Marrakech and its cuisine 4 days - Private
Discover the magic of Marrakech and learn to cook with traditional Moroccan chefs.
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circuit details
What is included?
- Private transfers from the airport / accommodation / airport in Marrakech.
- Private transportation throughout the tour.
- 3 nights' accommodation on a half-board basis.
- Visit to Marrakech with a local Spanish-speaking guide (half day).
- Entrance to the Bahia Palace.
- Cooking class (shared service), at the riad La Maison Arabe, transfers included.
What is not included?
- Flights.
- Drinks.
- Lunches.
- Extras and personal expenses.
- Tips.
- Travel assistance insurance (optional with supplement).
- Any other service not mentioned in the "What's included?" section or in the itinerary.
- Special Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve dinners, check for mandatory and supplemental terms.
Observations
- Passport with a minimum validity of 6 months is required to travel to Morocco.
- Certain nationalities require a visa (please check with your travel agency).
- The itinerary of this tour should be understood as generic and indicative. It may be altered, although this does not affect the content of the visits included in each program.
- Please check the obligation and supplement for Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve dinners.
- All services will be private, except for the cooking class, which may be shared with more people.
IMPORTANT
- The order of the visits may vary, but always maintaining the content of the trip.
- In relation to the accommodations, it must be taken into account that the categories in Morocco does not correspond to the categories in Europe, the standards in Morocco are lower. The categories of the hotels offered in this program are the official ones in Morocco, which does not mean that they correspond to the official categories in Europe. As for the camps, these do not have official category.
- Possible changes in accommodations: If in any of the departures it is not possible to confirm the planned hotels or camps, it will be will offer the client an alternative within the same contracted category.
- Baggage: In the event of lost luggage by the airlines or shipping companies, it will be the passenger's responsibility to manage the claim and call the company directly to process delivery or compensation that may apply. Luxotour will not be responsible for any processing due to loss or breakage of suitcases.
- People with reduced mobility: Many places in Morocco, hotels and transport are not wheelchair accessible. , please consult it and notify it before making the reservation. Any additional expenses for assistance required throughout the tour will be borne by the client.
- Special foods: Cases of food intolerances (allergies, celiac disease, vegetarian food, etc. .) must be communicated before arrival in Morocco, although it is not possible to guarantee any type of diet or special menu.
- Consumer withdrawal: The circuit is sold as a closed package , so there will be no refund or discount for services that clients decide not to enjoy or in which they cannot participate due to personal, medical reasons, flight schedules or other events.
- Behavior during the trip: In the event that a passenger's attitude endangers the operation of the tour and/or causes inconvenience to the rest of the group, he or she will be forced to leave the circuit without any type of discount or refund for the services that you cannot enjoy.
- Credit card: Generally, hotels require the passenger to provide a credit card or cash deposit as a guarantee to be able to facilitate the services. of telephone calls, extras in bars and restaurants, minibar, laundry, room service charges, etc.
- Personal documentation: It is the passenger's responsibility to inform themselves about the regulations in force in matters of entry and exit from the country to which you are traveling, as well as carrying the required documents in order and with the validity required by the immigration and customs authorities. Luxotour does not assume any responsibility in this regard. Please note that visa, transit and entry regulations vary from country to country and may be modified at short notice and without prior notice.
Cancelation conditions
- Management fees: €30 per reservation.
- Regular airline flights:
- Name change NOT allowed.
- Date change allowed only before the issuance of air tickets.
- Once the tickets are issued, they are non-refundable.
- Land services:
- Cancellations between 15 and 11 days before the departure date will have a 5% penalty.
- Cancellations between 10 and 3 days before the departure date will have a 15% penalty.
- Cancellations 48 hours before the departure date will have a 25% penalty.
- Failure to show up on the day of departure without prior notice will have a 100% penalty.
- In the event that the client decides to reduce the program for personal reasons, unused services will not be refunded.
Marrakech and its cuisine 4 days - Private itinerary
Day 1:
MARRAKESH
Assistance at Marrakech airport. Transfer in private service to the hotel. Leisure. Dinner (depending on arrival time at the accommodation). Accommodation.
What will you see today?
Marrakesh
Day 2:
MARRAKECH
Breakfast. Departure on a private service with a local guide for a tour of the old part of the city: souks and medina. The visit to the souks covers the different artisan guilds into which this part of the city is divided, this being the division in ancient times. You will visit guilds such as spice merchants, wool dyers, carpenters and goldsmiths. This part of the city is tremendously lively with all the shops displaying their wares and a large part of the city punctually coming to do their shopping. A thousand smells, colours and flavours come together in its narrow streets full of people and small shops of all kinds, which is why this place has been considered a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. The tour will also take you to Jemaa el Fna square, the meeting place for the inhabitants of Marrakech, where countless live shows of all kinds congregate throughout the day and especially at dusk, such as snake charmers, monkey tamers, tightrope walkers or simply people who read cards or predict the future. After the visit, return to the accommodation. Free time. Dinner and accommodation at the hotel.
What will you see today?
Marrakesh
Menara Gardens
Koutoubia minaret
Bay Palace, Marrakech
Jemaa el Fna square
Marrakesh medina
Day 3:
MARRAKESH
Breakfast. Departure to the riad La Maison Arabe. The long culinary history of this riad dates back to 1946, when two enterprising French women, Hélène Sébillon-Larochette and her daughter Suzy, received from Pasha Thami el Glaoui the right to set up the first restaurant open to foreigners in the medina. The pasha provided a servant from his nearby palace to teach them the intricacies of Moroccan cuisine and La Maison Arabe quickly became one of the leading restaurants on the African continent. Since then, it has become famous for its cooking workshops, which are open to house guests and all food lovers visiting Marrakech. Learn step by step the secrets of authentic Moroccan cuisine from your dadas (traditional Moroccan cooks), using modern, everyday kitchen equipment to create tasty recipes that are passed down from generation to generation. After the class, you can taste the dishes that have been prepared. Return to accommodation. Leisure. Dinner and accommodation at the hotel.
What will you see today?
Marrakesh
Menara Gardens
Koutoubia minaret
Bay Palace, Marrakech
Jemaa el Fna square
Marrakesh medina
Day 4:
MARRAKESH
Breakfast. At the scheduled time, transfer by private service to Marrakech airport to take your departure flight.
What will you see today?
Marrakesh
Menara Gardens
Koutoubia minaret
Bay Palace, Marrakech
Jemaa el Fna square
Marrakesh medina
Activities
Marrakech monumental visit 1/2 day (EI)
Departure for a visit to the city known as the "Pearl of the South". The visit begins in the magnificent Menara Gardens, which has a side pavilion and countless olive trees. Afterwards, a visit to the exterior of the Koutoubia minaret, the twin sister of the Giralda in Seville. Once inside the old part of the city, a visit is made to the Bahia Palace, owned by a nobleman of the city. Finally, arrival at Jemaa el Fna square, one of the most interesting places in Morocco from where you can access the souks and the medina. Guilds of wood, ceramic, leather and spice artisans are some of the places to be visited.
Entrance to the Bahia Palace (EI)
It was built at the end of the 19th century over a decade, with the intention of being the largest palace ever built (8,000 square meters), combining the palace and a set of gardens, by Si Moussa, grand vizier of the sultan, for his personal use and owes its name to one of his wives. It has a large number of rooms intended for his concubines.
Cooking class at the riad La Maison Arabe (EI)
In the heart of the medina, inside a riad, learn step by step the secrets of authentic Moroccan cuisine from traditional Moroccan cooks, using modern, everyday kitchen equipment to create tasty recipes. While the dishes are being cooked, there will be a break for mint tea. Lunch after the course (drinks not included). The price of this excursion does not include transfers from the accommodation to the riad and vice versa.