Marrakech scores 5.0/10 on overall safety. Equaldex rates Morocco at 12/100 on LGBTQ+ legal protections. Here's what the data and real reviews say.
Marrakech scores 5.0/10, in the mostly-safe range. It is generally fine, with a few precautions depending on the neighborhood and time of day.
Equaldex rates Morocco at 12/100 on LGBTQ+ legal protections, in the lower range. Several rights are restricted by law, so review the legal context and recent traveler reports carefully before visiting Marrakech.
Equaldex's public-opinion index for Morocco sits at 15/100. Legal status and everyday attitudes don't always match, so the community reviews below are useful for a ground-level read on Marrakech.
Every score on this page comes from official indicators and the safety model, not from AI-generated text. Where travelers who share your profile have reviewed Marrakech, you'll find their words below. Last reviewed 2026.
Sources: Georgetown WPS Index, Equaldex, UNESCO, World Bank, OpenStreetMap (ODbL), Wikidata (CC0) and MapSur community reviews. How we score
Recent reviews of Marrakech from the MapSur community.
Marrakech is sensory overload in the best and worst way. The medina is magical but exhausting. As an Asian woman I got a lot of unwanted attention and was called "Chinese" multiple times which was ann…
En tant que femme noire et musulmane, Marrakech m'a accueillie à bras ouverts. Les gens me parlaient en darija, pensant que j'étais locale. La chaleur humaine est incroyable. Les mosquées sont magnifi…
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Marrakech scores 5.0/10. It is generally fine for LGBTQ+ travelers; a few precautions help. See the details above.
Equaldex rates Morocco at 12/100 on LGBTQ+ legal protections. Legal status and day-to-day attitudes can differ, so the community reviews above are the best read on how Marrakech feels in practice.
