Can-Am buggy · Agafay Desert
Buggy tour in Marrakech: Can-Am rides in the Agafay Desert
A buggy tour 25 km from Marrakech, on the ochre trails of the Agafay Desert: Can-Am Maverick X3 turbo with 2 or 4 seats, 1 hour from 2,000 DH or 2 hours from 3,000 DH per vehicle. Helmet, harness, guide and tea break included, no licence needed.
The two Can-Am Maverick X3 buggies
Same 195 hp turbo engine, same briefing, two formats: side by side for a couple, or four proper seats for the family.
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Can-Am Maverick X3 Turbo
The side-by-side turbo: 195 hp, 4-point harness, the ideal ride for a couple or two friends.
- 2 seats
- Driver from age 16
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Can-Am Maverick X3 Max Turbo
The family buggy: one driver, three passengers from age 6, the same 195 hp turbo.
- 4 seats
- Driver from age 16
Agafay Desert buggy hire, 2 or 4 seats, with a guide
A buggy (also called a dune buggy, SSV or side-by-side) is the most comfortable way to discover the Agafay Desert: you sit strapped in with a 4-point harness, protected by a roll cage, and share the ride with your passenger. Our two Can-Am Maverick X3s are 900 cc turbo machines with Fox Racing suspension and 4×4 drive: they eat up rocks and riverbeds without effort, and stay easy to drive from the first few minutes.
The 1-hour ride is enough to get a taste of the ochre plateaus and build confidence; 2 hours takes you further, out to the Berber camp for the tea break and photos facing the High Atlas. Beyond that, the half-day, the sunset ride and our full-day raids open up Lake Takerkoust, the Kik Plateau and the villages of the Atlas.
No licence is required: the trails are private. The guide leads the way, sets the pace to suit the group and stops at the viewpoints. Children ride as passengers from age 6, and the 4-seater buggy lets the whole family share one vehicle with a single driver aged 16 or over.
How to get here from Marrakech · Everything about the Agafay Desert
Also read: Buggy and quad prices in Marrakech · What a half-day buggy tour looks like
Buggy prices, per vehicle
| Vehicle | Seats | 1 hour | 2 hours | Half-day / Full day |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Can-Am Maverick X3 TurboBuggy | Seats2 seats | 1 hour2,000 DH≈ €185 | 2 hours3,000 DH≈ €280 | Half-day / Full dayOn request |
| Can-Am Maverick X3 Max TurboBuggy | Seats4 seats | 1 hour2,500 DH≈ €235 | 2 hours3,500 DH≈ €325 | Half-day / Full dayOn request |
Price per buggy (not per person), with fuel, helmets, harnesses, guide and water included. Half-day, full day and transfers priced on request.
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The signature ride · Can-Am turbo · from 2,000 DH
Agafay buggy tour, 1 or 2 hours
The ride most of our visitors book: a Can-Am Maverick X3 turbo, 2 or 4 seats, and 1 or 2 hours of driving across the ochre plateaus and riverbeds of the Agafay Desert, guide out front. 25 km from Marrakech, no licence needed, passengers from age 6.
Golden hour · 2 h of driving · from 700 DH
Sunset buggy or quad ride
The desert’s most photogenic hour: set off around 90 minutes before sunset, head for the ochre plateaus of Agafay, low light raking across the rock and the High Atlas running through every shade of orange. Back at the base at nightfall, in time for dinner in Marrakech.
4 h on site · 3 h of driving · price on request
Half-day buggy tour in Agafay
The most complete ride from the base: four hours on site including around three hours of driving, linking several Agafay landscapes – plateaus, riverbeds and viewpoints over the Atlas – with a proper tea break at the Berber camp. Long enough to see it all, short enough to free up your afternoon.
One ride, two machines · groups and families
Quad and buggy combo
Within a group, preferences split fast: some want to sit strapped in, two or four abreast; others want their own handlebars. This option refuses to decide for you. You build your own convoy from buggies and quads, everyone leaves at the same time behind the same guide, and nobody waits their turn.
Half-day · 32 km · 2 h of driving
Agafay Explorer Raid
A 32-kilometre loop across the red and ochre terrain of Agafay, in the morning or late afternoon: panoramic ridge, rocky riverbed, tea in a family home in a Berber village and a viewpoint over Lake Lalla Takerkoust, and never more than two hours of driving. The right format to get a taste of a raid without giving up the whole day.
Full day · 70 km · 5 h of driving · lunch included
Lake Takerkoust & Kik Plateau Raid
Our signature full day: down to Lake Lalla Takerkoust, up to the Kik Plateau facing the wall of the High Atlas, lunch in a Berber village, then back across the rocky terrain of Agafay. Five hours of driving spread over the day, with proper breaks.
Day + evening · 72 km · dinner and fire show
Agafay Stars Raid: full day, dinner & show
The Lake Takerkoust & Kik Plateau day, extended into the night: after the lake, the plateau and the Agafay terrain, the raid ends at a luxury camp for a Moroccan dinner, music and a fire show under the stars. The ride travellers book ahead for a special occasion.
Full day · 170 km · 6 villages · 6 h of driving
Atlas Villages Raid
Our most authentic loop: starting from Oumnass, we link up the Berber villages at the foot of the High Atlas – Guemassa and Majhat – then the big climb to Toulkine and Azgour, perched above 1,500 metres. Lunch in Amizmiz, a market town, and return via Amghras and the shores of Lake Lalla Takerkoust. Around 170 km of trails and close to 1,100 m of ascent.
2 days · 186 km · night in Ouirgane
Grand Atlas–Agafay Raid, 2 days
Our most complete raid: two days between the High Atlas and the Agafay Desert, starting from our base in Oumnass. Day 1: the trails of the Kik Plateau, the descent into the Moulay Brahim valley and lunch in a family home, then Asni and a night in a boutique hotel in Ouirgane. Day 2: on to Amizmiz, lunch in Toulkine, then the stony terrain of Agafay before the return.
Who is the buggy for?
Couples who want to share one vehicle, families with children (the 4-seater is made for it), groups of friends after the thrill of a real turbo, and anyone who would rather sit strapped in than straddle a quad. No experience needed.
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Book your Can-Am buggy in Agafay
Date, number of people, 1 hour or 2 hours: we confirm availability within 2 hours, with no online payment.