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Local tour operator offering shared and private trips between Marrakech, Merzouga and Fes. The company organizes 2–4 day Sahara tours including camel rides, overnight camps at Erg Chebbi, transportation, and optional hotel upgrades. Useful for travellers looking for clear itineraries and fixed-price desert routes.
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A mixture of orchards and olive groves surrounding the water reservoir with the central pavilion which is a popular sight on tourist postcards. Not a decorative garden, and now quite run down. The pavilion was built during the 16th-century Saadi dynasty, and renovated in 1869. It has a small cafe, but it is not open all hours. There are no toilets open when the cafe is closed.
massage, hammam, facials
Friendly staff, however, no English or French; other customers likely to help you out.
traditional Hamam
Friendly staff, however, no English or French (other locals helped without any problem)
Advance bookings must be made online, it is not possible to buy a ticket at the site.
Jardin Majorelle
It provides an excellent respite from the hustle and bustle of the city streets, if not crowded by tourists as it sometimes is. The park was designed by the artist Jacques Majorelle in the 1920s and 1930s. Since 1980 the garden has been owned by Yves Saint-Laurent and Pierre Bergé. It boasts a collection of plants from around the globe, including what seems like every cactus species on the planet. Get here early to avoid the crowds. Inside the gardens is also the Berber Museum, which shows a slightly bigger and more modern presentation than the Dar Si Saïd. Advance bookings must be made online, it is not possible to buy a ticket at the site.
Named after the booksellers market that used to be located here. It is said that the minaret of the Koutoubia mosque is to Marrakech as the Eiffel Tower is to Paris. The minaret is visible from Gueliz which is connected to the Medina by Avenue Mohammed V. At night, the mosque is beautifully lit. The Almohad caliph Abd al-Mu'min founded the first mosque here in 1147 and built the present one beside it in 1158; the excavated remains of the first mosque can be seen on the esplanade next to it. The minaret was completed under Caliph Yaqub al-Mansur (1184 to 1199), and has inspired other buildings such as the Giralda of Seville and the Hassan Tower of Rabat. Non-Muslims are not allowed inside.