Morocco · FOOD & DRINK
This is the shortlist you would text a friend flying out next month: 15 food & drink experiences worth the money, each with its price, its traveller verdict and the thing to know before you commit.
Review of a 3-day Marrakech to Merzouga desert safari with Ait Ben Haddou, Todgha Gorges, camel rides, camp dinner, and practical tips.
“Great experience overall. Good itenerary and Himma (our guide) was great!”
Taste 10 to 12 Moroccan street foods across Marrakech’s Medina with a local guide, from harira and msemen to grilled meat and snail soup.
“A very enjoyable evening with Andy and others with tasty food and good explanations. Thank you.”
Taste Marrakech after dark on a guided Medina food walk with tagine, snails, sweets, tea, and a full rooftop meal for $43.
“Varied food and lots of it. We felt safe with our guide - Mo - he was great.”
Review of a 3-day Marrakech to Merzouga tour with Atlas Mountain scenery, Aït Benhaddou, camel trekking, meals, and desert camping.
“The trip as a whole was a memorable experience and we would do it again, highly recommend! Went with my parents and we are very pleased.”
Taste Marrakech through medina stalls, Moroccan snacks, mint tea, and rooftop dinner on a 3-hour food tour priced at $54.45.
“We did this tour with some family members. Overall the experience was just ok, with some interesting food samplings on Gnaa el Fna (snails, soup, sheep's head meat, ...). After that, our guide took us to some store, where a 'herbalist' in a white coat, gave us some quackery sales pitch for 20 minutes on a list of herbs and teas for whatever ailment you may have, while our guide was drinking tea outside. The dinner at the roof top restaurant was ok, but not as good as we experienced in other restaurants.”
Review of the 2-day Zagora desert safari from Marrakech, with Ait Ben Haddou, camel rides, campfire music, meals, costs, and practical tips.
“Such an amazing experience. Our driver Mustapha was very kind and we even stopped at several good viewpoints and tourist shops along the way. Ksar Ait Benhaddou was an amazing thing to see and we had a great tour guide. Overall this was very worth it for the price!”
Explore Marrakech by night with souk tastings, spice-market stops, local snacks, and dinner in Jemaa El Fnaa for $46.
“Great way to see a little bit of the city, try some of the local food and meet other people. Our guide, Anicta, was fabulous. Very knowledgeable and kind. Make sure you skip lunch!”
Taste Marrakech street food, local dishes, sweets, mint tea, and dinner while walking the Medina with an English-speaking guide.
“Yaya, our guide was fantastic, so knowledgeable and great company, giving hints and tips about Marrakech, not just about food.”
Taste Marrakech after dark on a small-group medina food walk with couscous, tangia, mechoui, sweets, and local drinks.
“A very good tour, with a very good guide. The guide was prompt in arriving at the meeting point. She was friendly and hospitable. Her pride in her culture could be seen in her explanation of the various local delicacies of Marrakech. The tour Read more”
Taste msemen, tangia, harira, sfenj, and more on a four-hour Marrakech street food walk led by a local guide.
“This tour was canceled without my knowledge via message on Viator, not by actually canceling and refunding me. We learned of this cancelation after standing outside the meeting point for 30 minutes trying to contact the tour manager, having to beg a local restaurant for Wi-Fi access. I was extremely excited to do this tour, my favorite thing on every trip I’ve done around the world is doing a food tour on day one. They blamed Ramadan for cancelation, but I have been on other food tours during Ramadan and this tour didn’t even begin until the time for fasting to break for the day. Next time, this company needs…”
Cook family recipes in a Casablanca home, wear Moroccan caftans, and share tagine, tea, salads, and sweets with a mother-daughter host team.
“This experience was the highlight of our trip. Wissal assisted us by asking if we needed assistance getting to her home and ensuring we had a cab from the cruise terminal. (We had to walk quite a distance to the end of the cruise terminal) When we got to her home we had Read more”
Taste Marrakech after dark with local guides, tangia, msemen, harira, sweets, and neighborhood food stops in a generous four-hour feast.
“I highly recommend, would never find these places myself!”
Taste 15-plus Moroccan specialties on a four-hour Marrakech medina food tour with local guide Rachid, small groups, and hidden food stops.
“Absolutely fantastic. Rachid our guide was knowledgeable, polite and very respectful. Each stop was a culinary delight and some we would never have sampled. A definite must for you Marrekech stay.”
Taste 15+ Moroccan foods in Marrakech’s medina, from tangia and snails to mint tea, with a local guide and rooftop views of Jemaa El Fnaa.
“I had such a great afternoon with five other travellers and our guide today. We went to places I would never have dared to go alone and sampled some dishes that I would not have tried otherwise. From my photos I reckon we tried 23 different items of food. And all of it was delicious. I loved learning about the bakery and the fire in the Hamman used to cook tangia. I will never microwave couscous again!! And, I will be gentle either way my coffee!!! Thank you for such a great time today. Definitely come hungry!! Excellent with making sure we had good hand hygiene and water.”
Taste 10 Moroccan specialties on a private Marrakech medina walk, with local markets, hidden eateries, rooftop views, and mint tea.
“El Hassan was a fabulous guide. He was very knowledgeable about the city, and genuinely wanted us to enjoy our tour. He tirelessly answered all our questions about the city and it's history and food. We had a taste of the pastries, how the pRead more”
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