Things to Do in Morocco

20 places across Marrakech, Agadir and 7 more cities — ranked by traveler ratings, with photos and where to find each one.

Hassan II Mosque

Casablanca · Rabat-Salé-Kénitra · mosque · ★ 4.7 · 31,033 reviews · Open in Google Maps ↗

The Hassan II Mosque is a mosque in Casablanca, Morocco. It is the second largest mosque in Africa and one of the largest mosques in the world. Its minaret is the world's second tallest minaret at 210 metres (689 ft).

Hassan II Mosque
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Jardin Majorelle

Marrakech · Marrakech-Safi · garden · ★ 4.4 · 60,473 reviews · Open in Google Maps ↗

The Majorelle Garden is a one-hectare (two-acre) botanical garden and artist's landscape garden in Marrakesh, Morocco. It was created by the French Orientalist artist Jacques Majorelle over almost forty years, starting in 1923, and features a Cubist villa designed by French architect Paul Sinoir in the 1930s.

Jardin Majorelle

Djemaa El-Fna

Marrakech · Marrakech-Safi · cultural landmark · ★ 4.3 · 51,946 reviews · Open in Google Maps ↗

Jemaa el-Fnaa, also Jemaa el-Fna, Djema el-Fna or Djemaa el-Fnaa, is a square and market place in the medina quarter of Marrakesh, Morocco. It remains the main square of Marrakesh, used by locals and tourists.

Djemaa El-Fna

Ouzoud Falls

Ouzoud · Marrakech-Safi · tourist attraction · ★ 4.6 · 19,906 reviews · Open in Google Maps ↗

Ouzoud Falls is the collective name for several waterfalls in the province of Azilal in Morocco. The waterfalls empty into the El-Abid River's (Arabic for "Slaves' River") gorge. A popular tourism destination, they are located 36 kilometres (22 mi) from the town of Azilal and 150 kilometres (93 mi) from Marrakesh.

Ouzoud Falls
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Souk El Had

Agadir · market · ★ 4.3 · 39,476 reviews · Open in Google Maps ↗

With over 3000 stalls the souk is a must see. Everything from tourist souvenirs, clothes, leather goods, household items, to fruit and veg. If you are a tourist and enter via Gate 9 or 10 (the main gates) expect to be approached by someone offering to guide you.

Koutoubia Mosque

Marrakech · Marrakech-Safi · mosque · ★ 4.6 · 18,553 reviews · Open in Google Maps ↗

The Kutubiyya Mosque or Koutoubia Mosque is the largest mosque in Marrakesh, Morocco. It is located in the southwest medina quarter of Marrakesh, near the Jemaa el-Fnaa market place, and is flanked by large gardens.

Koutoubia Mosque
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Ben Youssef Madrasa

Marrakech · Marrakech-Safi · historical landmark · ★ 4.7 · 13,031 reviews · Open in Google Maps ↗

The Ben Youssef Madrasa is an Islamic madrasa (college) in Marrakesh, Morocco. The madrasa is named after the adjacent Ben Youssef Mosque, and was commissioned in 1564–65 CE by the Saadian sultan Abdallah al-Ghalib.

Ben Youssef Madrasa
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Agadir Crocodile Park

Agadir · Souss-Massa · zoo · ★ 4.7 · 12,752 reviews · Open in Google Maps ↗

Crocoparc Agadir is a crocodile zoological park located in the town of Drarga, in the suburbs of Agadir, Morocco. The park opened in May 2015.

Agadir Crocodile Park

Bahia Palace

Marrakech · Marrakech-Safi · historical landmark · ★ 4.3 · 24,161 reviews · Open in Google Maps ↗

The Bahia Palace is a mid to late 19th-century palace in Marrakesh, Morocco. The palace was first begun by Si Musa, grand vizier under the Alawi sultan Muhammad ibn Abd al-Rahman, in the 1860s. It was expanded by his son Si Ba Ahmed ibn Musa, grand vizier of Sultan Moulay Abdelaziz, between 1894 and 1900.

Bahia Palace

Bab Bou Jeloud

Fes · Fes-Meknes · cultural landmark · ★ 4.4 · 13,207 reviews · Open in Google Maps ↗

Bab Bou Jeloud is an ornate city gate in Fes el Bali, the old city of Fez, Morocco. The current gate was built by the French colonial administration in 1913 to serve as the grand entrance to the old city.

Bab Bou Jeloud
Petar Milošević (CC BY-SA 4.0

Site Archéologique de Volubilis

Meknes · Fes-Meknes · historical landmark · ★ 4.5 · 7,967 reviews · Open in Google Maps ↗
Site Archéologique de Volubilis
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Jardin Zoologique de Rabat

Rabat · Rabat-Salé-Kénitra · zoo · ★ 4.3 · 10,852 reviews · Open in Google Maps ↗

Rabat Zoo, formerly known as "Temara Zoo", is a zoological park near Rabat in Morocco that was established in 1973. The first enclosures were built to house lions that were previously kept in the royal palace.

Akchour Waterfalls

Chefchaouen · Fes-Meknes · park · ★ 4.6 · 5,799 reviews

Le Jardin Secret

Marrakech · Marrakech-Safi · botanical garden · ★ 4.2 · 12,941 reviews · Open in Google Maps ↗
Le Jardin Secret
Bernhard Holub (CC BY-SA 4.0

Agadir Oufella

Agadir · Souss-Massa · ★ 4.4 · 8,134 reviews · Open in Google Maps ↗

The Kasbah of Agadir Oufla is a historical landmark in Agadir, Morocco, that housed the old city of Agadir, much of which was affected by the earthquake that struck the city in 1960. The fort is located on the top of a mountain rising 236 meters above sea level in the north of the town of Agadir, near the current port.

Agadir Oufella

Souk El Attarine

Marrakech · Marrakech-Safi · market · ★ 4.4 · 5,826 reviews · Open in Google Maps ↗
Souk El Attarine
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House of Photography

Marrakech · Marrakech-Safi · history museum · ★ 4.5 · 3,847 reviews · Open in Google Maps ↗
House of Photography
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