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 $10
Medina Oasis Hostel
Dorm bed · per night
from $10
For You Hostel Marrakech
Dorm bed · per night · Set in Marrakesh, a 1-minute walk from Saadian Tombs, The property is located a 2-minute walk from Moulay El Yazid Mosque.
from $33
Palm Hostel
Private room · per night · Palm Hostel is a converted traditional riad—basically a house where families once lived together, each with their own room but sharing everything else.