Medina Stories Marrakech Food Tour with 15+ Tastings
Description
Our Marrakech tour digs deep into what the city's cuisine is all about. It's a crash course in the street eats of the city, how they are made and their fascinating history. After hours of gorging, you'll be ready to take on Moroccan's cuisine all by yourself. Explore markets and bakeries, pastry shops and grill houses, olive stalls and street carts. We'll see you there, inshallah.
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Our evening food tour invites guests on a culinary experience around Marrakech. It's a carefully curated food adventure, led by our team of professional food guides. Before we get started, our tour reflects the local cuisine, & the limitations of street food vendors means we unfortunately cannot cater for every dietary restriction. Here's an honest appraisal for the tour, so no-one is disappointed: ✘ Unsuitable for vegetarian diets sorry, as there would be 4-5 less tastings. ✖️ Unsuitable for severe allergies and celiac diets, due to the risk of traces & cross-contamination. If you are feeling adventurous for a foodie journey, read on!
Marrakech's medina is about as close to an Indiana Jones movie as you can get. It's a maze of smoky street side grills and snake charmers, Berber carpets and calls to prayer, swaying palms and Arabic coffee houses. And it's the food that makes this city so special. Forget soggy *sfenj* and mediocre tagines. Over four hours you'll dig deep into this culinary powerhouse. Expect trays of sardines crackling with cumin in a wood-fired bakehouse, smoky chicken skewers sizzling over charcoal, simmered escargot in ras el hanout, soothing bowls of harira with sweet-caramel dates, slow-cooked tangia baked in the embers of a hammam, and many more surprises. It's more than that though. It's a crash course in the culture behind the food, the answer to all those culinary questions: Why is bread so sacred? Why do dates get served in odd numbers? And is the Djemaa el-Fnaa really worth eating in? This is an eating expedition you don't want to miss out on.
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Important Information
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- See 'What to Expect' section and 'What's Included' for info on dietary restrictions
- We recommend comfortable shoes for the walking tour. Bring rain gear/umbrella, if rain looks likely. There's lot of tastings to try, come hungry!
Reviews(328)
Excellent tour. If you're a foodie and a first time visitor to Marrakech like we were, I'd consider doing this early in your trip to get you up and running in terms of the main highlights and some hidden gems of the food culture of the city, and learning to navigate your way around the medina. Our guide, Rashid, was fantastic - friendly, knowledgeable, and generous with his time. Come hungry, as you'll eat lots of food! Bear in mind the time of year you go - there's a fair bit of walking, and it's hot in the summer.
This tour was everything it promised and more. Our group was smaller than normal which meant we got more chances to ask questions and traversed the medina easier. From the flat breads, to pastries, the yogurt and sand coffee every dish was delicious and truly a slice of Morrocan life and street food culture. Bring your appetite, comfy walking shoes and a hat to shade yourself from the sun. I was glad to try so many dishes I'd seen in previous days but had been unsure what it was or how to order one.
It was a really cool tour with lots of interesting and tasty food stops. Our guide was great! He took us to a lot of authentic Moroccan locations. I’d do it again.
We absolutely loved this food tour! We felt like we got to try all the common dishes in such a short period of time, perfect if your stay is short! You get to learn at the same time as eating. Food was all delicious and the best part is you visit places you might not have tried on your own, but the guide is an expert and you feel like you got to experience authentic Maroccan food. And the guide bought us 2 water bottles throughout the tour which was amazing for the 36 degree heat.
Wow!! What a brilliant insight and exploration of the cuisine in Marrakech. As first time visitors to Morocco we wanted to explore some of the different food options and with so many restaurants and cafes available, we didn’t have a clue where to start. This is where Rashid stepped in! He took us on a culinary adventure over 4 hours through the souks and streets of Marrakech. We visited places we would have not have had the confidence to on our own, and as a result got to try some superb foods. I loved the interaction of the tour, and Rashid bought an abundance of knowledge and passion to the evening. Everyone on the tour had different highlights which shows the diverse range of items tried and I would highly recommend this as a slightly different way to explore the city.
Our guide, Rashid, did an amazing job of sharing his knowledge of Marrakesh specialties and where to find them. We had great food and learned a lot about local culinary practices. Highly recommend!
This food tour was the highlight of my stay in Marrakech. Thanks to this experience, I finally discovered authentic Moroccan cuisine, far from the usual tourist menus. Among the authentic flavors, the hidden stalls of the medina, and the passionate explanations, it was pure bliss for the taste buds. If you want to taste the real Marrakech, go for it with your eyes closed!
Rachid was amazing and extremely knowledgeable. Will recommend this tour to anyone going to Morocco!
The food and experience was so good that I spent the rest of my time in Marrakesh wishing I was still on the tour.
Honestly the best guide and food tour either of us have experienced, Said is super interesting & knowledgeable. We highly recommend a visit!
