Marrakech Medina, Palaces & Secret Gardens Self-Guided Audio Tour

Marrakech shows the street almost nothing. Its walls are packed red earth, and almost everything worth seeing is behind them: carved plaster, hand-cut glazed tile, painted cedar ceilings and courtyard gardens. This walk teaches you to read them. Start under the Koutoubia's tower, pass the carved gate of the old royal quarter, the Saadian Tombs, the Badi and the Bahia palaces, cross Jemaa el-Fnaa, lose yourself in the souks, and finish in a prince's old orchard by the city walls. Along the way: how cut-tile mosaic is made, why there are no faces in the decoration, how to bargain in the souks, and the four-part garden that Marrakech built everywhere. Self-guided, so the walk is yours: 16 stops, about 6 km, about 3 hours at an easy pace, with English audio and a live GPS map. No group, no guide, no set start time.