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Please consider going elsewhere. Every single person we spoke to in the airport lounge and on the plane on the way back home said "never again". We were totally unprepared for the constant... more

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  • Ease of getting around
  • Family Friendly
  • Nightlife
  • Shopping
  • Sightseeing
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  • 166 of 166 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 9 torr

    Member since 29/08/2002

    Reviews written: 348

    4 Stars The New Moroccan Role Review with images 06/03/2009
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages "Colored cottons hang in the air…"

    Disadvantages Disadvantages "…Charming cobras in the square." (Crosby, Stills and Nash)

    It’s your first morning in Marrakech. You’re sitting at a café in the Jemaa el Fna, soaking up the sunshine and the atmosphere while you plan your sight-seeing. I’d like to think you’d decided to start at the Jemaa el Fna by reason of having read my recent review*, but probably you would have found your way there anyway. Most visitors do. It’s well known as the central square and hub of activity in the Medina, Marrakech’s old town, and a sight worth seeing in itself. By no means the only sight worth seeing, though; Marrakech is full of them. It needs to be. These days, tourism is Marrakech’s ... more
  • 28 of 28 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Tink27

    4 Stars 48 hours in Marrakech (Morroco) Diamond review 19/12/2007
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Beautiful climate, friendly + helpful locals,respectful people, great shopping,out of this world! :)

    Disadvantages Disadvantages hassel to buy, quite dusty (not great when you've got a cold)

    Only a 3 and a half hour flight from the hustle and bustle of London to the vibrant, colourful and unique city of Marrakech. As we flew over the city, it looked liked a patch work quilt of green and caramel brown. In some places there is a lot of lush green areas but the majority of the city is dry with a dusty caramel covering the roads and streets. Marrakech is a city in Morocco, North Africa. The two main languages spoken in Marrakech are French and Arabic. 98% of the population are Muslim with the other 2% being mainly Christian. Many Europeans do live in Marrakech and many having holiday ... more
  • 62 of 62 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 5 AndrewPo

    Member since 15/06/2008

    Reviews written: 43

    4 Stars Watch out for the snake-poo 24/09/2008
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Very different to anything in Europe, but very close to the UK

    Disadvantages Disadvantages You have to haggle over everything

    Marrakech is an interesting city, so close to Europe and yet so different in many ways. The contrast is particularly evident in the Medina, the old walled city, where motorbikes, donkeys and carts and cars jostle for right of way on the narrow dirty streets. I have just returned from a few days staying in the Medina. Getting There We flew with Atlas Blue, from London Gatwick for a mid-afternoon arrival, although Easy jet also has a flight early in the morning. Getting Around We took a taxi to our hotel from the airport and agreed, perhaps a little too easily, on a price of 150DH (£12) it ... more
  • 26 of 26 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 8 Absinthe_Fairy

    Member since 03/01/2011

    Reviews written: 1020

    4 Stars A holiday with a difference Review with images 17/03/2011
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Weather (if not too hot!), sights, people very friendly and welcoming

    Disadvantages Disadvantages A bit too much hassle from the men

    In January 2010 I took a short break in Marrakech, and wow. I've been to South Korea and Russia, but Morocco has definitely provided the greatest culture shock for me. A Muslim North African country, it is opposite Spain (there is a ferry from Spain to Tangier) and next to Tenerife. The two chief languages spoken are French and Arabic (the Moroccan form), but I found that the majority of people spoke good English. The currency is the dirham: a pound is roughly 12 dirhams with £5 being about 60. You can't get dirhams before you go, but there are plenty of currency exchange desks in the airport ... more
  • 21 of 21 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Alison3

    5 Stars Marrakech - it's like marmite you love or hate it. 01/11/2008
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages The mix of the city and the lovely riads

    Disadvantages Disadvantages The polution from petrol

    My daughter and myself have recently been lucky enough to spend four days in Marrakech in October. It was to me an amazing experience. We had a very early morning flight with Easy Jet, which meant we had most of the rest of the day to spend in Marrakech. From emails that I had been exchanging with the mamagers of The Riad Zolah in whch we were staying I knew we were being met at the airport, and taken as close to the Riad as a taxi can get. We were the last people out of the airport as I had left some things on the plane, and had to wait for it be be boarded before they would go and look for ... more

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