A red walled city with a souk you will get lost in and a square that changes trade at dusk. Gardens and the Atlas mountains for when it becomes too much.
Free things to do
Free
Jemaa el-Fnaa at dusk
Take the rooftop café first, then descend into the smoke and drums.
Free
Get lost in the souks
Free to walk, and the walking is the point. Agree a price before anything changes hands.
Free
Koutoubia & the Menara gardens
The mosque you navigate the whole city by, and an olive grove around a still pool with the Atlas behind it.
Where to stay
from $17
Riad Dia
Dorm bed · per night
from $27
Earth Hostel
Dorm bed · per night
from $76
Riad Layla Rouge
Private room · per night · 1 minute from Place D'Jeema el Fna in the centre of the souqs and the first ever edible hostel riad for adventure hungry travellers in Marrakech.