Marrakech History & Memoirs

Explore Marrakech without worrying about getting lost and wasting your precious sightseeing time with a local guide. See Marrakech's top attractions including the Koutoubia Mosque with its sublime minaret; the Bahia Palace with its pavilions, courtyards, and perfumed gardens. Listen as you guide shares historical anecdotes and interesting stories about the city. Visit the decorative Saadian Tombs and Tiskiwin Museum.

This all-inclusive Marrakech tout includes roundtrip transportation from your hotel as well as entrances fees to monuments and museums visited. First stop, Koutoubia Mosque, admire the 12th-century exterior as your guide recounts its history. Proceed to the Bahia Palace, a 19th-century sultans " residence. Walk around the mosaic-coated halls and perfumed courtyards as your guide shares tales of the sultans who lived here. Next, visit the Saadian Tombs, a series of royal burial chambers dating from the 1500s. Admire the marble and cedar-domed chambers and learn how the tombs were unearthed in 1917. Lastly, visit the Tiskiwin Museum, a double riad with an exhibition covering the ancient Saharan trade routes between Marrakech and Timbuktu. View the arts and crafts on show, including Berber clothing, jewelry, and carpets.

Tourists highly rated this tour. The multilingual tour guide was competent and very attentive to their needs. They visited many of the key sites and the guide was a wealth of information. Highly recommended!