The offers compared
| Offer | When | Price seen | Good to know | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agafay Desert Retreat, tent and dinner (GetYourGuide) | Overnight with dinner; check 31 December availability | From about $63 per person (October 2026, outside the holiday period) | Tent, dinner, show, pool and breakfast according to our comparison | See |
| Night under the stars in the Agafay desert, with dinner (GetYourGuide) | Overnight with dinner; check the date | Price to read on your date | Another camp with dinner, already compared in our overnight desert guide | See |
| Agafay "New Year's Eve Countdown Special Dinner" (GetYourGuide listing, link not retrieved) | Evening of about 6.5 hours, no overnight | About $89 to $106 seen in search; 4.3 out of 5 | Dinner show at the camp for the countdown; the edition date is to be checked | |
| Morocco Friendly Travel New Year's Eve party | 31 December, 2026-2027 edition announced | Price not shown on the page read | Round-trip transport, Moroccan feast, Gnawa music, Oriental dance |
Our pick
Our pick is the Agafay Desert retreat with tent and dinner: sleeping on site avoids driving back in the dark and leaving after midnight. Open the listing, look up 31 December and read the real price for that date, probably higher than the October one. If 31 December is full, try the other camp with dinner.
How to choose
- Sleep on site: a night in camp, the simplest way to get back on 1 January.
- Midnight without sleeping over: the countdown dinner show, but plan the ride back after 1 am.
- Pick an operator's party: Morocco Friendly Travel's includes transport, price on request.
Practical tips
- The cold. Clear nights can approach 0 °C: winter clothes, not just a jacket (see Christmas and New Year in Marrakech).
- The ride back. An evening without an overnight ends on the road after midnight: agree the return time to your hotel with the organiser.
- Book early. In Marrakech, 31 December evenings need booking well ahead (same guide).
Frequently asked questions
How much is New Year's Eve in the Agafay desert? 2026 prices are not published. Seen in search: about $63 for a night outside the holidays and $89 to $106 for the countdown dinner; in 2025, MAD 2,000 for the evening and MAD 5,000 with the night.
Are there dunes in Agafay? No: it is a stone desert, about 40 minutes to an hour from Marrakech.
Overnight or evening only? The overnight avoids the ride back after midnight; the evening alone costs less but ends on the road.
Going further
More on the camps: the overnight camp in the Agafay desert and the dinner show in Agafay. For the whole month: Christmas and New Year in Marrakech. The place: the Agafay desert.
