Naturanda Turismo Ambiental · Tarifa maritime station
Naturanda Turismo Ambiental runs a group day from Tarifa with the ferry, a local guide, lunch, drinks and entrance fees all in the price, plus a camel ride for a small extra fee. Pick it if you hate paying at the table: it is the only group trip here that lists drinks and every entrance fee as included.
Naturanda Turismo Ambiental runs this group day from Tarifa. Staff wait inside the maritime station next to the information point. When you book, you give the full name and passport number of every traveller, because the ferry tickets are issued in advance. The listing allows 75 minutes for each crossing, a little longer than the hour most timetables show.
In Tangier a minibus takes you on a 30-minute city tour, then out to Cap Spartel for a 10-minute photo stop and the Caves of Hercules for 20 minutes. Back in town you get a 30-minute guided walk in the old medina, a 75-minute lunch and another hour in the medina with the guide. That is about 90 minutes of guided medina, more than the Baleària trip gives you. Lunch, drinks and entrance fees are included; the camel ride is a small extra fee on the spot.
Now the honest part. The trip needs at least four people to run, so a quiet winter date can be cancelled. The overall rating is 3.8 from 786 reviews, and the sub-ratings tell the story: guide 4.3, transport 4.1, value for money 3.7. Guests love the guides (Rachid's name comes up again and again) and are cooler on what they got for the price. Private or small-group versions are available on request.
Inside Tarifa's maritime station, next to the information point, where Naturanda staff wait with your tickets.
The listing allows 75 minutes. Get your passport stamped on board.
A 30-minute minibus tour of Tangier, 10 minutes at Cap Spartel, 20 at the Caves of Hercules, then 15 minutes back to town.
A guided photo walk in the ancient medina before lunch.
Regional food with drinks, included in the price.
More of the medina and the bazaar, then the ferry back (75 minutes).
★★★★★Rachid was wonderful, he really made the trip for us, his knowledge and humour were a real plus!!
★★★★★It was a great day trip. The guide was amazing! Very knowledgeable and spoke so many languages for everyone in the group.
★★★★★The organization was good. Our guide Rachid was awesome and brought us closer to his world in different languages.
★★★★★Great experience! Well organized, the guide was good and also very funny.
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The listing sets a minimum of four travellers to guarantee the departure. With fewer, the date can be cancelled, so ask how many have booked. Private or small-group versions are available if you ask.
Yes. Lunch, drinks and entrance fees to sights and museums are all included. The only listed extra is the camel ride, a small fee paid on the spot.
The listing allows 75 minutes each way. Timetables show Tarifa to Tangier Ville at about an hour; the extra covers boarding and the port. The ferry guide has the full picture.
Guests rate value for money 3.7, the weakest of its sub-ratings, against 4.3 for the guide. You pay more than for the Travelsur trip, and in return drinks and entrance fees are covered.
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Ferry, guide, lunch, drinks and entrance fees in one price, with time in the medina and an optional camel ride.
Tangier Day Trip with Lunch and FerryThe most-booked trip: fast ferry, Cap Spartel and the caves, lunch with drinks, then two hours in the medina and market.★ 4.3 · 9 hours · from $100
Baleària Full-Day Trip to TangierSold by the ferry line itself: 9:00 or 11:00 start, guide in four languages, lunch and an hour of free time in the souk.★ 4.0 · 9 hours · from $104
Private Tangier Full-Day TripThe cheapest private day: ferry tickets, your own guide and car, lunch and entries, about six hours in Tangier.★ 4.8 · 1 day · from $171