Jardin Majorelle

How to visit Jardin Majorelle in Marrakech: which ticket to buy online, when to go to beat the queue and the crowds, and whether the cobalt-blue YSL garden is worth 170 dirham.

Written by the Departly editorial team Reviewed against GOV.UK on 9 Jun 2026

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Where

Marrakech, Morocco

Opening hours

The garden opens daily 08:00–18:30, last entry 18:00. The YSL and Berber museums run 08:30–18:00, last entry 17:30. The separate Villa Oasis private garden opens 08:00–17:30 daily except Wednesday. Confirm your date on jardinmajorelle.com.

Tickets

Garden only 170 DH (~£14); the Musée Yves Saint Laurent adds 140 DH (~£11.50) and the Berber Museum a further 60 DH (~£5). A combined ticket bundles all three. Reduced rates with ID: international students 95 DH, Moroccan residents 75 DH.

Time needed

About 45 minutes for the garden alone; 1.5–2 hours if you add the YSL Museum. Add 20–30 minutes for the entry queue even with a timed online ticket in peak season.

In short

Visiting Jardin Majorelle

Buy your Jardin Majorelle ticket online before you go — the gate sells a QR code only, there's no on-the-day window, and the standby queue is the longest in Marrakech. Decide upfront whether you want the garden alone (170 DH / ~£14) or to add the YSL Museum (140 DH / ~£11.50) and the Berber Museum (60 DH / ~£5). Go at the 08:00 opening, before the tour groups and the midday heat: the cobalt-blue villa and the bamboo are the photo everyone comes for, and an hour and a half covers the lot.

Book online first — there is no ticket window

The mistake people make at Jardin Majorelle is turning up to buy a ticket at the gate. There isn’t one. The garden sells a QR code online only, through the official site (tickets.jardinmajorelle.com), and the standby line for anyone without one is the longest queue in Marrakech — easily an hour in spring and autumn. Book a day or two ahead, screenshot the QR code, and you walk past the lot of them. Ignore the lookalike resale sites that rank in search; the code is only valid from the official platform, and tickets become non-modifiable five days out.

Decide what you’re actually paying for before you book. The garden alone is 170 DH (~£14) — and for Morocco that’s a steep entry fee for somewhere you’ll see in 45 minutes. Next door, the Musée Yves Saint Laurent adds 140 DH (~£11.50) and is the better building of the two: a serious, well-curated fashion museum that justifies the trip out to Gueliz. The small Berber Museum inside the garden is a further 60 DH (~£5), and a combined ticket bundles all three. International students get in for 95 DH with ID.

Is the garden worth it, and when to go

Go for the 08:00 opening. The garden is laid out for photographs — the cobalt-blue Villa Majorelle (the blue is a registered colour, “Majorelle Blue”), the bamboo thicket, the cactus and fountain beds Yves Saint Laurent and Pierre Bergé saved from demolition in 1980 — and by mid-morning the tour groups make those shots impossible. It’s also a garden with little shade, so the early slot beats the Marrakech heat as well as the crowds. A late-afternoon entry is the fallback; midday is the worst of both.

Getting there is easy: it’s in Gueliz, about 4–5 km from Jemaa el-Fnaa, so a petit taxi is 10–15 minutes — agree the fare before you get in, around 30–50 DH (~£2.50–4). It’s a 20–30 minute walk from the northern medina if the heat’s bearable, and buses 9, 15 and 18 stop a few minutes away.

The garden on its own is a pretty, slightly overpriced 45 minutes, and if you’re short on time the Bahia Palace is a richer Marrakech sight for less money. But pair the garden with the YSL Museum and a coffee in Gueliz and it becomes a genuinely good half-morning out of the medina — book that combined ticket, go at opening, and you’ll have done it right.

Planning the rest of your trip? See the Marrakech city guide.

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Jardin Majorelle FAQs

Do you need to book Jardin Majorelle tickets in advance?

Yes. Tickets are sold online only as a QR code via the official site (tickets.jardinmajorelle.com) — there's no ticket window at the gate, and the standby queue is the city's worst. Book a day or two ahead in peak season and tickets are non-modifiable within five days of your visit. Beware lookalike resale sites; the QR code is only valid from the official platform.

Is Jardin Majorelle worth it?

For the garden alone, it's a yes-with-caveats: it's small (you'll see it in 45 minutes), it's busy, and at 170 DH (~£14) it's pricey for Morocco — but the cobalt-blue villa, the bamboo and the cactus beds are genuinely striking and it's a cool, calm break from the medina. Add the excellent YSL Museum next door (140 DH) to make the trip and the queue worth it; skip it if you only want a quick photo.

What is the best time of day to visit Jardin Majorelle?

Arrive for the 08:00 opening. The tour groups build from mid-morning, the light on the blue villa is best early, and the garden offers little shade once Marrakech heat sets in. A late-afternoon slot is the next-best option; midday is the worst for crowds and heat.

How do you get to Jardin Majorelle from the medina?

It's in Gueliz, about 4–5 km from Jemaa el-Fnaa. A petit taxi takes 10–15 minutes — agree the fare first (around 30–50 DH / ~£2.50–4). It's roughly a 20–30 minute walk from the northern medina if you don't mind the heat, and city buses (lines 9, 15 and 18) stop a few minutes away on Avenue Yacoub El Mansour.

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