General

This half day tour is a walking tour that aims to give you an insight to the hidden side of the social life and cultural everyday life of the inhabitants. Your private licensed local guide will take you to the heart of the Medina. There, you will learn about the traditional buildings and people that make life of Marrakshi people unique and rich.

This half day tour is a walking tour that aims to give you an insight to the hidden side of the social life and cultural everyday life of the inhabitants. Your private licensed local guide will take you to the heart of the Medina. There, you will learn about the traditional buildings and people that make life of Marrakshi people unique and rich.
Start through one of the historical gates of the old Medina and walk to discover the medieval way of life of its inhabitants and their daily occupations.
We will make you cross some the oldest quarters in the Medina of Marrakech. Along the way, we will hear children from the Koran schools reciting verses, see old fountains, historical gates, visit an old bakery and taste the local bread, see the furnace that heats the public steam bath and learn the role they play in the social life of each quarter.
Discover the hidden quarters and the historical caravanserai called Foundouks used once as hotels for the caravan traders. They are still in use today by Marrakech artisans who have set their workshops in many of them to perpetuate their ancestral skills of making all sorts of local crafts.
We will walk through this maze of narrow colourful streets to feel yourself travelling back in time through this active and bustling part of town. Stop by the stalls of olives and taste the different varieties of one of Morocco’s premium products. Smell the fragrance of the different fresh herbs used for making the Marrakech special tea and taste the traditional Moroccan mixed snacks that the Moroccans present their guests with as a sign of good hospitality.
We will take you to the heart of the traditional markets to see different alleys, quarters and the bright colours of the stores displaying all sorts of garments, shawls and fabrics made of wool, cotton or vegetable silks; feel the texture of all these fabrics and learn about their quality. Stop every now and then at your ease and haggle if you wish over the price of different items. With the help of your private guide, you may as well want to talk to the crafts people and ask them questions in order to learn more about their traditions and skills.