Here's a write-up of my trip to Marrakesh, Morocco last week with family. We were a group of 14 with a mix of ages from toddlers to seniors.
Accommodation 🏡
We stayed in the south of Marrakesh around 20 minutes by car to the centre. We booked a villa which we had exclusive access to. The villa had a decent size swimming pool and a large garden. We booked it via Airbnb.
Expect to pay £400 to £600 per night for a villa which has a decent size swimming pool and a decent size garden. The earlier you book and the further you are from the town centre, the more you'll get for your money.
Flights ✈️
We flew with Ryanair from London Stansted to Marrakesh Menara Airport. Our flight both ways was an afternoon flight which was just perfect. (Early morning and late night flights are the worst!) We booked our flights six months ahead of our trip and it cost us around £200 per person.
Getting around 🚐
We used a company called Tours R Us Morocco to transport us around by minibus. They charged us around £50 for a two-way trip to the town centre. We asked around and that was the price that different transport providers were quoting.
We used TTC Morocco for our airport transfers. We booked it via Travel Supermarket (which is powered by HolidayTaxis) for £65 (there and back).
Both transport companies were great. We used two different companies for the sake of experimenting and matching prices.
Food 🥘🥤
We did a big shop at Carrefour in Menara Mall on our first day because we had no grocery stores near us and so that we wouldn't have to go grocery shopping again after.
For meals, our routine was as follows:
- Make breakfast ourselves in our accommodation.
- Keep it simple for lunch with bread and cheese from a local bakery.
- Go out for dinner or order in from a local restaurant.
For dinner, we stuck to the recommendations of our accommodation host and they were bang on the money. The restaurants which we got food from and enjoyed were Venezia Ice, Bladna and Toubkal. Expect to pay around £5 to £8 per person at these restaurants.
