Full Day Marrakech City Tour
Marrakech, Morocco
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Trip Type: City Tours
Duration: 9 hours
Set on a plain below the Atlas Mountains, Marrakech is capital of the south. Its character is as much African as Arab, reflecting its former role as a caravan station on trans-Saharan trade routes. On this full-day tour, discover how the history of the city has shaped the way it is today.
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Set on a plain below the Atlas Mountains, Marrakech is capital of the south. Its character is as much African as Arab, reflecting its former role as a caravan station on trans-Saharan trade routes. On this full-day tour, discover how the history of the city has shaped the way it is today.
Who knows that the Giralda of Seville has a twin sister minaret in Marrakech? It's the Koutoubia, one of the largest, most beautiful mosques in the western Muslim world. Standing 225 feet high, it's a Hispano-Moresque masterpiece that's located in the heart of Marrakech .
The next stop on your tour is a visit to the Menara Gardens to learn about the history of the 12th-century site, with a backdrop of the Atlas Mountains. Then visit the Saadian Tombs, which date back to the the time of the sultan Ahmad al-Mansur in the 15th century. Continue your tour with a visit to the 19th-century Bahia Palace and gardens and designed to capture the essence of the Islamic and Moroccan styles.
After lunch, walk through the narrow medieval streets in Marrakech with your guide until you reach the main city square of Djemaa el-Fna. Full of entertainers, singers, story tellers, snake-charmers and acrobats, this is the last stop on your city tour.
The next stop on your tour is a visit to the Menara Gardens to learn about the history of the 12th-century site, with a backdrop of the Atlas Mountains. Then visit the Saadian Tombs, which date back to the the time of the sultan Ahmad al-Mansur in the 15th century. Continue your tour with a visit to the 19th-century Bahia Palace and gardens and designed to capture the essence of the Islamic and Moroccan styles.
After lunch, walk through the narrow medieval streets in Marrakech with your guide until you reach the main city square of Djemaa el-Fna. Full of entertainers, singers, story tellers, snake-charmers and acrobats, this is the last stop on your city tour.
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