Private Full Day Historical Shadow Tour in Marrakesh

After breakfast in your Hotel/Riad,your Private Driver and Guide will join you to start your amayzing visite by the Majorelle Gardens that boast more than 300 species of plants from five continents. This colourful garden with its magical contrast between Majorelle blue, yellow and all the greeneries will charm you.this Botanical garden and artist's landscape garden in Marrakech, It was created by the French Orientalist artist, Jacques Majorelle back in 1923, and was only opened to the public in 1947. Starting in 1923, and features a Cubist villa designed by the French architect, Paul Sinoir in the 1930s.

We continue inside this magnificent garden our discovery of the Berber Museum , inaugurated in 2011 under the High Patronage of His Majesty Mohammed VI, King of Morocco, is housed in the former painting studio of the artist Jacques Majorelle. It presents a panorama of the extraordinary creativity of the Berbers (Imazighen), the most ancient people of North Africa. More than 600 objects, collected from the Rif Mountains to the Sahara by Pierre Bergé and Yves Saint Laurent, attest to the richness and diversity of this vibrant culture, which is still very much alive today.

After completing our discovery, a stone's throw from the Majorelle Gardens, we visit the Yves Saint Laurent Museum ,Dedicated to the work of the legendary French fashion designer, this last opened its doors in autumn 2017. It houses an important selection from the Fondation Pierre Bergé – Yves Saint Laurent’s impressive collection, which comprises 5,000 items of clothing, 15,000 haute couture accessories as well as tens of thousands of sketches and assorted objects. The building has been designed by the French architecture firm Studio KO, founded by architects Olivier Marty and Karl Fournier. The new building spans over 4,000 m2 and is more than just a museum. It features a 400 m2 permanent exhibition space, showcasing Yves Saint Laurent’s work within an original scenography designed by Christophe Martin; a 150 m2 temporary exhibition space, a 130-seat auditorium, a bookshop, a café-restaurant with a terrace and a research library housing 5,000 books

After finishing by the Majorelle Garden ,the Berber Museum and the Yves Saint laurent Muesem ,we cross the new city of Marrakech nicknamed Guilize, on your way to the Medina, you'll pass by the 'new city', the modern side of Marrakech. The area was designed & built by the French in the early 1900s, and is today the thriving heart of the Red city, where you can spot popular international brands and fine cafés. You'll also pass by its main avenue, that we love to call "the Champs Elysées of Marrakech".

Living the new Town , we drive through crossing the walls of the old town , we calle it the Medina , to the Koutoubia Mosque Koutoubia Mosque, founded in 1147, it is Marrakech's largest mosque and the landmark of city itself which has inspired other buildings such as the Giralda of Seville and the Hassan Tower of Rabat. your guide will take for tour here and offer so much information about it.

After, We continue our discovery passing by the imperial Kasbah with a stop in a famous geat, Bab Agnaou is one of the 19 gates that allows you to penetrate inside the ramparts of the city of Marrakech. This gate (“bab” in Arabic) dates from the Almohad Berber period, in the 12th century. It served as an entrance to the administrative and military complex of the Caliphal Kasbah, citadel of power, from the south of the city. Flanked by 2 cannons, it is one of the most impressive gates of Marrakech.

We arrive to an importe monument inclouded on your visit : Bahia Palace , by driving by the the Jewish quarter, the Bahia or the (The Beautiful) is an 8000-sq-metre, floor-to-ceiling extravagance of intricate marquetry, plasterwork and zouak (painted wood), and certainly one of Marrakesh's most eye-popping sights. Built by Grand Vizier Si Moussa in the 1860s, the salons of both the Petit Riad and Grand Riad host intricate marquetry and zouak ceilings, but the Cour d'Honneur, a grand courtyard, with its 1500 sq metre floor of Italian Carrara marble, is the undisputed highlight. Despite the vast area on show, only a portion of the palace’s eight hectares and 150 rooms is open to the public. Its grand spaces sometimes play host to important cultural events.

Lunch in the medina to enjoy your meal with a traditionnel Moroccan food , and then continuation for the historical guided walking tour of the medina of Marrakech classified as a UNESCO world heritage site, its souks are full of captivating perfumes and bright colours.we walk in the Semmarine Souks to explore and discover all of the colorful markets or ''Souks'' Just follow your guide to discover the markets in Marrakech's Medina where Arab and Berber cultures explode with color, noise and originality. Smell spices, taste olives, touch leather goods and buy local handicrafts...

neighbouring the souks, it is the social heart of the medina with its snake charmers, acrobats, musicians, storytellers, water carriers, the square has a very particular atmosphere which makes it one of the most famous squares in the world. Let yourself be immersed in this cultural richness with its atmosphere, its colours and smells of spices...

lastly we finish our journey with the Ben Youssef madrasa , the largest koranic school, jewel of Saadian architecture,unctioning today as a historical site, the Ben Youssef Madrasa was the largest Islamic college in Morocco at its height. It is named after the adjacent Ben Youssef Mosque founded by the Almoravid Sultan Ali ibn Yusuf (reigned 1106-1142) It’s considered one of the best spots of the red city, your guide will provide so much information about it. Then Return to your Hotel / Riad accomandation.