Morocco with kids? The best place to start is Marrakech — an ancient yet accessible city with street entertainment, rooftop restaurants and colourful markets.
Though it might seem an unlikely family travel destination, Marrakech's magical medina, historic attractions and sprawling deserts will create memories for a lifetime.
The melodic song of the call to prayer bouncing off the honeycomb-coloured medina walls; the hammering of metal and bray of a donkey in the winding souqs; the whine of aflute in the Jemaa el-Fnaa square at dusk — there’s much to enchant kids in Marrakech’s ancient heart. Thisdestination might not be the most likely of family city breaks, but it’s guaranteed to burrow deep into your children’s memories.
Beyond the city, there are many excellent day trips, from gentle hikes and waterfall excursions in the High Atlas Mountains to quad biking in the Agafay desert and kid-friendly cooking classes surrounded by village farms.
Late afternoon to early evening is also a good time to let kids explore Marrakech’s many gardens. They’ll be in good company with all the local children, who come for family picnics in the shade of palm trees. The gardens surrounding the Koutoubia Mosque are the closest to the medina, but Cyber Park a five-minute walk northwest has a more local vibe, as do the Menara Gardens a little further west.
After around 2pm, the Jemaa el-Fnaa is closed to traffic, orange-juice stalls pack away and the medina’s main square is transformed into a huge street-food market. It’s not just a good place for dinner come dusk, but also live entertainment with magic tricks,A wealth of kid-friendly day trips can be organised from Marrakech, too.
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