best TANGIER DAY TRIP FROM Benalmadena

Your Tangier Day trip from Benalmadena, Spain will include a nice drive through the Ville Nouvelle so that you can learn about the European Architectures. Tangier was, unlike other parts of Morocco, appointed as an International Zone being administered by 8 powers.

You’ll learn how cosmopolitan Tangier is where Muslims, Christians & Jews have been living in peaceful coexistence.

After that, you’ll drive through the California District with its fancy villas, mansions, palaces including the Royal Palace.

We’ll drive you west from Tangier through a spongy forest of eucalyptus, mimosa, cypress and umbrella pine along a winding, sea-sprayed road. The route, lined by grass as soft as carpet and as luminous as the Rif mountains.

You’ll have a short break for taking pictures in the Perdicaris Park. This wealthy person had lived in Tangier from the late 19th to beginning of the 20th century.

Continue on the track to the promontory Cap Spartel, nestling against an ancient cliff. On the northwest point of mainland Africa, looking out onto the coast of Spain, is the light-house. 

When the Greek sailors approached the Strait of Gibraltar they discovered the vastness of the Atlantic, and thought Tangier was the end of the world.

The views from here are stunning. At this point, the Atlantic Ocean & the Mediterranean both converge.

Volveremos al barrio de la Kasbah, situado en la ladera de una colina con vistas al estrecho de Gibraltar, la Península Ibérica y la Medina. Recorreremos las intrincadas callejuelas que nos llevarán hasta la plaza principal de la Kasbah.

Your guide will shed light on the Islamic religion and how the architecture is very symbolic in every building. 

Now, it’s time to explore the vibrant Medina with its bustling cafes and shops. You’ll get inspired by the preserved heritage of the locals including the communal oven or bakery, Mosques and Hammams. 

The Souks are divided into sections according to specialty selling spices, antiques, vegetables, olives, leather, chandeliers and much more.

Your Day trip to Tangier from Benalmadena, may include upon your request and depending on opening hours a visit the former American Legation, which witnesses the long-established diplomatic relations between Morocco & the United States of America.

Morocco was the first country that recognized the Independence of the United States, and this building was the first official overseas administration.

By the end of this Tangier Day Trip from Benalmadena, we’ll escort you back to the port to get your ferry back to Tarifa, where your driver will be waiting for you in order to take you back to Marbella.