Day 5: Marrakech

After breakfast at your accommodations your guide will meet you for a private walking tour of the city.

While Fez was the center of learning and culture, Marrakech to the south was more of a Berber camp behind high walls.  It was transient, colorful, and exciting, a sprawling country market set in the middle of a palm-fringed plain.  As time passed, focus shifted from Fez to Marrakech filling the city with palaces, monuments, gardens, and tourists.  But through it all, the city stays true to its colorful roots.

Your guided walking tour of the city will include admissions to the significant sights in Marrakech.  Starting when the guide meets you at your accommodations, you'll see such sights as the Saadian Tombs and the Bahai Palace, the Koutoubia mosque, the famous souks and the historic medersas, ending at the Djema el Fna square by lunch.

From there you can continue to explore and discover Marrakech on your own.  Armed with a feel for the city, you'll find Marrakech a much easier city to navigate than Fez.  If you want to escape the rush, the Garden Menara is the place with its tranquil basin and olive groves set against the Atlas Mountains. 

Last night you were a customer at the Djemaa el-Fna, tonight you're a cook! You'll work side by side with the chefs as they spice and grill for customers.  The meals you'll learn are fast, easy and fun.  Spend an hour or all night, because for one night, you're a part of a 200 years of tradition.

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