Agafay Desert Dinner Show and Camel Ride

Tagine and starlight after a camel ride through the dunes

A tour of Agafay Desert combining a camel ride at sunset with a five-hour evening that includes dinner in a nomad tent, welcome tea, and transfer from your Marrakesh hotel. A live guide in English, Spanish, Italian, French or another language leads the experience, and children from age 6 are welcome. The meal features harira soup, salad, beef and chicken tagine, seasonal fruit and tea, served around a campfire under the night sky.

Step-by-step itinerary

Desert dining and camel ride experience

• Be picked up from hotel
• Drive to Agafay Desert Camp
• Ride camel and watch sunset
• Enjoy welcome tea and pastries
• Dine on traditional Moroccan cuisine
• Experience desert silence around campfire
• Transfer back to accommodation

The experience

An air-conditioned car picks you up from your hotel in Marrakesh and drives you to Agafay Desert Camp. Once there, you ride a camel across the sand as the sun drops toward the horizon. The guide handles the timing so you catch the light at its best. The silence of the desert is part of the experience. There is no music or noise, just the sound of the animal moving and the wind. After the ride, you walk to a nomad tent pitched on the sand where dinner is laid out around a campfire.

The meal starts with welcome tea and pastries. Then comes harira, a traditional Moroccan soup, followed by a salad, beef and chicken tagine (slow-cooked stew), and seasonal fresh fruit, all served with tea. You eat sitting on cushions around the fire in the tent, which is how the meal is meant to be taken. The guide sits with the group and explains the food and the customs. They speak your language, so nothing is lost in translation. The whole evening runs about five hours from pickup to drop-off.

After dinner, you are transferred back to your accommodation in Marrakesh in the same air-conditioned vehicle. The tour is not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries, pregnancy, or poor cardiovascular health, though it suits all other fitness levels. Children from age 6 can join.

What’s included

• Camel ride at sunset.
• dinner in a nomad tent with harira soup, salad, beef and chicken tagine, seasonal fresh fruit and tea.
• welcome tea and pastries.
• air-conditioned vehicle pickup and return to your Marrakesh hotel.
• live guide in your choice of language.

Information

Lasts 5h, runs every day at 09:00 and 16:00, from US$ 57 per person, with live guides in 5 languages and with free cancellation up to 24 h before.

Days and timesEvery dayDepartures at 09:00 and 16:00Another time? ›

GroupUp to 20

Live guideEnglish, Spanish, French, German and ItalianOther languages ›

Meeting point and pickupHotel pickup included.

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AgesAdult (13 to 40 years) · Senior (41 to 70 years) · Child (6 to 12 years) · Under 6: can't be booked

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.

Prices and times updated 6 days ago

Good to know

Low physical effortNot recommended during pregnancyNot recommended with heart problemsNot recommended with back problems

Operated by Morocco Tour Marrakech

Is this one for you?The camel ride and five-hour evening mean you leave your hotel in late afternoon and return after dark, so plan this tour when you have the evening free. The ride itself is gentle and the pace at dinner is relaxed, making it manageable for most travelers, though it is not suitable if you have spinal injuries, are pregnant, or have cardiovascular concerns.

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Top questions

What languages is the tour guided in?

Live guide in English, Spanish, French, German and Italian.

Can children come?

Yes. Ticket types: Child (6 to 12 years). Children under 6 can't be included in the booking.

What does the camel ride at Agafay Desert involve?

The camel ride happens at sunset as part of the tour, after you arrive at Agafay Desert Camp. You ride across the sand dunes while the light fades, and the guide times it so you see the best of the sunset before heading to the nomad tent for dinner.

What food is served at the dinner in the nomad tent?

Dinner includes harira (a traditional Moroccan soup), salad, beef and chicken tagine, seasonal fresh fruit, and tea. You also get welcome tea and pastries before the main meal, all served around a campfire inside the tent.

How long does the whole tour take?

The tour runs about five hours from the time you are picked up at your hotel until you are dropped back at your accommodation in Marrakesh.

Does the tour include pickup from my hotel?

Yes, an air-conditioned car picks you up from your hotel in Marrakesh and brings you back after dinner, so transport is included in the tour.