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The 5-day tour near Marrakech is a trip that will focus on the area that is nearby Marrakech. This trip is so comfortable and suitable for travelers who don't want to do too much driving. You will explore the beauty of Marrakech and cities that are nearby, like Essaouira, and enjoy the atmosphere and nature in Ourika and the Agafay rocky desert.
On the first day you arrive in Marrakech, greet your guide and driver and go to the hotel for check-in and overnight.
Visit the red city, Marrakech. Go visit the Koutoubia mosque (outside visit). Then continue your visit toward the Bahia Palace, go inside and explore the vast building, a masterpiece of Moroccan architecture during the Alaouite dynasty. After that, continue your visit inside the old medina of Marrakech, exploring the bustling Markets and souks full of different handicrafts. Then, visit the secret garden inside Marrakech and enjoy this hidden gem in Marrakech. Continue your walk inside the old medina and conclude your visit in Jemaa El Fna, where you shall have free time.
After that, you picked up and brought back to the hotel for dinner and overnight.
The next morning, after breakfast. Picked up from the hotel, you go for a ride to a coastal city called Essaouira, known as the city of wind and a favourite destination for surfers. On the way, you will stop by one of the local women's coopératives to see the production of a very rare kind of oil made from a rare tree found only in Morocco, which is the Argan tree. After this stop, you will continue your ride toward Essaouira. Once you arrive, you will visit a fishing Port full of fishing boats. Pass by the big Moulay al Hassan, a place that becomes vibrant in the evening with locals. Continue walking in the medina streets and arrive at the Seqala (a defensive fortification built toward the Atlantic). After that, go to have lunch, and after lunch, you will be granted some free time in the city to explore it and buy, if you want, some handicraft products. After that, you will go back to the car and be brought back to Marrakech in the evening for dinner and overnight.
Next morning you will need to suit up and have some good shoes because you will go visit a rural area or rather a mountain area called Ourika known for its beautiful River and it's closer location to the snowy Atlas mountains you will go hike a little to the top to see the waterfall and maybe if you are lucky you might see some monkey near by. Hike down and have some free time in the area where you can either have a cup of tea near the local coffee shops by the river or walk around the area and explore the local products.
In the morning, go visit the Majorelle garden in Marrakech. It's a botanical garden featuring exotic plants from around the world, owned by Yves Saint Laurent, the renowned designer. Have coffee inside the garden (optional), then exit the garden and proceed toward the Agafay Desert. But before departure, we shall have lunch in Marrakech. We will arrive at one of the Agafay camps for accommodation. Then get ready for an experience with a Quad bike driving through the terrain of Agafay. Sit on the back of a camel after that and enjoy the camel ride. Once the camel ride is done, take your Quads again and drive back to the camp for dinner, and enjoy the music and overnight at the camp.
The next morning, you can have some free time and leisure, if there is time for that, then transfer to the airport in Marrakech.
Have a safe trip back home!
