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Marrakech: Babouch Making Workshop in the Medina

4.9  / 568 reviews
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Workshop or class
Marrakech: Babouch Making Workshop in the Medina
4.9  / 568 reviews
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Why you just buy it when you have the opportunity to make it? Spend 3.5 hours learning leatherwork in the medina from a traditional Moroccan craftsman. Enjoy tea and a local snack and make your own babouch slippers to take home.

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Duration 4 hours
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Instructor
English, French, Arabic
Wheelchair accessible
Private group

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Charlotte – United Kingdom

Best activity ever!!!! A brilliant way of spending the morning.. and such a lovely souvenir..

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Charlotte – United Kingdom
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Samantha – United States

Clearer instructions on where to meet. The guides were very friendly and personable. the shop owner was very knowledgeable and patient. Overall it was a great experience and we have a handmade souvenir of our travels

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Samantha – United States

Experience

Highlights

  • Learn how to make Moroccan babouch in a leather workshop
  • Discover Moroccan craftsmanship from a local expert
  • Take home your very own babouch

Full description

Take part in an authentic leather workshop. Meet Youssef, craftsman leather worker who works in his studio in the medina. Learn all about the world of leather and how it is prepared to be worked on to make Moroccan leather products. You will spend time making your own slippers, the Moroccan babouch. The workshop is 3.5-hours long and you will learn how to work with different types of leather and make your own babouch. Take a tea break and enjoy a homemade Moroccan pastry. You will be given all the necessary tools and raw materials for your practical work and there is a guide on hand who will help with translation, ensure the good progress of the workshop and assist you in a general way. Photographs taken during the session will be emailed to you.

Includes

  • Babouch-making workshop
  • Pair of babouch to take after the workshop for each participant
  • Homemade snacks
  • Water
  • Tea break
  • Photographs

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Meeting point

In front of the post office in Jamaa el Fna Square

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Overall rating

4.9 /5

based on 68 reviews

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  • Guide
    5/5
  • Value for money
    4.7/5
  • Service
    5/5
  • Organization
    5/5

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Charlotte – United KingdomJuly 9, 2024  – Verified booking
Best activity ever!!!! A brilliant way of spending the morning.. and such a lovely souvenir..
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Samantha – United StatesOctober 3, 2024  – Verified booking
Clearer instructions on where to meet. The guides were very friendly and personable. the shop owner was very knowledgeable and patient. Overall it was a great experience and we have a handmade souvenir of our travels
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Emily – CanadaNovember 8, 2024  – Verified booking
The meeting point was a little confusing and the workshop actually wound up being closer to our hotel than the meeting point was. The workshop itself was wonderful. Very well paced and explained, relaxing in the business of the medina. Our slippers came out beautifully.
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Product ID: 142104

Activity provider:Ateliers d'Ailleurs

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