Chefchaouen Sunrise Photography Walk

About the Chefchaouen sunrise photo walk

From late morning, Chefchaouen’s most famous corners have queues of people waiting for the same photograph. At sunrise they are empty. This walk starts in the dark at Bab el Ain and moves through the medina as the light comes up, so you get the blue walls in soft, even light with nobody in the frame.

Your guide is a local photographer who knows which staircase gets the first sun, where the cats sleep and which doors the owners do not mind you photographing. He gives as much or as little advice as you want, for phones or cameras.

The walk ends at the Spanish Mosque on the hill east of town, where the whole medina lights up below you.

Highlights

• Empty blue lanes at first light
• Local photographer as your guide
• Advice for phones and cameras
• The famous staircases and doors
• Ras El Ma in the early morning
• Sunrise view from the Spanish Mosque

Route map of the Chefchaouen sunrise photo walk

The famous blue pearl of the Rif, with painted lanes, mountain hikes and a slow, peaceful pace. All tours in Chefchaouen

Itinerary for the day

1. 30 min before sunrise Bab el Ain

   Meeting point

   Meet at the main gate of the medina.

2. Blue lanes Blue lanes

   About 1 h 15

   Walk the photogenic lanes of the Souika and Onsar quarters as the light changes.

3. Ras El Ma Ras El Ma

   Women arriving to wash wool, and the first cafés opening.

4. Spanish Mosque Spanish Mosque

   About 30 min walk

   Climb to the viewpoint for the full view of the medina.

Times and driving durations are approximate and can be adapted. It is a private tour, so you can change stops with your driver-guide.

Prices for the Chefchaouen sunrise photo walk

Your private tour, with prices per group size. All prices are in euros and include everything listed under “What’s included”.

The more you are, the less you pay per person. Children count as travellers when they need a bed.

What's included