Wonders for all the family

Marrakesh is an ideal destination for a family holiday. There is everything necessary for tightening your relationships and returning home with marvellous shared memories.

Take a break

Your family needs a break? Exploration and encounters? You have found the dream destination. Marrakesh, with magical moments in its aqua parks to share, is waiting for you. Enjoy our recreational installations between two cultural visits. Get carried away by your family's laughter in a world dedicated to your enjoyment...

Shared pleasures

Gardens and parks abound in the "red" city… Explore the Agdal Gardens as well as those of the Ménara or Arsat Moulay Abdeslam. You will understand how our country knows how to reconcile tradition with the constraints of modern life. When your children want to get away from the city centre, think about bringing them to the Majorelle Garden. Yves Saint-Laurent acquired this refined green setting where his ashes now lie.

Activities for all

Accrobranch, rope bridges and monkey bridges, go-karting, riding an ATV in complete safety, riding around the ramparts in horse drawn carriages are examples of unusual pursuits for the curious young and old. Otherwise head for Place Jemaa El-Fna at dusk where your family can experience the medieval magic of this timeless spot.

To remember

Marrakesh, with its heritage and wide choice of leisure activities, is a great destination for all the family. All will want to come back!

Marrakesh under the stars

Life in Marrakesh doesn't stop at nightfall. Once the sun sets, another festive magic invades the imperial city.

Marrakesh by night

Take a twilight stroll around the Place Jemaa El Fna, Marrakesh's busy centre. You will find an exotic and medieval atmosphere with storytellers, jugglers, animal leaders and, above all, fire-eaters whose flaming jets rip through the Moroccan night to the sounds of traditional music. A unique experience, a trip back in time impossible to share elsewhere.

Gaming table and gastronomy

Don't hesitate to spend an elegant evening catching the gambling fever at the casino. Enjoy, too, the many cabarets shows that are staged there. When thinking about dining or supping, don't forget that Marrakesh's traditional cooking is among the best in the kingdom and that there are excellent French, Italian or Asiatic restaurants...It's up to you to choose according to your mood...

Before and after

After dinner pursue your enjoyment by taking advantage of Marrakesh's pubs and nightclubs with your friends. You will always be warmly welcomed and you will have no trouble finding a spot, lit by the dim glow of cleverly placed candles, to watch the sparkling stars in the clear and immense sky. In the Marrakesh night, a new life begins!

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Marrakesh enables you to spend merry, savoury and speculative nights in an unfailingly hospitable setting… Pubs, restaurants and nightclubs await you…

Leisure above all

Marrakesh, with its moderate temperatures, hasn't stolen its reputation as the favourite destination for those who want to just do nothing, relax and feel good.

Swim

Drop your bags and dive straight into the swimming pool at your hotel. You will find spacious swimming pools in most establishments where you can enjoy the healthy and relaxing sensations of jumping into the water. Also consider going to the aqua park with its waterslides, its wave making pool and its two lagoons for children. Though you are far from the coast, you can enjoy the beach there with its deckchairs and Balinese beds not forgetting its restaurants.

Attending to all your needs

If you are with your children, why not enjoy a balneotherapy? You won't have to worry while having your sessions since your children will be looked after by competent personnel and will be enjoying the immense swimming pools or the many other activities organized by each establishment. If you prefer to stay in town, opt for the traditional Marrakesh baths since some of the riads there have interior spas! There you will relax while enjoying the exquisite gentleness of North African beauty care and rituals.

Cooling down

You can't miss the Marrakesh palm grove. You can drive the 20km to this luxuriant spot where you can then renew yourself. Otherwise you can take a horse drawn carriage to the big ornamental lake in Ménara. Don't hesitate to imitate the Marrakshis by bringing a basket of traditional food and having a picnic there. The Majorelle Garden is famous for the multitude of plants flourishing there as well as for its Art Deco design. Stroll amidst its refined elegance. If you prefer the countryside, you can visit the Ourika Valley which is noted for its beautiful fields laid out like a draughtboard and where you can hike. A final suggestion is to visit the renowned Oukaimeden ski resort where the inhabitants of Marrakesh take cool refuge from the heat.

Among the stars

Don't miss the Marrakesh International Film Festival on any pretence. Its notoriety grows each year. Cinema has its place of honour in Morocco now that many feature films are shot there. You can run into top stars during this event held in a relaxed and serene holiday atmosphere.

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There are so many possibilities such as sunbathing, enjoying magnificent swimming po

Captivating Marrakesh

Marrakesh is more than just a city. It is a pearl polished by history and its tradition of hospitality which, for centuries, has known how to welcome visitors.

Where the past meets the present

The Majorelle Gardens house a collection of plants from the four corners of the earth flourishing among elegant ornamental lakes and an Art Deco villa. Yves Saint Laurent's ashes were scattered here. You leave this enchanted spot in one of the many horse drawn carriages available in the city and take the inevitable trip to the palm grove. From there, you continue to the Ménara, one of Marrakesh's symbolic places. This elegant building, which you can recognize by its green tiles, is surrounded by an immense ornamental lake. Marrakshi families come here to enjoy this cool spot during heat waves.

Relaxed Marrakesh

When you arrive back in the "red" city, you can enjoy an ice cream, a pastry or a cool drink in one of the establishments in Guéliz, the modern part of Marrakesh. Luxury shops, banks, tearooms and cafés; the "red" city knows how to reconcile its prestigious past with contemporary dynamism. Marrakesh is a city full of life and enthusiasm as its omnipresent dynamism shows. The traveller will be charmed by his finds, encounters, strolls and picturesque souvenirs. His only regret is his melancholy as his departure approaches. However, he can then dream of coming back to enjoy the mild moonlit nights on a terrace again...

To remember

Those who satisfy their desire to discover and to meet people are sure to enjoy simple joys in Marrakesh.