.
We were met on the Spanish side of Gibraltar passport control by our driver(taxi) and taken to the port of Tarifa (about 45 mins).
Once there, we waited for the ferry across to Tangiers. Ali had already sent us our tickets on whatsapp so we just breezed through and onto the ferry. Took about an hour to cross.
Once on board, you go through Moroccan passport/police control to get your entry stamps. DO NOT forget to fill out the declaration form for entry!!! If you don't have one, a member of the crew will provide it. Then sit back and enjoy the ride. There is a small outer deck, if like me, you want a tab so fear not fellow smoker.
At Tangiers, we were met by our guide Hamza. He had our name on a board. He took us to our private mini bus and the tour started in earnest.
Hamza is a great lad and his knowedge of Tangiers is fantastic. We felt we had hit it lucky. In short, we went to the old town, one of the oldest Mosques, new town, 'Califofnia', a beautiful park in the hills, had a camel ride along the beach, one of the lighthouses (where we had awesome crepes) and Hercules caves.
Our driver Amah'd then took us up to the Medina, the highest point in Tangiers, where the walking part of the tour started. This was so interesting, Hamza showing us all the nooks and crannies, (the list is too huge to mention) but including the Berbar carpet place and the Bio Spice/Oil shop, as we worked our way down the hill towards the port.
Believe me when i say Hamza knows EVERYBODY in the Old Town, having grown up there.
We stopped mid way down at the lovely Restaurant Vandalucia where we sampled a 3 course authentic meal.
Then at the foot of The Continental Hotel, back in the van for the short hop back to the port, and the reverse trip, which went just as smoothly. A bonus being seeing a small pod of Dolphins swimming in the ferry's wake.
All in all, an absolutely fantastic day and i can't recommend these guys enough.
If you are wanting a hassle free, smoothly run trip to see the highlights of Tangiers, look no further than these guys.
Thanks Ali, Hamza an Amah'd