Half Day Rabat City Tour

Rabat, the capital of Morocco, a diplomat center where based all Embassies and ONGs, was founded in the 12th century as a fortified town by the Almohad dynasty. We invite you to learn more about this beautiful city of Rabat.

This half-day Rabat city tour will lead you to the city’s main touristic features such as Chellah, Hassan Tower, Mohammed V mausoleum, the Oudayyas Kasbah, and the joyful medina of course.

You will discover the Kasbah of Oudayas, the Hassan Tower and the ruins of 200 columns, the Chellah Necropolis, the Mohamed V Mausoleum, the old medina and more!

Chellah: or Sala Colonia is a necropolis and complex of ancient Roman Mauritania Tingitana and medieval ruins at the outskirts of Rabat, it is the most ancient human settlement on the mouth of the Bou Regreg River.

• Hassan Tower:It’s the minaret of an incomplete mosque, the tower was intended to be the largest minaret in the world along with its mosque but the work stopped just after the death of Yaakub Al Mansour.

• Mohammed V mausoleum:is a historical building located on the opposite side of Yaakub Al Mansour esplanade. It contains the tombs of the Moroccan king Mohammed V and his two sons, late King Hassan II and Prince Abdallah. The building is considered a masterpiece of modern Alaouite dynasty architecture, with its white silhouette, topped by a typical green tiled roof, green being the color of Islam. A reader of the Koran is often present, having his assigned seat. Its construction was completed in 1971. Hassan II was buried there following his death in 1999.

• Oudayyas Kasbah:is a Kasbah at the mouth of the Bou Regreg River, it was built in the twelfth century by the Almohads who called it “Al Mahdia” in reference to their leader Al Mahdi Ben Tumurt. Originally this Kasbah was a Ribat (a military defense). And later the kasbah gave its name to the whole city. Kasbah Oudayas is a city within a city, a little city apart in Rabat. In 2012 it was inscribed on the List of World Heritage of UNESCO as a cultural asset along with other sites in the city.

• Medina:in Included to the itinerary of your Rabat City Tour, you will discover in the old Medina plenty of things, like the ancient ramparts with huge gates and countless craftsmen shops.