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city guide","hw_hub_city_hero_h1":"Marrakech Travel Guide","hw_hub_city_hero_intro":"Marrakech is noisy, crowded, pushy and completely absorbing: snake charmers and smoking grills on Jemaa el-Fna, souks you will get lost in, and riad hostels with roof terraces from about \u20ac6 a night. Take the 30 MAD airport bus in, give it three or four days, and use it as your base for the Atlas, the desert and the coast.","hw_hub_city_hero_image":"1311722","hw_hub_city_hero_overlay":"medium","hw_hub_city_hero_cta":"Where to stay | #areas\r\nWhat it costs | #budget","hw_hub_city_live_stats":"1","hw_hub_city_stats":"30 MAD | Airport bus 19 to Jemaa el-Fna\r\n100 MAD | Entry to Bahia, El Badi or the Saadian Tombs\r\n3\u20134 days | Enough for the city plus a day trip","hw_hub_city_intro_title":"Marrakech at a glance","hw_hub_city_intro_body":"For most people Marrakech is the start of a Morocco trip, and it is a deliberate shock to the system. The walled medina, a UNESCO site since 1985, is a tangle of lanes, scooters, donkey carts and shopfronts around one enormous square, Jemaa el-Fna. By day it is orange-juice stands and henna artists; from late afternoon it fills with food stalls, musicians, storytellers and crowds that stay until late.\r\n\r\nIt is also a city that takes a day or two to get used to. Touts, fake guides and persistent sellers are part of the deal, especially in the lanes north of the square. The trick is to walk with purpose, keep an offline map open, say a polite 'la, shukran' (no, thank you) and keep moving. Once you relax into it, Marrakech is friendly, funny and very easy to fall for.\r\n\r\nAlmost every backpacker stays inside the medina, in a riad hostel: a traditional house built around a courtyard, usually with a roof terrace where breakfast is served. The medina is compact enough to walk, and most of the sights, from the Bahia Palace to the Saadian Tombs, are within 15 to 20 minutes of the square. The new town, Gueliz, is a 15- to 20-minute walk west along Avenue Mohammed V and is where you will find the train station, bars and supermarkets.\r\n\r\nThree or four days is right for the city itself: a day for the medina and souks, a day for the palaces and gardens, an evening on Jemaa el-Fna, and a day trip to the Atlas or the Agafay desert. Add more if you are using Marrakech as a base for Imlil, Essaouira or a desert tour, which most people do.\r\n\r\nCome between March and May or September and November if you can. Summer is brutal, with average highs of 36\u00b0C in July and August, while winter days are pleasant but nights drop to around 6\u00b0C, which feels colder in an unheated riad.","hw_hub_city_facts":"Airport transfer | Bus 19, 30 MAD (50 return), every 20\u201330 min, 20\u201340 min to Jemaa el-Fna. Taxi about 70\u2013100 MAD by day, 150 MAD at night\r\nGetting around | Walk the medina; beige petit taxis on the meter for longer trips\r\nRide-hailing | Careem and inDrive; Uber relaunched here in late 2025 with licensed cars only\r\nTap water | Stick to bottled or filtered water\r\nTipping | Round up in caf\u00e9s and tip guides and drivers\r\nEmergency numbers | Police 19 (190 from mobiles), ambulance 15 (150)\r\nLanguage | Darija (Moroccan Arabic) and Amazigh; French widely spoken; English in hostels and tourist areas\r\nHow long to stay | 3\u20134 days, more if you use it as a base for trips\r\nBest area to stay | The medina near Jemaa el-Fna or in Mouassine\r\nTime zone | GMT (UTC+0) all year since September 2026","hw_hub_city_areas_title":"Where to stay in Marrakech","hw_hub_city_areas_intro":"Stay inside the medina walls for atmosphere and walking distance to everything, or in Gueliz if you want wide streets, bars and the train station on your doorstep. These are the areas worth knowing.","hw_hub_city_areas_map":"1","hw_hub_city_areas_zoom":"14","hw_hub_city_hostels_pins":"1","hw_hub_city_areas_live":"1","hw_hub_city_areas":"Jemaa el-Fna and Riad Zitoun | First-timers and social travellers | Right on the main square and the lanes just south of it. Loud, central and full of hostels; everything is walkable. | 31.6258 | -7.9889 |  | \nMouassine | Riad hostels and souk-wanderers | North-west of the square in the heart of the souks, with fountains, small museums and some of the best-rated riad hostels. | 31.6302 | -7.9900 |  | \nKasbah | A calmer base near the sights | Around the Saadian Tombs and Bab Agnaou, quieter than the souks with fewer touts, and close to Bab Er-Rob for grand taxis to the Atlas. | 31.6176 | -7.9885 |  | \nMellah | Budget travellers and a local feel | The old Jewish quarter beside the Bahia and El Badi palaces, with spice and jewellery markets and calmer evenings. | 31.6200 | -7.9854 |  | \nBab Doukkala | Local markets and fewer tourists | Northwest corner of the medina by the gate of the same name, with a busy local market and fewer tourists. | 31.6322 | -7.9970 |  | \nGueliz | Bars, caf\u00e9s and the train station | The French-built new town: wide avenues, supermarkets, bars and clubs, and a 15\u201320 minute walk to the medina. | 31.6322 | -8.0108 |  | ","hw_hub_city_itin_title":"","hw_hub_city_itin_intro":"","hw_hub_city_itin":"","hw_hub_city_do_title":"Souks, palaces and the square that never sleeps","hw_hub_city_do_body":"Start on Jemaa el-Fna, the square at the heart of the medina. Come in the late afternoon, grab a fresh orange juice, then climb to one of the caf\u00e9 terraces on the edge to watch the food stalls set up and the smoke rise as the sun drops behind the Koutoubia minaret. After dark, walk through the crowds of musicians, acrobats and storytellers. It is touristy, but it is also genuinely local: Marrakchi families come here every night too.\r\n\r\nFrom the square, the souks spread north. Each lane used to have its own trade, and you can still find the dyers, metalworkers and leather sellers if you keep walking past the souvenir stalls. Go in the morning when it is quieter, and accept that you will get lost. The Ben Youssef Madrasa, a former Quranic school with a carved cedar and stucco courtyard, is the best single building in the medina, and Le Jardin Secret (around 100 MAD) is a restored riad garden with a tower you can climb for views over the rooftops.\r\n\r\nSouth of the square are the palaces. The Bahia Palace is a 19th-century maze of painted ceilings and tiled courtyards; El Badi Palace is a huge ruin with storks nesting on the walls; and the Saadian Tombs hold richly decorated 16th-century mausoleums. Each costs 100 MAD (about \u20ac9) for foreign visitors, cash only, and opens roughly 09:00 to 17:00. Go at opening time to beat the tour groups.\r\n\r\nIn the new town, the Jardin Majorelle is the cobalt-blue garden once owned by Yves Saint Laurent. Tickets are sold online only at tickets.jardinmajorelle.com: 150 MAD for the garden, or 300 MAD including the Berber Museum and the YSL Museum. It opens 08:30 to 18:00 and is very busy, so book an early slot.\r\n\r\nThen leave the city for a day: a cooking class, a sunset in the Agafay desert, or a morning walking through Atlas villages near Imlil. If you try a hot-air balloon or quad bike, the UK government advises using only licensed operators and wearing a helmet.","hw_hub_city_do_points":"Jemaa el-Fna | Free; best from late afternoon into the night\r\nBahia Palace | 100 MAD, cash, about 09:00\u201317:00\r\nSaadian Tombs | 100 MAD, cash; go at opening time\r\nEl Badi Palace | 100 MAD; huge ruin with storks on the walls\r\nJardin Majorelle | 150 MAD (300 with museums), online tickets only, 08:30\u201318:00\r\nLe Jardin Secret | Around 100 MAD; tower views over the medina","hw_hub_city_do_tag":"things-to-do","hw_hub_city_do_more":"All things to do in Marrakech","hw_hub_city_free_title":"Marrakech for free","hw_hub_city_free_body":"Marrakech's best show costs nothing. Jemaa el-Fna in the evening is free to wander, and you could spend every night there and see something different. Just do not stop to take photos of the snake charmers or monkey handlers unless you are happy to pay, and keep your hands to yourself when henna artists approach.\r\n\r\nThe souks are free too, and simply walking them is one of the city's great experiences. Head for Rahba Kedima, the old spice square, then keep going north into the dyers' and metalworkers' lanes. Window-shopping is fine as long as you are clear you are only looking; accepting tea in a carpet shop usually means sitting through a sales pitch.\r\n\r\nFor green space, the Koutoubia gardens around the city's landmark mosque are free and calm, and the minaret is lit up at night. Non-Muslims cannot enter the mosque, but the gardens and the view are the point. The Menara Gardens, with their olive groves and reflecting pool in front of a pavilion and the Atlas behind, are also free to walk around, and the Cyber Park on Avenue Mohammed V is a shady stop between the medina and Gueliz.\r\n\r\nWalk the city walls. The medina's 12th-century ramparts run for kilometres, and the gates are worth seeking out, especially Bab Agnaou near the Kasbah and Bab Doukkala in the northwest. The Mellah, the old Jewish quarter, is quieter than the souks and has its own spice and jewellery markets.\r\n\r\nFinally, use your hostel. Many Marrakech hostels run free city walks, shared dinners and rooftop evenings, and one of the best-reviewed, Hostel Riad Marrakech Rouge, lists a free city tour in its amenities.","hw_hub_city_free_points":"Jemaa el-Fna | Evening food stalls, musicians and storytellers\r\nKoutoubia gardens | Gardens around the city's landmark minaret\r\nMenara Gardens | Olive groves and a reflecting pool with Atlas views\r\nRahba Kedima | The old spice square in the souks\r\nMedina walls | Walk the ramparts to Bab Agnaou and Bab Doukkala\r\nHostel walks | Some hostels include a free city tour","hw_hub_city_free_tag":"free","hw_hub_city_free_more":"All free things to do in Marrakech","hw_hub_city_food_title":"Eat like a Marrakchi","hw_hub_city_food_body":"Marrakech eats on the street and in small, cheap local places, and that is where you should eat too. Breakfast is msemen or meloui, flaky griddle breads with honey or argan oil, at 3 to 5 MAD each, or sfenj, a ring doughnut fried to order for 1 or 2 MAD. Bissara, a garlicky split-pea soup with olive oil and cumin, is a filling winter breakfast for 5 to 10 MAD.\r\n\r\nThe city's signature dish is tanjia, beef or lamb with preserved lemon and spices, packed into a clay urn and cooked slowly in the ashes of a hammam furnace. It is traditionally a men's dish for a day off, and a portion in a medina restaurant costs around 80 to 150 MAD. Tagine is on every menu: expect 50 to 100 MAD at a local restaurant and 160 to 360 MAD at a rooftop restaurant overlooking the square. Friday lunch means couscous, so look for neighbourhood places serving it around midday.\r\n\r\nJemaa el-Fna's evening food stalls are an experience, but go in with your eyes open. The numbered grills serve brochettes, fried fish and salads, with mixed plates around 80 to 150 MAD; smaller grills in the medina lanes charge 30 to 60 MAD for similar food. Snail soup (babbouch) from the carts costs 5 to 10 MAD at local stands and more at the tourist-facing ones. Always agree the price before you sit, check the bill against the menu, and send back anything you did not order.\r\n\r\nOrange juice on the square costs 4 to 6 MAD by day if you ask the price first, and 10 MAD or more in the evening. Harira, the tomato, lentil and chickpea soup, costs 10 to 15 MAD and is how the city breaks the fast during Ramadan, when caf\u00e9s close in the day and the streets explode with food at sunset.\r\n\r\nAlcohol is only served in licensed places, mostly in Gueliz, Hivernage and hotels, and almost never in traditional medina eateries. Vegetarians should ask for dishes 'bila lahm' (without meat) and check that no meat stock is used.","hw_hub_city_food_points":"Msemen | Griddle bread with honey, 3\u20135 MAD\r\nHarira | Soup that breaks the Ramadan fast, 10\u201315 MAD\r\nTanjia | Marrakech's urn-cooked stew, about 80\u2013150 MAD\r\nSquare grills | Mixed plates 80\u2013150 MAD; agree the price first\r\nOrange juice | 4\u20136 MAD by day, 10+ MAD in the evening\r\nFriday couscous | Neighbourhood restaurants at lunchtime","hw_hub_city_food_tag":"food","hw_hub_city_food_more":"All food guides for Marrakech","hw_hub_city_nightlife_title":"After dark in Marrakech","hw_hub_city_nightlife_body":"Marrakech has the liveliest nights in Morocco, but most of them are alcohol-free. The evening starts on Jemaa el-Fna, where the food stalls, Gnawa musicians and storytellers run until late, and many travellers never need anything more. Hostel rooftops fill the gap: shared dinners, music and shisha are standard, and they are the easiest place to meet people.\r\n\r\nIf you want a drink with a view, the medina has a handful of licensed rooftop bars and restaurants, several of them looking straight at the Koutoubia minaret. Some require you to order food as well as drinks, so ask before you sit down. Prices are much higher than in local caf\u00e9s.\r\n\r\nGueliz, the new town, has a more ordinary bar scene. Caf\u00e9 Livre on Rue Tarik Ben Ziad is a bar, restaurant and second-hand bookshop with a quiz on Mondays and live music and karaoke at weekends, and a beer there costs around 25 MAD. For cocktails, Barometre in Gueliz is known for its creative drinks.\r\n\r\nClubbing happens in Gueliz and the Hivernage hotel district. Theatro, on Rue Ibrahim El Mazini, opens from 23:30 to 05:00 with Afro, hip-hop and house and nightly shows. Most clubs have a smart dress code (trousers and collared shirts for men) and a cover charge, and taxis home after 21:00 cost about 50% more.\r\n\r\nDrinking in the street is illegal, and the UK government warns about methanol in illicit alcohol, so stick to sealed bottles in licensed venues. During Ramadan many bars close or cut back their hours.","hw_hub_city_nightlife_points":"Free night out | Jemaa el-Fna until late\r\nRooftop drinks | Licensed terraces facing the Koutoubia; some require food\r\nGueliz bars | Caf\u00e9 Livre for quiz and live music; beer about 25 MAD\r\nClubs | Theatro and others in Gueliz and Hivernage; smart dress, cover charge\r\nTaxi home | About 50% extra after 21:00\r\nRamadan | Many bars close or shorten hours","hw_hub_city_nightlife_tag":"nightlife","hw_hub_city_nightlife_more":"All nightlife guides for Marrakech","hw_hub_city_transport_title":"Getting around Marrakech","hw_hub_city_transport_body":"From Marrakech Menara Airport, the cheapest way into town is ALSA bus 19. It costs 30 MAD one way or 50 MAD return, paid in cash on board, runs roughly every 20 to 30 minutes from about 06:00 to 23:30, and stops at Gueliz and the train station before finishing at Jemaa el-Fna, about 20 to 40 minutes away. The stop is just outside arrivals. Luggage space is limited, so it is easier with a backpack than a big case.\r\n\r\nAirport taxis are not usually metered. Expect to pay around 70 to 100 MAD to the medina or Gueliz by day and about 150 MAD after 20:00, and agree the total before you get in. Careem and inDrive also work, at roughly 70 to 100 MAD to the centre, though some drivers avoid terminal pickups. Many hostels arrange transfers; two of the best-rated charge \u20ac15 by day and \u20ac20 after 21:00, which is worth it for a late arrival because taxis cannot drive into most of the medina and riads are hard to find in the dark.\r\n\r\nInside the medina you walk. Everything from the souks to the Bahia Palace is within 15 to 20 minutes of Jemaa el-Fna. Watch out for scooters in the narrow lanes and download an offline map before you arrive, since street signs are rare.\r\n\r\nFor longer hops, use the beige petit taxis. Ask for the meter ('compteur') before you set off; a short medina hop should cost around 15 to 30 MAD and the medina to Gueliz 30 to 50 MAD, with about 50% extra at night. If a driver refuses the meter, take the next one. Petit taxis carry up to three passengers and drivers sometimes pick up others along the way.\r\n\r\nLeaving town, trains depart from Marrakech station in Gueliz to Casablanca (about 2 hours 40 minutes), Rabat, Tangier and Fes. Supratours coaches leave from the terminal next to the station for Essaouira (about 3 hours) and Agadir (about 3\u00bd hours). Shared grand taxis for Imlil and the Atlas leave from Bab Er-Rob, south of the Kasbah.","hw_hub_city_transport_points":"Airport bus 19 | 30 MAD one way, 50 MAD return, about 06:00\u201323:30\r\nAirport taxi | 70\u2013100 MAD by day, about 150 MAD at night\r\nPetit taxi | Use the meter; medina to Gueliz about 30\u201350 MAD\r\nTrain | Gueliz station; Casablanca in about 2h40\r\nSupratours | Next to the station; Essaouira about 3h, Agadir 3\u00bdh\r\nGrand taxis | Bab Er-Rob for Imlil and the Atlas","hw_hub_city_transport_tag":"transport","hw_hub_city_transport_more":"All transport guides for Marrakech","hw_hub_city_money_title":"What Marrakech costs","hw_hub_city_money_body":"Marrakech is cheap to sleep and eat in, but easy to overspend in. In October 2026, \u20ac1 buys about 10.9 dirhams, so 100 MAD is roughly \u20ac9. Bring a card for ATMs, which are easy to find around Jemaa el-Fna and in Gueliz, and keep a stash of small notes and coins for juice stands, snacks and taxis.\r\n\r\nBeds are the bargain. Dorms in Marrakech's top-rated hostels currently cost from about \u20ac6 to \u20ac17 a night, usually with breakfast, and many are in restored riads with roof terraces. Check whether the price includes the city tourist tax, which some hostels add per night.\r\n\r\nFood can cost almost nothing or a lot. Street breakfast is a few dirhams, harira is about 10 to 15 MAD, and a tagine in a local medina restaurant is 50 to 100 MAD (\u20ac5 to \u20ac9). The same tagine on a rooftop facing the square can be 160 to 360 MAD. A beer in a Gueliz bar starts at around 25 MAD.\r\n\r\nSights add up fast. The Bahia Palace, El Badi Palace and Saadian Tombs are 100 MAD each (cash), the Jardin Majorelle is 150 MAD, or 300 MAD with its two museums (card, online only), and Le Jardin Secret is around 100 MAD. Do all of them and you have spent about \u20ac60 on tickets alone, so pick the two or three that interest you most.\r\n\r\nBargain in the souks, where first prices are inflated and walking away is part of the process, and agree prices up front for henna, photos, cal\u00e8ches and unmetered taxis. Tours booked through hostels are usually fairly priced, but compare exactly what is included, especially for multi-day desert trips.","hw_hub_city_money_points":"Exchange rate | About 10.9 MAD to \u20ac1 (October 2026)\r\nDorm bed | About \u20ac6\u201317 a night, often with breakfast\r\nLocal tagine | 50\u2013100 MAD; 160\u2013360 MAD on a rooftop\r\nMonuments | 100 MAD each, cash\r\nMajorelle | 150 MAD garden, 300 MAD with museums\r\nHaggling | Expected in the souks; agree prices up front","hw_hub_city_money_tag":"budget","hw_hub_city_money_more":"All budget guides for Marrakech","hw_hub_city_safety_title":"Scams, hassle and how to handle them","hw_hub_city_safety_body":"Marrakech is not a dangerous city, but it is a hustling one, and nearly every traveller meets at least one scam. The good news is that they are well known and easy to sidestep once you recognise them.\r\n\r\nThe most common is the fake guide. Someone tells you the square is that way, the road is closed, or the palace is shut for prayer, then walks you through the lanes and either delivers you to a shop where he earns commission or demands 200 to 400 MAD at the end. Check opening hours yourself, keep walking towards your destination, and say no firmly. The lanes north of Jemaa el-Fna, leading into the souks, are where this happens most.\r\n\r\nOn the square itself, watch for henna artists who grab your hand and start drawing, then ask for 200 to 500 MAD, and for snake charmers and monkey handlers who put an animal on you for a photo and then demand payment. Keep your hands back and walk on. Some caf\u00e9s and stalls around the square have one menu for locals and another for tourists, so check prices before you sit down.\r\n\r\nPetty theft is the main physical risk. Pickpockets work the crowds on Jemaa el-Fna, and bag snatching from passing scooters happens in the medina, so wear your bag across your body and keep your phone in a front pocket. Avoid isolated lanes after midnight. The Kasbah and Mellah, south of the square, are noticeably calmer.\r\n\r\nWomen travelling alone get the most attention, from comments to people walking alongside you. Covering shoulders and knees reduces it, and ignoring rather than engaging works best. If anyone becomes aggressive or follows you, walk into a hotel, shop or hostel and ask for help, or look for the tourist police (Brigade Touristique) who patrol the medina. 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Grand taxis and coaches cover the closer trips; for the further ones a shared tour saves a lot of hassle.","hw_hub_city_trips":"Imlil and the High Atlas | About 1\u00bd hours | Grand taxi from Bab Er-Rob or tour | Mountain village at 1,740 m with walks through walnut groves and Amazigh villages, and the trailhead for Toubkal (licensed guide required). |  | \nOurika Valley | About 1 hour | Grand taxi or tour | Terraced villages and river caf\u00e9s, with a short scramble up to waterfalls at Setti Fatma. Busy at weekends. |  | \nAgafay desert | Under 1 hour | Tour | Stony desert plateau with Atlas views, camel and quad rides and sunset dinners at camps. Not sand dunes, but close. |  | \nEssaouira | About 3 hours | Supratours or CTM bus | Windy, walkable UNESCO port town with fish grills and ramparts. Better as an overnight than a day trip. |  | \nOuzoud Falls | About 2\u00bd\u20133 hours | Tour or private driver | Morocco's tallest waterfalls, about 110 m, with Barbary macaques on the paths and boats under the spray. |  | \nA\u00eft Benhaddou | About 3\u00bd\u20134 hours | Tour, or bus to Ouarzazate then taxi | UNESCO-listed earth ksar over the Tizi n'Tichka pass. Long for a day; better as the first stop of a desert trip. |  | ","hw_hub_city_trips_tag":"day-trips","hw_hub_city_trips_more":"All day trips from Marrakech","hw_hub_city_season_title":"When to go to Marrakech","hw_hub_city_season_intro":"Spring and autumn are perfect: mid-20s by day, cool nights and the Atlas still white in early spring. Summer is very hot and quieter, winter is bright and cool, and Christmas and Easter bring the crowds.","hw_hub_city_season_note":"Average daily highs for Marrakech from weather2travel climate data. 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Stay longer if you use the city as a base for Imlil, Essaouira or a desert tour.\r\nWhere should I stay in Marrakech? | Inside the medina, ideally near Jemaa el-Fna, in Riad Zitoun or in Mouassine, where most hostels are and everything is walkable. The Kasbah and Mellah are calmer alternatives. Gueliz suits you if you want bars and the train station nearby, but you lose the medina atmosphere.\r\nHow much are tickets for the Bahia Palace and Majorelle Garden? | The Bahia Palace, El Badi Palace and Saadian Tombs each cost 100 MAD (about \u20ac9) for foreign visitors and take cash. The Jardin Majorelle costs 150 MAD for the garden or 300 MAD with the Berber and YSL museums, and tickets are sold online only at tickets.jardinmajorelle.com.\r\nIs Marrakech good for solo female travellers? | Plenty of women travel solo here, but you will get more attention than in Europe, especially in the souks. Loose clothing that covers shoulders and knees, walking with purpose and not engaging with persistent approaches all help. Staying in a sociable hostel makes it easy to find people to explore with.\r\nCan you drink alcohol in Marrakech? | Yes, in licensed venues: rooftop bars around the medina, bars and clubs in Gueliz and Hivernage, and hotels. Traditional medina restaurants rarely serve alcohol, drinking in the street is illegal, and many bars close or cut hours during Ramadan.\r\nHow do I get from Marrakech to Essaouira? | Supratours buses leave from the terminal next to Marrakech train station and take about 3 hours, for around 100 MAD; CTM runs the route too. Book a day or two ahead in busy seasons. Essaouira works better as an overnight stop than a day trip.\r\nIs Uber available in Marrakech? | Uber relaunched in Marrakech and Casablanca in late 2025, but only with licensed tourist-transport vehicles, so availability can be limited. Careem and inDrive are also widely used. 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