Morocco Travel Guides

Morocco is known for flavourful cuisine, desert hikes, and traditional Medina shopping. My travel guides for Morocco include tips for staying safe, packing guides, city guides to Marrakech, top foods to try and more!

P.S. I also sell a completely digital and printable travel guide for Marrakech for simple trip planning and organization! It includes checklists for all the top things to do, day trip ideas, and packing guide.

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15 Mind-Blowing Moroccan Foods You Need To Try In Morocco

These were my top 15 Moroccan foods that blew me away my first time in Morocco! Plus I even included some of my top Moroccan desserts to try!

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a beautiful display of moroccan spices in Marrakech. There are four rows of three vats of spices that have been piled high and shaped like a pyramid with a peak at the tip. In between each spice pyramid is a bowl of either nuts, or dried petals. The spuces are varying shades of yellow, there's a bright red spice, and there's a bright vibrant blue powder as well creating a very colourful image

20 Moroccan Souvenirs From The Markets That You’ll Love

Looking for things to buy in Morocco? These are my top Moroccan souvenirs to look for while shopping in the city markets, from fun trinkets to food!

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What To Wear In Morocco? A Simple Packing Guide For Women

I struggled with what to wear in Morocco as a woman: packing modest clothes that I wouldn’t completely overheat in… This is my packing list.

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Marrakech Morocco

Marrakech is one of the larger cities in Morocco and one of the best cities to visit in the country. With a bustling city centre, culinary experiences, and nearby outdoor adventures – you’ll have all the traditional Moroccan experiences. The only thing is doesn’t have is a beach!

To make the most of planning your trip to Marrakech Morocco, check out my digital and printable Marrakech travel guide, with a checklist of the top things to do in the city, top Moroccan souvenirs to buy, and tips for your trip!

Marrakech Travel Guides

A less busy street in the Marrakech medina. There's a thin black cloth roof, that you can still see the sky through. The right side of the street, are all closed wooden doors. On the left, there are some vendors selling jewellery. In the distance you can see some tourists walking

Is Marrakech Morocco Safe According To A Wary Traveler?

If you’re worried about the safety in Marrakech, here’s what I thought and some tips as a cautious traveler my first time in Morocco!

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a vibrant shop at the marrekech market i morocco. The vendor has set out outside of the shop different spices, yarn, and very vibrant powders. The shopkeeper is sitting outside talking on a cellphone while tourist are inside his shop

A First Timer’s Guide To The Markets of Marrakech

Here’s everything to know before venturing into the markets of Marrakech. From how to get around and how to shop (and haggle) with vendors!

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the inner courtyard on a beautiful sunny day. You see three walls of the courtyard, and the sky beaming in a bright blue above. The sun casts a shadow on the right wall but the other two remain bright as ever. They are tiles in white and soft terracota colours. There's a large wooden doorway in the middle wall, this brings you to the chapel. Archways on the side walls lead you to the inner rooms

10+ Tourist & Authentic Moroccan Marrakech Things To Do

These were my top 15 Moroccan foods that blew me away my first time in Morocco! Plus I even included some of my top Moroccan desserts to try!

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How To (& Why) Visit Berber Villages In The High Atlas Mountains From Marrakech

If you’re worried about the safety in Marrakech, here’s what I thought and some tips as a cautious traveler my first time in Morocco!

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a very moroccan inspired room in the family oasis at the club med marrakech. The head board is bright blue and dark blue stripes. A king bed is in the middle with white bedding, and an orange accent throw on the end. There's a large balcony doors, covered by sheer curtains. The floor is all tiled.

Stay At The Club Med Marrakech: Everything You Need To Know Before You Book

Here’s everything to know before venturing into the markets of Marrakech. From how to get around and how to shop (and haggle) with vendors!

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small red patterned pillows all over on the floor with tables. There are palm trees around the sitting area. There's a moroccan tower rising above into the sky

Is The Club Med La Palmeraie The Best Way To Visit Marrakech?

These were my top 15 Moroccan foods that blew me away my first time in Morocco! Plus I even included some of my top Moroccan desserts to try!

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Simple Marrakech Travel Guide

Check out my digital and printable travel guide for first timers to Marrakech Morocco.

Use it digitally on your phone to check off top attractions as you do them. Or print it out in one of three size formates, 8.5 x 11, 5.5 x 8.5, or 2.75 x 4.25 for a packable mini travel planner!

vertical image with text on top: ultimate travel guide: Marrakech Morocco. Underneath is a hand holding up a 4.25 x 5.5 size pocket travel planner. You can see the cover page which has the silhouette of a Moroccan crescent moon doorway. In the background is traditional moroccan architecture in reddish, sand, and light pink hues.

8 Pages included:

  • Cover Page
  • Morocco at a Glance: with tips and quick information about Morocco
  • Marrakech at a Glance: with tips and advice for traveling to Marrakech
  • Marrakech Top Things To Do Checklist: don’t miss a top thing to do in Marrakech by checking off activities as you do them!
  • Moroccan food to try checklist
  • Moroccan souvenirs to buy in Marrakech
  • Common Moroccan phrases in Arabic and French
  • Packing list for Morocco

See it on Etsy >>

Book A Place To Stay In Marrakech

I stayed at the Club Med Marrakech La Palmeraie, and it was exactly what I was looking for – a mix of touring and relaxing without any of the stress that typical comes with travel.

But a more typical place to stay in Marrakech is in a Riad, a hotel with an open air courtyard in the middle. Sometimes there’s a pool, while other times it’s a lounge area.

Riad NayaNour has a few features that I appreciate compared to other Riads in Marrakech. For starters, the room and the courtyard pool are larger than most Riads I’ve looked at. Plus there’s also a rooftop for you to relax in the sun! If you’re a Booking.com Genius Level 2 member, you’ll also get breakfast included with your stay! See room rates and availability!

Riad Lyla is another good option in Marrakech, and it’s even more budget friendly! It offers a wonderful pool and rooftop for guests to enjoy and your booking even has a delicious breakfast included! See room rates and availability.

Or see more Riad and accommodation options on Booking.com.

a vertical photo of a table at the el kebir restaurant. There's a plate filled with different delicious moroccan desserts, with moroccan mint tea behind it, a salt and pepper shaker and toulal moroccan wine
a view through the beautiful Moroccan arched open window frame at the club med Marrakech looking onto the gardens with a stream of water flowing through lush olive trees

There are few things you’ll want to pack for your trip to Morocco that I didn’t think of in advance.

You want to bring a white noise machine with you to Morocco. That’s because prayers are recited over loud speaker from every mosque. Regardless of where you’re staying in Morocco, you will hear the prayers, and they’re loud, and happen when you may want to be sleeping. The exact times will vary, but will happen five times a day at dawn, noon, afternoon, sunset, and at night. I have the Hatch white noise machine, I know it’s for babies but I like how small it is making it very transportable.

Depending on where you’re traveling from, you might also need a European plug adapter. I like this TESSAN US to Europe adapter that gives you 4 outlet converters and 3 USB ports.

It’s also HOT in Morocco, no matter when you visit. I always make sure to bring a refillable water bottle with me. Although the tap water is safe to drink in Morocco, every restaurant will give you bottled water. I would always fill my water bottle with the leftovers. Or if I bought a water bottle I would still put it in my own bottle to keep it cool. I love Thermoflask water bottles, and always bring my 1.2 L bottle (40 oz) to share between my partner and I throughout the day (but they also have smaller sizes!).

And of course, to combat the heat bring sun essentials like a good hat and sunscreen (and don’t forget to reapply!).

an over the top Moroccan style doorway. Thereare 4 arched doorframes, alternating pink and yellow paint and each a bit more indented than the last one until finally reach reach a much smaller wooden door in the same arched shaped as the doorways.

Bring Back The Taste of Morocco

On my trip to Morocco, I enjoyed Moroccan tea daily and learned how to make Moroccan mint tea and how to serve it. Discover how you can bring back this century old tradition from your trip to Morocco. I included both a traditional maghrebi mint tea recipe, but also tips on how to make it with every day tea essentials. See my Moroccan mint tea recipe.

what looks like a floating silver teapot is on the right most edge of the photo poking in. It has a triangle lid and a very defined spout pouring out yellowish tea into a decorated glass cup below. It has gold designs on it, and the bottom half is stained glass navy blue. You can still see that there are fresh mint leaves inside. Next to it is a second almost identical cup, except this one has a red bottom. They both sit on a decorated silver plate, which is on a nice wood table.
a white background (countertop) with a patterned intricate silver tray. The silver tray is filled with everything you need to make traditional moroccan mint tea: a pink pinch bowl filled with granulated sugar, a green pinch bowl filled with gunpowder green tea, a bunch of fresh mint leaves still on the vine laying flat on the tray. Two Moroccan tea cup, one is pink and one is blue, each with gold patterns on them and filled with more fresh mint leaves. And finally in the back, but still on the tray, a silver moroccan mint tea pot with a beautiful pattern.