Local guides · based in Marrakech
City walks through the medina, day trips to the Atlas and the coast, nights under Sahara stars and the odd adventure — planned and guided by a small team that lives here.
Five ways in
Most requested
A private 4-hour walk through the Marrakech medina with a licensed local guide: Ben Youssef, the souks, the tanneries and Jemaa el-Fna, at your own pace, with hotel pickup.
A 9-hour day in the High Atlas from Marrakech: Ourika Valley, an Amazigh village and argan cooperative, Imlil or Asni and Ouirgane, with a local driver-guide and lunch stop.
An 11-hour day trip from Marrakech to Essaouira on the Atlantic: argan cooperative and tree-goat stop, free time in the UNESCO medina and fishing port, with hotel pickup.
A private 3-day tour from Marrakech to the Erg Chebbi dunes of Merzouga: Tizi n'Tichka pass, Aït Benhaddou, Dades and Todra gorges, a camel trek and a night in a desert camp.
A 4-hour sunset quad biking trip in the Agafay stone desert, 40 minutes from Marrakech: 2 hours riding with a guide, Atlas views, a Berber village stop and mint tea.
A sunrise hot air balloon flight over the Marrakech countryside: about 1 hour in the air with Atlas views, Berber breakfast in a tent, flight certificate and hotel transfers.
How we work
Tell us your dates and what you love, we send back a clear plan with a fixed price, and on the day our driver or guide collects you from your riad. You pay in cash or card on the day — nothing online.
The journal
Mouassine, Kasbah, Mellah, Riad Zitoun, Bab Doukkala: our local's guide to the Marrakech medina's neighbourhoods, what each feels like and how to link them on foot.
Which valleys a three valleys day trip from Marrakech really covers, how the day runs hour by hour, what it costs on the spot and when to go.
When to go, which moon phase to aim for, where the Milky Way sits and the camera settings we use for star photos above the Erg Chebbi dunes.
Agafay or Palmeraie? We compare both quad routes around Marrakech: terrain, drive times, prices, sunset timing, safety and what to wear.
Taxi fares, the L19 bus and private transfers from Marrakech Menara Airport to the medina, with realistic 2026 prices and tips for reaching your riad.
Medina riad, Gueliz apartment or Hivernage hotel? We compare Marrakech's main areas on price, noise, access and atmosphere so you can pick the right base.
Send us your dates. We'll suggest two or three options that fit — no obligation.
