Amid the madness and mystique there’s peace and serenity to be found on one of these luxurious retreats in magical Marrakech.
Behind the doors of the beautiful Riad’s discover a tranquil oasis and a blissful retreat program to keep you in shape, entertained and pampered. Here’s the Morocco Wellbeing Guide 2024 Edition to Luxury & Soulful Retreats in Magical Marrakech.
3 night Sex and the City Escape, open all year at Dar Jaguar
This is the ultimate 3 night Sex and the City Escape. It offers the opportunity to go away at any time you wish and to create your very own bespoke escape with a group of ten (more can be arranged) taking the entire riad exclusively. The UK based owner, Lucia Silver, will work with you to design a program of perfectly balanced relaxing, adventurous and cultural activities that will nurture your body and romance your soul.
In Lucia’s words, this is a “Gorgeous marriage of the radical self love we owe to our hard working-selves and the style, fun and cultural sophistication of Sex and the City”.
All you need to do is tell us what you need and want and leave us to do the rest. Your only job is to get on a plane here and enjoy it.
In Lucia’s work as a red carpet and wedding dress designer in London, Brides tell her all the time that they can’t find anywhere original or distinctive to celebrate their hen with their best girlfriends. Especially if they don’t want it to involve stretch white limos, pink bunny ears and sweaty nightclubs.
Well that’s no longer true! “Sex and the City” inspired and reminded us of the fun and importance of precious girlfriend time and Lucia wanted to create something really special at Dar to allow for just this. The perfect, exotic, beautiful place to explore and adventure, shop until you drop and relax with your best gals.
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Luxury Yoga & Art Creativity Retreat, 15th – 21st March
Get creative with us on our yoga and art week. We’ll enjoy a sensory experience through Moroccan magic. Find ways to really look and be mindful, and discover a new way of seeing!
We are so excited about this special collaboration and enhancement to our Marrakech retreat featuring Julian Hyzler from EASEL&LENS to combine a look at creative focus with travel-journal creation classes throughout the week.
Yoga and meditation classes will be held daily to prepare our bodies and minds to find the ‘calm in the chaos’ of the sensory-overload that is Morocco – and then these art projects will help us find news ways of seeing – both yoga and art working together to find focus in the many layers of smells, sites, and sounds that abound in exotic Marrakech.
All levels are welcome, and participation is voluntary. Projects and classes will be offered as a completely exploratory, unintimidating and personal experience.
Guests will not only enjoy the grounds of Peacock Pavilions, the outdoor areas including a lovely pool, patio, private terraces, and covered yoga platform, but the retreat also includes some amazing day-trips to the surrounding sites. A guided day in Marrakech will lead guests through an introduction to souks, the medina, and visits to sites such as luxurious palaces full of Moroccan architecture and design.
A day will be spent exploring the nearby Atlas Mountains at a 5* retreat with a mule trek to a nearby village, followed by a chef tasting lunch and wine pairing.
Luxury Ritual+Renewal Yoga Retreat, 5th – 11th March
Join us for a special Luxury Ritual+ Renewal Yoga Retreat as we explore the power of ritual to bring us into the present moment and into the flow state.
The ceremony of tea will guide the flow of each day’s activities, which include a day trip and meal at Richard Branson’s retreat in the Atlas Mountains, a mule trek to collect wild herbs and enjoy traditional tea in a Berber tent, shopping at the souks, a spa day at a traditional hammam, a gourmet lunch at the famous historic and uber-luxurious La Mamounia. and a tea blending workshop as well as a daily yoga classes (morning vinyasa and evening yin).
Guests will leave with an understanding of tea as a plant, a lifestyle and a divine beverage as well as a personal tea ritual, a hand-blended tea and a daily practice to turn the mundane into meditation and tap into the bliss of the present moment.
This fantastic yoga retreat will take place at the fabulous Peacock Pavilions boutique hotel. Located in Marrakesh on 8.5 acres of land, including 5 acres of olive grove, this stylish and eco-friendly abode has been featured in worldwide publications, including National Geographic Traveler, Elle Decor, Travel+Leisure and more.
Adventure and Relax Yoga Holiday, 11th – 18th June
This June come and stay with us for a week at our yoga holiday Marrakech, Morocco. Only a 20 minute drive into the heart of the old city of Marrakech and the souks, spend a day exploring and shopping here or relax at our authentically designed and furnished berber retreat hotel.
A spacious hotel with two yoga spaces, two pools, plenty of outdoor lounging space and Moroccan courtyards with bourgainvilea romantically spilling over from private balconies, you can spend the day here unwinding from your busy day to day life, surrounded by views of the Atlas mountains.
There are plenty of other activities to do if you wish to be more active and adventurous; take a day trip to the stunning blue and white city of Essouira – where Jimi Hendrix wrote the song purple haze; or take a day trip to the Atlas Mountains and visit Berber villages or experience the dessert.
Whatever it is you decide to do, there are two hours of yoga in the morning and 1.5 hours practise in the evening in the outdoor yoga shala to re-energise and revitalise throughout the week.
Enjoy three meals a day and fabulous massage and other treatments in the spa area, with hammam and hot tub. Float back to your room or relax by the pool or in one of the many courtyards. It is your holiday so be as active or relaxed as you like.
Dar Jaguar bespoke Wellbeing and Culture Retreats
Dar Jaguar is perfectly located in the best part of the medina in central Marrakech. It offers the opportunity to go away at any time you wish and to create your very own bespoke “Escape” whether that be alone, with a friend or with a group of ten or more taking the entire riad exclusively.
The UK based owner, Lucia Silver, will work with you to design a programme of wellbeing and cultural activities that will nurture your body and romance your soul.
In Lucia’s words, this is a “Gorgeous marriage of the radical self love we owe to our hard working-selves and the style, fun and cultural sophistication of Sex and the City”. All you need to do is tell us what you need and want and leave us to do the rest. All you need to do is get on a plane here and enjoy it.
Luxury Yoga Retreat at Peacock Pavilions, 25th – 30th September
This Luxury Yoga Retreat at Peacock Pavilions offers a series of mindful workshops that will guide you in the exploration of creative self-expression in your life. Expect meaningful discussions and fun activities intended to help you tap into your own inner wisdom and heartfelt desires.
Your retreat home for the week is the fabulous Peacock Pavilions boutique hotel. This stylish and eco-friendly abode has been featured in worldwide publications, including National Geographic Traveler.
You will not only enjoy the grounds of Peacock Pavilions, the outdoor areas including a lovely pool, patio, private terraces, and covered yoga platform, but the retreat includes some amazing day-trips to the surrounding sites.
A guided day trip in Marrakech will lead you through an introduction to souks and visits to sites such as Ben Youssef Medrasa. A full day will be spent exploring the nearby Atlas Mountains with a base at the Kasbah Tamadot Hotel with a traditional mule trek to the nearby village of Asni followed by time at the beautiful grounds of this 5-star location overlooking the vista and tasting menu lunch.
The final full day entails a trip to the famous Bains de Marrakech, a luxurious spa facility, where guests can be pampered to their heart’s content with a full program of various treatments. What better way to wrap up a week of yoga than a day of pure relaxation.
Luxury Spa and Wellness Hotels in Magical Marrakech
Four Seasons Resort
Perfectly situated between the city’s ancient medina and the cosmopolitan neighbourhoods of the Ville Nouvelle, the Four Seasons Resort Marrakech welcomes you with a blissful retreat – 16 hectares (40 acres) filled with Moorish gardens and refreshing pools.
Here, traditional values and contemporary comforts unite. Experience true relaxation at our Moroccan spa and lose yourself in the magic of Marrakech with deep relaxation. The Spa features steamy hammams, plunge pools, indoor-outdoor treatment rooms and traditional Moroccan spa rituals. Try out individual yoga and group classes in vinyasa yoga, meditation and stretching.
Calm your body and mind in the traditional, mosaic-walled hammam and extend your relaxation experience with a post-treatment dip in the adults-only quiet pool. Read reviews.
La Maison Arabe
Since opening in 1946, La Maison Arabe has achieved a legendary status in Marrakech. Ideally situated in the medina, the hotel includes 32 rooms and suites, most with private terraces and fireplaces, 3 restaurants, a piano bar, a world-famous cooking school (open to guests staying at the hotel or elsewhere in town) as well as a new spa.
Guests at La Maison Arabe have a choice of swimming pools. One can relax at either the heated pool in the hotel’s garden patio, or at the pool located at our spectacular Country Club, 15 minutes away by complimentary shuttle.
The brand new wellness centre includes 2 hammams and 5 massage rooms (4 single and 1 double). Here one can relax and experience a traditional Moroccan massage using natural products specially made for La Maison Arabe. Facials, manicures and pedicures are also available to complement the relaxing effect of the hammam.
La Maison Arabe offers one hour yoga sessions either on the rooftop of the riad or by the pool. After the yoga session, enjoy a detox apéritif followed by dinner. At dinner time, local musicians alternate between soft traditional Moroccan music and luth dolos, providing a lovely accompaniment to meals. Rooms are carefully appointed with high-end amenities and stunning Moroccan design details. Read reviews.
For healthy eats and recommendations on spa’s have a read of Hip & Healthy’s guide to 72 hours in Marrakech.
Get a true taste of local culture in this accessible guide, put together by Mohammed of Fabulous Morocco Holidays (FMH). For vegetarian food check out this article on the best restaurants.
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