Things to do in  Casablanca

If you only have a short time in Casablanca, this is the tour for you. Abdel was a fantastic guide! I am a history person with a keen interest in religion and Abdel was able to answer all my questions. We visited the medina, Rick's Cafe, the outside of Hassan II mosque, and many other local places that I would not have been able to visit alone as a single female. Full disclosure: Hassan II was closed due to the pandemic, but it should open again shortly. Get in contact with the tour company before booking if this is a deal-breaker for you.

Abdel was a great guide. The Hassan II Mosque is an incredibly impressive building and a must-see destination. I enjoyed other part of the tour as well, including learning more about Casablanca and Moroccan history. By the end of the tour, I felt like I had seen everything that I needed to see in Casablanca. Highly recommend it to other travelers.

Hayat was a good hostess. I enjoyed the market visit and preparing the food together. I recommend this class for anyone with time to spare in Casablanca who wants to see a bit of local life and learn how to make some good local food.

Our guide was very knowledgeable and was able to speak good English (not very common here). We were pleased with the views, the food, the cultural aspects, and the architecture. The medina was the highlight of the day. It's unbelievable how much goes on inside those tight alleys! The drive from and to Casablanca was a bit long, though.

We had an amazing day :) our driver was fluent in English, helpful and really kind :) Casablanca and Marrakesh were really colorful, and we met a whole different world there :) and the camel ride was a lifetime experience :) I highly recommend this trip for everyone.

Really happy with the content of this tour, the guide Bennis was very knowledgeable about the whole city, was very patient and answered any questions, no matter what topic. The option of paying a small amount in cash to see inside the mosque was the best surprise. Would recommend you do this the first day of your trip to Casablanca.

I arrived late at night after a long trip from Texas. I speak English and a little Spanish, but no French or Moroccan. It was a treat to have a worry-free ride already arranged from the Casablanca airport, to my hotel in Rabat. The friendly driver was not at the airport door that I exited, but I found him right away at the next door.

Our driver was great. He was very helpful and chatted with us about different things to do in Casablanca. We had a small issue finding our AirBnb, but he helped us and even called the host to help us find it. The best service!! Thank you so much..

The tour and the guide were lovely. Rabbat and Casablanca from what we could tell have very few sites, so for one day to see them all, this was perfect.

Our guide was incredibly personable & was extremely informative. He was very willing to answer all our questions on local issues & made some great food recommendations. As we had limited time in Casablanca, this tour was exactly what we needed to see the highlights of Casablanca!

The tour in the market was a lot of fun and knowledge. We had lunch in the market and then went home to cook. Food came out delicious, company was great. Chamsis family excepted me as a family member and it was fun. Best way to see Casablanca.

Although folks seem to bad mouth Casablanca as a city to spend some time in, we found it absolutely fascinating thanks to our great tour leader, Nabil. Young, fluent in English and excited about the beauty and mystery of Casablanca and Rabat he made our day a complete joy. Highly recommended.

Three friends and I had an extra day in Casablanca, so decided to finish our vacation with this one-day trip to Fez. We were picked up at 7:00 am and arrived in Fez around 10:00 am. We met our guide in Fez and immediately began our tour. We spent most of the time in the Medina, which is where most of the cultural and historical sites are located. Our guide was very knowledgeable and took us to see all of the places that were on our list. Lunch was at a very nice restaurant, serving all of the traditional Moroccan dishes we had come to love during our stay. Our tour ended with the tannery, which was also very interesting. The drive back to our hotel took four hours, mainly because the police were stopping all vehicles supposedly looking for possible drug dealers. But the vehicle was so comfortable, we didn't mind the delay.

Aziz was a fantastic tour guide. He is from the city so he knows all the best places to see. He speaks fluent English. I really enjoyed this tour and would highly recommend as you get to see all the main attractions of Casablanca with a great guide who is very knowledgeable about the city. The scooter is super easy to use and a great way to cover a large area. The trip also includes a stop for coffee and a walking tour around the areas that are difficult to navigate with the scooter. This is a super way to enjoy the sights and is excellent value and very worthwhile. Enjoy!

Where do I begin? Our drive from Casablanca to Marrakech was about an hour and a half. The driver stopped halfway at a gas station so we could load up on local snacks and drinks. Our first stop was a camel ride (actually Dromedaries), what a blast. Our guide made some camel shaped rings from palm fronds for the girls (super cool). Once we arrived in town, we immediately took a walk through the city and went to lunch. The place we ate was phenomenal, great food, great service, great experience. Our guide youseff was absolutely phenomenal. He took us through the Médina marketplace, we experienced live Moroccan rug making, argan oil making and handmade leather shoes and bags. In addition, we stopped at a communal bread oven and hammas to see how they heat the baths. We had some free time to shop and then back to Casablanca. All in all, an amazing experience. Just remember that you can always say NO to any shopping. They’re very good at trying to get you to purchase things but never feel bad if you say no thanks. Yes they pressure you but again, just say no. Great tour!!! Highly recommend.

Our party of five had the best time learning to cook Moroccan food with our host, Hayat. Hayat was a fantastic host - she arranged to pick us up from our hotel in central Casablanca, took us to a local market to buy supplies, and then welcomed us to her home to learn how to cook. Her home was lovely and well-suited to the cooking demonstration. We started with a welcoming Moroccan tea and an assortment of both savory and sweet cookies. Then we began in the kitchen where we were led, step by step, in preparing two appetizers and two main dishes. For the appetizers, we made an aubergine spread and a pepper spread - we prepared the ingredients (lots of chopping) and helped with the cooking. We also had a choice of entrees but our group decided the chicken tagine and lamb with prunes were the way to go. The chicken was cooked in traditional tagine pots over coals in Hayat's kitchen. The lamb was prepared in a pressure cooker. Hayat walked us through the recipes and the spices used, step by step. The results were fabulous - we ate like kings. After all that food we then had tea and/or coffee, oranges and Moroccan cookies. Eventually we rolled out the door and were provided a ride back to our hotel. I think we don't need to eat for another 3 weeks. The experience was so much fun. Hayat was a great teacher. She is multi-lingual and fluent in English (and French and Arabic). We really felt like we got a glimpse at local life and learned about preparing Moroccan food. It was a wonderful way to spend a day in Casablanca - highly recommended!

The drivers and guides were pleasant. The trip was a full day. The camel ride was sublime, and afterwards there was a delicious Moroccan lunch. After that, we ventured into Marrakech where a guide showed us several key sites. There wasn't enough free time to peruse the medina to shop for anything, and the guide stopped at a particular carpet vendor who tried to pull a hard sell. The same thing happened at a silver jewelry shop. I just told the vendors I wasn't interested in buying anything. We saw some cool things, but I wish I had a little more time to see each of the places we saw. Overall, I'd say it's worth it, but keep in mind that driving to and from Casablanca takes up a considerable chunk of the day.

It is a long trip (3.5 hours) from Casablanca to Fez but our driver was excellent and offered door to ship service. Guide was friendly and informed and the sites visited were well selected. Especially liked the tour of the weaving atelier, the ceramic factory to see the mosaics being made, wandering through the old University of Fez domicile and the home and rug display. Overall a great day.

This tour was a great intro into Casablanca and I was surprised at what the city has to offer. My guide and driver was excellent and went out of their way to understand more about what I was interested in, see and do. I've been to Casablanca once before but didn't have a chance to see much, so having a guide show me the hidden away places was excellent and we walked and drove around areas I hadn't seen before. I would recommend this tour - well organised, excellent guide. Gives me a list of places I want to go back to and re-visit!

We had the most wonderful day with two lovely Moroccan gentlemen. It has long been a dream to visit Marrakech and they made the dream come true for us. Friendship Across the Sea Yesterday, Thursday, October 3, 2019, we met two young men in Morocco. Amine Ouakkadi lives in Casablanca and Joussef Kharroubi lives in Marrakech. We did not know these men but Amine was our driver and guide for our 2.5 hour drive from the Port of Casablanca to Marrakech. He has been a driver and tour guide for sixteen years. Amine is the father of three children, a daughter and two sons. His youngest child is only six months old. Once we arrived in Marrakech we connected with Joussef for our walking tour of the old city, the palace, the beautiful gardens dedicated to the memory of Yves Saint Laurent, our luncheon restaurant and our tour through the narrow shopping streets inside the walls of the old medina. The wall is18 kms encircling the old city and there are 9 gates in which to enter. We were introduced to so many wonderful Moroccans and each and everyone of them treated us with kindness, respect and hospitality. We were served hot tea in a private home and also hot tea in the beautiful carpet shop. We were told over and over that we were welcome in the city and that they were very happy to have us visit. There is no shortage of hospitality in Marrakech. We had a great conversation with our guide while on our camel ride and we stopped for a few minutes while he pulled the tender shoots from the centre of a small palm tree. We were not sure why but as he walked with us he wove them into two small camels and he presented them to us as gifts and a souvenir of our day with him. They will hang on my Christmas tree this year. We laughed and had great conversations with the camel herdsman as well as the people of the city. I met a wonderful young woman Ema who worked in a specialty shop which created Koutoubia Herbal oils which is Moroccan Argan oil. She explained that the nuts are taken from the trees, split open and the seeds are ground and the oils are extracted. It was a very time consuming practice and interesting to see. Ema will celebrate her 20th birthday on October 6th so we are both born under the Libra sign and I will remember her on her special day. At our restaurant the waiters could not do enough for us. So much food presented to us and served with generosity and kindness. Our walk through the old city was beyond interesting and informative. Joussef knew e