A Night in the Agafay Desert: Private Tent, Dinner and Sunrise

The programme, from afternoon to breakfast

• Afternoon departure from Marrakech, with a free shuttle from one of 9 meeting points (the time shows when you choose your date). A private transfer from your hotel or riad is also available, priced per group.
• A welcome mint tea and a visit to a local argan oil cooperative.
• A 30-minute guided quad ride across the rocky landscape, 2 people per quad.
• A 15-minute camel ride at sunset.
• Dinner under the stars, with live Moroccan music, cultural performances and a fire show.
• The night in your private tent, with its own bedroom and shower.
• Sunrise over the hills, a traditional Moroccan breakfast, then the drive back to Marrakech.

Where you sleep

Each booking has a private tent at the camp, with a private bedroom and a private shower: you do not share it with other guests. The camp has a swimming pool, and from the camp you watch both the sunset and the sunrise over the Agafay hills.

Agafay is a stony desert, not a sea of dunes: the camp sits among bare hills, with the High Atlas on the horizon on clear days.

Price and what is included

The night at the camp costs from €150 per adult (12 years and over) and €120 per child aged 3 to 11. Nothing is charged when you book: you pay on the day, and you can cancel for free up to 24 hours before.

• Included: the shuttle from Marrakech and back, the 30-minute quad ride, the camel ride, dinner with water and the fire show, Moroccan tea and the argan cooperative visit, one night in a private tent with private bedroom and shower, the pool, sunset and sunrise, breakfast and soft drinks.
• Not included: personal expenses.
• Good to know: the camp is not wheelchair accessible.

A night, or just an evening?

If you have only a few hours, an evening tour gives you the sunset, the camel ride and the dinner show, and you sleep in Marrakech:

• Sunset camel ride, dinner and show, from €18: about 4 hours, back in Marrakech at about 10 PM. See the Agafay camel ride.
• Quad, camel ride and dinner show, from €25: a 40-minute quad ride, a camel ride, dinner and the fire show. See quad biking in Agafay.

Stay the night if the stars and the sunrise matter to you, or if you want the desert without driving back in the dark.

What to pack

• A warm layer or a jacket: the desert cools quickly after sunset, especially from October to April.
• Closed shoes for the quad and the stony ground.
• Swimwear if you want to use the pool.
• Sunglasses, sun cream and a scarf against the dust.
• A small bag for the night: the shuttle brings you back to Marrakech after breakfast.

For how to get there, the seasons and the other activities, read our complete guide to the Agafay Desert.