Marrakech La Palmeraie (Morocco) -

Discovery

Excursions desk

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.

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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 (one 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 (half-day) Ride out in a horse-drawn carriage to discover the Majorelle garden, 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 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) Cross the imposing High 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 regsitered 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 spaces, go quad-biking to discover the area around Marrakech, through wadis, olive groves and arid expanses.

Mint tea with the locals, thrills guaranteed.
Souks of Marrakech (1/2 day) Travel through time as you visit North Africa's 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 herbalist's store.

*Site registered on the UNESCO World Heritage list. For your information
Cultural excursion
Means of transport: horse-drawn carriage
Tadelakt (1/2 day) 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 can achieve make it ideal for walls, bathrooms, Turkish baths and, more recently, decorative objects. For your information
Cultural excursion
Means of transport: bus
Travel time: 25 min
The Ouzoud Falls (1 day) Cross the agricultural plains around Marrakech. Stop at Demnate, at the Imi N'Ifri 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 (one 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