Full-Day Private Tour to Rabat from Casablanca

Halim was a fantastic guide. He was knowledgeable sharing both history and current events. It felt like an old friend was taking us around. Van was very spacious even my 6ft+ son had room to stretch out in the third row.

We had a great private tour as a shore excursion from our cruise stop in Casablanca. Our guide was Halim - he was very friendly and knowledgeable. Our group of 10 included my kids, ages 8 & 10, all the way up to my parents. It started with a 45 min tour of the beautiful Hassan II Mosque in Casablanca. (The cost to enter the Mosque was not included and was about $10/person, so make sure and have that.) Then we drove about an hour to Rabat, where our first stop was the Royal Palace, called the Dar al-Makhzen. This is not a place you can enter, so we just walked up to it and Halim told us some history and we took photos. Then we stopped for lunch at the Cafeteria 7eme Art. It was a beautiful day and nice to sit out and have a relaxing meal. The food was good and they had a variety of traditional tagines and also my son was able to get a cheeseburger :) Paying by credit card was a little difficult. I'd recommend having euros - that's what they preferred here. Our next stop was the Hassan Tower and Mohamed V Mausoleum. The tower is part of an unfinished mosque that was started in 1195. The Mohamed V Mausoleum was across from it in the same complex and I think is usually open to visitors, but was closed for restoration while we were there. Our last stop was the Kasbah of the Udayas. It's a community that you enter at the main gate and take a walk through the lovely little streets and out to a pretty panoramic view of the ocean, city, and River Bou Regreg. Then we made the drive back to Casablanca and a quick stop at a store for some souvenir shopping. It was very crowded and touristy, but I think we were trying to make sure we made it back in plenty of time before our ship left. Overall, it was a great tour and Halim was a wonderful guide! Thanks for a great taste of Morocco!

Our tour guide (Hanif) made our day extra special. He was knowledgeable, friendly and flexible. We booked a private tour for four which is the way we like to travel. No waiting for others or spending time at sites of no interest. We have done many tours and Hanif definitely was one of our top ten guides. Abraham was our driver, although he didn't speak english he was pleasant and always smiling.