Restaurants
Within the Medina
Les Jardins de la Medina – delightful for lunch and dinner alike.
Tel 00 212 (0) 524 38 18 51
Dar Moha – A lovely riad restaurant which is perhaps at its best in the warmer months when tables are set around a beautiful garden pool. The Moroccan salads serve here are the best in Marrakech (we think!) Tel 00 212 (0) 524 38 64 00
Le Tobsail – Another favourite, particularly for the first time visitor. You are met at the entrance to one of the deepest darkest alleys of the Medina, and led carefully by a kind gentleman, dressed in traditional djellaba and slippers, through the maze towards a small brown door. Inside, the splendid set menu is a veritable Morrocan feast of the best quality. Tel 00 212 (0) 524 44 40 52
Le Foundouk – Ever popular, attracts a fashionable clientele with its excellent food. Tel 00 212 (0) 524 37 81 90
Restaurant in Maison Arabe – First class Morrocan food and service in a lovely restaurant. Formerly one of the best restaurants in Marrakech, the African cocktail bar is second to none and a great place to start your evening. 00 212 (0) 524 38 70 10
Dar Yacout - Perhaps the most famous palace restaurant set deep in the Medina. The vast multi-course set menu unites top quality Moroccan cuisine with traditional musical entertainment. Tel 00 212 (0) 524 38 29 29
Kosybar – 47, Place des Ferblantiers, is a real favourite after a long shopping spree in the Souk. Climbing up to the top floor terrace, you are at eye level with the storks’ nests with wonderful views across the old medina. A lovely international and Moroccan menu and some really comfy sofas on which to flop. Tel 00 212 (0) 524 38 03 24
Casa Lalla – International gastronomic cuisine with a gourmet taster menu that changes each night. Owned and Annabel and Pierre Olivier, this is like eating in someone’s private home. Dinner is served at 8pm and reservation is essential.
Tel 00 212 (0) 524 42 97 57
Tatchibana – Opened in 2007 with Japanese chef M Yuki, run by Albrecht Jerrentrup and Jean Claud Demaria, it is pretty and different with good food and sake. Tel 00 212 (0) 524 38 71 71
Sabal - Here you can choose between occidental or oriental food, but all that is served is refined and well presented. Try to sit in the terrace as it is exceptionally beautiful. Menu from 25€.
Avenue Mohammed V, 40000 Marrakesh.
Puerto Banus – If you’d rather eat fish, try this restaurant where there are three beautiful rooms: Andalusia style, oriental and traditional. All the seafood is fresh, and it is an ideal place to eat while listening to Spanish guitarists. Special lunch menu at 9€.Rue Ibn Habnal, Gueliz 40000 Marrakesh
Dar Essalam - Alfred Hitchcock’s “The man who knew too much” was shot in parts of this restaurant.. An authentic XVIIth century palace, it boasts four rooms with modern architecture. Menu from 20€. 170, riad Zitoun Kedim 40000 Marrakesh
Ksar El Hamra – Good local food and your evening will be animated by music and dancing, while you enjoy the setting: the restaurant used to be a riad, and has an open patio and beautiful small Moroccan “salons”. Menu from 25€ (pastillas, tajines, couscous…).
28, Sabt Ben Daoud – riad Zitoun Kedim – Medina 40000 Marrakesh
Central Marrakech
Grand Café de la Poste – Located opposite the main post office on Ave Mohamed V, this brasserie offers chic good French food, in an ideal location for a shopping trip or to meet friends for a casual lunch, dinner or drinks. Established by the same team as Bo and Zin, this Parisian style restaurant has wi-fi facilities and a great atmosphere. Tel 00 212 (0) 524 43 30 38
Le Dragon d’Or – A good traditional Vietnamese restaurant close to Ave Mohamed V. Tel 00 212 (0) 524 43 06 17
Ourika Valley
Ramuntcho –Drive into the mountains from Bab Adrar and try this restaurant that clings to the mountainside and offers impressive valley, mountain and river photo opportunities. Tel 00 212 (0) 524 44 45 21
Le Maquis – Very good for lunch, particularl as a stopover on a trip up to Setti Fatma. Its French owner offers good standard Franco-Morrocan food and the roadside location, near Oulmes, is particularly convenient from Bab Adrar. Tel 00 212 (0) 524 48 45 31
Dar Piano – A small charming restaurant offering European cuisine in Oulmes (closed Jun-Aug). Tel 00 212 (0) 524 48 48 42
Ourika Village
Imouzzer – In the heart of the bustling village. A ‘locals’ restaurant offering traditional tajine and couscous served on a grand terrace with spectacular views over the plains towards Marrakech. Just drop in for lunch, no reservation necessary. Be warned, you may not want to use the loos, but the food is good!
Ourika Valley Road
Le Plage Rouge – Offers good food served by a fantastic pool with curtained, four-poster beds. Great for couples and families, it turns into a fun nightspot after dark. Closed January and February. Tel 00 212 (0) 524 37 80 86
Le Touggana - Here you will find a pretty garden restaurant and bar serving excellent French cuisine with an original twist. Tel 00 212 (0) 524 37 62 78
Maison des Oliviers – Chic hotel serving raditional Moroccan and European food. Tel 00 212 (0) 524 37 54 05
Bo and Zin – Chic ‘drinking and fooding’ oasis where the cool and sophisticated choose from Thai or Moroccan cuisine, whilst lounging on huge sofas with a glass of President rose in their hand. Tel 00 212 (0) 524 38 80 12.
Marrakech Hivernage
Le Comptoir – For a fun, all-Morrocan experience, where the belly dancers put on a show to remember and the food is pretty good too. Tel 00 212 (0) 524 43 77 02
La Villa – A new French restaurant located opposite the Hotel Kenzi Farah. It is very pretty and the food is especially good. Tel 00 212 (0) 524 42 19 69
La Table du Marche – Attached to the Hivernage Hotel and Spa it has a lovely light lunch menu and some beautiful specialities for the evening with a convenient location on your way into the centre. Tel 00 212 (0) 524 42 41 00
Palais Jad Mahal – A fun place for a great meal. The décor is extravagant and the entertainment is a delight (starts around 10pm). Tel 00 212 (0) 524 43 69 84
Salam Bombay – One of the few Indian restaurants in Marrakech. So if you fancy England’s favourite dish then you can find it here!. Tel 00 212 (0) 524 43 70 83
Marrakech Gueliz
Café du Livre – A small charming café in a second-hand bookshop with a great selection of English and French books, guidebooks and leaflets. Also Wi-Fi facilities. Good light meals from breakfast to supper. Close to Ave Mohamed V, behind the old Gueliz market. Tel 00 212 (0) 524 43 21 49
La Trattoria di Giancarlo – Offers top quality Italian food served by the pool or, in the winter, by a roaring fire. Great aperitifs and the food and service are consistently good. Tel 00 212 (0) 524 43 26 41
Hotel Tichka Salam – Serves a great buffet lunch and good evening meals in one of its two restaurants or ouside around the large lantern-lit pool. Tel 00 212 (0) 524 44 87 10
Bagatelle – Old fashioned brasserie-style restaurant serving French food in a pretty garden setting. Tel 00 212 (0) 524 43 02 74
Machmara – a good chic modern café serving lovely salads and good light French food. Excellent if you are on a shopping trip and good fun to sit on the roof terrace or in the window – and watch the world go by. Tel 00 212 (0) 524 42 25 32
Palmeraie
L’Abyssin – This is outdoor eating at its most exotic. It is within the exclusive hotel Palais Rhoul, and is set in the most spectacular modern tented restaurant. The food is very pricey but excellent. It is a long drive through Marrakech and out of the northern side of the city along the dirt racks of the palmeraie, but many say it is well worth the trek. Tel 00 212 (0) 524 32 94 94
Nikki Beach – The Palmeraie’s Ibiza connection! Located next to the Golf Palace Hotel, it is a really fun place to spend the day around the pool, listening to music – but the food lets it down a bit. Tel 00 212 (0) 524 33 24 94
Palais des Ambre – Very costly but offers stunning French cuisine in a beautiful setting. Tel 00 212 (0) 524 32 84 91
Other Restaurants
Le Flouka – a lovely fish restaurant with a beautiful lakeside terrace. Located at the Lalla barrage, Takerhoust. Tel 00 212 (0) 564 49 26 60
Le Relais du Lac – Also set on the lake at Lalla Takerkoust and offers some really good grilled meats whilst you sit back and take in some of the most spectacular views of Toubkal. Tel 00 212 (0) 561 24 24 54
Kasbah Agafay – A truly beautiful setting in the mountains, serving international and Moroccan foodo – why not take in a cooking lesson or a beauty therapy at the same time. Tel 00 212 (0) 524 36 86 00
La Route des Epices – Quite a trek, but a lovely setting for some good international and Moroccan food. Tel 00 212 (0) 524 30 03 02
Kasbah Tamado – This is Richard Branson’s Moroccan retreat. A beautiful setting in the mountains outside Asni with all that you would expect of a Virgin Limited addition location! Booking essential and a wonderful excuse to venture into the mountains. Tel 00 212 (0) 524 36 82 00
Activities
Horse Riding in the Atlas Mountains
If you are passionate about horse riding and love the open spaces, this is the perfect way to spend the afternoon or the whole day. The ranch is situated 25km away from Marrakesh. 600dh for half a day, 900dh for the whole day.
932, residence Al Massar – route de Safi 40000 Marrakesh
Palm Road and Locaquad – Quad and Motorbiking
Feeling adventurous? Then undertake visiting southern Morocco by motorbike or by quadbike. With Palm Road you will be riding very well-equipped motorcycles and will be guided by a professional. If you prefer quads, then you can drive through Berber villages in small groups, about 10km away from Marrakesh.
Palm road: 120€ for the day. Reda, number 6, km 2 – route de l’aéroport. 40000 Marrakesh
Locaquad : JP Gandibleux and Nadia, Mekki Berrada – Assif D number 19, 40000 Marrakesh.
Skiing
As astonishing as it may seem, you can actually go skiing while holidaying in Morocco, if you are there between December and April! Less than an hour away from Marrakesh is the small but charming Oukaimeden ski resort. There you can rent all the equipment you need. The day pass is only 100DH.
Rand Atlas – Waterskiing, Jetskiing, Wakeboarding
This resort is situated 20 minutes away from Marrakesh, at the Lalla Takarkoust barrage. Rand’Atlas offers a variety of fun activities: jet ski, wakeboard, water skiing…
Marrakech Golf Club
Built in the 1920s by the pasha of the city, it is one of the oldest golf courses in Morocco. More than 6000m² of land at the foot of the Atlas, and you will be surrounded by palm trees, orange and apricot trees, cypresses.
BP 634, old Ouarzazate road.
Palmeraie Golf Palace
This golf course boasts thousands of palm trees and several lakes. There are also many sand obstacles. In the middle of the course is the clubhouse, a beautiful Moresque structure with ochre walls and green tiles. From 250DH.
Jardins de la Palmeraie, BP 1488 40000 Marrakesh.
Tennis in Marrakech
In Guéliz, the new town area of Marrakech city, there is a large and historic Royal Tennis Club, boasting nine clay courts of the highest standard.
Sand and Sea Surfing in Morocco
Surfing in Morocco can take many forms. The Atlantic Coast, just two hours drive from Bab Adar D'Atlas, offers challenging surf, whilst the undulating Sahara dunes, three hours south of Bab Adrar, present a unique surfing experience.
Water skiing and boarding can be enjoyed on several nearby lakes, and the mountain snows provide ample opportunity to enjoy some winter downhill excitement.
Fishing in Morocco
If fishing is your passion, Morocco can offer rewarding results from both fresh and salt waters. The pure mountain air and streams, the warm Moroccan sun with both Atlantic and Mediterranean coasts and the stunning panoramas make this one of the most memorable fishing venues in the world.
Morocco from the Air
The experience of floating in silence over Marrakech and magnificent surrounding landscapes is magical. Most tours take you over the city, across the palmerie (the only way to appreciate the scale of this vast oasis), over a Berber village and sometimes into the Atlas Mountains. Due to the Marrakech weather system, hot air balloon tours can generally only be taken in the morning, and do not run in the height of the summer (July/August).
Other air-borne activities include helicopter rides, small planes and even micro-lighting.
ULM in Marrakech
C. Calmon and M. Massing – BP 1705, 40007 Marrakesh
Walking and Trekking in Morocco
Whether visitors want a short walk along village or mountain paths; a day's walk and picnic beside a mountain lake, or a two day trek with over-night bivouac stay - it can all be arranged at Bab Adrar.
Hot Air Ballooning near Marrakech
Discover the area around Marrakesh in a hot air baloon with a company called Ciel d'Afrique. They take clients out to the desert in a four-wheel drive vehicle - be prepared to leave early (5 or 6 in the morning) - the flight time is around one hour over the desert - please consult their site for more info.
Ciel d'Afrique
BP 7333 Sidi Abbad
40000 Marrakech - Maroc Tel : +212 (0) 24 43 28 43
Fax : +212 (0) 24 43 28 47
Clubbing
The club scene in Marrakech enjoys a glamorous chic all of its own and Bab Adrar is located on the right side of town to make the most of its fantastic night life.
Follow the Ourika Valley road back towards Marrakech and you will find:
Pacha, Boulevard Mohamed VI, Hotel Aguedal. Adding a Moroccan twist to this Ibiza favourite, Pacha welcomes the best DJs from around the world.
Bo & Zin, Route de l'Ourika, Km 13. More of a restaurant than a club, but after 10pm, the lights go down and the music is turned up - what an atmosphere.
La Plage Rouge, Route de l’Ourika, Km 10. Lounge around the pool, paddle from the sandy beach and as night falls, the party really gets started.
Carry on towards the city and you will come to the exclusive Hivernage district, with its top hotels, restaurants and clubs:
Jad Mahal, Fontaine de la Mamounia, Bab Jdid, Hivernage. This lively venue with its vibrant decor, invites the wealthy and glamorous to dance the night away in style. Its resident DJ plays a mix of house and club classics.
Paradise, Kempinski Mansour Eddahbi, Avenue de France, Hivernage. A large, flashy club with vibrant decor and capacity crowds. Dance to a mix of R&B, hip-hop and Arabic classics.
Theatro, Hotel Es Saadi, Avenue El Quadissia. This ultimately indulgent former theatre with its stage surrounded by four-poster beds and staff dancing on the bar and pouring drinks - over each other.
White Room, Rue de Paris, Hivernage. A more European-style nightclub with celebrity DJs and the ultimate
atmosphere of cool.
Other Activities
Horse Riding near Bab Adrar
Exploring Morocco on horseback lets you to experience the detail of its fascinating countryside and culture in leisurely comfort. We can arrange for your day's mount to be brought to Bab Adrar D'Atlas, from where you can explore the surrounding Berber villages, lush olive groves and farmlands.
How about a leisurely ride through beautiful scenery towards a lunchtime picnic, taken under the shade of a traditional Moroccan bivouac?
Morocco Motorsports
Not everyone will enjoy driving while on holiday - but, for the motor enthusiast Morocco has some stunning opportunities for quad and four-by-four driving. Whether precarious mountain tracks are your preference, or a 4x4 across the desert dunes, there are thousands of routes that can give enthusiasts a memorable challenge.
Mountain Biking In Morocco
Following the Ourika Valley road towards the Atlas Mountains, cyclists can choose from many off-road trails of varying degrees of difficulty. Maps and cycle route guides will be available to those Bab Adrar guests who want to explore on two wheels.
Skiing In Morocco
Ouikeimden is North Africa's largest ski resort and has the continent's highest lift.
Ouikeimden is located about 40 minutes from Bab Adrar D'Atlas and caters for downhill and cross-country skiers as well as snowboarders.
Tennis in Marrakech
In Guéliz, the new town area of Marrakech city, there is a large and historic Royal Tennis Club, boasting nine clay courts of the highest standard.
Walking and Trekking in Morocco
Whether visitors want a short walk along village or mountain paths; a day's walk and picnic beside a mountain lake, or a two day trek with over-night bivouac stay - it can all be arranged at Bab Adrar.
Hot Air Balooning near Marrakesh - discover the area around Marrakesh in a hot air baloon with a company called Ciel d'Afrique. They take clients out to the deser in a four wheel drive - be prepared to leave early (5 or 6 in the morning) - the flight time is around one hour over the desert - please consult their site for more info.
Ciel d'Afrique
BP 7333 Sidi Abbad
40000 Marrakech - Maroc Tel : +212 (0) 24 43 28 43
Fax : +212 (0) 24 43 28 47
Site Web : www.cieldafrique.info
E-mail : contact@cieldafrique.info
Spas
Les jardins de la Medina is a spa centre in the middle of the busy Medina. There you can easily relax with essential oil or alga massages; there is also a “green” space for you to enjoy tea and delicacies.
The Oriental Spa Es Saadi offers its clients hammam treatment, body scrub with black soap, rose body wraps… all in an oriental decor.
Avenue El Quadissia
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