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Koutoubia Mosque (Mosquée Koutoubia) Tours
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9 hours 30 minutes (Approx.)
Pickup offered
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Offered in: English and 1 more
Overview
Get under the skin of Marrakech’s ancient medina and historical highlights on this full-day tour, including lunch. With a knowledgeable local guide, stroll through the tangled lanes and souks; take in the sights, sounds, and aromas of vast Jemaa Al-Fnaa; learn about Moroccan culture at art at the Tiskiwin Museum; and explore the ornate pavilions and gardens of the beautiful Bahia Palace and Saadian Tombs. Savor lunch at a medina restaurant and take snaps of top Marrakech attractions such as Koutoubia Mosque.
- Full-day Marrakech sightseeing tour
- Walk through the Medina
- Browse the wares for sale in the souks
- Visit the city's landmarks and palaces, including Bahia Palace
- Lunch included at a medina restaurant
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After a pickup at your Marrakech hotel or central meeting point, board your air-conditioned vehicle and drive to the medina in the old city.
Follow your guide on foot through the atmospheric streets. Absorb the bustling souks and peruse the textiles, spices, and other wares on sale as you hear tales of the medina’s history.
Head for the central square of Jemaa Al-Fnaa and marvel at the spectacle of food stalls and street entertainers, including the theatrics of dancers, snake charmers, and magicians.
Visit the Bahia Palace, a late 19th-century residence built for two of Morocco’s sultans and designed to be one of the most beautiful palaces of its time. Admire the gorgeous pavilions and main courtyard decorated with mosaics and fountains, and then move on to the Saadian Tombs, a group of intricately tiled sultans’ mausoleums first discovered in 1917.
Enjoy a delicious lunch at a medina restaurant, and afterward, tour some of Marrakech’s historical highlights.
Snap photos of the Koutoubia Mosque and Ben Youssef Medersa college, among other sites, as you learn why and how they were built.
Stop at the Tiskiwin Museum to learn more about Moroccan culture and art which is housed in this old riad.
Your tour ends with a drop-off at your accommodation.
Follow your guide on foot through the atmospheric streets. Absorb the bustling souks and peruse the textiles, spices, and other wares on sale as you hear tales of the medina’s history.
Head for the central square of Jemaa Al-Fnaa and marvel at the spectacle of food stalls and street entertainers, including the theatrics of dancers, snake charmers, and magicians.
Visit the Bahia Palace, a late 19th-century residence built for two of Morocco’s sultans and designed to be one of the most beautiful palaces of its time. Admire the gorgeous pavilions and main courtyard decorated with mosaics and fountains, and then move on to the Saadian Tombs, a group of intricately tiled sultans’ mausoleums first discovered in 1917.
Enjoy a delicious lunch at a medina restaurant, and afterward, tour some of Marrakech’s historical highlights.
Snap photos of the Koutoubia Mosque and Ben Youssef Medersa college, among other sites, as you learn why and how they were built.
Stop at the Tiskiwin Museum to learn more about Moroccan culture and art which is housed in this old riad.
Your tour ends with a drop-off at your accommodation.
Itinerary
The largest mosque in Marrakech, Koutoubia had inspired other monument such Giralda in Seville. It was founded in the second half of the 12 century; the name of the Koutoubia came from the activity of writers and calligraphers in a courtyard near the mosque. This site occupies an area of 5300 square meters and has 11 domed vaults; its minaret is decorated in its upper parts. The Koutoubia is the first must be seen in Marrakech Medina (Exterior visit).
Duration: 15 minutes
Admission Ticket Free
The Saadian tombs are one of the only remains of the Saadian dynasty that reined over the golden age of Marrakech from 1524 to 1659.From the latter part of the 17th century to the early 20th century, the tombs were left undisturbed. Aerial photographs revealed the existence of the tombs to the world in 1917, and the site was subsequently cleared and cleaned, allowing visitors to enjoy the site in its full splendor.
Duration: 30 minutes
Admission Ticket Included
Built in 19th century, Bahia Palace is one of the masterpieces of Morocco architecture and cultural heritage; it was intended to be the greatest palace of its time: There are more than 120 different rooms, decorated by zellij, tiled floors, smooth arches, and carved-cedar. Riad, courtyard, fountains, magnificent gardens where visitors can literally lose themselves in the beauty of the place.
Duration: 50 minutes
Admission Ticket Included
In the labyrinth of the medina, discover the most known Souks in Africa, an opportunity to admire all the richness of an infinitely varied handicraft, represented by the different trades: Colors, sounds and smells a magical atmosphere that worth be experienced
Duration: 3 hours
Admission Ticket Free
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- "Be aware of the sanke, moneky, and henna people on the square." See review
- "A very good starter to a vacation - you really learn a lot about were you have landed in Marrakech - religion - history - palaces," See review
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