Casablanca Landmarks walking tour
Overview
A guided walk that strings together the squares, gardens and monuments of central Casablanca before finishing inside the old medina. The route takes in the civic architecture of the French period, the former Sacred Heart Cathedral and the Atlantic esplanade beneath the Hassan II Mosque. A guide covers the city's history, its religious life and the royal family as the streets change character underfoot.
Highlights
- Six of the city's central landmarks covered on foot in one route
- The 1920s Mauresque architecture around Mohammed V Square
- The former Sacred Heart Cathedral, Art Deco and neo-Gothic at once
- The Hassan II Mosque and its Atlantic esplanade, seen from outside
- A full hour inside the old medina to close the walk
- A guide throughout on history, faith and the royal family
Full Description
United Nations Square
The walk opens at the city's busiest crossroads, where the wide boulevards meet the edge of the old medina. The guide sets out how Casablanca grew from a small Atlantic port into Morocco's commercial capital.
Duration: 20 min
Mohammed V Square
A formal square ringed by 1920s public buildings and centred on a grand fountain. The guide unpacks what each façade was built to house and why the style looks the way it does.
Duration: 20 min
Arab League Park
Palm avenues and well-kept gardens make this the calmest ground downtown. A useful pause and a good vantage on everyday life in the city.
Duration: 20 min
Sacred Heart Cathedral
A white church that fuses Art Deco with neo-Gothic and no longer holds services, working instead as a cultural venue. The guide traces how it changed hands and purpose after independence.
Duration: 30 min
Hassan II Mosque
Morocco's largest mosque, seen from the esplanade that carries it out over the Atlantic. The open ground below the minaret gives the best ocean views in Casablanca.
Duration: 20 min
Old Medina
The walk finishes inside the old walls, following narrow streets past market stalls, tea houses and doorways most visitors never find. The tour concludes here.
Duration: 1 hour
Inclusions:
- Hassan II Mosque view from outside
- Knowledgeable tour guide
- Bottled mineral water
Exclusions:
- Hassan II Mosque entry tickets
- Gratuities (recommended)
- Book without a credit card; pay later option available
- Instant confirmation by email voucher
- Printed or mobile voucher accepted
- Free date changes up to 12 hours before departure
- No fee if cancelled 24 hours or more before pick-up
- 100% cancellation fee within 24 hours of pick-up
- Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
- No refund for cancellations made less than 24 hours before the start time.
- Changes requested less than 24 hours before the start time cannot be accepted.
- Times are local. Experiences cancelled for poor weather are refunded in full or rescheduled.