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Marrakech shows the street almost nothing. Its walls are packed red earth, and almost everything worth seeing is behind them: carved plaster, hand-cut glazed tile, painted cedar ceilings and courtyard gardens.
This walk teaches you to read them. Start under the Koutoubia's tower, pass the carved gate of the old royal quarter, the Saadian Tombs, the Badi and the Bahia palaces, cross Jemaa el-Fnaa, lose yourself in the souks, and finish in a prince's old orchard by the city walls.
Along the way: how cut-tile mosaic is made, why there are no faces in the decoration, how to bargain in the souks, and the four-part garden that Marrakech built everywhere.
Self-guided, so the walk is yours: 16 stops, about 6 km, about 3 hours at an easy pace, with English audio and a live GPS map. No group, no guide, no set start time.
What's Included
Meeting and pickup
No guide will meet you. Before you go, open roamer.travel/redeem on your phone and enter your Viator booking reference (it starts with BR-). The tour opens in your browser, no app needed. Then walk to the Koutoubia's tower whenever you like and press play.
Itinerary
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Koutoubia Mosque (Pass by)
The landmark tower you learn to read first. Carved arches that differ on every face, a net of diamonds in stone, a band of green-and-white tile, and no figures anywhere
Admission ticket free -
(Pass by)
A modern public garden facing the Koutoubia: rose-lined paths, palms, fountains and flowering shrubs, and a place to see the whole tower at once.
Admission ticket free -
Koutoubia Mosque (Pass by)
Orange trees, palms and roses beside the mosque, a few steps from where Morocco's earliest known four-part garden was laid out.
Admission ticket free -
Bab Agnaou (Pass by)
The carved stone gate of the old royal quarter: frames of pattern, a shell in each corner, script whose letters end in leaves, and the red earth walls beside it.
Admission ticket free -
Kasbah Mosque (Pass by)
A minaret built in brick on a stone base, carved into a net of diamonds and filled with green glazed tile, including the oldest surviving tile of its kind on any building here.
Admission ticket free -
Saadian Tombs (Pass by)
A royal burial ground behind a blank wall. Ticketed: a hall of twelve marble columns, a carved cedar ceiling, and gardens of tiled graves.
Admission ticket free -
El Badi Palace (Pass by)
Bare earth walls of the Incomparable palace. Ticketed: a vast court of sunken gardens and pools, stripped of its marble around 1700, now home to storks.
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Place des Ferblantiers (Pass by)
Where the old city meets the royal quarter: a paved square with a few metal workshops, pierced lanterns that throw star patterns, and the Jewish quarter beginning just beyond.
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Bahia Palace (Pass by)
A palace that teaches Moroccan decoration. Ticketed: marble and tile underfoot, carved plaster on the walls, painted cedar overhead, brought from across Morocco.
Admission ticket free -
(Pass by)
A courtyard house turned museum of Moroccan cooking. Ticketed, and the place to learn how a Marrakech house works: blank front, hidden courtyard, fountain and olive trees.
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Jemaa el-Fnaa (Pass by)
The old city's great open square, which rebuilds itself every day: juice stalls, storytellers and musicians, then food stalls at nightfall. Then into the souks.
Admission ticket free -
Rahba Kedima Square (Pass by)
The old spice square in the heart of the souks: baskets, hats and remedies, how the market lanes are organised, how bargaining works, and how to stay out of trouble.
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Ben Youssef Mosque (Pass by)
The great college of the medina, ticketed: a honeycomb vault, bronze-plated doors and a carved cedar lintel, and inside, tile, plaster and cedar at their finest.
Admission ticket free -
Le Jardin Secret (Pass by)
A restored garden palace behind high blank walls. Ticketed: the four-part garden, restored and walkable, beside an exotic garden, with the old water channels and a tower.
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Rue Dar el Bacha (Pass by)
A pasha's palace that broke the rule, built in 1910. Ticketed: decoration on show to the street, and a four-part courtyard garden with fountains and orange trees inside.
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Cyber Parc Arsat Moulay Abdeslam (Pass by)
An old prince's orchard along the city walls, and the finish. Read its paths, tell a date palm from a fan palm, find the bitter orange, and see what became of the water.
Admission ticket free
Additional info
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Cancellation Policy
- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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