Made By Hand: Morocco

Silversmiths, dyers, and weavers: a making trip through the workshops of Marrakesh and the Atlas foothills. Each day, the group learns from a different maker and leaves with something made by their own hands. Making things with Marrakesh's craftspeople, from silver jewelry to natural dyes and weaving in the Atlas foothills.

Morocco

6 Days

Marrakesh -> Atlas Foothills

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Day 1

Arrival in Marrakesh

Your riad in the medina is booked out for the group, and mint tea is waiting on the roof terrace as the call to prayer drifts over the city. Dinner in the courtyard introduces the week and the makers you'll meet. The rooms open onto a central courtyard, the traditional layout that keeps Moroccan houses cool and quiet.

Day 2

Silver

An Amazigh silversmith opens his workshop and explains the symbols and patterns behind traditional jewelry. Each person makes a simple piece, a pendant or ring, engraved with a motif of their choosing. After lunch, the souks are yours to explore. Many Amazigh motifs carry meaning, from symbols of protection to marks once tied to a family or region, and the silversmith explains each one.

Day 3

Color

Skeins of wool hang drying above the alleys of the dyers' souk, the first stop of the day. A natural dyer then shows how color comes from indigo, saffron, pomegranate, and henna, and everyone dyes a scarf of their own. The scarf shifts shade every time it's lifted from the dye, so everyone's color turns out a little different.

Day 4

Weaving in the Atlas

Drive into the Atlas foothills to a women's weaving cooperative, where rugs are made on traditional looms and you can try the work yourself. Lunch is with an Amazigh family in their home: a tagine slow-cooked over charcoal. The cooperative is run by women from nearby villages, and the money from each rug goes directly to the weavers and their families.

Day 5

Tadelakt and the Final Dinner

Tadelakt, the polished lime plaster used in Moroccan hammams and riads, is smoothed by hand with a stone and black soap, and everyone finishes a small piece. The last dinner is on the riad rooftop, with the week's work on display. Tadelakt is waterproof once polished, which is why it lines hammams and riad bathrooms across Morocco.

Day 6

Departure

A final morning in the medina for a hammam or one more wander through the souks, then the drive to Marrakesh airport. A traditional hammam means steam, a scrub with black soap, and a rinse, an ideal way to unwind before a flight.

blue and white painted houses on the cliff

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Our sample itineraries are just the beginning. Every Adler Marlow trip is designed around you, your pace, your passions, your people. Let us tailor something extraordinary in the workshops of Marrakesh.

blue and white painted houses on the cliff

Ready to bring this journey to life?

Our sample itineraries are just the beginning. Every Adler Marlow trip is designed around you, your pace, your passions, your people. Let us tailor something extraordinary in the workshops of Marrakesh.

blue and white painted houses on the cliff

Ready to bring this journey to life?

Our sample itineraries are just the beginning. Every Adler Marlow trip is designed around you, your pace, your passions, your people. Let us tailor something extraordinary in the workshops of Marrakesh.

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Day 1

Arrival in Marrakesh

Your riad in the medina is booked out for the group, and mint tea is waiting on the roof terrace as the call to prayer drifts over the city. Dinner in the courtyard introduces the week and the makers you'll meet. The rooms open onto a central courtyard, the traditional layout that keeps Moroccan houses cool and quiet.

Day 1

Arrival in Marrakesh

Your riad in the medina is booked out for the group, and mint tea is waiting on the roof terrace as the call to prayer drifts over the city. Dinner in the courtyard introduces the week and the makers you'll meet. The rooms open onto a central courtyard, the traditional layout that keeps Moroccan houses cool and quiet.

Day 2

Silver

An Amazigh silversmith opens his workshop and explains the symbols and patterns behind traditional jewelry. Each person makes a simple piece, a pendant or ring, engraved with a motif of their choosing. After lunch, the souks are yours to explore. Many Amazigh motifs carry meaning, from symbols of protection to marks once tied to a family or region, and the silversmith explains each one.

Day 2

Silver

An Amazigh silversmith opens his workshop and explains the symbols and patterns behind traditional jewelry. Each person makes a simple piece, a pendant or ring, engraved with a motif of their choosing. After lunch, the souks are yours to explore. Many Amazigh motifs carry meaning, from symbols of protection to marks once tied to a family or region, and the silversmith explains each one.

Day 3

Color

Skeins of wool hang drying above the alleys of the dyers' souk, the first stop of the day. A natural dyer then shows how color comes from indigo, saffron, pomegranate, and henna, and everyone dyes a scarf of their own. The scarf shifts shade every time it's lifted from the dye, so everyone's color turns out a little different.

Day 3

Color

Skeins of wool hang drying above the alleys of the dyers' souk, the first stop of the day. A natural dyer then shows how color comes from indigo, saffron, pomegranate, and henna, and everyone dyes a scarf of their own. The scarf shifts shade every time it's lifted from the dye, so everyone's color turns out a little different.

Day 4

Weaving in the Atlas

Drive into the Atlas foothills to a women's weaving cooperative, where rugs are made on traditional looms and you can try the work yourself. Lunch is with an Amazigh family in their home: a tagine slow-cooked over charcoal. The cooperative is run by women from nearby villages, and the money from each rug goes directly to the weavers and their families.

Day 4

Weaving in the Atlas

Drive into the Atlas foothills to a women's weaving cooperative, where rugs are made on traditional looms and you can try the work yourself. Lunch is with an Amazigh family in their home: a tagine slow-cooked over charcoal. The cooperative is run by women from nearby villages, and the money from each rug goes directly to the weavers and their families.

Day 5

Tadelakt and the Final Dinner

Tadelakt, the polished lime plaster used in Moroccan hammams and riads, is smoothed by hand with a stone and black soap, and everyone finishes a small piece. The last dinner is on the riad rooftop, with the week's work on display. Tadelakt is waterproof once polished, which is why it lines hammams and riad bathrooms across Morocco.

Day 5

Tadelakt and the Final Dinner

Tadelakt, the polished lime plaster used in Moroccan hammams and riads, is smoothed by hand with a stone and black soap, and everyone finishes a small piece. The last dinner is on the riad rooftop, with the week's work on display. Tadelakt is waterproof once polished, which is why it lines hammams and riad bathrooms across Morocco.

Day 6

Departure

A final morning in the medina for a hammam or one more wander through the souks, then the drive to Marrakesh airport. A traditional hammam means steam, a scrub with black soap, and a rinse, an ideal way to unwind before a flight.

Day 6

Departure

A final morning in the medina for a hammam or one more wander through the souks, then the drive to Marrakesh airport. A traditional hammam means steam, a scrub with black soap, and a rinse, an ideal way to unwind before a flight.

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