Gateway to the desert and the south, Marrakech is overwhelming like no other imperial city of Morocco. Its reddish-pink streets and alleys are full of sounds, sights, smells and life. The mid-summer heat is enough to prostrate most tourists. The best times to explore Marrakech are early morning, early evening, and winter, during winter temperatures are mild, but fall significantly at night, due to the cold air from the High Atlas. The Djemaa El-Fna, Assembly of the Dead, is anything but what its name suggests. A hot and crowded market by day, the Djemaa really gets rolling at sunset when the entertainers invade. This chaotic outdoor circus offers a microcosms of Morocco at its most exotic. The huge audience clusters in tight circles around the diverse cast of performers. Almost every tour of Marrakech begins at the 12th century Koutoubia Mosque, with its magnificent minaret presiding over the Djemaa. The minaret, crowned by a lantern of three golden spheres, is the oldest and purest surviving example of the architecture of the Almohads. The city’s two most breathtaking monuments date from the 16th century. Feast your eyes and cool off at the ornate Ben Youssef Madrassa, the largest Qur’anic school in North Africa. Even more lavish are the dazzling Saadian Tombs, modelled upon the interior of the Alhambra in Granada. The view from the terrace at the Badi Palace, now in ruins, is majestic. Close by we find the 19th century Bahia Palace. It is an ornate and beautiful palace with restful fountained gardens. To escape from the relentless midday sun, wander in the lush Menara Gardens and lounge in the charming lakeside pavilion. Marrakech is noisy, busy, dusty and chaotic. It is a visual and sensory banquet of colour, diverse cultures, architecture and design. Marrakech delivers an exotic and exciting taste of Africa and the best part is that it is only a few hours away from Europe by plane.
Sol Oasis Marrakech
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02.04.–16.04. —
14 nights, Family room, ALL INCLUSIVE
With a stay at Sol Oasis Marrakech in Marrakech (Ouahat Sidi Brahim), you’ll be within a 15-minute drive of Musée Aman pour la Civilsation de l’Eau au Maroc and Museum Palmeraie. This 4-star hotel is 7.2 mi (11.6 km) from Avenue Mohamed VI and 7.7 mi (12.4 km) from Majorelle Gardens. Enjoy a range of recreational amenities, including outdoor tennis courts, an outdoor pool, and an indoor pool. This hotel also features complimentary wireless Internet access, concierge services, and a reception hall. Make yourself at home in one of the 211 air-conditioned rooms featuring minibars and LCD televisions. Complimentary wireless Internet access keeps you connected, and satellite programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms with showers feature rainfall showerheads and hair dryers. Conveniences include phones, as well as safes and blackout drapes/curtains.
Services (partially against charge) - Outdoor swimming pool
- Spa
- Pets not allowed
- Service Animal alloweb
- Snacks
- Garden
- Bar
- Restaurant
- Smoking area
- Terrace
- Wi-fi
- 24-hour reception
- Breakfast buffet
- Archery
- Bicycle hire service
- BBQ Facilities
- Basketball
- Beach volleyball
- Playground
- Sun loungers
- Hotel safe
- Breakfast
- Entertainment programme for children
- Tennis
- Steam bath
- Spa treatments
- Secure parking
- Multilingual staff
- Poolside snack bar
- Luggage room
- Meeting room
- Turkish bath (hamam)
- Harbour
- Coffee
- Parking
Royal Golf Club Marrakech
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03.04. — green fee per player: Green Fee 18 Holes (10:00)
The Royal Golf Marrakech, favorite of the late His Majesty King Hassan II, is the second oldest course of the Kingdom. Some holes are legendary and full of history. Its exceptional vegetation provides a unique setting. Designed by Gustave Golias and Arnaud Massy it opened to the first players in 1927. The Royal Golf Marrakech has 27 holes. David Lloyd George, a British statesman, made numerous appearances on the golf greens of Marrakech. Winston Churchill also played it several times before the Second World War, then later the American President, General Ike Eisenhower. OLD COURSE 18 HOLES PAR 72 – 5.871 METRES It’s the second oldest golf course of the kingdom, it was inaugurated in 1927 with 4 holes played by the Pacha of Marrakech, Hadj Thami El Glaoui Mezouari. In 1928, Gustave Golias, golf champion and personal professor of the Pacha, completed the construction of the 9 first holes and is drawing the 9 following. Passionate about botanic, he also planted species who are now centenary and give to the Royal its garden gold reputation. In 1933, Gustave Golias and the famous Arnaud Massy, who is the first foreigner to win the British Open in 1907, are remodeling the course to give its grace and elegance back It is on this course that you will discover one of the most famous holes, the “Brigitte Bardot”. This PAR 3 was baptitised this way by its Majesty, the king Hassan II. NEW COURSE 9 HOLES PAR 36 – 3 072 METERS In 2007, and to always satisfy the requests of its customer base, The Royal Golf Marrakech entrusts the extension of 9 holes to two french designers : Gert Watine, a golf professional who was born in Morocco and Thierry Sprecher, an architect who constructed many golfs in the hexagon. In May 2008, the New Course was officially inaugurated. This PAR 36 of 3 072 meters is in perfect harmony with the magnificent landscape, preserving its unique atmosphere that makes the well known charm of the Royal Golf Marrakech. This course benefits of all the vegetation, perfectly integrating with the actual course, with water ponds, offering this way a more technical and long course.
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Amelkis Golf Club
Golf club page 05.04. — green fee per player: Green Fee 18 Holes (10:00) Welcome to the prestigious Amelkis Golf Club in Marrakech. This golfing paradise includes a golf course with its 27 holes which will soon increase to 36, signed Cabell Robinson, located in a private domain of more than 450 hectares of idyllic landscapes, with spectacular views of the Atlas Mountains. It is also home to an exquisite collection of luxurious and beautifully designed properties available for purchase.
Al Maaden Golf Club
Golf club page 07.04. — green fee per player: Green Fee 18 Holes (10:00) In 2010 the Alliances Group, one of the largest real estate developers in Morocco, created Al Maaden Golf Resort, its most prestigious project. A real heart project founded with passion for art, golf and real estate, which gives birth to a modern and unique 18-hole golf course in the heart of a natural hilly area, facing the Atlas Mountains. Al Maaden golf course is original and playful due to several criteria that are unique to it, including rectangular basins in homage to the Menara gardens and monumental sculptures made to measure that adorn the course. We won’t say any more and let you discover the magic of Al Maaden
Golf Club Rotana Palmeraie
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09.04. — green fee per player: Green Fee 18 Holes (10:00)
Located in the heart of the Palmeraie Rotana Resort, Golf Club Rotana has one of the best and most beautiful golf courses in Marrakech, promising you an unforgettable golfing experience. The grounds cover 120 hectares and feature sweeping fairways with 11 sparkling lakes. The 18-hole (par 72) golf course was designed and sculpted by renowned international golf course architect Robert Trent Jones, Sr. Playing at almost 6 214 metres enhances the quality of golf and makes this one of the best courses in the city, with the magnificent mountain peaks of the stunning Atlas Mountains as a backdrop. The club has won numerous golf awards and hosted several major national and international golf events, including the Resorts Trophy, since 2010. As a beginner, experienced player, family or corporate group, enjoy an unforgettable round of golf on the outstanding greens surrounded by swaying palm trees, or invite team members or clients to join you. After teeing off at this first-class facility, take a moment to enjoy the view of the mountains and the Moroccan sun.
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The Montgomerie Golf Club
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11.04. — green fee per player: Green Fee 18 Holes incl. Buggy (10:00)
The Montgomery Golf Marrakech offers Arabian ambience mixed with Scottish golf tradition on around 75 hectares. The golf course is a must-play for every golf lover and is considered a challenging course in Marrakech. Eight-time European champion Collin Montgomery designed The Montgomery Golf Marrakech. His goal was to create a golf course that would suit all levels of play. The ondulated, long, wide and partly undulating fairways pose a special challenge. The more than 70 beautifully designed bunkers also stand out on the course. Some of them are deep bunkers. Hardly any other golf course offers this outstanding and striking bunker design. It is reminiscent of a Scottish links course. At 6230 metres, the various tees offer the right level of difficulty for every golfer.
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Atlas Golf Marrakech
Golf club page 13.04. — green fee per player: Green Fee 18 Holes (10:00) Take a stroll around the magnificent course of the Atlas Golf Marrakech. A setting that seems to have never been trodden. This is the definition of the beautiful surprise that is the Atlas Golf Marrakech course. This 9-hole course (PAR 33 of 2380m) is a real oasis at the gates of Marrakech. The players evolve in the middle of olive trees and palm trees on a hilly golf course Located 10 minutes from Jemaa El Fna Square, it was designed by the architect Alain Prat with the aim of recreating the main atmospheres of southern Morocco: heat, sun, shade and coolness. The most striking feature is the quality of the course and its maintenance worthy of a great course, especially the greens which are a real challenge in themselves.
Noria Golf Club
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15.04. — green fee per player: Green Fee 18 Holes (10:00)
Noria Golf Club at Domaine de Noria in Marrakech, Morocco, is a par-72, eighteen-hole championship golf course that measures 6,589 metres (7,206 yards) from the professional tees. Amateurs will find enjoyment and challenge at one of the four alternate lengths that range from 4,579 metres (5,008 yards) up to 6,116 metres (6.689 yards). The two par-36, nine-hole loops, which are very well balanced in terms of length and difficulty, wind through olive orchards, lavender fields and desert landscapes before making a dynamic, parallel finish along a formal reflecting pool with the snow-capped Atlas Mountains and a dramatic, beautiful clubhouse providing a stunning backdrop. The central feature is a magnificent traditional “basin” that splits the 9th and 18th holes and stretches away into the distance from the clubhouse to the far side of the site. From a golf course architectural perspective, Noria Golf Club is easily the most unique golf course that Hills & Forrest have ever designed. The concept of blending three different landscapes (orchards and lavender fields, the desert and a formal “oasis”) was challenging, yet provided the basis for a golf experience filled with wonderful variety for the player. Added to this basic framework were lots of interesting traditional Moroccan features ranging from reflecting pools, cascades and basins to architectural elements such as bell towers and observation structures to desert oued (wadi), khettara, seguia (irrigation channels) and even the namesake noria. The noria is a traditional Moroccan landscape feature and has been incorporated into the golf course design on the 15th hole, hence the name, Noria Golf Club.
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