Quad Marrakech

Dinner in the Agafay desert

A desert dinner in Agafay is a Moroccan meal served at a table under a tent, 45 minutes by road from central Marrakech. The desert is rocky, with no big sand dunes. The dinner and live music evening comes with a show of Gnaoua music and dance, Dakka Marrakchia and a fire-spitter, and costs €25 per person.

Six outings end at that table: the dinner on its own, four outings that start in the afternoon, and the VIP pack. What separates them is what happens before the meal.

Tables laid with tajines and salads, red benches and rugs under the tent
Activities
6
Price
from €25 /person
Duration
4 h – 5 h

Dinner in the Agafay desert: prices

Transfer from your hotel or riad on request: €60 per vehicle of up to 6, return trip.

The options, from the simplest to the fullest

The dinner and live music is the simplest: nothing to ride or drive, and a four-hour evening. It suits a day already spent in the city, or a group that cannot all ride.

Four outings add something in the afternoon, a camel walk, a quad ride, or both. The camel ride and dinner and the quad biking and dinner take four hours; the quad, camel and Moroccan meal and the quad, camel and sunset dinner take five.

The sixth is the VIP pack: dinner at a private table in a quiet restaurant, after an hour on a 350 cc quad, a camel ride and tea on a dune, with music and a fire show.

The show: Gnaoua, Dakka Marrakchia and a fire-spitter

Yes, the dinner and live music evening has a show: Gnaoua music and dance, Dakka Marrakchia and a fire-spitter. The music accompanies the meal and carries on after it. The VIP pack also has music and a fire show at its private table. For the other outings, the page of each one says what it includes.

What is served

The dinner is soup, salads, a main dish (tagine or couscous) and fruit, with mint tea and water at the table. Drinks other than tea and water are not included. On the VIP pack, a choice of soft drinks and still water is included.

How the evening goes

The dinner and live music evening lasts four hours and starts at 4 pm or 6 pm, or at 5 pm or 8 pm from 1 April to 20 September. Departure times are fixed, and the four outings that start in the afternoon leave at 4 pm, or 5 pm in that period. With the hotel transfer, the pickup is one hour before the start. The meeting point is Laarissa El Mokhtar, Agafay Desert, 45 minutes by road from Marrakech, and the road back takes the same time.

You are welcomed with mint tea and shown to the low tables under the tents, where dinner is served with the show, and a guide stays with the group throughout. Evenings on the plateau cool down once the sun has set, in every season: bring a layer, even in July.

What it costs and what is extra

Per person: €25 for the dinner and live music, €30 for the camel ride and dinner, €50 for the quad biking and dinner, €40 for the quad, camel and Moroccan meal, €65 for the quad, camel and sunset dinner and €85 for the VIP pack.

The hotel or riad transfer is never included: it is an optional return trip at €60 per vehicle of up to six people, added when you book. You can pay at the base, in cash (dirhams or foreign currency), or online with PayPal: a 30% deposit or the full amount. Cancellation is free up to 24 hours before the start, and anything you paid online is refunded.

Activities

Dinner in the Agafay desert

Questions

Frequent questions

WhatsApp is the fastest way, for a question before booking or a change of date. For a group quote or anything you need in writing, email works better.

What is included in a desert dinner in Agafay, and are drinks included?

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The dinner and live music evening in Agafay includes soup, salads, a main dish (tagine or couscous) and fruit, with mint tea and water at the table. Other drinks are not included, except on the VIP pack, which adds a choice of soft drinks and still water.

What time does the desert dinner in Agafay start, and how long does the evening last?

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The dinner and live music evening starts at 4 pm or 6 pm, or at 5 pm or 8 pm from 1 April to 20 September, and lasts four hours. With the hotel transfer, the pickup is one hour before the start.

Is there a show at the desert dinner in Agafay, and what does it include?

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Yes, the dinner and live music evening in Agafay has a show: Gnaoua music and dance, Dakka Marrakchia and a fire-spitter. The music accompanies the meal and carries on after it.

How do I get to the Agafay desert dinner from a hotel or riad in Marrakech, and what does the transfer cost?

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The camp is 45 minutes by road from central Marrakech, and the meeting point is Laarissa El Mokhtar, Agafay Desert. A return transfer from your hotel or riad is an optional extra, never included, at €60 per vehicle of up to six people, added when you book.

Can a vegetarian or someone with an allergy have dinner in the Agafay desert?

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Yes, vegetarian requests and allergies go to the kitchen if you tell us when you book, not on the night, and we confirm before the day what can be prepared.

Can children come to the desert dinner in Agafay, and is there a minimum age?

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Yes, children can come to the desert dinner in Agafay, always accompanied by a responsible adult: the dinner on its own has no minimum age, and the outings that include a quad take passengers from age 6.

A camel caravan crossing the Agafay desert under a blue sky

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