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Cooking
Parents of fussy eaters
might be glad of Le Catanzaro
(see p79)
, a friendly Italian rest-
aurant in Guéliz that does great
pizza and has a children's menu.
Alternatively, there are always
the ubiquitous McDonald's
outlets for a quick bite.
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Child-friendly
Souk Cuisine organizes
culinary weeks or tailor-made
programmes.
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www.
soukcuisine.com
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Cycling
Bicycles can be hired from
various places, including Bazaar
Salah Eddine (off Rue de Bab
Agnaoul) and Rue Bani Marine.
£
Golf
accommodation
If you are travelling with kids, opt
for one of the larger hotels
(see
p 111 )
, instead of the smaller
riads where noisy kids can be an
issue. The Coralia Club Palmariva
is child-friendly with a pool, play-
ground and an activity centre.
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Coralia Club Palmariva, Km 6, Route de
Fès • 0524 32 90 36 • H3000@accor.com
Play at the Palmeraie Golf
Palace
(see p117)
or the Golf
d'Amelkis.
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Golf d'Amelkis:
Km 12, Route de Ouarzazate;
0524 40 44 14
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Hammams & spas
A popular pastime is to
strip down for a relaxing
massage
(see pp40-41)
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Horse riding
(
Oasiria
South of the city, this large
waterpark features a wave pool,
lagoons, a covered and heated
pool, an artificial river and beach,
plus many restaurants. A free
shuttle bus runs seven times a
day from Jemaa El Fna and
Guéliz.
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Km 4, Route du barrage
• 0524 38 04 38 • Open 10am-7pm daily,
closed winter, Ramadan • Adm
The Royal Club Equestre
is one of several stables.
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0524 38 18 49
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Karting
Atlas Karting on the Route
de Safi also offers quad bikes.
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Map C4 • 0661 23 76 87
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Language
Learn French or Moroccan
Arabic at the Institut Français
in July. d
Map B5 • Jbel Guéliz
566 • 0524 44 69 30 • www.
ifm.ma
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Marathons
)
Jnane El Harti
This public park has a small
kid's play area with two big
green dinosaurs for kids to
clamber over. There's a
McDonald's on the other side of
the traffic junction
(see p77).
A marathon takes place in
January.
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www.marathon-
marrakech.com
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Swimming
There are also hotel
swimming pools open to non-
guests at Les Jardins de la
Koutoubia, Le Méridien N'Fis
and Sofitel
(see p111)
.
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Tennis
The Royal Tennis Club
welcomes non-members
(except Sat).
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Map C5 • Rue
Oued El Makhazine, Guéliz
• 0524 43 19 02
Carousel at the Kawkab Jeu play area
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