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Food tours during Ramadan

Quiet stalls by day, a city that eats together after sunset, and tours that change their programme.

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Moroccan dishes cooking class with a local chef
KECHCOOK PRIVE SARL · 4 h Moroccan dishes cooking class with a local chef
★ 5.0 (1,983) from €37
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Traditional Moroccan cooking class with a food market visit
Khmisa Workshops · 2.5 to 3 h Traditional Moroccan cooking class with a food market visit
★ 4.8 (2,790) from €38
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Moroccan food walking tour with dinner
One Life Trips · 3 h Moroccan food walking tour with dinner
★ 4.8 (281) from €44
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Ramadan 2027 is expected roughly from February into early March. The exact start and end depend on the sighting of the new moon, so the dates are confirmed only shortly before. If your trip falls in that window, the food side of Marrakech looks different, and some tours adjust what they offer.

Booking during Ramadan

A class that keeps running

The listing states that the class runs during Ramadan, so you can book it as usual.

  • Cooking class with a local chefKECHCOOK PRIVE SARLMarket visit, vegan and gluten-free dishes5.0 ★ (1,983)from €37
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Cooking towards the evening meal

A separate Ramadan evening session without the market walk; pick it when you book.

  • Cooking class with market visitKhmisa WorkshopsPrice shown is for the regular class4.8 ★ (2,790)from €38
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What the listings say

Only listings that mention Ramadan are shown. For every other tour, ask the operator before you book.

Tour or classDuring Ramadan
Cooking class, KECHCOOKRuns in Ramadan
Cooking class, Khmisa WorkshopsEvening session, no market
Food walk with dinner, One Life TripsTastings, no dinner

Tours and classes with a Ramadan rule

Each with group size, meeting point and diet options. Open a card for the menu, inclusions and limits.

Moroccan dishes cooking class with a local chef
KECHCOOK PRIVE SARL

Moroccan dishes cooking class with a local chef

  • Duration: 4 h
  • Group size: Up to 10
  • Starts at: Pharmacie Bab Doukkala
  • Diet options: Vegan, vegetarian and gluten-free dishes; not for onion or garlic allergies
  • Language: English, French

✓ Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start

from €37 ★ 5.0 (1,983 reviews)
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Highlights

  • Short market visit for vegetables
  • Beef with prunes, chicken with preserved lemon and a vegetable tagine
  • Air-conditioned cooking area
  • Runs during Ramadan

About this tour

KECHCOOK starts with fifteen minutes at a market near the host’s home and a tea ceremony, then cooks as a team: typically beef with prunes, chicken with preserved lemon, a vegetable tagine, kefta, shakshuka and zaalouk, served as a buffet. With fewer than eight guests there are fewer dishes.

Vegan, vegetarian and gluten-free dishes are part of the class, and it runs during Ramadan. Children from six can join. Hotel pickup is not included; you meet outside the pharmacy at Bab Doukkala.

What’s included

  • Guide
  • Cooking class
  • Meal and bread
  • Water and tea
  • Apron
  • Recipes sent after the class

Not included

  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Additional drinks

Meeting point

Outside the Pharmacie Bab Doukkala. Wait in front of it, not inside.

Know before you go

  • Do not go into the pharmacy at the meeting point
  • Photos only during the class and of market vegetables
  • The class is bilingual, English and French

Not suitable for

  • Children under 6
  • Wheelchair users
  • People with back problems
  • People with onion or garlic allergies

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Traditional Moroccan cooking class with a food market visit
Khmisa Workshops

Traditional Moroccan cooking class with a food market visit

  • Duration: 2.5 to 3 h
  • Group size: Shared; private on request
  • Starts at: Bab Doukkala Mosque, green door
  • Diet options: Allergies and restrictions are discussed before the market walk
  • Language: French, English, Arabic

✓ Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start

from €38 ★ 4.8 (2,790 reviews)
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Highlights

  • Shopping for ingredients at a local market
  • Cooking with Moroccan cooks
  • Mint tea ritual
  • Recipes by e-mail afterwards

About this tour

Khmisa Workshops is the most-reviewed cooking class on this site. You meet at the green door by the Bab Doukkala Mosque, shop at a local market away from the tourist lanes and then cook three to six dishes with Moroccan cooks, finishing with milk pastilla and eating what you made.

The price shown here is for the class with the market visit. The same listing also sells a cheaper Ramadan evening session without the market, so check which session you pick when you book. Hotel pickup is not included.

What’s included

  • Lunch or dinner
  • French-, English- and Arabic-speaking local guide
  • Moroccan cook
  • All ingredients
  • Short market walk
  • Moroccan tea
  • Recipes by e-mail

Not included

  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Tips

Meeting point

In front of the Bab Doukkala Mosque, at the green door.

Know before you go

  • Only booked participants can join

Not suitable for

  • Wheelchair users

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Moroccan food walking tour with dinner
One Life Trips

Moroccan food walking tour with dinner

  • Duration: 3 h
  • Group size: Shared
  • Starts at: Poste du Maroc, Rue Beni Marine
  • Language: English

✓ Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start

from €44 ★ 4.8 (281 reviews)
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Highlights

  • Harira, msemen and snail broth or sheep’s head, depending on the route
  • Raib and pastries for dessert
  • Dinner at an open-air grill or a local restaurant
  • Mint tea with a herbalist

About this tour

One Life Trips runs two routes. One includes babbouche, snails slow-cooked in a herb broth; the other includes rass mbekher, steamed sheep’s head with cumin, sometimes swapped for shawarma or falafel. Both finish with a full dinner at an open-air grill or a local restaurant.

During Ramadan the dinner is dropped. The route usually includes a short stop at a herbalist for mint tea and spices, which some reviewers found too long. The listing names no diet options, and hotel pickup is not included.

What’s included

  • Certified local guide
  • Tastings at several stops
  • Moroccan mint tea
  • Dinner at an open-air grill or a local restaurant (not during Ramadan)

Not included

  • Hotel pickup and drop-off

Meeting point

In front of the Poste du Maroc post office on Rue Beni Marine, a short walk from Jemaa el-Fnaa.

Know before you go

  • Wear comfortable walking shoes
  • The route varies by guide, season and schedule
  • The dinner is not available during Ramadan

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Daytime and evening

During the day most food stalls stay closed. Eating and drinking in the street during fasting hours is best avoided out of courtesy. At sunset the city breaks the fast, often with harira, dates and chebakia, the sesame and honey pastry of the season.

Food tours

One Life Trips states that its dinner is not part of the walk during Ramadan; the tastings remain. The other evening food tours say nothing about Ramadan on their listings. Confirm the programme for your date with the operator once you have booked.

Cooking classes

Among the cooking classes, KECHCOOK states that it runs during Ramadan. Khmisa Workshops sells a separate Ramadan evening session without the market walk, which is cheaper than the regular class with the market. For the other classes the listing gives no rule.

Around Eid

Ramadan ends with Eid al-Fitr, a public holiday. Some stalls and shops may close, so check with the operator if your tour falls on it.

FAQ

When is Ramadan 2027?

It is expected to fall roughly from February into early March 2027. The exact dates depend on the sighting of the new moon and are confirmed only shortly before.

Do food tours run in Marrakech during Ramadan?

Tours can run in the evening after sunset, but programmes change: One Life Trips drops its dinner during Ramadan. Ask the operator about your date before you book.

Can tourists eat during the day in Ramadan?

Yes. Hotels and many restaurants aimed at visitors serve food. Most street stalls are closed during the day, and eating in public is best avoided out of respect.

Which cooking classes run during Ramadan?

KECHCOOK states that its class runs during Ramadan, and Khmisa Workshops offers a separate Ramadan evening session without the market.