Marrakech Highlights Half-Day Tour

  • 3 to 4 hours
  • Private or group
  • Pay on the day
  • Free cancellation up to 24 h

Overview

A half-day Marrakech city tour for a first visit: the Koutoubia Mosque and its gardens, Bahia Palace, the medina and souks, and Jemaa el-Fna square. In three to four hours you see the landmarks most visitors come for and get your bearings for the rest of your stay.

Your guide covers the story of each place and how the medina is organised, from the mosque quarters to the markets. To spend longer inside the monuments, choose the Palaces & Monuments Tour; to add Majorelle and the Palmeraie by car, the Full-Day Marrakech City Tour.

  • Local guide
  • Pickup from your hotel or riad, or meeting point at Jemaa el-Fna.
  • On foot, with pickup

Highlights

  • The Koutoubia Mosque and gardens
  • Bahia Palace and its courtyards
  • A walk through the souks
  • Jemaa el-Fna square

What to expect

From your hotel or riad, or at Jemaa el-Fna.

Step 2 :
Koutoubia

The 12th-century minaret and the gardens beside it.

Courtyards, painted ceilings and gardens of the 19th-century palace.

A walk north through the market streets.

The tour ends on the square.

What's included

Included

  • Local guide
  • Pickup from your hotel or riad

Not included

  • Entrance fees
  • Food and drinks
  • Tips

Frequently asked questions

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