Fitness, Pilates & Yoga Week: Marrakech Riad and Agafay Desert Camp

Days 1 to 4 are based at BE Marrakech, a riad in the middle of the Medina. You arrive, get a welcome and a tea ceremony, and have dinner at the riad that evening. The next three mornings follow a similar shape: yoga, breakfast, then a fitness session, with free time in the afternoon. On day 3 the group goes out together for a guided souk tour lasting three to four hours. Two of the four dinners at the riad are included; on the other two nights you eat out at your own cost.

On day 5 you have breakfast, then take an air-conditioned transfer of about 1.5 hours to the Agafay desert camp. That afternoon there's yoga in the desert, and dinner at the camp. Day 6 is yoga, breakfast, pool time and a fitness session, with dinner at the camp again. Day 7 is a sleep-in, breakfast, and the transfer back to Marrakech or the airport — that transfer is not included in the price.

The classes are run by Marina, who hosts the week. The mix is deliberately broad: Pilates, general fitness and yoga, rather than one discipline drilled all week. The two locations do different jobs — the riad puts you inside the noise and colour of the Medina, the camp gives you quiet, a pool and a view of the Atlas Mountains.

What separates this from a standard fitness week is the split stay. Most Marrakech retreats either stay in the city or go to the desert; this one does four nights in a riad in the Medina and two nights in a yurt tent at a stone desert camp with a pool. The guided souk tour and the included dinners at both properties are part of the package rather than add-ons.

Optional extras are priced separately and paid on top: hammam and treatments at the riad (hammam with black soap, peeling and ghassoul at €30 for 40 minutes; full body massage at €40 for 50 minutes; a combined hammam and massage package at €80 for 1 hour 45 minutes), a drinks package at €10 per day, a drinks-and-sweet-snacks package at €15 per day, a quad tour in the desert at €50 per hour, a sunset hill Aperol at €20, and a 60-minute full body massage at the desert camp for €60. Airport transfers are organised into groups shortly before the trip, with each van taking up to six people: €20 per van per transfer from Marrakech Airport, €150 per van per transfer from Casablanca Airport. The riad also offers an airport transfer at €20 per trip.

Flights are not included. There are direct flights from Munich (MUC) to Marrakech (RAK), roughly 3.5 hours. Payment is split: you get a partial invoice from The Bodyworkers Events by email, payable by bank transfer within 14 days and no later than the event date, plus two further partial invoices directly from the hotel, paid in advance by PayPal, direct debit or credit card. Cash is not accepted.

What's included

- 4 nights at BE Marrakech riad in the Medina - 2 nights at BE Agafay luxury desert camp in a yurt tent - Daily breakfast - 4 three-course dinners (2 at the riad, 2 at the desert camp) - Guided half-day souk tour (3-4 hours) - Pilates, fitness and yoga classes with Marina - Air-conditioned transfer from Marrakech to the Agafay desert camp (approx. 1.5 hours)

What's not included

- Arrival and departure flights - Airport transfers (€20 per van per transfer from Marrakech Airport; €150 per van per transfer from Casablanca Airport) - Transfer back to Marrakech or the airport on day 7 - 1 dinner during the week - Drinks and other meals - Massages and treatments - Travel insurance - Optional extras (quad tour, drinks packages, sunset hill Aperol)