Marrakech, Morocco
Marrakech Studio Week
A week for the makers: craft workshops, riad mornings, and the desert on the last two nights.
· 7 days
This one is weighted towards the creators in the community. Marrakech has an unbroken line of craft going back centuries and a contemporary design scene that takes it seriously rather than decoratively.
We work from a riad in the mornings, spend the afternoons with the people who make things here (tanners, weavers, ceramicists, a furniture studio doing remarkable work) and finish with two nights in the Agafay desert.
It sold out in nine days. The waitlist moves more often than you'd think.
The experience
Craft, at close range.
Time with people who have spent decades getting good at one thing.
- 01
The riad
We take a whole one. Working mornings on the roof, courtyard for everything else.
- 02
In the workshops
Ceramics, weaving, leather and metal: hands on, with makers who have run these workshops for generations.
- 03
Contemporary design
Studio visits with the designers and architects reinterpreting all of it for now.
- 04
Two nights in Agafay
Desert camp, no signal, and the clearest sky most of the group will have seen.
The detail
What's included, and what isn't.
Included
- Four nights in a private riad, six nights total
- Two nights in the Agafay desert camp
- All ground transport and airport transfers
- Breakfast daily and all group dinners
- Every workshop and studio visit
- Photography from the week
Not included
- International flights to Marrakech
- Travel insurance (required)
- Lunches on open days
- Personal purchases from the workshops
Day by day
The itinerary.
A rough shape rather than a schedule. The useful parts of a trip rarely happen on time.
Day 1
Medina
Into the medina
Transfers to the riad, orientation walk as the light goes, opening dinner on the roof.
Day 2
Working morning, ceramics after
Session on the roof, then across to a ceramics workshop for the afternoon.
Day 3
Textiles and leather
Weavers in the morning, the tanneries after lunch. Not for the squeamish, and unforgettable.
Day 4
Gueliz
Contemporary studios
Furniture, architecture and product studios in Gueliz. Evening open, because the medina is best without a plan.
Day 5
Agafay
Out to Agafay
Drive to the desert camp after a slow morning. Nothing scheduled once we arrive.
Day 6
Agafay
Desert day
Walk at dawn for those who want it, then a genuinely empty day. Final dinner under the sky.
Day 7
Return and departures
Back to Marrakech mid-morning for afternoon flights.
Morocco
Marrakech
A week for the makers: craft workshops, riad mornings, and the desert on the last two nights.
Gallery
From previous trips.
Before you book
Important information.
Visas
Most passports enter Morocco visa-free for up to 90 days. We confirm on booking.
Waitlist
Places open up more often than people expect, usually two or three before departure. Joining the waitlist costs nothing and we work strictly in order.
Desert nights
Agafay drops sharply after dark. Bring a warm layer even in May.
Payment
Waitlist places are confirmed with a 30% deposit within 72 hours of being offered.
Questions
About this trip.
How does the waitlist work?
Marrakech Studio Week
A week for the makers: craft workshops, riad mornings, and the desert on the last two nights.