Explore Marrakech Medina: Private Tour Including Bahia Palace Visit
Navigate Marrakech’s labyrinthine medina and visit other city highlights with a local guide on this half-day walking tour. Visit the Grand Bahia Palace and hear fascinating stories of sultans and slaves from your guide. Head into the medina to sample some freshly baked bread and finally, admire photographs of Marrakech from a century ago and learn more about the city’s rich culture at the Photography Museum of Marrakech.
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What's included in Explore Marrakech Medina: Private Tour Including Bahia Palace Visit
(Subject to Option Inclusions)Itinerary
Jemaa el-Fnaa
Destination of all magic, Jamaâ El Fna square tells through its storytellers, dancers, water sellers and snake charmers, the history of Morocco yesterday and today while subjugating its visitors by its charm that starts in the morning and still only reaches its peak in the evening
Bahia Palace is considered one of the grand palaces of the Moroccan city of Marrakech, or what is called the Red City. Created by Minister Ahmed bin Musa, in the 19th century, to commemorate the name of his wife, “Bahia”, and today it is an artistic masterpiece dating from the splendor of Moroccan architecture of Andalusian character which overflows with its civilizational manifestations, in particular What you tell about the secrets of ancient history.
Located next to the mosque of the Kasbah, the Saadian tombs are one of the only vestiges remaining from the Saadian dynasty which reigned on the golden age of Marrakech between 1524 to 1659. At the beginning of the 18th century, Sultan Moulay Ismaïl indeed decided to remove all traces of the magnificence of this dynasty by asking for the destruction of all the remaining vestiges. However, he did not dare to commit the sacrilege to destroy their graves and ordered that the entrance to the necropolis be walled up.
Inclusions
- Visit Djemaa El-Fna, an iconic Marrakech treasure
- Join Friendly Local English-speaking guide
- Taste of freshly baked bread at a local bakery
- Visit Palais de Bahia and its gardens (Entrance Fee Included)
- Discover photographs of Marrakech at the Photography museum (Entrance Fee Included)
- Gratuities
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Additional food and drinks
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- All the stops you make on this tour are 100% local, which means the local community directly benefits from the tour.
- You visit the culturally important Jemaa el-Fna Square, listed by UNESCO as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
- Your tour includes entrence fees to Palais De Bahia and the Photography Museum, which helps to maintain the sites and preserve local cultural heritage.
- This is a child-friendly tour. Children under the age of 6 are permitted to join this tour free of charge.
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Pickup and Dropoff
You will make your own way to the meeting points
Meeting / End Points
- Café France, Place Djemaa El Fna, 40000 Marrakech, Morocco. Directions: Walk through the main entrance to Djemaa El-Fna and you will see Café France on the right-hand side of the square. Make sure you find the official Urban Adventures tour guide
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Ticket Redemption
Dress Code A conservative dress code is recommended in Morocco. Men and women should keep their upper body (especially shoulders, chest and midriff) as well as their knees covered at all times as a sign of respect to the local culture. Wearing shorts is not recommended. Additional Information We reserve the right to change both the route and places visited within the tour. Food inclusions are subject to change, dependent on availability on the day. Review us How did we do? Your experience matters! Let us know by leaving a review.
