Marrakech and Ourika « Garden tour » (2 days)
In Morocco, the art of gardening is a way of life.
From the ancestral times to nowadays, the diversified climate, the nature of the soil as well as the managed water kept inspiring builders, gardeners, artists and botanists.
From islamic gardens to artists’ gardens, from the oasis to the gardens of simples (herbs used in traditional Berber medicine), from the traditional crops to the new ones, factors of development, this 2-day trip, which allows to see this art in its tradition as well as in its renewed style, will delight plant and garden lovers.
From the world-known Marrakech gardens to those, more confidential, located in the small Ourika valley, you will be immersed night and day in the plant world enhanced by the human hand.
Duration
2 days / 1 night
Period
All year round
Price/person
175€ per person on the basis of 2 people
170€ per person on the basis of 3 people
165€ per person on the basis of 4 people
160€ per person on the basis of 5 people
155€ per person on the basis of 6 people
150€ per person on the basis of 7 people
145€ per person on the basis of 8 people
Number of people
From 2 to 8 people
– Overview of the art of gardening
– Quiet, soothing and diversified trip
– Trip focussed of cultural and sensory aspects
Day 1 :
– Departure from the meeting point at 9am
– Guided visit of the Secret Garden and its tower
– Visit of the Majorelle Garden
– Typical Moroccan meal at 1pm
– Visit of the Palm grove
– Visit of the Menara
– End of the tour at 4pm and return to the starting point
– Dinner and night on the edge of the Ourika valley in a riad surrounded by a garden or in a caidal tent
Day 2 :
– Visit of the Ourika bio-aromatic garden
– Visit of the Saffron Paradise, with its sensory path and its plant-based foot baths
– Traditional Moroccan meal on the edge of water
– Short hike to the Ourika waterfalls
– Visit of the contemporaneous artist’s garden Anima
– Return to the Marrakech starting point at 5pm
– Tickets for garden visits
– Guided visits
– 2 lunches and a dinner
– Night in a riad or a caidal tent (breakfast included)
– Snack at the Saffron Paradise with an organic saffron tea or infusion, seed and saffron bread baked in a wood fire, culinary preparations with saffron and argan oil
– Fresh water on demand
– Your purchases
– Guide for an Ourika valley hike if desired
– Additional or upgraded room