A long day which ended well with our arrival in fabulous Fès and the even more fabulous Riad Fès – a 5-star hotel on the edge of the medina with tons of wow factor.

The day began early for the drive to Agadir airport and our 10am flight to Casablanca.  The luggage followed by road, but heavy rain delayed their journey with the result that we arrived in Fès before the bags.

From Casablanca airport we drove on the motorway to Rabat, Morocco’s capital, and lunch of fish by the surf beach – a change from a diet of tagines.  Sadly Restaurant de la Plage did not deliver the quality food we’d enjoyed there last year.  Pretty tough fish but a reasonable salad.

Heavy rain slowed our onward journey to Fès but fortunately it had cleared somewhat on our arrival so we were able to view the vast medina, Africa’s largest, from a lookout above the city.

The day ended with a group dinner in Riad Fès’s dining room that more than compensated for the disappointing lunch.  And we were not seated at a dreaded long table but at smaller group tables, making service and conversation far easier.

Farewelling our drivers and Imane at Agadir Airport.

Riad Fès

Fès medina