Casablanca Trip Overview
Salam Alaikum
Looking for an original private tour?Get to know locals and have a deep insight into their traditions and melt in their daily routine and customs. Sipping an awakening delicious mint tea with traditional Moroccan pastries, in one of the many crowded suburbs coffee shops around while learning about the flavorsome ingredients and the ancestral ritual of the mint tea and pastries preparation. We will help you explore varied exceptional and eccentric street food as well as bargaining and feel the satisfaction of getting the best deal when buying a souvenir.
We like to unveil taboos and push the boundaries! No dry facts nnarrators! we believe that each place has a unique story to tell. Our guide love to spontaneously exchange experience and socialize with customers giving them as much information as possible. With us, in one or multiple days private tour, consider yourself in a live TV documentary that is meant to investigate, correct stereotypes and get rid of clichés.
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* Duration: 4 to 6 hours
* Starts: Casablanca, Morocco
* Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Casablanca, Casablanca-Settat, Morocco
Salam Alaikum
Looking for an original private tour?Get to know locals and have a deep insight into their traditions and melt in their daily routine and customs. Sipping an awakening delicious mint tea with traditional Moroccan pastries, in one of the many crowded suburbs coffee shops around while learning about the flavorsome ingredients and the ancestral ritual of the mint tea and pastries preparation. We will help you explore varied exceptional and eccentric street food as well as bargaining and feel the satisfaction of getting the best deal when buying a souvenir.
We like to unveil taboos and push the boundaries! No dry facts nnarrators! we believe that each place has a unique story to tell. Our guide love to spontaneously exchange experience and socialize with customers giving them as much information as possible. With us, in one or multiple days private tour, consider yourself in a live TV documentary that is meant to investigate, correct stereotypes and get rid of clichés.
Itinerary
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Stop At: Hassan II Mosque, Blvd Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdallah, Casablanca 20450 Morocco
The intricate tile works and carved plaster ornament each corner of the mosque. You will be able to take some outstanding photos from the outside. The cherry on the cake is when you get inside to contemplate all the carved cedar ceilings, diversified marbles and the puzzle like tile work. With me as a tour guide, you will have a real demonstration of the Islamic ritual according to the Sunnis Malikit in Morocco. A moment of serenity and spirituality that will mark you forever.
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: The Corniche, Boulevard de la Corniche, Casablanca 20000 Morocco
The reinvigorating Atlantic breeze is what attracte local to the coastline. Whether for jogging, a fashionable restaurant or distractions. The corniche remains the only escape from the crowds and pollution of the city. We can enjoy a drink there and have a look on the royal family portrait in order to have an idea about monarchy in Morocco. Additionally, we will be able to see the first lighthouse in the city which stands as a hero against the Atlantic rough winds and waves.
Duration: 20 minutes
Pass By: ANFA, Casablanca, Morocco
Driving through Anfa, you’ll discover an exclusive hilltop neighborhood with broad palm-lined avenues, lush gardens and stylish villas built over the last century. Though now demolished, the Hotel d’Anfa was the site of the historic 1943 meeting where President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Churchill finalized the date of the Normandy Allied landings.
Stop At: Notre Dame de Lourdes, Rond-Point d’Europe, Casablanca 20500 Morocco
There are more that 50000 Catholics in Morocco. Most of them are European expatriates. This church was finished in 1954 and represents the second one in the city after Eglise du Sacree Coeur.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Square of Mohammed V, Casablanca 20000 Morocco
In Mohammed V Square, you’ll discover other striking architectural landmarks including fine Mauresque buildings; emerging in the early 1900’s, this unique architectural style blended traditional Moroccan elements with European influences including French Art Deco.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Habbous, Casablanca 20250, Morocco
Well, here you will spend the majority of the time, a multitude of traditional shops around. The decore is so captivating to the extent that you don’t feel time passing. The village built with all the commodities that local Moroccan would need, it was primarily meant to accommodate new dwellers coming from different regions of the kingdom. It has all the necessary facilities that locals will need, namely mosques, community oven, houses and of course the majestic palace. The subtle mixture between French architecture and moorish style is truly awesome. However, because of these features the village ended attracting wealthy businessmen instead this .explains the number of shops owned by wealthy people from Fes.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Blvd Mohammed V Station Tramway Marche Central, Casablanca 20200 Morocco
The European market where most of the expatriates in the 30s used to come for groceries, pork and wine. Nowadays, it is well known for today’s fish cut, fruit and vegetables and strangely flowers as well.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: L’Eglise du Sacre-Coeur, Angle Rue d’Alger et Blvd Rachdi Hay Tarik n63 Rue 45 Sidi Bernoussi, Casablanca 20000 Morocco
You would love its outstanding white architecture erected in the middle of the city. The first church in Casablanca, It’s no more an operational church. Local authorities decided to dedicate the building for artistic performance.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Mahkama du Pacha, Quartier des Habbous, Casablanca 20000 Morocco
The building is a symbol of the intricate Moroccan architecture. With its panoramic cedar ceiling and varied tile work and carved plaster. The place will transport you to the past where the place played a great role in maintaining order and resolving cases related to land issues between locals. It was a symbol of the central authority.
Duration: 15 minutes
Pass By: Parc de la Ligue Arabe, Boulevard Moulay Youssef, Casablanca 20000 Morocco
Not far from the sacred heart church the park is the only big green place of the city. It plays the role of the lungs of the metropolitan area. You will appreciate its variety of plants and its aligned palm trees. A place to relax and an escape from the hustle and bustle of the city. The place has been renovated several times.
Stop At: Blvd Mohammed V Station Tramway Marche Central, Casablanca 20200 Morocco
The first market at the protectorate time, a modern place meant to selling European groceries namely pork, vegetables, fruits, fish and liquors. After the independence, the remains as an important place for local to get some locally cut fresh fish and buy some Moroccan spices. Some are still used to go there to buy some horse meat as well. A place full of curiosities that are so intriguing with some hidden antique pieces.
Duration: 20 minutes
Pass By: Morocco Mall, Boulevard de Biarritz, Casablanca 20000 Morocco
The biggest mall of Morocco with its modern facilities: Imax movie theater and international franchise. It would be interesting to enjoy the view of it’s panoramic Atlantic beache restaurant and get a flavor of the modern local shopping style with some local franchise.
