Bars & Restaurants

Restaurants:

Delicious, creative cuisine and impeccable table art. Our chefs pull out all the stops to ensure you have a fabulous and entertaining meal. This Resort has "Table Coup de Coeur" status, awarded to the Club Meds best restaurants. Our chef and his team offer top quality service, a memorable gastronomic experience and a feast for the eyes. For example:

• Table linen for the evening service
• Wine list (at extra cost) presented by a wine waiter.
• The Chef gives a gourmet cuisine demonstration 3 times a week.
• Happytiser every evening
• Local culture including visit to local markets, tasting of regional produce, etc. There is a total of 3 restaurants for the 3 Marrakech Club Med Resorts, open to all G.M

Sports & Activities

In this highly refined Club Med Village, the relaxation and sporting activities are offered in a stress-free atmosphere.

Fitness with Club Med Gym Included in your package

Group lessons suitable for all levels, delivered by Club Med Gym sports advisor G.O®s. Specific training programmes designed to correspond to each objective.

Golf Included in your package

And also ...

LEISURE / RELAXATION

Included in your package: Bridge with instructor , Club Med entertainmnent , Creativity workshop , Dance Class , Petanque , Swimming pool , Table tennis

Optional Extra*: Quadbike (outside Club Med) , Wellness Centre

SPORTS Included in your package:

• All levels :Fitness with Club Med Gym , Golf , Tennis
• Free practice :Badminton , Basket-ball , Mini-football , Volley-ball
• Initiation :Archery , Cycling

SPORTS Optional Extra*:

All levels :Golf , Horse-riding , Karting (outside Club Med)

* at extra cost

Wellness Centre

OUR PACKAGES

• "Spa Experience" Rituals
• Discover the Rituals of the Orient
• Rituals of Slimness and Firmness
• Rituals of Well-Being and Serenity
• Sacred Rituals of the Orient
• Sources of Energy Rituals

Children & Teens

Our Resort welcomes children of all ages, and proposes the following services:

BABY ZONE

This Baby Zone, in the general buffet restaurant at Marrakech la Palmeraie, is equipped for babies meals with a special menu of sweet and savoury baby foods and all the equipment necessary for preparing babys meals (mixer, bottle-warmer, highchairs, etc).

BABY-SITTING

To enjoy a moment of complete freedom, take advantage of the baby-sitting service.

CLUB MED BABY WELCOME

Discovery

A stay at the Club Med is always the perfect opportunity to leave daily realities behind and experience something completely new. The excursions programme is given as an indication. The Club Med has drawn up a Responsible Tourismcharter for all the destinations it serves, to guarantee responsible practice towards the environment, both natural and cultural, and ethical participation towards local economic development. We kindly invite you to download the "Responsible Tourism in Morocco" charter. Please click here: Responsible Tourism in Morocco"

Alternative Marrakech (1/2 day and evening)

Explore the city of Marrakech and its hidden treasures before dinner in a Riad in the Medina. For your information:

• Cultural excursion
• Transport: on foot

Combined excursions

For those who want to be sure they make the most of the excursions, we propose a Combined programme with two excursions:

• Upper Atlas in a 4x4 (1 day)
• Alternative Marrakech (1/2 day) Dates (the two are not interchangeable) will be given on arrival at the Resort.

Essaouira (1 day)

Recommended by our Excursions desk. Ancient Mogador, the city built in the 18th century by the sultan Sidi Mohamed ben Abdellah. This white city with blue shutters and blue doors has stunning Vauban-style fortifications. At Essaouira*, discover all the different districts: the jewellers and thuya marquetry quarters, the mellah (Jewish quarter), the Berber market... * Site registered on the UNESCO World Heritage list. For your information

• Cultural excursion
• Means of transport: bus
• Travel time: 2h 30 minutes

Gardens of Marrakech (1/2 day)

Ride out in a horse-drawn carriage to discover Majorelle gardens, a haven of peace in the middle of the modern city and the work of a French painter it is named after. A short tour of the KOUTOUBIA gardens and, to round off the day, a visit to the famous MENARA olive grove with its 18th century pavilion and its man-made lake from the 12th century. For your information

• Cultural excursion

Kasbah of Télouet, and Ouarzazate (2 days)

Through the Upper Atlas mountains via the highest mountain road pass in Morocco. Visit to the Kasbah at Télouet, the favourite residence of the former pasha of Marrakech. Through the Berber valley of Ounila (the former route of the gold and slave caravans) leading to the Ksar of Aït Ben Haddou*. After the Reg (desert of stone), discover the Fint Oasis and take part in a mint tea ceremony with the locals. Visit to the Kasbah in Taourirt, another residence of the Lord of the Atlas. * Site registered on the UNESCO World Heritage list.

• Cultural excursion
• Transport by bus

Monuments of Marrakech (1/2 day)

Barouche (horse drawn carriage) ride for a guided tour of the main monuments of the city: The Saad tombs (17th century royal necopolis), the Dar Si Said museum and the Bahia palace.
On the return journey, stop off at a carpet cooperative. For your information:

• Cultural excursion
• Means of transport: barouche

Ouarzazate and Kzar Aït Ben Haddou (1 day)

Across the imposing Upper Atlas mountain chain via Tichka, the highest mountain road pass in Morocco (2260 m), with frequent stops to admire the view on the most beautiful road in Morocco. Visit to Ksar (fortified village) at AIT BEN HADDOU, an ancient caravanserai registered by UNESCO as a World Heritage site; Moroccan lunch, visit to the Kasbah at TAORIRTE, the home of the powerful EL GLAOUI family during the first half of the 20th century. For your information

• Cultural excursion
• Means of transport: bus
• Travel time: 4 hours

Ourika Valley (1 day)

Visit the Majorelle gardens, the former property of Yves St Laurent. Then head south for the northern foothills of the Upper Atlas mountains. Drive through Berber villages in the valley. Moroccan lunch in a restaurant. Return to Marrakech via the famous Menara basin. For your information

• Cultural excursion
• Means of transport: bus
• Travel time: 1 hour

Quad-biking (1/2 day)

If you love freedom and open space, go quad-biking to discover the area around Marrakech, through wadis, olive groves and arid expanses. Mint tea with the inhabitants, thrills guaranteed.

Souks of Marrakech (1/2 day)

Travel through time as you visit North Africas most famous souks*. Visit the various trade guilds: copperware manufacturers, dye workshops, ironware merchants etc. Visit Medersa Ben Youssef, a former Koranic school, souvenir stalls and a herbalists store. *Site registered on the UNESCO World Heritage list. For your information

• Cultural excursion
• Means of transport: horse-drawn carriage

Tadelakt (1/2day)

Learn more about an ancestral tradition covering the walls of palaces and riads. Tadelakt is a preparation based on lime and natural pigments whose texture and the "roundness" it achieves make it ideal for walls, bathrooms, hammams and, more recently, decorative objects. For your information

• Cultural excursion
• Means of transport: bus
• Travel time: 25 minutes

The Ouzoud Falls (1 day)

Cross the agricultural plains around Marrakech. Stop at Demnate, at the Imi NIfri cave, then on to the waterfalls, in hilly and mountainous terrain. Lunch. Free time to explore the site.

The Palm Grove in a horse-drawn carriage (evening)

Enjoy a ride through the Palmeraie in a horse-drawn carriage in the cool evening air "with friends or family".

Upper Atlas (1 day)

Excursion recommended by our Excursions desk. Discover the Berber civilisations of the Moroccan Upper Atlas region and admire the amazing contrasts in colours and odours. Take traditional mint tea with a local family. See the Lalla Takerkoust dam. Discovery of the Ourika and Asni valleys. For your information

• Cultural excursion
• Means of transport: 4x4

Excursions should be booked on the premises at the Discovery desk

Practical Information

CLUB MED MARRAKECH LE RIAD SIDI YAHYA 44 000 MARRAKECH Telephone: (212) 5 24 42 58 08 Fax: (212) 5 24 42 58 11

GMT time difference : 2 hours

Transport package

If you choose the Transport + stay package, it includes the return air fare and transfers to and from the Resort.

Getting to the Resort

For clients who have not bought the transport package Airport / Resort, transfer by hire car. Car rental at Marrakech-Menara airport (Europcar has a desk at the Resort). * Airport / Resort, transfer by taxi. Transfer from Marrakech-Menara airport to the Resort takes around 15 minutes. *Price : Winter 2008 2009 (prices given as an indication, subject to exchange rate) Transfer by private 4x4 400 Dhs, around 35 Euros, each way.

Club Med car park(s)

Unmanned outdoor car park with 40 spaces at no extra cost, booking not required.

Marrakech Menara Airport

Airport 12 kms (7.5 miles) from the Resort. Flight time (indicative): Paris: 3 hrs 10 mins Brussels: 3 hrs 25 mins Geneva: 4 hrs 20 mins Milan: 3 hrs 15 mins

Local transport

Optional Extra*

The following are available at the Resort:

• Free shuttles between Marrakech La Médina, La Palmeraie and Le Riad.Shuttles run every day.
• Car rental with Europcar

Foreign & Commonwealth Office Travel Advice

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Payment options at the Resort

Currency: Dirham.Club Med Pass

Village Information

"Experience the exceptional" Resort

“Experience the exceptional” Resort. In one of Morocco’s most enchanting cities, Marrakech le Riad Resort offers a princely setting for privileged guests. With its sixty 42m² (450 ft²) Suites with private terrace or garden, the Resort’s refined decor takes its inspiration from Moroccan tradition, with its beautifully redesigned swimming pool and gardens.

It offers a host of personal touches such as room service for breakfast, champagne (1) at sunset and customised treatments at the Cinq Mondes Club Med Spa®*, or a relaxing massage* under its brand new palapas. * at extra cost (1) served by the glass, at the bar, from 6 pm

Parks and Gardens

In the heart of the city’s famous palm groves, you’ll be surrounded by magnificent palm trees, orange trees, lemon trees, olive trees and flowers as varies as they are colourful. The many water features and adjustable lighting add to the magic of the oriental charm.

Highlights of the Marrakech Le Riad

AUTUMN - WINTER For holidays from 30/10/2009 to 30/04/2010
SPRING - SUMMER For holidays from 01/05/2009 to 29/10/2009

• New 5-Trident Resort with privileged services
• Experience the Club Med