Casablanca Trip Overview
Tradition and modern urban life clash in the economic hub of Morocco. From the Art Deco district to the thriving nightlife– Casablanca is an urban metropolis jammed with excitement and energy. You’ll be picked-up and chauffeured in style around the largest city of Morocco, that has a charm that only reveals itself if you take the time to discover it.
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* Duration: 2 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
Tradition and modern urban life clash in the economic hub of Morocco. From the Art Deco district to the thriving nightlife– Casablanca is an urban metropolis jammed with excitement and energy. You’ll be picked-up and chauffeured in style around the largest city of Morocco, that has a charm that only reveals itself if you take the time to discover it.
Itinerary
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Stop At: Blvd Mohammed V Station Tramway Marche Central, Casablanca 20200 Morocco
If you would like to go somewhere beyond tourists trap, then look no further than Central Market (Marché Central The Central Market Downtown is the perfect place for a tourist to get a taste of what’s the local culture like. Jammed with locals, the market is also a paradise for bargain hunters, pick up anything from vintage collectibles, handicrafts, carpets, ceramic tiles to food!
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Hassan II Mosque, Blvd Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdallah, Casablanca 20450 Morocco
Visit the splendid Hassan II Mosque (or Grande Mosquée Hassan 2) and get an up-close view at this edifice dominating Casablanca’s skyline and seaside landscape, and discover how really large and intricate it is.
It’s the 2nd largest mosque in Africa and the 7th largest in the world. It’s also the only mosque in the world that stands half over an ocean. Hassan 2 mosque is the only mosque in Morocco where non-Muslims can enter and wander around the prayer halls on guided tours that are run by the mosque. The tours begin at the mosque’s western entrance several times a day.
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: Old Medina of Casablanca, Place Marishal North-west corner of Place des Nations Unies, Casablanca 20200 Morocco
Don’t miss out on this super interesting part of the city. Old Medina is that old part of the city that any Moroccan city features, a 20th-century village at the heart of the modern Casablanca. Sounds cool, doesn’t it?
Get to travel back in time wandering through a maze of narrow alleyways and a vast souk (market) full of history.
Discover the kind of life is there behind those ancient walls.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Square of Mohammed V, Casablanca 20000 Morocco
If you’re an architecture fan, you will want to spend some time in Casablanca’s downtown district, more particularly the Mohamed V Square.
Place Mohamed V is the central plaza of Casablanca and is home to many of the city’s important official buildings, including the Palace of Justice and the main Bank of Morocco. These building facades, and many more all don the neo-Moorish style (also known as Mauresque) the downtown district is home to plenty of preserved facades of this style.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Parc de la Ligue Arabe, Boulevard Moulay Youssef, Casablanca 20000 Morocco
Take a breath from the hustle and bustle of the airport and enjoy a calming pure atmosphere in the Arab League Garden, Casablanca’s 30-acre version of New York’s Central Park. The park has a formal aspect with gravel walkways, lines of palms, hundreds of fruit trees, fountains, mosaic-lined water channels, rose beds, and lawns.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Ain Diab, Casablanca Morocco
Breath fresh sea breezes and enjoy a stroll along the boardwalk with the view of the Hassan II mosque jutting out into the Atlantic Ocean from this vantage point.
With its scenic promenade bordering the western seafront of Casablanca and a set of high-end hotels and beach resorts lined up, the Ain Diab Corniche is one of the city’s most fashionable districts. But the real pull comes after sunset, when the nightclubs and the lounges along the boardwalk all open and the coast becomes a central hub of Casablanca’s nightlife.
Duration: 15 minutes
