Complete guide 2026
Hassan II Mosque Casablanca: tickets, hours and visit
Everything you need to know before visiting Africa's largest mosque: 2026 prices (140 MAD), guided tour times, dress code, access information, and the 10 best skip-the-line booking options. Updated 29 May 2026.
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Minaret
210 metres
The world's tallest minaret. Green laser beam points to Mecca at night, visible 30 km offshore.
Capacity
25,000 worshippers indoors
Plus 80,000 on the outer esplanade, for a total of 105,000.
Inauguration
30 August 1993
By King Hassan II, on the 60th anniversary of his reign.
Construction
7 years (1986-1993)
Architect: Michel Pinseau. 10,000 Moroccan artisans involved.
Covered area
20,000 m²
Part of the mosque is built directly over the Atlantic Ocean.
Roof
Retractable
The 1,100-tonne prayer hall roof opens in 3 minutes via a hydraulic system.
Official 2026 prices
Hassan II Mosque entry fees are set by the Hassan II Mosque Foundation (FMH2). They were adjusted in early 2026: 140 MAD for foreign adults (up from 130 MAD). The guided tour is always included in the ticket, and children under 6 enter free.
| Category | Price | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Foreign adult | 140 MAD | Guided tour included |
| Moroccan / resident | 70 MAD | Guided tour included |
| Moroccan child (6+) | 30 MAD | Reduced rate |
| Foreign child (6+) | 30 MAD | Reduced rate |
| Child under 6 | Free | Free |
| VIP private tour (< 20 people) | 2,200 MAD | Group package, book with FMH2 |
Official ticket vs online skip-the-line booking
The official 140 MAD ticket is bought on site at the FMH2 box office, with no advance booking possible. In high season (July-August, French school holidays), queues can exceed an hour and your preferred slot may be sold out. Booking ahead via a platform like GetYourGuide costs 280 to 350 MAD, guarantees your time, avoids the queue, and includes a professional English-speaking guide (useful because FMH2 guides rotate languages).
Below you will find 10 skip-the-line tours, including city tour + mosque combos that bring the marginal ticket cost down.
10 skip-the-line tours: which one to choose?
All these tours include Hassan II Mosque entry and a professional guide. Free cancellation up to 24h before. Click to compare verified reviews and available time slots.
Hassan II Mosque
Guided tour + skip-the-line entry ticket
The classic: English-speaking guide, 1 hour inside the mosque, no waiting line.
Hassan II Mosque
Premium small-group tour (max 10 people)
Intimate format, expert bilingual EN/FR guide, priority access and complimentary brochure.
Hassan II Mosque
Mosque + Casablanca city tour
Mosque + Medina + Habous + Mohammed V Square in a half-day. Transport included.
Hassan II Mosque
Full city tour with mosque entry
Visit Art Deco quarters, corniche, Habous and mosque entry. Ideal for one-day stopover.
Hassan II Mosque
City visit with mosque access
Flexible format: 3h city + 1h mosque. Good option for cruise passengers.
Hassan II Mosque
Hassan II Mosque + Museum of Moroccan Judaism
The unique cultural combo: Africa's largest mosque plus the Arab world's only Jewish museum.
Hassan II Mosque
Mosque + city highlights (your choice)
Start with the mosque, then pick your stops (corniche, medina, Rick's Café...).
Hassan II Mosque
Private guided tour (closed group)
Your own guide for you or your family. Personalised pace, language of your choice.
Hassan II Mosque
Private religious & in-depth tour
Spiritual and theological angle: Islamic architecture, surahs, history of the site.
Hassan II Mosque
Private Casablanca: mosque + Rick's Café + Habous
The iconic trio VIP-style: mosque, Rick's Café (Casablanca movie), Habous quarter.
Visiting hours
Hassan II Mosque can only be visited during the official guided tour times, never during the five daily prayers or Islamic religious holidays. Average visit duration is 45 minutes to 1 hour. Tickets are bought on site 30 minutes ahead, or booked online to lock in your slot.
Outside Ramadan (year-round)
Saturday to Thursday
09:00 · 10:00 · 11:00 · 12:00 · 15:00
Friday
09:00 · 10:00 · 15:00
During Ramadan
Saturday to Thursday
09:00 · 10:00 · 11:00 · 14:00
Friday
09:00 · 10:00 · 14:15
No tourist visits during the 5 daily prayer times or on Islamic religious holidays.
How to book your tickets: 3 options
Booking a ticket for Hassan II Mosque is simpler than it looks, but each of the three options suits a different type of visitor. Here is how to choose.
FMH2 official box office (on-site)
Arrive at the mosque 30 minutes before your desired slot, buy your ticket at the north counter (right side of the esplanade), pay in cash or by card (Visa/Mastercard accepted), wait for the slot, and follow the guide. Price: 140 MAD foreign adult.
For whom: flexible travellers, tight budgets, low season (November-March). Risk: sold-out slot in high season or one-hour queue on summer weekends.
Online booking with skip-the-line
RecommendedBook on GetYourGuide, Viator or another platform. You receive a PDF voucher and a precise meeting point. Show the QR code on arrival and follow your English-speaking guide directly. Price: 280 to 350 MAD. Free cancellation up to 24h before.
For whom: short-stop tourists, families, busy periods, travellers who want to lock in their time slot and language.
Check availability on GetYourGuideVia a full city tour
Book a half-day or full-day Casablanca tour that includes the mosque plus other sites: medina, Habous quarter, Mohammed V Square, corniche, sometimes Rick's Café. Price: 480 to 1,450 MAD.The effective marginal mosque-ticket cost drops to 100-150 MAD.
For whom: cruise passengers on a 6-8h layover, travellers discovering Casablanca in a single day, groups or families who prefer not to handle logistics.
What you will see inside
The guided tour always follows the same clockwise route and lasts between 45 minutes and one hour. The guide starts on the outer esplanade (the large square that can host 80,000 worshippers during Friday prayer), then takes you in through the north door, across the main prayer hall, down to the basement ablutions room, and finishes with the hammam and the museum.
The prayer hall
This is the centrepiece: 200 metres long, 100 metres wide, 65 metres high ceiling. The floor is in Carrara white marble, heated in winter for the comfort of kneeling worshippers. The cedar wood ceiling, imported from the Middle Atlas, is carved with arabesques and Quranic verses. In the centre, an 18-metre-diameter Murano crystal chandelier. The mihrab (the niche pointing to Mecca) is entirely covered with hand-cut zellige tiles and chiselled plasterwork.
The detail that surprises visitors: the prayer hall roof opens. A 1,100-tonne section of the roof retracts in 3 minutes via a hydraulic system. This was King Hassan II's wish: to let worshippers pray under the open sky when weather permits. During summer heat, natural ventilation avoids the need for air conditioning.
The ablutions room
You descend to the basement via a monumental staircase reminiscent of the hammams of Arab palaces. The ablutions room is entirely decorated with lotus-flower-shaped marble fountains, aligned along walls of geometric zellige. Each fountain works (water flows during the visit), and this is where worshippers purify themselves before entering the prayer hall. Guides use the moment to explain the ablution ritual (wuduʾ): face, hands, arms, head, feet, in a precise order.
The royal hammam
Designed for the comfort of the king and dignitaries but never publicly used, this hammam has been dormant under the mosque since 1993. It is in impeccable condition: pink and beige marble, star-pierced domes (letting daylight in from outside), heated benches. The visit passes quickly (10 minutes) as the hammam is not visited while in use, but the sight is worth it.
The civilisations museum
At the end of the tour, optional depending on the guide: a small Islamic art museum (liturgical objects, Quran manuscripts, traditional Moroccan costumes). More educational than aesthetic, but it puts what you have just seen into historical context.
The esplanade and minaret
You exit through the south door, towards the esplanade overlooking the Atlantic Ocean. This is where tourists take the most iconic photos: the 210-metre minaret (the world's tallest) silhouetted against the sea. At night, a green laser beam from the top points towards Mecca, visible up to 30 kilometres offshore. The esplanade is free and accessible 24 hours a day, even outside visit times.
The story of a mosque built on the ocean
It all begins in 1980, with a speech delivered by King Hassan II for his 51st birthday. The monarch explains that he wants to build, in Casablanca, a great mosque that would do justice to Morocco's stature in the Muslim world. A reference to Quran verse 11:7 ("and his throne was upon the water") drives him to insist that it must be built partly over the Atlantic Ocean. This will require 7 years of construction and a major engineering challenge: stabilising foundations in a zone exposed to tides and storms.
The architect and the artisans
The architecture is entrusted to Michel Pinseau, a French architect based in Morocco since the 1960s, who had already designed the Hilton Rabat. He surrounds himself with a team of 10,000 specialised Moroccan artisans: zellige cutters from Fes, plaster sculptors from Tetouan, cabinetmakers from the Middle Atlas for cedar wood, coppersmiths from Marrakech for the chandelier bronze. Almost all materials come from Morocco, except the Carrara marble (Italy), the Murano crystal (Venice), and some technical components (granite, hydraulic systems).
The site employs up to 35,000 workers simultaneously, breaks ground in July 1986 and completes in August 1993. Total estimated cost: 5 billion dirhams of the time (about 600 million euros). A large part of the funding comes from a national subscription: 12 million Moroccans contribute, which forges the monument's popular and patrimonial status.
The inauguration
The mosque is inaugurated on 30 August 1993, for King Hassan II's 60th birthday and the eve of Mawlid (the Prophet's birthday). Heads of state and Muslim delegations from around the world are invited. The mosque immediately becomes a national symbol, featured on the Moroccan passport, banknotes and postage stamps.
Since then, it has hosted the great Friday prayers (up to 80,000 worshippers on the esplanade), the nights of Ramadan, and remains one of the three most visited sites in Morocco along with Marrakech (Jemaa el-Fna) and Fes (medina). It is also one of the rare religious buildings where calligraphy and Quran recitation classes are held alongside tourist visits.
Before you go: 6 things to know
Visitors who leave disappointed are almost always so for the same reason: a practical detail they failed to anticipate. Here is the checklist to tick off before heading to the mosque.
Shoulders covered
No tank tops or sleeveless shirts, men and women alike.
Knees covered
No shorts or mini skirts. Long pants, long skirts, or dresses below the knee.
Modest attire
The guide may refuse entry if your outfit is considered disrespectful of the site.
Hair uncovered allowed for non-Muslim women
No headscarf required for visitors. This is the main difference with other mosques worldwide.
Shoes removed at entrance
The guide provides a plastic bag to carry them throughout the visit.
Phone on silent
Photos allowed except during prayers and in the mausoleum. Ablutions room is fine.
Tram
Line T1, Mohammed V Square stop (15 min walk from the mosque). Ticket: 7 MAD.
Taxi
From downtown: 20-30 MAD on the meter. From Mohammed V Airport: 250-300 MAD.
Parking
Supervised car park on the north esplanade (10-20 MAD per visit). Full on summer weekends: allow 30 min buffer.
Frequently asked questions
The 15 questions travellers ask us most, with answers verified against the Hassan II Mosque Foundation and recent visitors.
The official ticket costs 140 MAD for foreign adults (approximately $14 / €14), 70 MAD for Moroccans and residents, and 30 MAD for children aged 6 and over. Entry is free under 6. The guided tour is included with every ticket.
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