Garden entry, booked here
What it coversTimed entry to the garden alone, with QR codes emailed a day before.
Who it suitsA first visit with about an hour to spare
Do you need to book ahead?
Do you need to book the Majorelle Garden in advance?
The short answer
Yes. The garden's website says tickets can only be purchased online and advises reserving well in advance to be sure of your date and time. A press release on the same site says the on-site ticket offices stopped operating from 30 January 2023. This ticket books entry to the garden alone.
How entry works
You pick a date and a time on the booking page. The voucher is not your ticket: QR-code tickets are emailed one day before the visit, so a valid, reachable email address matters. Bring a passport or an ID card. There is no meeting point, and you enter on your own.
What it is, and what it is not
It is entry to the Majorelle Garden: the blue villa, the cacti and the pools. It does not include the Yves Saint Laurent Museum or the Pierre Bergé Museum of Berber Arts, which need their own tickets. The combined listing is covered further down.
Plan for a shift
Your entrance time may be adjusted 30 minutes earlier or later than the one you asked for. If the garden closes for maintenance, safety or weather, the booking page says no refunds or discounts are available.
Four facts about entry
- Entry
- A date and a time slot, booked online.
- Your ticket
- QR codes arrive by email one day before your visit.
- Bring
- A passport or an ID card.
- Not included
- The Yves Saint Laurent and Berber museums.
What you walk through
Six parts of the garden
What the garden's own website, Wikipedia and the booking page say you walk through.
- Walls
Alleys behind a wall
The garden's website says it is enclosed by outer walls and made of crisscrossing alleyways on different levels, with boldly coloured buildings that blend Art Deco and Moorish influences.
- Villa
The blue Cubist villa
Wikipedia says Jacques Majorelle commissioned the architect Paul Sinoir in 1931 to design a Cubist villa for the grounds. The cobalt shade that covers it is named bleu Majorelle after him.
- Studio
The former painting studio
The garden's website says the Berber Museum, inaugurated in 2011, is housed in Majorelle's former painting studio. The museum needs its own ticket and is not part of the garden-only entry.
- Cacti
The cactus collection
Wikipedia calls the garden's collection of cacti notable. The garden's website says Majorelle began planting it with exotic specimens from the far corners of the world.
- Water
Pools and fountains
The booking page lists water features and fountains among the planting, and Wikipedia says the garden has many fountains.
- Memory
Saint Laurent and Bergé
The garden's website says Yves Saint Laurent and Pierre Bergé bought it in 1980 to save it from hotel developers. Wikipedia adds that Saint Laurent's ashes were scattered in the garden after his death in 2008.
The garden's website describes alleyways on different levels, so the order in which you meet these is up to you.
From booking to the gate
From booking to the gate
Four steps, in the order they happen.
- 01 Book
Pick a date and a time
The garden admits visitors by date and time, so the booking asks for both. The booking page lists open dates and shows the starting times for the one you choose.
- 02 Email
Watch your inbox the day before
The booking voucher is not your entry ticket. QR-code tickets are sent by email one day before your visit, so give an address you can reach and check your spam folder.
- 03 Gate
Bring ID and walk in
Bring a passport or an ID card. There is no meeting point for this ticket: you go to the garden's entrance on Rue Yves Saint Laurent and enter on your own.
- 04 Inside
Walk it at your own pace
The booking page gives one hour for the visit. A reviewer notes that no information is displayed as you wander, so read about the garden before you go if its history or plants interest you.
Which ticket suits you
Three ways into the garden
Garden with the two museums
What it coversA combined listing for the garden, the Yves Saint Laurent Museum and the Berber Museum.
Who it suitsVisitors who want the fashion museum and the Berber collection too
The garden's own ticket site
What it coversThe garden sells its own tickets online: garden only, with the Berber Museum, or combined.
Who it suitsAnyone who prefers to buy straight from the garden
Ticket details
What the ticket settles
Six details to check before you choose a slot.
- Entry time
- The booking page gives one hour for the visit, with starting times shown for each date. Your entrance time may be adjusted 30 minutes earlier or later than the one you requested.
- Cancellation
- The booking page offers free cancellation up to five days ahead for a full refund. It also says that if the garden closes for maintenance, safety or weather, no refunds or discounts are given.
- Children
- Children under 10 enter free with a valid ID card and an adult. The garden's website lists the same rule.
- Access
- Visitors with disabilities enter free on showing a card that attests to the disability. The booking page lists wheelchair access.
- Not allowed
- Pets, smoking, luggage or large bags, food and unaccompanied minors are not allowed, and neither is commercial photography or video.
- Museums
- This ticket covers the garden only. It does not include the Yves Saint Laurent Museum or the Pierre Bergé Museum of Berber Arts.
Colour, water and cactus
Blue walls, cactus beds and tiled fountains
Cacti by a blue-edged pool, the Berber Museum's blue wall, a tiled courtyard fountain, a window in cobalt and yellow, a path of coloured pots and a water channel between bamboo.
Book the garden
The garden, the museums and two outings
The first card is the garden entry this guide covers. The second adds the Yves Saint Laurent and Berber museums. The other two are Marrakesh outings away from the garden: a guided walk through the medina's palaces and tombs, and a day in the Ourika valley.
Majorelle Garden entry
Entry to the garden for a date and time slot you choose, with QR-code tickets emailed one day before. The museums are not included.
Garden, Yves Saint Laurent and Berber museums
A combined listing that covers the garden and both museums, with about two hours shown on its booking page.
Bahia Palace, Saadian Tombs and the medina
A four-hour guided tour through the palace, the tombs and the souks of the old city.
Ourika valley and waterfalls
A day trip from Marrakesh into the Atlas foothills, with a guide, the waterfalls and lunch.
More things to book in Marrakesh
Getting there and what to bring
Reaching the garden, and what to carry
Where it is
The garden's address is Rue Yves Saint Laurent, 40090 Marrakech. Wikipedia places it in the Guéliz district of Marrakesh.
From the medina
Wikipedia describes Marrakesh's old fortified city as the medina quarter, home of the Jemaa el-Fnaa square and the souks, and places the garden in Guéliz, a different district. Put the address into a map app or show it to a taxi driver.
Next door
The Yves Saint Laurent Museum's website says it stands a stone's throw from the garden. It has its own ticket.
What to bring
A passport or an ID card, and your QR codes. Leave luggage and large bags behind and bring no food: the garden has its own café, open the same hours as the garden.
Photography
Commercial photography and video are not allowed.
Crowds
The booking page warns of longer waits in peak seasons. Reviewers describe crowds at the entrance and a calmer garden once inside.
If plans change
Cancelling up to five days ahead returns your money in full.
More reading
Six guides to the Majorelle Garden
- Start here
Majorelle Garden: book ahead?
Yes: the garden sells tickets online only, by time slot. How entry works, when the QR codes arrive, what to bring and what the ticket leaves out. Read the guide → - The tickets
Garden only, or with museums?
The Majorelle Garden alone, or with the Yves Saint Laurent and Berber museums? What each ticket covers, how long it takes and who it suits. Read the guide → - The story
Jacques Majorelle's garden story
How a French painter built a garden in Marrakesh over almost forty years, how it fell into disrepair and how Yves Saint Laurent and Pierre Bergé saved it. Read the guide → - Inside the garden
What you see in the garden
Cacti, pools, a Cubist villa and a former studio: what the garden's own website and Wikipedia say you walk through, and what the booking page adds. Read the guide → - Getting there
Getting to the Majorelle Garden
Where the Majorelle Garden is in Marrakesh, how it relates to the medina, what to have ready at the entrance and where the museum next door stands. Read the guide → - Next door
The Yves Saint Laurent Museum
What the Yves Saint Laurent Museum in Marrakesh is, how it differs from the garden and the Berber Museum, and whether to add it to a visit. Read the guide →
FAQ
Questions before you book
Do I need to book the Majorelle Garden in advance?
Yes. The garden's website says tickets can only be purchased online, and a 2023 press release says its on-site ticket offices no longer operate.
When do the QR tickets arrive?
By email one day before your visit. The booking voucher is not the ticket, so give an address you can reach and check your spam folder.
Do I need to bring ID?
Yes. The booking page lists a passport or an ID card under what to bring, and children under 10 need a valid ID card to enter free.
Can I arrive at any time on my date?
No. Entry is by time slot, and the booking page says your entrance time may move 30 minutes earlier or later than the one you chose.
Does the ticket include the museums?
No. It covers the Majorelle Garden only, not the Yves Saint Laurent Museum or the Pierre Bergé Museum of Berber Arts.
Is this the garden's own ticket site?
No. This guide is independent and sells nothing. Its buttons lead to a GetYourGuide booking. The garden's own ticket site is tickets.jardinmajorelle.com.
Is the garden accessible by wheelchair?
Yes. The garden's website says the garden is wheelchair accessible, and the booking page lists wheelchair access.
What if the garden closes on my day?
The booking page says that if the garden closes for maintenance, safety or weather, no refunds or discounts are available.
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