10/06/2025
Marrakech! I’ve wanted to go for so long so I was really pleased to finally make it there although prior to going I didn’t really have any knowledge about the place (googling two days before what the currency was/temperature was /dress code etiquette was 🤣🤣).
Only 3 hours 15 mins on the plane and wow what a culture change! I’ve tried to include a variety of photos/videos in this post to show the ‘real’ Marrakech… mad motorbikes everywhere, hundreds of stray cats, markets etc but also photos of some of the modern rooftop restaurants and our beautiful riad we stayed in (). Riads were houses for the wealthy, which used to have a fountain in the centre and an open courtyard lots have been converted into hotels and restaurants and they are right in the centre of Marrakech.
The markets/Medina are a bit mad as are the Souks but have your wits about you and you’ll be ok… we only got randomly hassled by someone once. Also I chose to dress respectfully and cover my knees and shoulders, many didn’t and it’s it’s not a hard and fast rule but I didn’t want to create unwelcome attention so preferred to cover… even though it was very hot! Getting up to 39 one day!
It’s a ‘closed currency’ in Morocco so you can only get it once there, most places accept euros too and they still very much like cash, even one of the new, cool rooftop restaurants Otto only took cash.
If you’ve read this far well done!! We also took a day trip to the waterfalls and had an amazing hamman exfoliation treatment and massage.. and we bought random smelly things from a very knowledgeable man who probably ripped us off but we didn’t care 🤣.
