Marrakech
bachelorette

Land at Menara Airport. Pre-book a riad transfer (cars can't enter the medina — last 200 metres are on foot with porters). Check in, mint tea on the terrace, brief everyone on medina etiquette.

Slow afternoon in the riad — pool, repacking, getting your bearings. If you have energy, a 30-minute walk to Le Jardin Majorelle and Musée Yves Saint Laurent (book the combined ticket online).

Sunset cocktails on the riad rooftop. Welcome dinner the riad's cook prepares for the whole group — couscous and tagines, mint tea poured from a height. Early night to recover from travel.

Hire a licensed guide for a 3-hour medina walk (40-50 EUR for the whole group). Without one you'll get lost and pay tourist prices. End at the Ben Youssef Madrasa and Photography Museum (free rooftop view).

Long lunch at Nomad — three rooftop levels, modern Moroccan, great for groups. Then the hammam. Book the full Royal Mansour or Les Bains de Marrakech ritual: steam, gommage, rhassoul clay, oil massage. 90 minutes, you'll feel reborn.

Henna in the riad before dinner — book the artist through the riad. Dinner at Le Salama (Moroccan trio playing live, two rooftops, fun for groups). End with mint tea on the riad terrace.

Slow morning — breakfast in pyjamas on the terrace, a couple of hours by the pool. Book the Agafay desert excursion (45 min drive) starting at lunch.

Agafay is a stony, lunar-looking desert 45 minutes from town. Camel ride or quad bike (vote in the group), Berber lunch in a Bedouin tent, sunset over the Atlas. The whole group goes — minivan transfer included.

Dinner in the desert under the stars (if your excursion includes it) OR back to town for a late dinner at La Mamounia's Italian restaurant for the splurge night.

Last breakfast on the terrace. Quick shopping run in the souks — leather goods, lanterns, argan oil. Tip: agree on a max budget per person beforehand, ask the riad staff what fair prices are.

Late lunch at Café Clock (camel burger optional, juices excellent). Pack, mint tea, head to the airport. The medina at midday on a Sunday is its quietest moment of the week — perfect for one last walk.

Evening flight home — Marrakech is well-connected to Europe, most flights are under 4 hours. The bride will already be planning her return trip.