Tour of Marrakech City Centre

The city of Marrakech is characterised by the olden part, known as the Medina. Join us on a tour as we explore this old quarter and listen to a few of its stories as told by our local expert. We visit the central square and a traditional souk or market, often frequented by locals and tourists alike.

Although heavily influenced by the Arab culture, the predominance of North Africa’s indigenous people Berber can still be seen in many parts of Morocco, Marrakech included. The very name Marrakech is derived from Berber words ‘marr’ and ‘akush’ that mean Land of God. The tour begins at the old quarter of Marrakech, its Medina or square as is popular in European countries. The Medina is large open air market usually filled with hawkers, cart-sellers, snake charmers, story tellers and even dancers apart from the hundred that throng the market every day. Although the pandemic has reduced the number of people, the odd water seller with his red attire and colourful hat can still be seen ringing his bell to attract people.

The Medina is completely bordered by Moroccan buildings except for one – Café de France. This erstwhile gathering place of French soldiers has been visited by many celebrities including filmmaker Alfred Hitchcock and novelist George Orwell. We slowly move away from the medina and into its narrower streets by carefully dodging bikes and cycles. Our presenter takes us through the little cafés that serve traditional slow-cooked meat strew ‘Tanjia,’ stores where you can see gleaming olives in green, black, yellow and even red colours and many other shops that are designed with typical Moroccan painted tiles that are attractive just to walk past.

We then walk towards what is known as the artery of souks in Marrakech – the Semmarine Souk, because you can get nearly everything here. Metal jewellery, leather items, designer scarves, kaftans for men and women, woollen hats, handmade copper or brass lamps, wooden souvenirs – the list of items you could find here is endless.

A small group of individuals will certainly enjoy this Moroccan city’s centre and the wonderful culture that Marrakech has to offer.

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You can cancel and obtain a full refund for this session until 5 days before the date of the first session.