We highly recommend hiring guides to explore Morocco. The conference organizers and the hotel can arrange guides. Guides are relatively affordable (especially if in a group) and safe. However, Morocco is a very safe country and it is possible for instance to rent a car and explore alone or as a group.
Anything in bold is highly recommended by the local conference organizers.
In the City of Fez:
- Fez el Bali or Fes el Bali “Old Medina of Fez”
- One of the oldest living medieval cities and a world heritage site according to UNESCO. Fez was founded in 789AD and was the capital of Morocco until 1912. It is home to what many consider the oldest university in the world, Al-Quaraouine University founded by a woman, Fatima Al-Fihria in 859AD. The whole medina with its mederasas (schools), mosques, souks (markets), palaces and narrow streets is a masterpiece of Islamic and Andalusian/Moorish architecture. The same hands that carved its wood, marble, plaster, and ceramics did the same in Moslem Spain (Al-Anadalus; Andalucia) in power centers such as Cordoba, Sevilla and Granada.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fes_el_Bali
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Fez el Bali 
Fez el Bali 
Bouanania Medersa
- Thermal Baths
- Relax and rejuvenate in the local spas.
- Within 10 km of Fez.
- Moulay Yacoub
- Sidi harazem
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Nearby Attractions (a day trip):
- Meknes
- Imperial City and a world heritage site according to UNESCO.
- 60km from Fez.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meknes
- Close to Volubulis, a Phoenician city from 300 BC, one of the most preserved archeological sites from the era.
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Volubulis 
- Trip to the Atlas Mountains from Fez (50Km)
- The famous mountain range that stretches across Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia.
- Great for the Hikers in the group.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlas_Mountains
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Atlas Mountains from Fez
- Azrou
- A city in the strategic crossroads of the Middle Atlas Mountains.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azrou
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Azrou
- Ifrane
- A resort town high in the Middle Atlas Mountains.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ifrane
- Nearby is a luxury ski resort, Michlifen
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Trips that are 3 or 4 days
- Rabat
- The current capital and an imperial city that is west of Fez on the Atlantic Ocean.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rabat
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Rabat
- Casablanca
- One of the largest and most important cities in all of Africa.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casablanca
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Casablanca
- Marrakech
- Like Fez, Meknes, and Rabat, Marrakech is another Imperial City. It is Long famed for the bustling activity of its shopkeepers and the skill of its craftsmen, Marrakesh, known as the “Red City,” is also renowned for its wonderful climate and for a setting as remarkable as it is varied – palm groves, rose gardens, the nearby snow-capped Atlas and the flowered valleys of their slopes. Today, it is still Capital of the Moroccan South, still a cultural crossroads, keeper of tradition and folklore, with a rich architectural heritage which makes it a high spot of international tourism.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marrakesh
- Essaouira
- A historic city approximately 160 km from Marrakech.
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Essaouira - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Essaouira
- Route of the Casbahs
- There are many Casbahs or Mosques near Marrakech. Travel Guides can arrange a tour.
- http://www.rogermimo.com/en.RUTA.htm
- Including routes that go through the beautiful Draa Valley
- Toubkal, the highest point of the Atlas Mountains that is south of Marrakech.
- Mediterranean Cities
- Tangiers https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tangier
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Tangiers - Tetouan https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tétouan
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Tetouan - Martil https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martil
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Martil - Cabo Negro https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabo_Negro
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Cabo Negro
