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Majorelle Garden

#8of 9 places to visit in MarrakechMarrakech, Marrakech-Safi, Morocco

Also known as Jardin Majorelle · Yves Saint Laurent Garden

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Opening hours: 08:30–18:00. Entry: MAD 170. Allow 2 hrs. Best time: First slot of the day.

Updated 18 September 2026 · Compiled by Traveliac, AI-assisted · 4 min read

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Opening hours: 08:30–18:00; Garden open daily, roughly 08:00 or 08:30 to 18:00-18:30; guides disagree, so later opening and earlier closing are shown. Last entry is 30 minutes before closing. Arriving more than 29 minutes after your booked slot invalidates the ticket. Hours shorten during Ramadan and in winter. Berber Museum about 08:30-18:00. Yves Saint Laurent Museum about 10:00-18:00, closed Wednesdays (museum only, not the garden).
Entry fee: MAD 170; Ticket from
Time needed: 2 hrs
Best time of day: First slot of the day
Best months: Mar – May, Sep – Nov
Address: Rue Yves Saint Laurent, Guéliz, 40090 Marrakech, Morocco

About Majorelle Garden

Majorelle Garden charges MAD 170 for adults and sells timed tickets only online, as of 2026, so a slot must be booked before arrival. The garden is a walled botanical plot in the Guéliz district, planted with cacti, bamboo, palms and water lilies around a small Art Deco studio painted in an intense cobalt known as Majorelle blue, with yellow and green accents on pots, benches and pools. Gravel paths and narrow pools force visitors into a fixed circuit, and the layout means photographers stack up at each corner. Majorelle Garden also includes the Berber Museum in the former painter's studio and, close by, the Yves Saint Laurent Museum, opened in 2017, so the site is best planned as a 1.5-2 hour garden-and-museum visit rather than a quick photo stop.

Best time of day: First slot of the day. 08:00-09:00, when the cobalt-blue walls are photographed without crowds and the paths are cool.

Majorelle Garden timings

Majorelle Garden opens at 08:30 and closes at 18:00. Those hours hold on Saturday and Sunday too.

Opening hours: 08:30–18:00; Mon–Sun 08:30–18:00; Garden open daily, roughly 08:00 or 08:30 to 18:00-18:30; guides disagree, so later opening and earlier closing are shown. Last entry is 30 minutes before closing. Arriving more than 29 minutes after your booked slot invalidates the ticket. Hours shorten during Ramadan and in winter. Berber Museum about 08:30-18:00. Yves Saint Laurent Museum about 10:00-18:00, closed Wednesdays (museum only, not the garden).
Closed on: Open every day

Mon–Sun	08:30–18:00

Good to know: Hours shorten during Ramadan and in winter; check the portal before travelling. Arriving more than 29 minutes after your booked slot invalidates the ticket.

Opening hours compiled from tickets.jardinmajorelle.com and public records, last updated 18 September 2026. They change without notice — confirm before you travel. How we write these guides

Majorelle Garden ticket price

Entry fees for Majorelle Garden
Ticket	Price
Standard ticket	MAD 170
Concession (student / senior)	MAD 95
Children	MAD 95

Majorelle Garden charges MAD 170 for adults, as of 2026; children aged 10 and over pay MAD 95 and children under 10 enter free. Combined tickets run about MAD 230 (garden plus Berber Museum) and MAD 330 (garden, Berber Museum and the Yves Saint Laurent Museum); the Yves Saint Laurent Museum alone is about MAD 140. Tickets are sold online only, through the official portal at tickets.jardinmajorelle.com, and cannot be bought at the gate. Prices vary slightly across guides, so confirm on the official portal.

Prices compiled from tickets.jardinmajorelle.com and public records, last updated 18 September 2026. They change without notice — confirm before you travel. How we write these guides

Best time to visit Majorelle Garden

Moderate
Busy
Very busy

08:00 - 09:30
First Slot CalmBest time to go
The best window for photographing the blue walls; the garden is popular even at opening, but crowds are manageable.
Moderate
09:30 - 13:00
Slot-Fed Crowds
Tour and individual slots overlap and the narrow paths fill; queues form at the studio steps and blue pergola for photographs.
Busy
13:00 - 15:30
Heat And Lunch
Peak-season midday brings the highest visitor counts and the highest temperatures, with shade limited on the main paths.
Very busy
15:30 - 18:00
Late Afternoon Ease
Crowds thin ahead of closing and the light warms; last entry is 30 minutes before closing.
Moderate

History of Majorelle Garden

Majorelle Garden was begun in 1923, when the French painter Jacques Majorelle bought a plot of palm grove on the northern edge of Marrakech. He had settled in the city in the 1910s and over the following decades enlarged the plot, commissioned a cubist-influenced studio in the early 1930s and opened the garden to paying visitors in 1947.

After Majorelle's death in 1962 the garden fell into decline, and by the late 1970s it was threatened by a hotel development. The fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent and his partner Pierre Bergé bought it in 1980, restored the planting and the studio and later opened the garden to visitors under a foundation. Yves Saint Laurent's ashes were scattered there after his death in 2008, and a memorial column stands in the garden. The Berber Museum opened in 2011 and the Yves Saint Laurent Museum in 2017. No lasting closure of the garden after the September 2023 Al Haouz earthquake was found in sources, but hours and access should be verified on the official portal.

Rules & etiquette at Majorelle Garden

Majorelle Garden enforces a timed-entry system: arrive within your booked slot, as the ticket becomes invalid after 29 minutes, as of 2026. Tickets bought from unofficial sellers may be refused, so use the official portal. Tripods are not permitted, and professional equipment requires prior authorisation from the foundation; phone photography for personal use is allowed.

Majorelle Garden is a planted garden and a memorial site, so keep to the paths, do not touch the cacti or climb on the pool edges, and do not sit on planters for photographs. Drones are restricted across Morocco. Tipping is not expected for entry, but a small gratuity of MAD 5-10 is usual at the garden cafe.

Tips for visiting Majorelle Garden

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Majorelle Garden is at its calmest in the first hour, and the cobalt-blue walls hold colour best in soft morning light; book the earliest slot on the official portal and expect the popular corners (the blue pergola and the studio steps) to be crowded by 10:00. Add the Berber Museum only if you have an interest in jewellery, textiles and instruments; it takes about 30 minutes and is a cool refuge on hot days.
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Majorelle Garden is roughly 25 minutes on foot from the medina and 2.5 km from Jemaa el-Fnaa, so most visitors take a petit taxi and combine it with lunch in Guéliz. The nearby streets are lined with touts selling unofficial tickets and tours; decline them and use the official portal. Avoid midday in July and August, when temperatures pass 38 degrees Celsius and the garden offers limited shade. Hold the ticket QR code on your phone; the scan point is at the gate.

How to reach Majorelle Garden

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Rue Yves Saint Laurent, Guéliz, 40090 Marrakech, MoroccoDirections in Google Maps

From Jemaa el-Fnaa
2.5 km · 10-20 min
Metered fares start near MAD 7; drivers often quote MAD 30-50, so agree before boarding
From Marrakech railway station (ONCF)
2.5 km · 8-12 min
Typically MAD 20-40 on the meter or an agreed fare
From Marrakech Menara Airport (RAK)
6 km · 20-35 min
Bus 19 costs MAD 30 one-way (as of 2026); a taxi is commonly quoted at MAD 100-150 fixed

Nearest airport

From Marrakech Menara Airport (RAK)

approximately 6 km, 15-25 minutes by taxi.

Nearest station

From Marrakech railway station (ONCF)

approximately 2.5 km, 8-12 minutes by taxi.

Majorelle Garden FAQs

Can you buy Majorelle Garden tickets at the gate?

No. Majorelle Garden sells timed tickets only online through the official portal at tickets.jardinmajorelle.com, as of 2026, and tickets from other sellers may be refused. Arriving more than 29 minutes after your slot invalidates the ticket.

How much is entry to Majorelle Garden?

Majorelle Garden costs MAD 170 for adults, as of 2026, with children 10 and over at MAD 95 and under-10s free. A garden-plus-Berber-Museum ticket is about MAD 230 and the three-site combination is about MAD 330; verify on the official portal.

How long does a visit to Majorelle Garden take?

A visit to Majorelle Garden takes 1.5-2 hours for the garden and Berber Museum, and 3-4 hours if the Yves Saint Laurent Museum is added.

Why is Majorelle Garden blue?

Majorelle Garden is blue because the painter Jacques Majorelle painted the studio and walls in a cobalt shade in the 1920s-1930s, a colour now known as Majorelle blue. The colour appears on walls, pots and fountains throughout the garden.

Compiled with AI assistance from official sources and public records, and published only after the checks in How we write these guides. Nobody from Traveliac has visited this place. Last updated 18 September 2026. How we rank and check places