Marrakech Medina Walking Tour With official Local Guide

Meeting point

Where

Our guide meets the Guest at the reception of their Hotel and you don't need transportation if your hotel in the center of Marrakech ( The Medina The Old Part Of Marrakech). But if your hotel is outside the center of Marrakech the Meeting point will be In front of koutoubia mosque

Departure

09:00, 09:30, 10:00, 14:00, 15:00 daily; scheduled year-round (operator schedule, seats confirmed at checkout)

Return

This activity ends back at the meeting point

Pickup

No hotel pickup: everyone meets at the start point

Operator

Ourikatravel; booking and payment are completed on Viator

1. 1
   Bahia Palace

   2-The Bahia Palace was built in the last years of the 19th century, the palace is a maze of patios planted with fruit trees, passageways and empty chambers with painted ceilings, the sunlights shines through wrought-iron bars creating beautiful patterns on the zellige tiles.

   30 min · Admission not included
2. 2
   Medersa Ben Youssef

   The Ben Youssef Madrasa is a historical Islamic college located in Marrakech, Morocco. It’s named after the adjacent Ben Youssef Mosque and was commissioned by the Saadian sultan Abdallah al-Ghalib in 1564–65 CE. At its peak, it was the largest Islamic college in the Maghreb and is celebrated as a high point of Saadian and Moroccan architecture1. The madrasa served as a center for learning, where students were educated in Maliki Islamic law, jurisprudence, and various readings of the Qur’an. The Saadian dynasty, known for their lineage as sharifs (descendants of Muhammad), constructed the madrasa following a style established during the earlier Marinid period. It could accommodate over 800 students and functioned until 1960 before being refurbished and reopened to the public as a historical site in 1982. It closed for restoration again in November 2018 and reopened in April 2021. renowned for its use of cedar wood, brick, and tile, creating a stunning visual display of Islamic art.

   30 min · Admission not included
3. 3
   1-Koutoubia Mosque and his 65 m high minaret dominates the whole of Marrakech;10 min
4. 4
   4-Djemaa elfna Square: unique in Morocco, is both the greatest pull for tourists and still a genuine social area for Marrakchi, and those flooding in from the surrounding regions30 min
5. 5
   Souk Cherifia

   You can visit the souk and explore our moroccan artisanat (craftsman)

   1h

About this tour, from the operator