Marrakech Trip Overview
The city of Marrakech is the expression of a succession of civilization and dynasties. It was founded in 1070 by the Almoravid Youssef Ben Tachfine. Today it preserves several Almoravid monumental remains such as: the ruins of the Kasbah of Abu Baker, the mosque of Ben Youssef, the palace of Ali Ben Youssef, the door of Bab Aylane etc …
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Duration: 7 to 8 hours
Starts: Marrakech, Morocco
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Marrakech, Marrakech-Safi, Morocco
The city of Marrakech is the expression of a succession of civilization and dynasties. It was founded in 1070 by the Almoravid Youssef Ben Tachfine. Today it preserves several Almoravid monumental remains such as: the ruins of the Kasbah of Abu Baker, the mosque of Ben Youssef, the palace of Ali Ben Youssef, the door of Bab Aylane etc …
Our driver will pick you up from your hotel at 9 am in a very comfortable air-conditioned minibus with such an attractive and interesting price.
Itinerary
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Stop At: Medina of Marrakesh, Derb Fhal Zefriti n06 Derb Fhal Zefriti, Marrakech 40000 Morocco
The Souks: Tight in the heart of Marrakech, where everything is hidden and yet everything can be seen. Randomly
narrow alleys, artisans and artists are installed there by corporations: jewelers, dyers,
blacksmiths, cabinet makers … in the souks we buy, we barter and we manufacture.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Jemaa el-Fnaa, 38 Jemaa el-Fna, Rue El Ksour, Marrakech Morocco
This vast esplanade, where the merchants of
fruit and spices, Guerrabs equipped with their leather skins and timpani, barbers, etc.,
turns into an entertainment venue in the afternoon when Gnaouas troops (dancers
descendants of the ancient Guineans), musicians, storytellers, snake charmers and
other erectors of learned monkeys delimit their halqa.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Koutoubia Mosque, Rue el Ksour, Derb Sabai, 13, Marrakech 40000 Morocco
It is one of the largest mosques in the Muslim West. She marks
the Almohad stage of Hispano-Moorish art which allowed to combine an apparent simplicity with a
skill and discreet luxury. This “mosque of booksellers” owes its name to the souk of manuscripts including
the shops were, in the Middle Ages, attached to the walls of the building. Its famous 77M minaret, pure
jewel of Hispano-Moorish architecture, casts its protective shadow over the whole city
for more than 8 centuries.
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: Palacio da Bahia, 5 Rue Riad Zitoun el Jdid, Marrakech 40000 Morocco
This sumptuous residence was built at the end of the 19th century on the order of
Ba Ahmed. The property, surrounded by a huge 8-hectare garden, houses a messy estate
luxury secret apartments opening onto patios. A thousand artisans, mostly from
from the region of Fez, participated for more than seven years in the work. They undertook to endow the
palace of decorative elements and materials previously used by architects.
Also we see reappear the woods, plasters and stuccos carved inside and outside the palace
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Saadian Tombs, Rue De La Kasbah, Marrakech 40000 Morocco
The year 1591 marks the beginning of the construction of the “Necropolis of
Marrakech “, with the construction of the first koubba intended to accommodate the tombs of the ancestors
of Sâadien Sultan Ahmed el-Mansour. Several mausoleums were built in the 16th century to accommodate
the burial of 13 sovereigns of the Saadian dynasty. When Moulay Ismaïl arrived in 1677,
force the gates of the city, he undertook to protect the tombs with solid walls.
The mausoleums were not discovered until 1917.
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: Jardin Majorelle, Rue Yves Saint Laurent, Marrakech 40090 Morocco
This enchanting place, populated by bougainvillea, coconut, banana, bamboo and palm trees,
was created in the 1920s by the French painter Jacques Majorelle. At the heart of the lush
vegetation, he built a large workshop, pergolas and arbors fully covered
a bright blue deconcentrator. Abandoned after the painter’s death in 1962, the property was
reconditioned a few years ago by fashion designer Yves Saint-Laurent and used as his residence
secondary these days.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: El Badi Palace, Ksibat Nhass, Marrakech Morocco
The construction of this extensive palace was ordered in 1578 by Ahmed El-Mansour, after his victory
against the Portuguese during the famous Battle of the Three Kings. Intended for exceptional parties, this
sumptuous palace comprised three hundred and sixty rooms organized around a large interior courtyard
decorated with basins and flower beds. Since everything was looted on the order of Moulay Ismaïl,
in 1696, in order to decorate its royal palaces of Mekhnès, this marvelous site does not still exist
than structures.
Duration: 1 hour
