Camel Riding in the Palmeraie Palm Grove, Marrakech

About this tour

The Palmeraie is the long green ribbon of date palms that runs for 16 kilometres along the foothills of the Atlas, right on the edge of Marrakech. Most visitors walk through it without ever leaving the main road. This ride takes you off that road, along irrigation channels and between the palm groves where Berber families still tend their small plots of vegetables under the shade. It is the easiest experience we offer: your camel walks at the same pace as a slow bicycle, and a handler walks beside every second camel.

Tour highlights

• Ride through Marrakech’s palm grove
• Handler-led camel ride
• Gentle pace suitable for beginners
• Mint tea under the palms
• Easy to combine with a day in Marrakech

How the trip runs

1. Pickup

   Meet in the Palmeraie

   Choose pickup in your request or meet the team at the confirmed meeting point in the Palmeraie.

2. 10 min

   Mounting and pace briefing

   Your handler helps you mount and shows you how to hold the reins and lean with the camel’s rhythm.

3. 60 min

   Ride into the palm grove

   A slow loop deeper into the grove, away from the road, passing irrigation channels and small kitchen gardens.

4. 30 min

   Mint tea and return

   Tea with sugar and almonds in the shade, then the walk back to the exit.

Good to know

• No experience needed Camel riding here is very easy. Children as young as 5 ride with an adult on the same camel.
• Best season November to March is green and cool. From May to September shade is scarce and we ride early in the morning.
• Early and late light The grove is lit beautifully at 08:00 and again at 17:00. We avoid the flat white light of midday.
• Weight per camel One or two riders of up to 90 kg each. Our team will help you find the right camel.
• Tea and sugar The welcome tea is traditionally very sweet. Say so and your host will add less.
• Photos You can use your phone throughout. Your handler takes the group shots for you.
• Getting there The entrance is 10 minutes from the Marrakech medina by car, or reachable by local petit taxi.
• Quiet animals Our camels are worked in short morning and evening shifts with rest days, and are never ridden at midday in summer.

Why travellers love this trip

• A green lung in the city Step off the road and the noise drops. You hear water in the irrigation channels and birds in the palms.
• Two hours is enough It fits into a free afternoon and leaves your evening free for the Jemaa el-Fna.
• Works for every age Grandparents, toddlers and teenagers all ride at the same slow pace on the same camels.
• Distinctive photos Tall trunks framing narrow light shafts give you the Marrakech shots you will not get elsewhere.

Weather & best time to travel

What to pack

• Closed shoes or sandals with a heel
• Sun hat and sunglasses
• Light scarf to tie around the reins
• Sunscreen, the grove has little shade
• A light jacket for winter mornings

Common questions