Marrakech Food Tasting Tour by Bike
Description
Combine your love for delicious food and cycling on this food tasting tour by bike! This tour allows you to sample the wonderful culinary delights of the 'Red City' of Marrakech. You will first bike to the famous Jemaa el-Fnaa square and then navigate through the mysterious medina stopping for sweets, meats, and more.
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Itinerary
You can arrive by taxi or by walking if you use Google Maps see AXS-Bike Tours and Hire Marrakech. We are one of the original bike touring companies in Marrakech in this location since 2010. Please arrive at the shop 10 mins early to meet the guides and chat and ofcourse do the bike fitting, helmet fitting and safety discussion.
We will pass close to a traditional neighborhood market place. Nearby will stop for traditional breakfast where the locals eat. We will taste the bisara (soup made from flat beans) and loubia (saucy white beans) and will sop it up with local bread and ofcourse sweet mint tea.
The older part was built by the Almoravide Youseff ben Tashfin in the 1070 and was updated by Ali ben Yousseff in 1106. In the 17th century the Alouite family dynasty restored and finshed the palace we see today. As it used by the Royal Family and can not be entered by tourists so we will pass by on our bikes.
We will stop just outside the Saadien tombs but will not go in as bikes are not allowed inside. We will stop at the Kasbah Mosque built by Ya'qub al-Mansur of the Almohad dynasty between 1185 and 1190.
Riding from Kasbah we enter the Medina going into the Mellah which the traditional Jewish quarter of Marrakech. This quarter is famous for gold and silver the fish market as well as the spice markets. We will stop at a spice seller who we know well and get a full explation of Moroccain spices, you can purchase if you like or just listen and learn.
We will stop in a local restaurant to taste different types of food. We start with a Moroccan saland then you can taste tangia, couscous and tagine. We will finish in the traditional way with mint tea. We have a seperate stop for cookies - save room
We enter the Jemaa el-Fnaa by bike. This is world heritage site where travelers over the ages have gathered to trade goods, be entertained by stories and like performances and ofcourse to eat and drink. We will stop in the center of the square to have a cold glass of orange juice. We will also stop at the 12th century Koutobia Mosque and learn the history of this important landmark
We have some sweets along the way and eventually find our way through the maze of streets back to where we started - AXS Bike Tours and Hire but full of memories and tastes of Marrakech
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Important Information
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- The duration of transfers are approximate, the exact duration will depend on the time of day and traffic conditions
- Minimum age is 10 years
Reviews(50)
We had an interesting experience. Our guide did not tell us much about food and we never made it to the spice market. I forgot to ask about it at the time and we just followed our guide trustingly. Cycling through the Medina was hectic but fun. We ended up at a school where they feed homeless people breakfast in the evening during Ramadan which was bizzare. Tasty soup though.
Unas was an excellent guide with great knowledge. Fantastic way to get around the city and to take in the sights I would highly recommend this tour.
One of the best tours we did in Marrakech. Our guide, Younis, was knowledgable and good humoured. He also navigated us safely on bikes through the city. The food stops were excellent but we also got a good insight into the history of the city. Five stars for this tour.
Brilliant way to see the highlights of Marrakech and taste some authentic food. Mohammed was a super guide - very friendly and knowledgable and kept us safe on the busy streets! Highly recommended.
Our guide was very friendly and helpful. Since our food tour just fell on Ramadan and many shops had closed during the day, we could not start our original LocalTour like this. But our guide improvised superbly and moved the tasting to the medina. And who can claim to have ridden through with the bike DA! The food was very delicious and by bike you could drive off many sights and also immediately stomped off the extra pounds. There was also a lot of interesting information about Moroccan culture, religion and cuisine, all in an easy-to-understand English. What we also found very positive was that we were not driven to any shops where spices, oils or clothes are literally forced on you. All in all a good tour, which is probably even better outside Ramadan time!
Bike tour was lots of fun. I'm sure we were just confused because we had read about so many different activities, but we did expect this tour to be more food tasting than biking. We did have a main dish at one restaurant, and a smoothie at another place, and both were really yummy. We biked through the medina, and the tour guide pointed out some great things for us to go explore later. He also took some fun pictures of us. The starting and ending point for the tour was outside of the medina, which meant that we had a significant length of ride at the beginning and end of the tour. Bikes are not allowed to ride on the sidewalks, so we drove on the side of the road, and sometimes competed with the cars for space on the road. The guides were awesome at keeping us safe, and helped us negotiate the busy round-a-bouts safely. We had a couple of teenaged boys in our group who were not super experienced with driving and sharing the road, but the guides were very patient and kind. They made sure we all had bikes that fit us, and they were able to tweak a couple of adjustments along the way as well. The guides were so nice even though we were about 20 min late for our appointment. I would definitely recommend for anyone who wants a different perspective of the city, and for people who enjoy biking.
This was our favorite experience in our time in Morocco. Definitely need to feel comfortable about riding a bike, but it's much easier than it may seem when pressed into the tight confines of the medina. We were able to see and taste so much in a short amount of time and get great recommendations, wish we had booked it for our first day in town!
I am an avid foodie and an amateur cyclist, and this tour was a very satisfying combination of my two interests. If I had one criticism, it would be that I wish there had been more food stops, although every stop we did make was well curated. (If I remember correctly, we made 5 stops.) Our group was small enough to feel approachable and our guide was generous with his time -- we never felt in a rush. Our guide, Ismail B, went above and beyond to ensure that my partner and I were comfortable and satisfied during our experience. As an added bonus, he captured many photos of us during the tour that we will cherish for years to come. Ismail was extremely kind and patient. I would recommend this tour for the person who seeks to sample the kind of cuisine locals enjoy and also wants to experience the perspective on Merrakech that a cyclist gains.
We took the four hour tour of the city lead by MohammedG. The bikes were of a very good standard and MohammedG was an excellent guide - unlike many other bike and bite tours - food stops on this tour allowed us to feast on a wide range of typical Morocco’s food and drink. Between the food stops we tour the inner core of the city and were taken to a number of important locations in the city. I highly recommend the tour and the guide. I also suggest you don’t eat before tour as you will be well feed as you cycle around. A key point to note is the TripAdvisor directions to start point of the tour are wrong - contact Xstream sports and ask them to send you a text of the correct address.
Thank you so much for the nice review and so happy you enjoyed this countries incredible food!
Was picked up at our Ryad by our young guide, Younes, to take us to bike shop. Once geared up w helmet and good mountain bike, we took off to the old Medina. Squeezed through narrower and narrower streets filled w shops, casual roadside restaurant/stands. Saw kids coming out of schools; donkey carts blocking our paths; the royal palace protected by uniformed guards... We started w their typical breakfast: white bean soup with olive oil, then had fresh pomegranate and ginger juice (my choice—there is plenty to choose from) next to the monkey trainers and snake charmers, the. strong coffee (and bathroom stop) then a tagine and beef tangia feast. We finished with sticky sweets near the gate. He photographed us in the most acrobatic ways so we have good picture of ourselves biking in Marrakech! Great exercise, bit crazy but felt safe, and good intro to Moroccan food! Alexandra
Alexandra, thank you so much for the very descriptive review. Your review makes me want to take the tour myself! So happy you enjoyed it.
