Experience Marrakech: Food and Market Tour of Djemaa El Fna, Including Traditional Dinner

3 Hours 30 Minutes

Mobile Ticket

Hotel Pickup Offered

English

Language Offered

Overview

Experience a Moroccan spice market and the height of the hubbub at Marrakech's central square, Djemaa El Fna, on a 3.5-hour food tour. With a food-loving guide, learn about Morocco's exotic spices and flavors; watch buyers and sellers haggle at a meat market; and sample culinary specialities such as fluffy Berber pancakes and ghoulal, a soup made with snails. Finish with an authentic Moroccan dinner surrounded by the dizzying colors, sounds and sights of Djemaa El Fna. Numbers are limited to 12 for a more personalized experience.

Food walking tour of Marrakech and traditional dinner at Djemaa El Fna
Follow your expert guide to food shops other tourists miss and sample local delicacies
Discover the rich spices used in Moroccan cooking, including saffron, anise and cumin
Savor an authentic Moroccan dinner amid the peddlers and performers of Djemaa El Fna
Small-group tour limited to 12 people ensures more individualized attention from your guide

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What To Expect

A must-do for foodies! Get caught up in the sensory overload of Marrakech as you wander its most famous square with a guide who'll help you find the hidden gems amid the madness. Sample fascinating local specialties before finishing the evening with a delicious traditional dinner.Start your Moroccan culinary adventure when you meet your knowledgeable guide at Djemaa El Fna, the main square of Marrakech's medina, in the early evening. Hear a lowdown of what's ahead and take time to absorb the dizzying square - declared a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2001. In the evenings, Djemaa El Fna takes on a livelier persona as it fills with prettily lit hot food stands and crowds who come here for their nightly strolls and snacks.Wander around the square, and then explore some of the side streets to discover food stops often missed by visitors. Try some of the wares on offer, including nuts, olives and other specialities, and continue to a poultry and beef market to watch the locals barter for meat. Haggling is integral to Moroccan life and seeing the deals being made provides a fascinating insight into local culture.Delve into a spice market as your guide recounts how Morocco was an important spice-trading center, and view the rainbow-colored products such as saffron, paprika, cardamon, anise and turmeric. Learn how they're used to enliven tagines and other staples, and stroll on to a bustling souk.Pause to sample typical Moroccan breads such as msemen and beghrir - fluffy Berber pancakes - and if you wish, try more challenging delicacies such as sheep's head, cow's hoof or snail soup, known as ghoulal. Lastly, visit a restaurant on Djemma El Fna just as the evening reaches its height. Enjoy a traditional Moroccan meal with your group as you take in the square with its peddlers, snake charmers and entertainers. Your 3.5-hour food tour ends after your meal. Leave your guide and either return to your hotel or continue your evening out independently.