Palaces & Monuments Tour

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

Overview

A Bahia Palace tour combined with the other great monuments of Marrakech: the ruins of El Badi Palace and its sunken gardens, the Saadian Tombs where the 16th-century sultans are buried, and Ben Youssef Madrasa, the former Quranic school with its carved cedar and stucco courtyard. Your guide explains the history and the craftsmanship inside each building, not only from the street.

Between the monuments you walk through the medina and the Kasbah quarter, past the Bab Agnaou gate. For a shorter overview that includes the souks and Jemaa el-Fna, see the Marrakech Highlights Half-Day Tour.

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

Highlights

  • Bahia Palace, built in the late 19th century for the grand vizier
  • El Badi Palace and its sunken gardens
  • The Saadian Tombs and the Hall of Twelve Columns
  • Ben Youssef Madrasa and its central courtyard
  • The Kasbah quarter and Bab Agnaou

What to expect

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

Reception halls, courtyards and gardens.

The ruined palace, its pools and the view from the walls.

The royal necropolis and the Bab Agnaou gate.

A walk north across the medina to the courtyard and student rooms.

Near Ben Youssef or back at Jemaa el-Fna.

What's included

Included

  • Local guide
  • Pickup from your hotel or riad

Not included

  • Entrance tickets
  • Food and drinks
  • Tips

Frequently asked questions

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