Fun Christmas Activities in Marrakech (Updated 2026)

Hamid is a wonderful tour guide, very knowledgeable and with a sense of humor.

Excellent guide. Flexible on what we did and what we saw. Good English and good stories. Great way to see Casablanca without a big group tour.

We had been wanting to visit Paradise Valley for a while. We chose to go with Primera Tours as we had an experience with them in the past. They did not disappoint. They came and picked us up on time in a minibus with air conditioning. We drove up to the Valley and went for a hike. It is important that you have good shoes and no health conditions because it is a rough 20 minutes walk with plenty of hills and a rough terrain to go through. I have to point out that on that day the thermometer was indicating 38 celsius in the morning. We got to see beautiful landscapes and mountains. We finally reached the ponds where people could swim (for about 1 hour). I need to point out that at this time of the season the streams and ponds are a bit dried up but this is to be expected. I am pretty sure that if it had been the month of May or June we would have seen a very different landscape. We chose to sit in a nice little restaurant that served smooties and refreshments ($) and just enjoy the view. Once the swimming activity was done we drove to a very nice restaurant where we had a "Berbere Breakfast" which constituted of the best flat bread with a choice of olive oil, honey and argan butter with a glass of mint tea. We then went down to a nice botanical garden for a visit of their installations. We were greeted by a very nice and knowledgeable Lady who gave us a tour of the installations. Once the tour was completed we were invited to go into the store they have. You can purchase some of the products they make. Upon completion of the tour they drove us back to our respective hotels. It was a great day and we recommend Primera Tours without hesitations!

A great way to see the city. Our guide was very friendly and all staff were lovely.

we were collected from out hotel at the specified time, visited an argon oil and botanic garden site and was provided with a berber breakfast. we then went by minibus to park in the Atlas mountains and then walked to the Paradise Valley site. It is quite a trek to the paradise valley area but well worth it. We swam in the water there but be warned that the rocks are extremely slippery and it is very difficult to get out of the water. We then trekked back to the minibus which took about 20-25 minutes in very hot temperatures. We thoroughly enjoyed this half day adventure and would recommend but you need to wear trainers or strong walking sandals. Very good value for money.

We had such a great time with Eddy from Insiders! We did a private sidecar tour around Marrakech, and it ended up being one of the most fun and interesting ways to discover the city.What we loved most was that Eddy took us away from the typical tourist spots and showed us the Marrakech where locals actually live. We stopped at a local market where people from Marrakech actually shop, drove through parts of the Medina where we barely saw another tourist, and visited a small residential street that has been preserved as it was in the old days. We even made a quick pit stop because I really wanted to have a nous nous!Along the way, Eddy shared so many interesting little stories about the city and what Marrakech was like during the French period. He also told us about the church located right next to a mosque, which we found fascinating and would probably never have noticed on our own. We drove through Gueliz and all the way out to the Palmeraie, so we really got to see the different faces of Marrakech.But what really made the tour special was Eddy himself. He was super friendly, relaxed, always smiling and so easy to talk to. It never felt like we were following a tour guide. It felt more like we had a friend in Marrakech taking us around and showing us his city.Such a fun, authentic and different experience. We loved it and would definitely recommend touring Marrakech with Eddy!

ANIMA Garden was a wonderful and unexpected addition to our Moroccan itinerary.Set outside Marrakech, the gardens are unlike anywhere else we visited during our trip. It is an extraordinary combination of exotic planting, sculpture, art and beautifully designed spaces, with something interesting around virtually every corner.We particularly enjoyed the way the garden constantly surprised us. Rather than simply being a collection of plants, it feels like an enormous outdoor artwork, with sculptures and installations appearing amongst the lush vegetation and creating some wonderfully unusual views.After the heat and intensity of Marrakech, it was also a lovely place to slow down and wander at our own pace. The contrast between the dry Moroccan landscape outside and the extraordinary greenery within the garden makes the experience even more impressive.We stopped for lunch during our visit, which made it an easy and enjoyable half-day trip from Marrakech.ANIMA isn’t necessarily the first place that comes to mind when planning a visit to Marrakech, but we are very glad we included it. A fascinating, quirky and beautiful place that was quite unlike anything else on our holiday.

Magnificent road trip with a great driver, Agnes was very attentive to our expectations, a very immersive visit to the local market and popular neighborhoods, a water and coffee break allowed us to chat and learn about the life of the Marrakchis and the superb city of Marrakech and its less touristy areas. We highly recommend this superb experience. Thanks again Agnès 😉 Brigitte and Carlos

It’s a total feast for the eyes! Love going here each and every time I’m in the country ! Great photo opportunities!

It is the best and most reliable activity we have done as a family near Marrakech. We are a family of 4 people and loved this activity. We took the free van available from the city center for the trip there and back. We had enough time to visit and have lunch on site. The quality of the meals could be improved, but the service was very pleasant.

An really enjoyable full day, camel ride was amazing with some great photos learning about village life in the mountains was a fun and learning day loved it and the guide and driver were great too

Loved the experience, it was a great way to see many areas of the Medina. It’s hectic with many obstacles, so I wouldn’t recommend it for people who are not comfortable on a bike.

Excellent experience!!! The camel rides, desert ATV, food, music, and fire show were excellent! Highly recommended! Also, I actually injured me leg and the tour company, specifically Hind, made sure to accommodate for me needs!!! Thank you for the great customer service!

Super good! Full-day experience, the waterfalls are beautiful and the food, very good! I would definitely do it again!

I really enjoyed this tour; I learned so much about Berber culture and ate some delicious authentic food. The guide was fantastic, so patient and knowledgeable. The hike was no joke- wear stable footwear and bring lots of water. Great experience, highly recommended.

My driver Adris picked me up.near my Riad in Marrakech and we drove out to Ansi and then Imlil. At Imlil we met a hiking guide who took me through the hillside villages and a stop for lunch at a local Berber home. Highly recommend this tour.