Published on Feb, 2025
As first-time travellers to Morocco, we were nervous about finding our way around and finding good places to eat. When we arrived in the main square it was quite overwhelming, so we were really glad we had booked a Guided tour!
The meeting point was central and should have been easy to find but we accidentally wandered past. We did find our way back though, and our guide Jihad arrived shortly ahead of time to meet us as arranged. We were in a small group of 6 other UK tourists which was just the right size. Jihad spoke amazing English (as well as an impressive 4 other languages for other nationality tourists!), and he was so passionate about the culture and food history of Marrakech that we were soon made to feel very welcome and immersed ourselves in the experience - the whole evening was wonderful!
We walked at little around the Souks and main square to the different tastings. We tried Moroccan flat bread, donuts, mint tea, soup and at the end the traditional dish of Marrakech, beef Tangia, which was delicious!
At each stop Jihad gave us lots of really interesting information about the traditional food, cooking and imports to Morocco. He was so friendly and funny, and really did know the best and safest places to eat. We also visited the olive market and a spice stall (which was optional with no selling at all). Being with a guide for our first evening was so reassuring and really gave us a sense of where we were so we could go on to find our own way around (and good places to eat!) throughout the rest of our stay.
I would really recommend this tour for first-time visitors and return visitors who'd like to try some new foods and learn more about the culture here in Marrakech. The price was really reasonable for all the food we had, made extra special by Jihad's excellent knowledge and friendly guidance. Also we were relieved that we didn't get served snails or sheep's head - phew!
Brilliant! Thank you so much. Sakura & Ben