Historical and Cultural Tour - Private Tours (Half day)
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802 Ratings
مراكش
Experience the splendor of Marrakech on a half-day walking tour. Visit iconic landmarks, explore the vibrant medina, and marvel at the historical Saadian Tombs and Bahia Palace.
Duration: 3 hours, 20 minutes
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Jemaa el-Fnaa - Djemaa El Fna square, where hundreds of locals meet every day to enjoy the storytellers, musicians, snake charmers, acrobats, jugglers and performers of each and every sort.
  • Bahia Palace - The Bahia Palace is a palace and a set of gardens located in Marrakesh, Morocco. It was built in the late 19th century, intended to be the greatest palace of its time. The name means “brilliance”.
  • Mellah - Historic Jewish quarter of Marrakesh sees revival
  • Kasbah Mosque - The Kasbah district is the Royal Palace district. There are also the Saadian Tombs. It is a tourist area around the Tombs, but which also remains completely authentic, with many traditional shops and which finds its peaceful life as soon as the Saadian Tombs close….
  • Saadian Tombs - The Saadian tombs are sepulchres in Marrakech, Morocco, which date to time of the Saadian dynasty sultan Ahmad al-Mansur. They are located on the south side of the Kasbah Mosque. Abandoned for centuries, the tombs were rediscovered in 1917 by aerial photography and were renovated by the Beaux-arts service.
  • Bab Agnaou - Bab Agnaou is one of the nineteen gates of Marrakesh, Morocco. It was built in the 12th century in the time of the Almohad dynasty. While Bab er Robb was the official entrance to the city, Bab Agnaou gives entrance to the royal kasbah in the southern part of the medina of Marrakech.
  • Koutoubia Mosque - The Kutubiyya Mosque or Koutoubia Mosque is the largest mosque in Marrakesh, Morocco. The mosque’s name is also variably rendered as Jami’ al-Kutubiyah, Kutubiya Mosque, Kutubiyyin Mosque, and Mosque of the Booksellers
What's Included
  • Local guide
  • Professional guide
What's Not Included
  • Drinks
  • Gratuities
  • Entrance fees are not included in the price ( the majority of the monuments cost $7 for each )
  • pick up & drop off
  • Private transportation
Additional Information

Your half-day exploration on foot around the lively city of Marrakech commences once you meet your guide at the Café de France, a famed reference point in Marrakech’s central plaza. Over this duration, you’ll experience the grandeur and buzz of Marrakech’s medina, starting with a stroll over the Jemaa el-Fnaa square towards the Koutobia Mosque. Absorb the sight of the mosque’s towering minaret, Marrakech’s highest, while your seasoned guide educates you about the awe-inspiring edifice’s past.

Continuing, you will venture towards the Saadian Tombs, closed off for ages until they came to light again in 1917. Wonder at the intricate carvings done in a Hispano-Moorish design that border the burial sites of the royal family from the 16th century. After this, you’ll visit the equally intricate Bahia Palace, a royal residence from the 19th century developed to outshine all palaces of its era. Be awestruck by the intricately-painted roofs, well-tended gardens filled with fruit-bearing trees, and elaborate stucco designs garnishing nearly every facet of the edifice.

  • Children must be accompanied by an adult
Location
Hôtel Restaurant Café de France
Rue des Banques
The Meeting will be in front of cafe de france in the main square jamaa lafna
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Caroline_m
Apr 21, 2024
Abdul was very... - Abdul was very informative and amusing guide with excellent idiomatic English language which made the whole experience very enjoyable.
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Phil_e
Apr 21, 2024
Highly recommend - This was a great first day of our trip seeing Marrakech. Hassan was a fantastic tour guide and gave us the experience we surely needed. I highly recommend this tour to anyone visiting Marrakech.
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Susan_l
Apr 21, 2024
Excellent - Excellent tour, price is a little steep comparing to other tours in Marrakech but our guide is super professional. Very concise and informative guide of the city and palaces. He even organised cash point and water point so we have been taken care of in everything we need for the tour.
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Karen_b
Apr 21, 2024
Great experience - The host was so informative and it was a great tour- he adapted it for us which was great - his knowledge of Marrakech and Morrocco was great.
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Andrea_s
Apr 20, 2024
Great introduction to Marrakesh old city - Great guide, flexible and knowledgeable. Tailored your to our wishes, we loved it. The tour lasted more like four hours.
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Daytrip284195
Apr 20, 2024
An academic introduction to Marrakesh - Our guide, Shafiq, was outstanding and very knowledgeable, giving us the historical context for each place that we visited. He stimulated a fresh interest in Morocco, which we will share with friends and family.
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Liliana_m
Apr 20, 2024
Great tour of the Medina! - Great tour of the city with Abdullah - great mix of history, culture and humor! 💯 The guide was very nice and comprehensive of our need to have more toilet breaks as my friend is pregnant. Recommended!
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Evan_b
Apr 18, 2024
Intro into Moroccan culture - Ismail was a good tour guide for my girlfriend and I. He was able to answer many of our questions, and despite it being during Ramadan and a hot day, he stuck it out with us during the morning heat and then helped us arrange a taxi to our next location. His guidance also gave us a good starting point for navigating the Old Medina
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Christopher
Apr 17, 2024
Good - Great place worth trying everything was good we enjoyed with biting close friends and family symbolic and appropriate price
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Gisella_m
Apr 21, 2024
Wrong guide language - I had requested a French speaking guide but it turned out he was English speaking and only knew French poorly. He did his best and was not his fault, it was just poorly organized.
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