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Medina of Marrakesh: Discover Real-Deal Souvenirs and Learn Haggling Skills
3.6
90 Ratings
Marrakech
Uncover the secrets of Marrakesh’s medina with a local guide. Shop for authentic souvenirs and learn the art of haggling while exploring hidden gems.
Uncover the secrets of Marrakesh’s medina with a local guide. Shop for authentic souvenirs and learn the art of haggling while exploring hidden gems.
Duration:
4 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Medina of Marrakesh - Marrakech is a city located in central Morocco, inland, at the foot of the Atlas Mountains. It is nicknamed the “red city” or the “ocher city” in reference to the red color of a large part of its buildings and houses. The city was founded in 1071 by Youssef ben Tachfine, at the head of the Berber Empire of the Almoravids. In…
- Medina of Marrakesh - Marrakech is a city located in central Morocco, inland, at the foot of the Atlas Mountains. It is nicknamed the “red city” or the “ocher city” in reference to the red color of a large part of its buildings and houses. The city was founded in 1071 by Youssef ben Tachfine, at the head of the Berber Empire of the Almoravids. In the past, Morocco was known in the East as Marrakech (still relevant in Iran); the name Morocco comes from the deformation of the Portuguese pronunciation of Marrakech: Marrocos. Marrakech has 928,850 inhabitants according to the 2014 census, spread over an area of 230 km2. The population density reaches 350 inhabitants per hectare in the Medina. Your private guide will bring you diffirent type of shops such as; Herbs, Carpets,jewllery…etc
What's Included
- Local guide
- Private tour
- Bottled water
- Guided shopping tour
- Local guide
- Private tour
- Bottled water
- Guided shopping tour
What's Not Included
- Food and drinks
- Gratuities
- Food and drinks
- Gratuities
Additional Information
The art of shopping in Marrakesh doesn’t have to be enigmatic. All it really requires for you to excel in the medina is to have a local guide you through the process. Explore hidden facets, acquire authentic mementos such as leather, lamps, shoes, rugs, spices, and argan oil, and master the skill of bargaining like a bonafide Marrakech native. Your…
The art of shopping in Marrakesh doesn’t have to be enigmatic. All it really requires for you to excel in the medina is to have a local guide you through the process. Explore hidden facets, acquire authentic mementos such as leather, lamps, shoes, rugs, spices, and argan oil, and master the skill of bargaining like a bonafide Marrakech native. Your chauffeur will greet you at your accommodation and transport you to the medina, where you’ll rendezvous with your official local guide.
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
Location
Medina of Marrakesh
Derb Fhal Zefriti n06 Derb Fhal Zefriti,
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
3.6
(90 Ratings)
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Craigsorrell05
Oct 12, 2024
Memories made for all of us! - For my families first trip to Morocco I wanted my 3 daughters to experience the hustle and bustle culture of Marrakesh’s medina, and I couldn’t be more happier with our tour guide Amid! We would have really struggled to navigate Our way round without his expertise and knowledge on the city’s history. Thanks to Amid we managed to do all the things we wanted to see and do…. From holding a monkey, seeing a cobra be charmed, having traditional henna, to learning about how the different products are made like leather bags, and Moroccan carpets. There was something memorable for all of us.
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Scormier40
Sep 5, 2024
It's the souk! But organized - Of course, there is no aggression, Moroccans are benevolent. Of course we have to negotiate, that's the game..... A maze of endless alleys with shops for all tastes or bad tastes!
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B3352todeniseh
Mar 16, 2024
Marrakesh market - Absolutely amazing a little daunting at times you need to be very savi around the streets as motor bikes race everywhere but fully enjoyed it and extremely cheap.
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Nikkil163
Oct 11, 2024
An experience - This was an experience! Lots of people everywhere all wanting you to buy there items but if you said no thank you they left you alone.
The little alleys to the souks were packed and it was amazing to see but chaotic with the amount of people, bikes and mopeds driving along the alley ways.
The smells were not all nice, wafts of piss, animal poo and god knows what else but the but the spices were a welcome relief.
I can imagine the souks are to everyone's taste but we enjoyed the bartering and culture.
Unique place and glad we got to visit it twice
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Luke
Jun 24, 2024
Interesting shopping experience - So when we went to Marrakech souk and medina, I have to say I have never seen so many shops/stalls etc in my life, the experience was something of you have never done worth trying, the whole bartering completely baffles me being so use to a structured system of the price being presented and that’s what you pay has always been the normality of our lives,
Needles to say it was rather fun trying to see what tolerances you could go with and without of course offending those who sell,
But not only does it have these remarkable stalls/shops etc, with lovely crafted taglines/bowls/cups etc, but the market place in the square outside turns into a some what performance arena, snake charmers, monkey handlers, musicians. Rather entertaining more so from a distance so then you don’t feel too bad when you want to move on and not feel forced to pay some money,
The restaurant and cafes are a bit pricey around here so watch where you go, in the end we found some places would sell cans of coke for 25 dirham but other places would sell you a bottle 1.5L for 15 dirham, which is more than enough for two of you especially if the Cokes lovely and cold .
All in all it was a lovely experience and well worth it if your in the area
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Sjbvilla
Jun 1, 2024
Night time is the best - The Medina in the day time is hot and really for me just a market but at night it is vibrant, colourful and hectic but true Marrakech.
Haggling for a bargain is a national sport in Morocco they love it and so did I.
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O1070ischrism
Apr 3, 2024
Yes, but.... - Mixed, on the one hand, you have a lot of open shops and a desire to discover the scents and local life...these places are magnificent....but personally the number of motorcycles and other motorized vehicles that pass within a few centimeters of you and the pollution that it gives off has taken away part of the charm of the place.....
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Barryh578
Aug 11, 2024
Don’t let go of the item you buy! It’ll be switched right before your eyes! - Be careful that you walk away with what you paid for. We got ‘stung’ on two occasions in the same day at totally different shops/stalls so this is clearly a tactic that they have perfected.
1. Bought a kaftan for myself, tried on in the shop and loved it, we did the whole haggle thing and settled for a price. Slippery sales man handed kaftan to chap behind till to put in bag when I handed over the money, only for a different kaftan(same color) to be put in bag. Oh and they throw in a free wooden honey drizzler just to dazzle you further. Got back to hotel and the kaftan I now own has no stitching under the one of the armpits, the edges are frayed and the quality is really poor. Try taking it back to complain? No chance as there is no return policy in Morocco. Cash only remember!
2. Thought we’d buy a nice small lantern to go on our mantle, found the one we wanted, got the price we wanted. The salesman was super quick, he turned around for no more than a second to wrap in paper and put in a bag. We left and back at hotel discovered it had been switched for one of very poor quality and damaged. Damn! These sellers are super sneaky and lightning fast.
My advice is choose what you want buy , don’t let go of it, pay and leave. You don’t need the rubbish plastic bag they are going to put it in.
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Lisawant
Aug 10, 2024
Absolute disaster! - I have no memories of this trip other than the disaster of trying to find out why we were not picked up.
No communication prior to the trip even though I attempted to make contact to check everything was ok.
The morning if the trip we waited outside the hotel 10 minutes early. Just after 9.30 I sent another message. I then found a telephone number so sent a Messsge in WhatsApp. This was supposed to be the tour operator. They messaged back after about 10 minutes to tell us to contact another telephone number. By now I was not feeling this was a safe option.
I messaged Viator with my concerns. They said they could see my attempts to make contact and advised me to wait a bit longer. I agreed to wait until 10am. No one arrived. No reply to the message.
An absolute disaster. Then it took three and a half days of chasing Viator for my money back.
Just a dreadful experience and one I won’t be repeating!
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Nathalie930
Feb 9, 2024
2 wheels are allowed on pedestrian streets! Be careful, very dangerous. - Incivility due to the incessant circulation of 2 wheels dangerous for pedestrians,
- therefore very polluted
- no relaxation for shopping
- price per tourist's head x 3, you have to negotiate for everything! It ends up being tiring.
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