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Historical and Cultural Tour - Private Tours (Half day)
4.7
842 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
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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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Sarah_m
Jun 20, 2024
Brilliant tour, well worth doing! - Our guide Rachid was such a lovely man and so knowledgable about the history of Marrakech. I cannot praise him enough. We really enjoyed going to the Bahia Palace and Saadian Tombs and with his guidance we learnt so much about them, alone we wouldn’t have appreciated all the history!
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Katie
Jun 20, 2024
Excellent guide and tour - Excellent tour with Sharif who was extremely knowledgeable and passionate about his city. He also provided some excellent tips
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Florence_r
Jun 19, 2024
Highly recommended great experience - Our tour guide Ali was so friendly and taught us so much about the history and culture of Marrakech. We met him at a convenient location in the city and he came right on time. We were given different options for what to see and the tour was tailored to our interest. Overall great value for money and would highly recommend booking this if in Marrakech.
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Captaincondom
Jun 16, 2024
Transference of enthusiasm - Abdul our guide was excellent. So much so, we are going to really go out of our way to book guides going forward. His English was very good and his passion for his country & its history was infectious. He really brought everything alive for us both. What it also did was help us acclimatise to the madness that is Marrakesh. Where we were squeezing to the sides as bikes went to and throw down these tiny streets. We saw Abdul walking without concern as bikes moved around and past him. This gave us more confidence for the whole holiday on how to conduct ourselves. A real must, and I would recommend this to be your first excursion. A real credit whatever the background company is.
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Alisa_h
Jun 15, 2024
Great tour, includes the highlights of Marrakesh! - Abdul was informative and funny and we had a great time. My teenager and I both learned a lot and saw the best things to see in Marrakesh.
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Leonarda_d
Jun 13, 2024
Now we are knowing Marrakesh better :) - A very informative historical and cultural tour. We like especially visit to the Marrakesh herb specialist. We would recommend it to the other travellers.
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Stephen_m
Jun 11, 2024
Wonderful and Insightful Tour of Marrakech and It´s Culture and History - Wonderful and insightful experience with knowledgeable guide who taught us so much about the origins of Marrakech and the culture and religious history. Brilliant tour around major sites and highly recommended.
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Paulof799
Jun 17, 2024
A hotel in the historic center - A hotel located in the historic center of Marrakech, a 5-star hotel of high quality, with very competent and friendly staff, highlighting the Abdel Latif, for its efficiency and advice to the hotel's customers.
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Priscilla
Jun 16, 2024
Great guide. Expensive tour - The guide was very good.
But the tour is expensive. Also, it's not really a walking tour, it's a tour to two monuments that starts in a different part of yhe city, where the guide picks you up.
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Christiansmith1
Jun 11, 2024
Nice guide but a bit slow paced - Was meet by our Guide as confirmed he was really knowledgeable about Marrakesh and the wider Morocco, we shared the tour with one other couple, groups where arranged based on the language spoke.
The tour took us through the souks to the Bharia Palace, then on to the The Saadian Tombs via the Jewish quarter stopping of for a snack provided by our tour, which was nice.
The guide was lovely but it was very slow paced with the heat wasn't ideal although the afternoon option (14:00pm) maybe the best one as some venues can be busier in the morning.
If I'm honest the only real highlight was the Bharia Palace which was $7 dirhams per person, the same price as the Saadian tombs although the guide did give us plenty of information about the culture of Morocco as a whole, that otherwise we'd have never known.
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