Our top pick13,799 reviews
6 hMarrakech: Agafay Sunset Quad, Camel Ride & Dinner
★ 4.9 · 13,799 reviews
- Six hours, Sunset quad and camel ride
- Fire show under the stars
- Atlas Mountain views
- Free cancellation
$29$4.83 / hour
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Marrakech camel ride: palm groves, the Agafay or the Atlas
A Marrakech camel ride is sold in three shapes, and they are not the same purchase. In the Palmeraie palm groves on the edge of the city you spend an hour on the camel and stop for tea, and the whole trip takes two hours for $21. In the rocky Agafay Desert the camel is one part of a five-to-seven-hour outing with dinner, from $17. Atlas day trips fit a camel ride into a full day in the mountains. Here are all thirteen listings, side by side, with their real lengths and ratings.
Quick answer
The short answer. For a Marrakech camel ride with the sunset and dinner, book an Agafay evening: our top pick adds a quad ride and is rated 4.9 across 13,799 reviews at $29, and the same kind of evening starts at $17. For the most time actually on a camel, take the Palmeraie trip: one hour in the saddle, two hours in total, $21.
Every Marrakech camel ride at a glance
- Camel rides compared
- 13 listings129,398 reviews between them
- Lowest price for an Agafay evening
- $17sunset camel trek, quad and dinner
- Palmeraie palm groves
- $212 hours, 1 hour on the camel
- Agafay evenings
- 5 to 7 hoursdoor to door, all with dinner
- On the camel in the Agafay
- 15 to 20 minuteswhere the listing states it
- Most reviewed listing
- 40,655 reviewsthe next listing has 38,649
- Our top pick
- $29rated 4.9 on 13,799 reviews
- Atlas day trips with a camel
- 3 listings7.5 to 9 hours long
- Hotel pickup
- Listedon all 13 listings
- Cancellation
- Free cancellationas each listing states
Three different days
What a Marrakech camel ride actually is
The price tells you how long the day is. The listing tells you how long you ride.
Prices run from $17 to $68, and the spread is not about quality. It is about how much of the day you buy, and how much of it is spent on the camel.
The Palmeraie. The palm groves sit on the edge of the city. The listing is a shared trip through the palms and orange trees, past the villages of the Palmeraie, with mint tea in a nomadic area. The camel ride itself is one hour, and the whole thing is two. This is the Marrakech camel ride for people who want the camel, not an evening out.
The Agafay. A rocky desert 40 minutes to an hour from the city by road. Eight listings take you there and bring you back after dinner, and most add a quad bike, a fire show or live Berber music. The camel is the gentle part of the evening: 15 or 20 minutes where the listing gives a number.
The Atlas. Three day trips into the Atlas Mountains include a camel ride on the way, between Berber villages, waterfalls and a meal. The mountains are what you pay for there.
Every option
Five ways to ride a camel from Marrakech
Every Marrakech camel ride on sale, shortest day first. Lengths are the whole outing, hotel transfer included.
- Palmeraie palm groves — $21, 2 hours
One hour on the camel through the palm groves, a visit to the villages and local tea. Rated 4.6 on 5,338 reviews, and the most riding for the money.
- Half-day dromedary and quad — $68, 4 hours
A dromedary ride to a Berber village, a tea break, then a quad through desert landscapes. Rated 4.5 on 2,403 reviews, and the highest price on this page.
- Agafay sunset, camel and dinner — $18, 5 hours
A 20-minute camel ride along an ancient Berber path, the sunset, then dinner and music around a fire at a desert camp. No quad. 38,649 reviews at 4.6.
- Agafay evening with a quad — from $17, 6 to 7 hours
Quad bike, camel, dinner under the stars and usually a fire show. Seven listings, including the most reviewed one on this site, with 40,655 reviews at 4.8 for $25.
- Atlas day trip with a camel — 7.5 to 9 hours
Imlil and the Berber villages, waterfalls, a meal in a local home. Priced at $11, $14 and $28, but these are mountain days, and the camel is one stop in them.
Every trip, current fare
Every Marrakech camel ride listing, priced
All thirteen listings. Length is the whole outing, door to door, so cost per hour prices the day, not the Marrakech camel ride itself.
| Tour | Length | Price | What you get | Cost per hour, door to door | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marrakech: Agafay Sunset Quad, Camel Ride & DinnerFire show under the stars | 6 h | $29 | Sunset quad and camel ride | $4.83 | 4.9 · 13,799 |
| Marrakech: Agafay Desert Quad & Camel Rides with Dinner ShowFire show after dinner | 7 h | $25 | Quad, sunset camel trek, dinner | $3.57 | 4.8 · 40,655 |
| Marrakech: Agafay Desert Sunset, Camel Ride, and Dinner ShowSunset over the Agafay Desert | 5 h | $18 | Camel along an ancient Berber path | $3.60 | 4.6 · 38,649 |
| Marrakech Agafay Desert: Quad Bike, Camel Ride & Dinner ShowBerber music and dance show | 7 h | $28 | Quad bike and camel trek | $4.00 | 4.8 · 5,902 |
| Marrakech: Camel Ride in the Oasis PalmeraieMint tea in a nomadic area | 2 h | $21 | Camel ride through palm groves | $10.50 | 4.6 · 5,338 |
| Marrakech: Atlas Mountains & Agafay Desert Tour w Camel RideBerber villages on the mountainside | 9 h | $14 | Atlas villages and waterfalls | $1.56 | 4.8 · 5,171 |
| Marrakech: Atlas Mountains Day Trip with Camel Ride, ImlilCamel ride in mountain landscapes | 7.5 h | $11 | Imlil Valley and Berber villages | $1.47 | 4.8 · 4,743 |
| Marrakech Agafay Desert Quad Bike, Camel Ride & Dinner ShowDinner under the starlit sky | 6 h | $22 | Quad biking through the Agafay | $3.67 | 4.6 · 3,613 |
| Marrakech: Agafay Quad Tour with Camel Ride, Dinner & ShowDouble quad for two | 6 h | $21 | A 20-minute dromedary ride | $3.50 | 4.8 · 3,521 |
| Marrakech: Agafay Desert Quad Bike with Camels & Dinner ShowDinner under the Agafay stars | 6.5 h | $39 | Camel ride and quad ride | $6.00 | 4.6 · 2,382 |
| Marrakech: Agafay Desert Quad & Camel & pool & Dinner ShowDinner and a fire show | 6 h | $17 | Sunset camel trek and quad | $2.83 | 4.7 · 1,832 |
| Marrakech: Atlas Mountains, Camel Ride, Waterfalls, & LunchLunch in a Berber home | 8 h | $28 | Guided hike to waterfalls | $3.50 | 4.9 · 1,390 |
| Marrakech: Half-Day Desert Quad Tour with Camel RideBerber village and tea break | 4 h | $68 | Dromedary ride among the palms | $17.00 | 4.5 · 2,403 |
Palmeraie or Agafay
Palm groves or desert: the straight verdict
Agafay for the evening, the Palmeraie for the camel.
Book the Agafay if this is your one evening outside the city. You get the wide rocky landscape, the light going down over it, dinner and a show, and the camel as one calm part of it. Our top pick is rated 4.9 on 13,799 reviews at $29. If you want the camel and the sunset without a quad, the evening at $18 has 38,649 reviews. Jamila from the United Kingdom summed it up: «The sunset over the Agafay Desert was breathtaking, the camel ride was a wonderful experience, and the dinner and entertainment were excellent.»
Book the Palmeraie if the camel is the point. One hour in the saddle against 15 or 20 minutes in the Agafay, and two hours of your day instead of five to seven. Natalie from the United Kingdom booked it after an Agafay evening: «my daughter wanted a longer ride on the camels and this was perfect for that.»
With two half-days to spare, do both: the Palmeraie one morning, the Agafay another evening.
Avoid these
Five mistakes people make booking a camel ride here
Each one turns a good Marrakech camel ride into the wrong evening.
- Reading the length as time on the camel
A 6-hour Agafay evening is not six hours in the saddle. Lengths include the drive both ways, the quad, dinner and the show. The camel part is 15 or 20 minutes where it is stated.
- Expecting a sea of sand
The Agafay is a rocky desert, and the listings say so. Two of them mention views of the Atlas Mountains.
- Booking the palm groves for the sunset
A search for a camel ride Palmeraie Marrakech sunset trip lands on a listing that never mentions the sunset. Book it for the camel and the palms.
- Buying an Atlas day trip for the camel
The Atlas trips are seven and a half to nine hours of mountains, villages and a meal. Book them for the mountains, and treat the camel as a bonus.
- Comparing headline prices only
The lowest-priced Agafay evening is $17 and the Palmeraie is $21, yet the Palmeraie gives you three times the camel time of any Agafay listing that states its minutes.
Settled on the Agafay? The evenings compared one by one, with what each includes.
Agafay Desert evenings→The sunset question
Where the sunset actually happens on these rides
The palms are for riding. The Agafay is for the sunset.
Ask which is the best sunset camel ride Marrakech offers and the honest answer is a place before it is a listing: the Agafay. Five of the Agafay listings name the sunset in their description, and the most reviewed of them gives it 30 minutes in its itinerary.
So a camel ride Marrakech desert sunset evening means the Agafay, 40 minutes to an hour out of the city, back after dinner. The lowest price for one of those evenings is $17.
If you came looking for a sunset camel ride in Marrakech palm grove listings, here is the catch. The Palmeraie listing describes palms, villages and tea, and says nothing about the sunset. The half-day dromedary trip rides among the palms too, and it does not mention the sunset either.
That leaves two honest choices. Ride the palms for the camel, or ride the Agafay for the sunset. A camel ride palm grove Marrakech sunset outing is not what any listing here describes, and no listing promises the weather.
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The Marrakech camel ride listings worth booking
Four Agafay evenings and the Palmeraie ride. Prices and ratings as listed.
Fire show after dinner40,655 reviews
7 hMarrakech: Agafay Desert Quad & Camel Rides with Dinner Show
★ 4.8 · 40,655 reviews
- Seven hours, Quad, sunset camel trek, dinner
- Fire show after dinner
- Argan oil cooperative visit
- Free cancellation
$25$3.57 / hour
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Sunset over the Agafay Desert38,649 reviews
5 hMarrakech: Agafay Desert Sunset, Camel Ride, and Dinner Show
★ 4.6 · 38,649 reviews
- Five hours, Camel along an ancient Berber path
- Sunset over the Agafay Desert
- Dinner and music at camp
- Free cancellation
$18$3.60 / hour
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Dinner and a fire show1,832 reviews
6 hMarrakech: Agafay Desert Quad & Camel & pool & Dinner Show
★ 4.7 · 1,832 reviews
- Six hours, Sunset camel trek and quad
- Dinner and a fire show
- Fire show to end the night
- Free cancellation
$17$2.83 / hour
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Mint tea in a nomadic area5,338 reviews
2 hMarrakech: Camel Ride in the Oasis Palmeraie
★ 4.6 · 5,338 reviews
- Two hours, Camel ride through palm groves
- Mint tea in a nomadic area
- Villages of the Palmeraie
- Free cancellation
$21$10.50 / hour
Check availability→ Before you book
Four things to check on the listing before you pay
Two minutes on the listing before you pay for a Marrakech camel ride.
- How long you ride, in minutes
Look for the camel line in the itinerary. If an Agafay camel ride sunset Marrakech evening does not give a number, plan on a short ride.
- Where you are picked up
Hotel pickup is listed on all 13 listings. Check the exact meeting point after booking, especially if you stay inside the medina.
- What the evening includes
Dinner, a fire show, live music, an argan oil stop: the descriptions differ.
- The cancellation terms
Free cancellation, as each listing states. Read the deadline on the listing itself, because it is not the same on every one.
Common questions
Marrakech camel rides, answered
Agafay or Palmeraie: which camel ride is better?
For an evening out, the Agafay: sunset, dinner and a show, with 15 to 20 minutes on the camel where it is stated, from $17. For the camel itself, the Palmeraie: an hour riding through palm groves, two hours in total, $21.
How long is the camel ride in the Agafay?
Where the listing gives a number, 15 or 20 minutes. The 5 to 7 hours on the listing is the whole outing, with the drive, dinner and the show.
How much is a Marrakech camel ride?
$21 for the hour-long ride in the Palmeraie, and from $17 for an Agafay evening with dinner. Our top pick is $29. Atlas day trips with a camel are priced at $11 and $14, but they are mountain days.
Is the Agafay Desert a sand desert?
No. The listings describe it as rocky: open, stony ground, and two of them mention views of the Atlas Mountains. The camel rides go across that landscape.
Is hotel pickup included on a Marrakech camel ride?
Hotel pickup is listed on all 13 listings on this page, from the Palmeraie ride to the Atlas day trips. The operator confirms the exact meeting point after you book.
How far is the Agafay Desert from Marrakech?
Between 40 minutes and an hour by road, according to the listings, which is why the evenings run five to seven hours.
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Agafay Desert eveningsAgafay Desert evenings
Sunset, camel ride and dinner in the Agafay Desert near Marrakech — the tours compared.
Atlas day tripsAtlas day trips
Atlas Mountains day trips from Marrakech that include a camel ride: Imlil, waterfalls and Berber villages.
