I would not recommend this trip. The guide only took us to shops where he was getting a backhander. Not worried when he lost a lone female group member in the souk.
Review by: Jenny H, May 2018
Overall the locations were beautiful however our tour guide was underwhelming. He almost lost 2 people from our tour group, constantly repeated himself, and didn't pause long enough at key photo opportunities and too long in locations that weren't that meaningful.
Review by: Roberto S, April 2018
First we were told to meet our guide at a place we couldn't find on google, when we contacted them for directions they said it wasn't on any map and we should ask at our Riad - why arrange to meet somewhere that isn't on any map? Our Riad had no idea where it was either. Fortunately we did manage to change the meeting place but it was stressful at the last minute._br/_ The morning was mostly ok going to the places we expected and lunch was at a typical tourist restaurant which was fine. Unfortunately the guide was more interested in 'shopping' and getting commission first a cake shop with 10 Euro cakes - just a quick stop outside so not really a problem but then we were shut in a room while they tried to sell us all spices and oils, then we were taken to a Riad and a random museum which I wasn't expecting and seemed pointless particularly as we were staying in a Riad. We were taken through the souks and told we weren't allowed to buy anything we had to buy at the shop he was taking us to. This got even worse when we were then told we would have to spend half an hour in the shop. I had only booked this tour as I believed it included the Majorelle Gardens as did another couple on the tour this seems to have disappeared from the itinerary listed now and when I realised we wouldn't be going and and would instead be spending half an hour in a shop so the guide could get commission we promptly left and had to get a taxi ourselves to the gardens.
Review by: Julie Ann C, April 2018
The tour was brilliant. The museums and the souks were inspiring. However, the lunch was poor. It's clearly mass produced and 'tagine' sold to gullible tourists. Having said that, the whole day was fantastic and worth the money! I would book this if you go to Morocco!
Review by: Claus H, March 2018
A very good starter to a vacation - you really learn a lot about were you have landed in Marrakech - religion - history - palaces...
Review by: mary139, March 2018
It all seemed extremely rushed. We left the tour at lunchtime as it wasn't at all what we expected. We were rushed out of places we wanted to spend time in. The guide spent about 30 minutes giving us a talk on doors and door knockers outside a house , and a bit later in the morning we were taken to a spice shop where we spent about an hour or so listening to a talk on herbal medicines in a local shop. I would rather have missed the door and the shop altogether and had more time exploring the historical places. One place we visited we basically used the public toilets and then left. Another place we visited we didn't even look round it was more of a walk through. There was not really what we expected. We decided to see if things improved by lunchtime. They did not.we had the provided lunch, which was very nice, and didn't continue on with the tour.
Review by: Sarah K, March 2018
This was the best way to experience Marrakech in one day! Be prepared to walk, but it's worth it. I felt like we saw more of Marrakech with this tour than we would have ever seen on our own. The guide was friendly, and he doesn't walk fast, so it's more like a stroll through Marrakech. The lunch was really good!
Review by: theresa p, March 2018
we visited so many places we would not have found ourself.we went by coach to the new part of the town saw the city wall which is 23 km we to a mosque saw the burial chambers the gardens they are in are lovely.went to the african and arabic museumyou need to ok at walking as there was a lot of itlunch was amazing there a photo below visited the casbah saw how and where local people live this trip made our week highly recommend it.had a great guide told us evertyhing and more we needed to know he was helpfull and knowledgeable man thank you so much
Review by: Evgeniya U, March 2018
I'm glad we did the tour since they did show us around the city, however, the big disappointment is that guides take you to places where they want you to spend money with their friends or where they get a cut of your purchase. Places of interest where I, as a visitor, actually wanted to spend time and buy something was not allowed. For instance, at the souk the guide would not give us any time to stop and shop or wander around. Instead he rushed us through the alleys of merchants and at the end brought us to a shop where we had 30mins to spend doing what exactly? We ended up staying at the souk after the tour for another 2 hours and wandering around and doing trinket shopping on our own. The restaurant/lunch that's included in this package is also not very good... there are better places for a lot less. Would recommend this tour for those who know absolutely nothing about Marrakech so that they can get an idea of worthy places to visit and come back on their own without the guide on another day.
Review by: yasser.suhail, March 2018
This is a great tour to get a sense of Marrakech in one day. Be aware of the sanke, moneky, and henna people on the square.
Review by: Marcelo L, January 2018
Some of this was interesting but it was basically a marketing trip. We made several stops in shops where the goods on sale were recommended as being superior quality and were three times the price of what was on offer in the Souks. Lunch was fairly grim._br/_ In the plus side, the guide was knowledgable.
Review by: Manny, January 2018
First I totally believe that this tour would have been better with the right tour guide. Bahia Palace and Saadian Tombs were amazing but the rest of the tour was terrible. The guide took us to two tiny museums that were not even listed on the tour and shops were he wanted us to buy merchandise from his friends. No time to stroll and buy merchandise we wanted. Lunch tasted awful and we were not taken to Dar El-Bacha hammam and Ben Youssef Medersa college. Ive booked many Tours through viator but this one was the worst for the price I paid for 3 people.
Review by: dave702, January 2018
The tour gives visitors a great first impression of the city of Marrakech, especially the medina._br/_ The local guide knew his way around the city. The size of our group was good: we were six people in the morning and three people in the afternoon who booked the full day tour._br/_ The tour guide was an older man and he made sure we stick to the schedule and he kept track of time. Unfortunately, his English skills werent that good and in my opinion he didnt seem that interested in showing his city to us._br/_ Some of the stops the guide took us to were not that interesting for the people in the group and it was obvious the guide got a comission for taking us there. _br/_ Lunch was good and the restaurant was nice. The complimentary tea in the afternoon was a welcome break after a lot of walking.
Review by: Stuart A, January 2018
Really when you have a guide who actually pays very little attention to the group of people who he is in charge of it is hard to be positive....in summary:
Review by: Steven H, December 2017
Wow, we saw three sites. In between we spent an hour and a half in their store 'shopping' for oil/tonic/tea/local products, then another '30 minutes' near the Djima El Fna square hostage 'shopping' again for local products. We were told that not much happening at the square, so buy here better. Sorry, we've been there and this was a totally commercialized tour to sell products. Toured with Viator before and you've done much better guys!
Review by: Andy G, December 2017
Interesting tour but the group, 28, was a bit big.
Review by: Rosane, December 2017
Tour would be great if it were not for our guide, it would not explain anything of the history._br/_ The lunch was great in a beautiful restaurant with belly dancer, good food. We had unlucky for the guide, unfortunately very annoying. The van was very old, dirty and the driver's halitosis was horrible
Review by: Stephen S, November 2017
The tour was fantastic - highly recommend. Our guide was knowledgeable and accommodating for all of those in our group. Would have preferred to be in a smaller group initially, as it appears that two groups 26 were combined for the first half of the day. Once the half- day group was finished, those of us in the full day 8 were able to move a bit more nimbly.
Review by: Sandis B, November 2017
High 3/5 from me. I guess not a bad choice if pressed for time. Restaurant we visited certainly looks brighter, more posher, fresher, better on their booklet not in real life. Food? 3/5. Places visited and route - like I mentioned-if pressed for time this tour is not a bad option. Tour guide spoke English, knowledgable
Review by: Will D, November 2017
Loads of waiting around.More talking (not the interesting kind) than sight seeing.Lunch was v.average.Spent 1.5hr in random herbal shop trying to sell us stuff theyve brought in but claim made on site.Didnt allow anytime in the Souks, instead took us to his mates house to buy more junk.Dont bother!
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