Best Things to Do in Marrakech 2025 — Complete Guide

Medina · Free

UNESCO-listed as an Intangible Cultural Heritage, Jemaa el-Fna is the beating heart of Marrakech. By day it hosts orange juice vendors and snake charmers; by night it transforms into a vast open-air restaurant.

Medina · €

A 19th-century palace of extraordinary craftsmanship — carved cedar ceilings, intricate zellij tilework and orange-tree courtyards that give a vivid sense of Moroccan royal life.

Medina · €

Discovered in 1917 behind a sealed wall, the Saadian Tombs date to the 16th century and house the ornate mausoleums of the Saadian dynasty. One of Marrakech's most hauntingly beautiful sites.

Gueliz · €€

Created by French painter Jacques Majorelle and later saved by Yves Saint Laurent, this cobalt-blue garden is one of the most visited sites in Africa. The Berber Museum inside is equally unmissable.

Medina · Free

The 12th-century Koutoubia Mosque is the largest mosque in Marrakech and the model for the Giralda in Seville. Its 70-metre minaret dominates the city skyline and is best seen at sunset.

Medina · €

Once considered one of the most magnificent palaces in the world, El Badi now stands as atmospheric ruins. Climb the ramparts for sweeping views over the medina and the Atlas Mountains.

Medina · €

The largest Islamic college in North Africa, the Medersa Ben Youssef is a masterpiece of Moroccan-Andalusian architecture — its central courtyard is one of the most photographed spaces in the country.

Medina · €€€

The most refined traditional hammam experience in Marrakech — rose-scented steam rooms, black soap scrubs and argan oil massages performed by expert practitioners in a beautifully restored riad.

Medina · €€€

Learn to make tagine, couscous and bastilla in the cooking school of Marrakech's most celebrated boutique hotel. Classes are held in a traditional kitchen and end with a full lunch.

Medina · €€

A guided walking tour through the labyrinthine souks with a local expert who explains the craft traditions, helps navigate the maze and assists with price negotiations.

Medina · €€€€

Drift over the palm groves, kasbahs and Atlas Mountain foothills at sunrise in a hot air balloon. The most magical way to see Marrakech — ends with a Berber breakfast in a desert camp.

Palmeraie · €€€

Race through the palm groves and desert tracks on quad bikes. Operators offer routes through traditional Berber villages and include mint tea stops at desert camps.

Medina · €€€

A full-day excursion to the High Atlas Mountains visiting Berber villages, waterfalls and the Ourika Valley. Lunch in a local home included.

Medina · €€

A guided evening food tour of Jemaa el-Fna and the medina streets, tasting harira, merguez, msemen, chebakia and freshly squeezed orange juice with an expert local guide.

Medina · €€€€

The most luxurious spa in Morocco inside the Royal Mansour palace. Treatments blend Moroccan hammam traditions with contemporary wellness techniques in a setting of pure opulence.

Medina · €€€€

The most legendary hotel in Africa — a 1923 palace where Winston Churchill painted and where every room faces the Atlas Mountains or historic gardens. Afternoon tea here is a Marrakech institution.

Medina · €€€€

Built by King Mohammed VI, the Royal Mansour is considered one of the finest hotels in the world — a private medina of 53 individual riads, each with its own private courtyard and plunge pool.

Medina · €€

A beautifully restored traditional hammam in the Mouassine neighborhood. Authentic black soap scrub and rhassoul clay treatments in a genuine 16th-century bathhouse.

Medina · €€€

The city's most refined traditional hammam experience — black soap exfoliation, ghassoul masks and argan oil massages in a splendidly decorated riad setting.

Medina · €€

The most historic public hammam in Marrakech, dating to the 20th century and serving the Dar el Bacha palace. Recently restored and open to visitors alongside the Bacha Coffee museum complex.

Medina · €€

A popular traditional hammam on the main tourist route through the medina. Well-organized, English-speaking staff and a reliable authentic scrub experience at fair prices.