Discover Marrakech colorful souks (open-air markets), through our customized tour, you will experience the daily commercial life of the Medina as you will be lead through the labyrinthine Souks to get a special in-depth feel of various sections of it. The Souks of Marrakech are certainly the most colorful and the liveliest in Africa.
Posted By : Pandurang_K
I would say it was waste of money for this 2 hour walking tour and do not recommend spending the money.
We reserved this experience for two individuals, paying £70 (approximately $99), and scheduled it for the 6 pm slot in the evening. Upon meeting our guide, Ismail, it seemed he was fatigued, likely from attending to other clients throughout the day, and showed little enthusiasm for the next two hours. Initially, we quietly traversed the souks, merely observing without much interaction or conversation. Later, Ismail engaged in personal discussions, delving into our backgrounds and preferences, whereas we had hoped for more insights into the city, its souks, and its history. Our visit to the Medresa, for which we paid an entrance fee, lasted a mere 15 minutes and felt inconsequential as part of the tour, as we could have explored more on our own. Much of the information provided, such as about the city, the Berber tribe, and the Koutoubia Mosque, seemed basic and easily accessible on Wikipedia, making us question the value of the guided experience.
DO NOT SPEND MONEY ON THIS WALKING TRIP NOT WORTH THE MONEY.
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Posted On : 2024-05-08 09:22:38 
Posted By : Patrick_H
My wife and I were barely off the plane in Marrakech and checked into our riad before we began our week's holiday with a tour of the souks, accompanied by our guide Mohamed Reda Benabad, and this tour proved to be a truly great start to our trip! Mohamed was a supremely knowledgeable guide not just for the souks themselves but for helping us familiarize ourselves with the Medina in general. We saw beautiful decorative lights, shoes, coats, and we even ended up buying a runner carpet for our home back in the UK!
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Posted On : 2024-04-30 16:50:06
Posted By : jeanpierrep449
Why mediocre, yes the Souk is magnificent, very colorful, friendly, but very very big problem these are motorcycles / mopeds which circulate freely in the very dangerous souks, because he thinks that they are the only ones in the world, many people refuse to 'go to the souk for this reason, sincerely I understand them because it is very painful and dangerous,
Too bad, in fact the only souk to have this kind of problem,
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Posted On : 2024-04-25 05:49:34 
Posted By : 298gerdv
This is certainly an option to explore the souks, but we felt a bit ripped off. For example, the guide took us to a spice shop. It was announced that way, but he should have told us in advance what was going to happen, namely an explanation of all the products available and then the offer to purchase. He should have told us (as a highly paid guide) how much we could offer, but he clearly sided with the sellers. Besides, we're pretty sure he got his percentage on our purchase. With a guide you cannot make good offers anyway because there is time pressure in the store. So: never buy anything during a guided tour. You can also find your way in the souks via maps.me. All in all we paid at least 50 euros too much.
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Posted On : 2024-04-10 17:57:05
Posted By : Cathal_G
Hassan was a great guide to show us around, very relaxed and no pressure,brought us deep into the lesser known markets and was helpful with our purchases. Highly recommended.
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Posted On : 2024-03-18 07:41:40
Posted By : 309tinol
Simply horrible
A racketeering experience
Extorted parking lot
Every 10 seconds someone talks to you to sell you something
Very few sincere people
Moroccan generosity is not there.
They suck your soul
Never again
Very bad publicity for them, they forget that they live from tourism….
The people of the mountains are more authentic and true, we had good encounters but far from Marrakech
The first time in my life that I am happy to return to work on Monday and flee this country
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Posted On : 2024-03-14 16:24:45
Posted By : Amy_W
Mohammed was a very excellent guide. He showed us the ins and outs of the market and the best quality and prices of things to purchase. Highly recommended!
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Posted On : 2024-02-09 15:30:14
Posted By : 450natalied
We had a great 3 hour tour with the excellent Hassam. He was so informative and fun. He made sure we saw the parts of the souk that interested us. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend the tour.
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Posted On : 2024-01-27 10:02:25
Posted By : 118bertv
Never again Marrakech for us.
The Riad where we stayed was fantastic, but outside the Riad everyone tries to extort money from you. Walking quietly through the streets is almost impossible and it looks like there is a euro sign on your forehead. Ten times a day we were told that the road was closed, we were walking in the wrong direction, they wanted to take us to the unique leather market... etc.
Looking in a store is impossible because they come to honey like bees... look, look, don't buy......
Yet there are also beautiful things to see, such as the Koran school and the Bahia Palace. Just to get there you will walk through neighborhoods where people are after your money.
It is such a shame that these "bad-minded" people have no respect for tourism, which they have to make a living from.
Received tips for good restaurants through the Riad. That was wonderful and the people were hospitable and friendly. Only then will you get value for your money.
A trip to the Ourika waterfalls is a commercial trip with a visit to the cloth market and oil sales. Three times as expensive as elsewhere in Marrakech, but the stories are credible for many.
The climb to the waterfall is beautiful, but during the climb you feel like you are at a fair. Once we reached the top, we quickly came back down via a different route, had lunch and got back into the taxi. Just pay and have a nice day.
The air is polluted by exhaust fumes and burning of waste. Outside the city there is plastic and garbage everywhere.
In short, Marrakech has no respect for the tourism from which they earn their money. Never again for us!!!! Amen
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Posted On : 2024-01-17 16:03:34
Posted By : Lynette_A
Our tour guide was well informed and showed us many areas of the city that we had not seen. Rugs, leather, blacksmith, wool. The Ben Youssef Madrasa was incredible. I’ve seen the Alambra and it’s one of my favorite places on earth. The courtyard of the madrasah was definitely on par with the Alhambra. Mohammed is a kind and well educated scientist who knew a lot.
Also we appreciated that there was zero pressure to buy anything.
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Posted On : 2024-01-06 07:43:43
