The 6 Best Old Town and Historic Centre Walks in Morocco

1.Marrakech: Saadian Tombs & Bahia Palace, Medina Guided Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 1,989 reviews · 4 hours · from $18Our pick

Walk Marrakech’s old city with a licensed guide such as Abdul, Abdu, Ahmed, or Rashid. Visit Koutoubia Mosque, Saadian Tombs, Bahia Palace, Mellah, and the souks. The $18 tour includes guiding and selected priority entry, but Bahia Palace and Saadian Tombs cost 100 MAD each in cash. Choose a shared group or private option, with hotel pickup available only on selected private van tours.

“It was such a lovely tour, very informative and places we went to were amazing! Highly recommend!”

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2.Fez: Guided Walking Tour of the Historic Medina

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 359 reviews · 4 hours · from $22Top rated

Meet your guide at Bab Guisa for a four-hour walk through Fez’s Old Medina. Expect Bou Inania and Al-Attarine madrasas, traditional tanneries, artisan workshops, souks, local food, and personal stories about daily life. Guides speak English, French, and Spanish. Plan on extra time if your guide extends the route.

“Abdul was great and spent the time explaining the history of the Medina through his own lived family experience. Wonderful way to learn!”

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3.Casablanca Cultural Tour: Medina, Views & Local Delights

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 126 reviews · 4 hours · from $53

See Casablanca with an English-speaking guide such as Mohammed, Aafif, or Hicham. Walk the medina, visit Sqala Tower, Mohammed V Square, Sacred Heart Cathedral, Habous, and Bennis Pastry House, then ride taxis between sites. Expect local olives, pastries, mint tea, and broad views of Hassan II Mosque.

“Muhammad was the best guide I have ever had! He was wonderful showing us the old and new town. It felt like I got an authentic experience. I highly recommend him as a guide”

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4.Fes: A Guided Walking Tour Through the Historic Medina

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 97 reviews · 3 hours · from $15Best value

Walk Fes’s maze-like old medina with a local guide in English, Italian, or Spanish. See Bou Inania and Al-Attarine madrasas, Chouara Tannery, Nejjarine Museum, Moulay Idriss II Mausoleum, Al-Qarawiyyin, and Bab Bou Jeloud. The $15 price excludes some entry fees, and your guide can arrange a free taxi to the meeting point if needed.

“Very good loved our guide. Great knowledge in history”

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5.Discover the secrets of the Medina of Fez: guided cultural tour (private)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 68 reviews · from $57

Walk Fez el-Bali with an official Spanish-speaking guide who knows its 9,000 alleys from personal experience. Visit Chouwara Tannery, Al Karaouine Mosque, Attarine Medersa, Seffarine Square, the Andalusian Quarter, and the souks. Private guiding lets you adjust the route, pace, shopping stops, and interests.

“This is as best you will find in Fes. The usual hostage situation with the tannery store, buy a keychain so you can get home. It is no fault if the guides. Great to have this beautiful day. Safe for solo female travellers, too. Guide wasn't invasive as I've run into a lot here.”

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6.History and culture with Fes Medina private tour guide

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 56 reviews · from $38

Spend about five hours walking Fez el-Bali with a licensed local guide, including El Houssine Abbassi, who can shape the route around history, culture, food, photography, or shopping. Meet at your central hotel, riad, or the Blue Gate area. Entrance fees and private transport cost extra.

“Our guide, El Houssine Abbassi, met us at the Blue Gate and immediately gave us suggestions for the tour which were pitch perfect for what we were thinking !! He was a delightful guide, speaks really good English, very knowledgeable and Read more”

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