EXPERIENCE OVERVIEW

Get the most out of Marrakech with this highlight-stuffed four-day adventure. Embark on a multi-day food experience that starts with you finding ingredients at the medina, before trying your hand at making tanjia, a tasty stew cooked in a terra cotta pot. But the food doesn’t stop there. Next, you’ll sample bread from a local bakery and then take a full-day trip to Ouzoud oasis and waterfall to cool off from the heat and enjoy lunch. And if you’re hungry for more adventure, you can combine this trip with one that visits the Sahara Desert or the country’s coast for the total Morocco experience.

highlights

Take part in a multi-day food experience and preparation of "tanjia": a delicious local specialty
Visit the bustling medina in Marrakech
Enjoy a full-day excursion to the Ouzoud oasis and waterfall for a swim and lunch
Spend three nights in a riad

Trip details

Trip Type: Small Group

Comfort: Budget

Travel Styles: Budget

Starts: Marrakech, Morocco

Finishes: Marrakech, Morocco

Duration: 4 days

ITINERARY

1Day 1: Marrakech

Arrival day. Make your own way to the joining hotel by 2:30PM. After a welcome meeting the group will attend a cooking demonstration and learn how to make tanjia, a different form of tagine.

We'll make the dish and seal it in the clay pot to cook overnight in the hamman. Then, explore the various food vendors in the Medina with your CEO and learn about the different ingredients. End the day with evening tea on the rooftop terrace overlooking the main square of Jemaa El Fnaa.

2Day 2: Marrakech

Visit the important sites within the medina this morning. Make stops to Jardin Secret and Bahia Palace. End the morning adventure with a trip to the bakery to learn how Moroccan bread is made and have a taste.

Then collect your tanjia lunch on the way back to the Riad. Enjoy your own cooking as lunch on the terrace. The afternoon and evening are free for you to explore Marrakech on your own. Don't miss a chance to visit Jardins Majorelle with their vibrant blue garden houses and thriving plants.

3Day 3: Marrakech

Set out on a full day excursion to Ouzoud, a beautiful oasis waterfall near the Atlas Mountains. Walk up the stairs to the top of the falls, enjoy breathtaking views, and then take a refreshing swim in the flowing water. After a delicious lunch right near the falls the group will travel back to Marrakech. Enjoy a local dinner in the heart of Jamee Lafna Square.

4Day 4: Marrakech

Depart at any time.

WHAT’S INCLUDED

Activities

Your Foodie Moment: Tanjia Cooking Experience, Marrakech
Cooking class in Marrakech
Food tasting in the medina
Tea on terrace overlooking Jemaa El Fnaa
Visit to Jardin Secret and Bahia Palace
Local bakery stop for some moroccan bread
Tanjia pots lunch
Visit to Ouzoud, an oasis waterfall
Farewell Dinner in Jamaa Fnaa Square food stall
Free time in Marrakech
All transport between destinations and to/from included activities

Accommodation

Traditional Riad (3 nts).

3 breakfasts, 2 lunches, 1 dinner

Transport

Private vehicle, walking.

Group Leader

CEO (Chief Experience Officer) throughout

Partner Details

G Adventures

In Business Since 1990

G Adventures is an operator of small-group escorted tours. It is based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada with 28 offices worldwide. It offers more than 700 itineraries in more than 100 countries, and carries 200,000 travelers from 160 countries each year.