Marrakech & The Royal Mansour: A Private City Escape

Marrakech & The Royal Mansour: A Private City Escape

This escape is built around a single, exceptional base: your own riad within the Royal Mansour, a private three-story house with its own plunge pool and staff, tucked inside the walls of a property built specifically to recreate the intimacy of the old medina.

At a glance...

Days move at whatever pace you set. Mornings might mean a private walk through the Jardin Majorelle before the gates open to the public or a session with the hotel’s own spice-and-tagine cooking class. Afternoons are for the souks, with a guide who knows which stalls are worth the visit and which are theater for tour groups, or for doing absolutely nothing beside your own pool. Evenings end on a rooftop, the Koutoubia Mosque lit up over the rooftops, and dinner is arranged entirely around what you feel like eating that day.

A day trip to the Ourika Valley can be built in for a change of altitude.

Why Marrakech & The Royal Mansour: A Private City Escape

In detail

  • Day 1: Arrival

    Day 1: Arrival

    Private transfer from Marrakech Menara Airport directly to your riad within the Royal Mansour. The rest of the day is left open; most guests choose to do nothing more than settle in beside their own pool as the first evening call to prayer carries over the medina.

  • Day 2: The Gardens

    Day 2: The Gardens

    A private walk through the Jardin Majorelle before the gates open to the public, followed by an easy morning back at the riad. The afternoon is left free, whether that means the estate’s spa, the pool, or simply reading somewhere shaded.

  • Day 3: The Souks

    Day 3: The Souks

    A private guide leads the way through the souks, distinguishing the stalls worth the visit from those built purely for passing tour groups. Copper, leather, and textiles are the usual focus, though the route can be shaped entirely around your own interests.

  • Day 4: Cooking & Craft

    Day 4: Cooking & Craft

    A private cooking class centered on tagine and couscous, taught in a proper kitchen rather than a demonstration space. The afternoon can be spent exploring the Royal Mansour’s own grounds, its winding alleyways designed to mirror Marrakech’s medina in miniature.

  • Day 5: Ourika Valley or the City

    Day 5: Ourika Valley or the City

    An optional day trip into the Ourika Valley for a change of altitude, waterfalls and Berber villages in the Atlas foothills, or a full day kept inside the city for those who would rather not leave. Both options are built into this itinerary and can be swapped depending on the weather or mood on the day.

  • Day 6: Departure

    Day 6: Departure

    A final morning left open before a private transfer back to the airport. Breakfast can be taken on the riad’s own terrace, the medina’s noise still at a distance.

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