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Medina Stories Marrakech Food Tour with 15+ Tastings
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52 Ratings
Marrakech
Embark on a Medina Stories Marrakech Food Tour and indulge in over 15 mouth-watering tastings. Discover the rich history and traditional techniques behind Moroccan street eats. Join us for a culinary adventure!
Duration:
4 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Medina of Marrakesh - Marrakech’s medina is about as close to an Indiana Jones movie as you can get. It’s a maze of smoky street side grills and snake charmers, Berber carpets and calls to prayer, swaying palms and Arabic coffee houses.
But it’s the food that makes this city so special. Forget soggy sfenj and mediocre tagines. Over four hours you’ll dig deep into this culinary powerhouse. Expect trays of sardines crackling with cumin in a wood-fired bakehouse, smoky chicken skewers sizzling over charcoal, simmered escargot in ras el hanout, soothing bowls of harira with sweet-caramel dates, slow-cooked rabbit tagine and many more surprises.
It’s more than that though. It’s a crash course in the culture behind the food, the answer to all those culinary questions: Why is bread so sacred? What is argan oil? Why do dates get served in odd numbers? And is the Djemaa el-Fnaa really worth eating in?
This is four hours of eating you don’t want to miss out on.
What's Included
- Small group tour for a more personalized experience
- Dinner included for a local culinary adventure
- All fees and taxes covered, no extra charges
- Expert guidance by a licensed food tour guide
- Complimentary bottled water to stay hydrated
What's Not Included
- Pick up / drop off
Additional Information
Our Marrakech tour digs deep into what the city’s cuisine is all about. It’s a crash course in the street eats of the city, how they are made and their fascinating history. After four hours of gorging, you’ll be ready to take on Moroccan’s cuisine all by yourself. Explore markets and bakeries, pastry shops and grill houses, olive stalls and street carts. We’ll see you there, inshallah.
Location
Optma Conseil Plus (Boussalem Mohamed Standard)
The tour starts from the arches of the Bab Doukkala gate. There are two smaller pedestrian arches either side, one of which is next to a little kiosk - where your guide will be waiting. The two central arches of the gate have roads that lead between the medina and the new town.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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N2097xjkellyc
Jul 28, 2024
You must book this tour! - This tour is phenomenal!! Our guide Rashid was 100%!!!
We were so welcomed and ate some amazing amazing food. Rashid told
Is so much and made us laugh all the way. It was sooooo hot so bring or buy extra water. Our kids (12&14) ate everything! You must book this trip!
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Micarle44
Jul 14, 2024
Marrakech bucket list must do tour! - We made this tour one of our must do’s before flying out after seeing a YouTube video online.
Rachid was a brilliant and knowledgeable tour guide and took us around the medina to places we would never of seen if we went on our own.
The food was great and there was plenty of variety for us to try a lot of different plates.
It was a 10/10 experience and we would highly recommend booking on this tour to get a real authentic feel of Marrakech.
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Sandysf8452cu
Jun 16, 2024
In one word...Fantastic!! - Rachid is great and it was a more than interesting food tour! More than enough too! We really had a great evening!
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Giovanap906
Jun 11, 2024
10/10 guide! - This tour was exceptionally amazing! It was a lot more than we expected. Our tour guide Rashid was the main part of this tour; he explained everything to perfection, helped taking amazing pictures, and was very polite. All of the locals we visited seemed to love him and they were all very nice as well. I would recommend this tour to anyone as it has made our trip 100% more enjoyable. Oh, and everything we tried was delicious.
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Kkoyama93
Jun 7, 2024
10/10 Recommend! - This tour was one of our favorite things we did in Marrakech. We were able to learn about the city while enjoying a variety of dishes. There are so many options to eat at the Medina so it was great to have a guide to take us to the best spots and navigate through the streets. We had so much food during the tour that we didn't need dinner afterwards. We were able to enjoy bread, meats, amazing orange juice, coffee, soups and pastries. Rachid was a great guide who gave us information about the food, history of the city, took some great photos and answered all of our questions. It was a warm day and he also provided water bottles throughout the tour. The communication ahead of time was fantastic. My partner has a couple of food allergies and after signing up for the tour Lucian immediately messaged me let me know about the restrictions. The email ahead of time with the clear instructions on where to meet was very helpful as well.
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Jet333443
Jun 2, 2024
Awesome foodie experience 😋 - 2 things that need to be said upfront. I was a little unsure about taking a food tour and I don't usually give reviews.
We met Rachid at the appointed starting point which was communicated very well with 2 or 3 emails. We were with 2 other couples. They make a point of saying, turn up hungry and this is the best advice. It was like a 15 course street food degestation walking tour. Did about 8000 steps and ate amazing and different street food. Some put you a little out of your comfort zone. Rachid was knowledgeable and cruised out our speed. You wound your way all over the medina through places you would never find. My personal high points were the beef and lamb cooked in a oven in the ground for 12 hours and the coffee made using very hot sand.
We also visited local community bread bakeries and cooking areas which was very eye opening.
To sum it up it was amazing food and Rachid did a great job and none of us could eat anything else at the end. I would recommend doing this trip at the start of your visit as you then feel comfortable eating steet food you may not have tried.
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Nadineah3509gm
May 28, 2024
A Chefs Tour, Marrakech - Wow, this tour is a must if you are visiting Marrakech. Our tour guide Rashid was so much fun and took us to places we would never have gone as tourists. We tried a large variety of different foods. We were absolutely stuffed by the end of the tour.
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Bethcooper1998
May 21, 2024
10/10 food tour of the Medina - This food tour was the highlight of our trip! We booked on as a couple and were joined by another couple and another guy. Our tour guide, Abdul, was so knowledgable, accommodating and kind. I would 100% recommend the tour! We tried so many local dishes we wouldn’t have know about otherwise and saw so many parts of the Medina that we hadn’t before. Can’t recommend enough!
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G8597bmvanessav
May 19, 2024
Great Expereience! :) - What a great experience! Rachid was a wonderful guide and there's a good variety of food on the tour. Come hungry and bring water! :)
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Getaway28985221979
May 9, 2024
Eat yourself silly across the Medina - Totally worth every penny, from the 15 or so types of food you'll eat over the course of 4 hours, to the expert knowledge and care of tour guide Rachid, taking you to places you wouldn't find yourself, and aren't available to regular tourists. Come hungry!
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