Marrakesh City Break

Recommended duration: 6 days/ 5 nights

Starting price: upon request (excluding flights)

Marrakesh, With an Optional overnight stay in the agafay desert

Between sea and Atlas mountains, Marrakech combines Moroccan traditions and modernism to please all its visitors.

You 'll be staying in a traditional riad located in the heart of the Marrakesh medina, to maximize your time spent in this Unesco-classified city.

A memorable night in the nearby Agafay stone desert, in a top-of-the-range ecolodge bivouac. Dinner under the stars, camel rides...

A perfect balance between rest and discovery of Morocco.

Key highlights

  • The ancient sites of Marrakesh including its medina, the saadian tombs, Bahia palace and Yves Saint Laurent’s Majorelle garden

  • Shopping in the souk markets

  • An optional night under the stars in the nearby Agafay stone desert

  • The local cuisine with its tajines and couscous

Suggested itinerary

  • On arrival day, your private driver will pick you up at the airport. ou 'll be staying at a charming traditional Moroccan riad in the medina of Marrakesh. Go for dinner at the famous Jemaa el Fna square and relax at your riad.

  • At 10:00 a.m. you will meet our city guide at your riad. Salah was born in the souks, where his father was a babouche craftsman.

    He will take you on a private tour of the old town. You'll visit the real craftsmen who still work in the foundouks and will show you the behind the scenes of the medina.

    Your visit will continue according to your desires: Kasbah Palace and Saadian tombs, Jewish quarter, gardens…

    After the visit, you can pick your afternoon activity: continue your visit on your own, go for a 3-hour bicycle ride with a guide, or enjoy a hammam session with exfoliation and massage at the traditional “1001 nights” hammam in the medina.

  • Meet your driver at 9:30 am at your riad for an excursion in the region of Marrakech: a green setting at the foot of the High Atlas. At 20 km (12 miles) from Marrakech, the Ourika Valley has preserved a traditional Berber rural life.

    Along the Oued Ourika river, you'll see superb fields of centuries-old olive trees, vegetable farming and small picturesque villages. You will go to the village of Setti-Fatma and its 7 small waterfalls to enjoy their freshness, followed by a hike with a guide. Lunch is included in a small local restaurant, with your feet in the water at Setti Fatma.

  • After breakfast, meet Salah at your accommodation at 10:00.

    Salah will take you for a visit of his home, located on the road to Ourika (transfer by grand taxi, it's a 10 to 15 min drive).

    Khadija, his wife, will teach you how to cook a traditional Moroccan dish and a starter (possibility to choose the desired dish in advance, you can ask Salah the previous day).

    Lunch with the family. Salah has 3 young children.

    Optional activity: hot-air balloon flight.

  • After breakfast, meet your private driver at 10:00 a.m. at your accommodation for your transfer to the Agafay desert.

    Crisscrossed by innumerable tracks running between the canyons dug by the wadis, the plains and the steep and stony hills, this desert seizes the visitor with its contrasts.

    Lunch included in the village of Agafay at the Boujemaa farm and a 1-hour camel ride in the desert.

    Optional activity: a 2-hour quad outing with a guide. €55/single-seater quad, €70/two-seater.

    Drop off at your Emeraude Luxury Lodge camp or similar.

    Dinner under the stars and night in your lodge tent, with private bathroom and terrace.

  • After breakfast enjoy the peace of the desert some more.

    Optional lunch at the camp.

    Optional activities: Mountain biking with a guide, a 2 hour ride Horseback riding, hiking with a guide and tea with the locals, cooking lessons.

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