Marrakech Street Food Experience
Overview
Three hours spent eating the way Marrakech actually eats. A local guide leads guests off the main square into the spice souk and the back lanes, stopping at the stalls and hole-in-the-wall kitchens locals queue at, from harira and grilled skewers to sticky pastries and mint tea. The stories come with the food: where the ras el hanout blends are mixed, which vendors have held the same pitch for decades, why the square smells the way it does once the sun goes down.
Highlights
- A guide who takes guests to the stalls locals actually queue at
- Several tasting stops, from savoury street snacks to Moroccan pastries
- The spice souk explored by smell as much as by sight
- Harira soup in a neighbourhood restaurant and mint tea to close
- Starts and finishes on Djemaa el-Fna, with hotel pick-up available
Full Description
Djemaa el-Fna Square
Guests meet their guide on the great square, already thick with smoke from the grill stalls. A quick orientation sets up what the next three hours will cover.
Spice Souk
Sacks of cumin, saffron, preserved lemon and ras el hanout stacked into cones, with tastes offered along the way. The guide explains what goes into each blend and why.
Local vendors
A run of savoury street snacks bought where the queues are longest, from grilled skewers to fried pastries handed over in paper.
Local restaurant
A bowl of harira, the tomato and lentil soup Moroccans break their fast with, served in a small neighbourhood dining room.
Local pastry shop
Almond-and-honey sweets, chebakia and gazelle horns, chosen by someone who knows which counter does them best.
Charming cafe
Mint tea poured from height into small glasses, the standard end to any Moroccan meal.
Djemaa el-Fna Square
The walk finishes back where it began, with the square at full volume and guests free to keep exploring.
Inclusions:
- Registered historian knowledgeable tour guide
- Air-conditioned car or minivan transport
- Variety of specialty foods at multiple stops
- Dinner (when the pick-up option is selected)
- Pick-up and drop-off (when the pick-up option is selected)
- Bottled mineral water
Exclusions:
- Pick-up and drop-off (if meeting at the designated point)
- Gratuities
- Book without a credit card; instant confirmation provided
- Printed or mobile voucher accepted
- Free date changes up to 12 hours before departure
- No cancellation fee if cancelled 24 hours or more in advance
- 100% cancellation fee if cancelled within 24 hours of the scheduled pickup
- 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.