Marrakech's gardens
From Majorelle blue to the olive groves of the Menara - gardens to breathe in between two souk alleyways. The secret is in the hour: which to visit at opening, and which keep their cool in the afternoon.
THE LANDMARK Jardin Majorelle
Morocco's most famous blue: half a hectare of cactus, bamboo and Jacques Majorelle's cobalt villa, in the Guéliz.
All the gardens
9 gardens · from the medina to the Ourika LANDMARK Jardin Majorelle
Morocco's most famous blue: half a hectare of cactus, bamboo and Jacques Majorelle's cobalt villa, in the Guéliz.
OUT OF TOWN Cactus Thiemann
Africa's largest cactus plantation: seven hectares of cacti acclimatised since 1964 at the foot of the Jbilets, with the Atlas as a backdrop.
ART & NATURE Jardin Anima
André Heller's art garden, half an hour from Marrakech: giant cacti, colourful sculptures and the Atlas as a backdrop.
HIDDEN Le Jardin Secret
Two gardens - Islamic and exotic - hidden behind the medina walls on Rue Mouassine, around a restored palace and its panoramic tower.
OUT OF TOWN Ourika Bio-Aromatic Garden
Morocco's first organic garden of aromatic and medicinal plants: a hectare on terraces in the Ourika valley, extended by the Nectarome distillery.
FREE The Agdal Gardens
Marrakech's oldest gardens: a vast royal olive-and-orchard estate created in the 12<sup>th</sup> century by the Almohads, south of the palace, with its great pools.
FREE The Cyberparc Arsat Moulay Abdeslam
An 18<sup>th</sup>-century princely garden, free and shaded, on Avenue Mohammed V between the medina and Guéliz - renamed Cyberparc for its connected terminals.
FREE The Menara Gardens
The great pool and its pavilion facing the Atlas, inside a hundred-hectare olive grove: the most reproduced image of Marrakech, and one of its few free gardens.
Le Jardin Ocre
Opened in 2025 on the Amizmiz road, a family nature park of five hectares: botanical garden, aviary, farm animals and rose garden, on the Royal Palm estate.
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The right moment
Majorelle & Le Jardin Secret
The two small star gardens fill up fast. The first hour is raking light, quiet and crowd-free photos.
Peak blossom
Roses, bougainvillea and jacarandas in flower, gentle temperatures. The best season for every garden, without the heat.
Menara & Agdal
The big free gardens at sunset, when the Atlas turns pink behind the pools. Free, and the loveliest hour of the day.
Gardens on the map
From the city centre gardens to the oases on the outskirts.Our method
What we recommend, we have seen - and paid our own ticket
Every garden on this page has been visited by the team, at different hours and seasons. Tickets go through our partners: we may earn a commission, never at the price of a skewed ranking.
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