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Marrakech in 3 days

Palaces before 10:00, the souks and a shaded lunch at midday, the square after sunset; the last day starts in the garden and ends with the bags at the riad gate.

Days

3

Plan status

draft

Walking

8km

default plan, all days

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Pace

Relaxed: up to 2 routed stops a day, starting 09:30. Normal: up to 3. Packed: up to 4, from 08:30.

Interests

The original 3-day plan.

Day 1 — Bahia and Saadian Tombs at opening, a 12:30 lunch table

ModerateSome time risk~2.7 km (1.7 mi) walkno long stairsMAD 30 taxi

leave byLeave Saadian Tombs by 11:15 to keep the 12:30 last seating.

15 min of buffer left; holds while the queue at Bahia Palace stays under 25 min.

  1. 08:30–08:42Petit taxi to the gate near Riad Zitoun
  2. 08:42–09:37Bahia Palace
  3. 09:37–09:48Walk west along Rue Riad Zitoun
  4. 09:48–10:33Saadian Tombs
  5. 10:33–10:55Walk north through Bab Agnaou
  6. 10:55–12:30Buffer / wander near Your reserved lunch (souks)
  7. 12:30–13:30Lunch table 12:30 (souks)hard

What this plan gives up

  • L1Taxi MAD 30 (Petit taxi to the gate near Riad Zitoun) — protects: Lunch table 12:30 (souks).
  • L2Shorten Bahia Palace to 45 min (minimum worthwhile visit) — protects: Lunch table 12:30 (souks).
  • L2Shorten Saadian Tombs to 30 min (minimum worthwhile visit) — protects: Lunch table 12:30 (souks).
  • L2Skip El Badi Palace (optional) — protects: Lunch table 12:30 (souks).

Switches if the ground changes

  • heat Bahia Palace → Café on Place des Ferblantiers (AC, field-verify) (5′, then 22′ p90 to the anchor)
  • crowd Bahia Palace → Saadian Tombs (11′, then 22′ p90 to the anchor)
  • crowd Saadian Tombs → Bahia Palace (0′)
  • heat El Badi Palace → Café on Place des Ferblantiers (AC, field-verify) (5′, then 22′ p90 to the anchor)
  • crowd El Badi Palace → Saadian Tombs (0′, then 22′ p90 to the anchor)
Why this route?

DFL 4.9 = PFL 2.7 + OFL 2.2 · walk 2.7 km (1.7 mi) · steps ↑0 ↓0

P_late 5.5% (200 Monte Carlo runs) · margin p90 15′ · relax L2 · yield 11.1 · option value 1.14

Deadline: last seating 12:30 → latest arrival 12:20, slack 42′

β vs α: time risk 11% → 6%; margin +16 min; -MAD 30.

Taxi MAD 30 on "Petit taxi to the gate near Riad Zitoun": time risk 100% → 6%.

trace: generated 48 · rejected p50_after_latest_arrival×32, p_late>0.15×6 · frontier 8 · seed 416005785 · solver 0.2.0 · confidence high

After: Riad courtyard 13:30–17:00; Jemaa el-Fnaa after sunset.

Day 2 — Ben Youssef Madrasa, souks, the square at dusk

EasyLow time risk~2.5 km (1.6 mi) walkno long stairsno taxi
  1. 08:30–08:41Walk east through Mouassine
  2. 08:41–09:26Ben Youssef Madrasa
  3. 09:26–09:31Walk west into Mouassine
  4. 09:31–10:31Le Jardin Secret
  5. 10:31–10:38Walk south into the souks
  6. 10:38–11:28Souk Semmarine walk
  7. 11:28–11:32Walk to Rahba Kedima
  8. 11:32–12:32Café des Épices
  9. 12:32–12:44Walk south-west to the gardens
  10. 12:44–13:14Koutoubia Mosque and gardens

Switches if the ground changes

  • heat Ben Youssef Madrasa → Café des Épices (8′)
  • heat Le Jardin Secret → Café des Épices (0′)
Why this route?

DFL 2.8 = PFL 2.5 + OFL 0.3 · walk 2.5 km (1.6 mi) · steps ↑0 ↓0

P_late 0.0% (fast path: safe) · margin p90 n/a · relax L0 · yield 27 · option value 0.56

trace: generated 84 · rejected no_edge×2 · frontier 4 · seed 416005785 · solver 0.2.0 · confidence medium

After: Evening: food stalls on Jemaa el-Fnaa from sunset; agree prices before you sit.

Day 3 — Majorelle first thing, taxi to Menara at 12:00

ModerateLow time risk~3 km (1.9 mi) walkno long stairsMAD 40 taxi

leave byLeave Jardin Majorelle by 11:00 to keep the 12:00 boarding.

14 min of buffer left; holds while the queue at Jardin Majorelle stays under 24 min.

  1. 08:30–09:08Walk north-west via Bab Doukkala
  2. 09:08–10:18Jardin Majorelle
  3. 10:18–10:36Petit taxi back to the riad gate for the bags
  4. 10:36–12:00Buffer / wander near Riad pickup (bags) → Menara airport
  5. 12:00–13:00Taxi to Menara at 12:00hard

What this plan gives up

  • L1Taxi MAD 40 (Petit taxi back to the riad gate for the bags) — protects: Taxi to Menara at 12:00.
  • L2Shorten Jardin Majorelle to 60 min (minimum worthwhile visit) — protects: Taxi to Menara at 12:00.

Switches if the ground changes

  • heat Jardin Majorelle → Garden café (field-verify) (4′, then 30′ p90 to the anchor)
Why this route?

DFL 4.2 = PFL 3 + OFL 1.2 · walk 3 km (1.9 mi) · steps ↑0 ↓0

P_late 4.0% (100 Monte Carlo runs) · margin p90 14′ · relax L2 · yield 6 · option value 0.71

Deadline: boarding 12:00 → latest arrival 11:45, slack 27′

β vs α: time risk 7% → 4%; margin +7 min; -MAD 40.

trace: generated 4 · rejected none · frontier 4 · seed 416005785 · solver 0.2.0 · confidence high

After: Menara: allow 2.5–3 h before an international departure.

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