Money & paymentsBy Clever Tourists · Published · Last updated
Tipping in Morocco is customary but modest: about 10% in restaurants, 100–200 MAD (≈ $10.2–20) a day for a private tour driver, small change for taxis and porters, and nothing on top of a haggled souk price. Morocco calls it baksheesh, and it covers more ground than a restaurant tip — riad staff, desert guides, private drivers, even the person who carries your bags through a medina with no vehicle access. Here's what's actually expected where, and where it genuinely isn't (souk vendors don't expect a tip on top of a haggled price).
Free toolWork out the exact tip on any bill →Pick the country, enter the bill and get the tip in local currency — including the places where service is already on the bill.Restaurants: 10% if no service charge is included. Most places, including many tourist restaurants, do not add one — check the bill.
Riads: a lump sum at checkout rather than a percentage, commonly around 50–100 MAD (≈ $5.1–10.2) for a short stay.
Guides and drivers: the category where tipping is most expected. City guides about 100–150 MAD (≈ $10.2–15.2) for a few hours; private tour drivers about 100–200 MAD (≈ $10.2–20) per full day for the vehicle.
Taxis: not expected; round up the fare or add 5–20 MAD (≈ $0.51–2.0) at most.
Porters and bathroom attendants: 5–10 MAD (≈ $0.51–1.0) per bag, 2–5 MAD (≈ $0.20–0.51) for a restroom.
Souks and markets: nothing. Haggling is the custom, and a tip on a negotiated price is not part of the transaction.
A service charge is rarely included except at some high-end tourist restaurants, so check the bill. Where it isn't: around 10% is standard at mid-range and upscale places, 15–20% for exceptional service at fine dining. At small local cafes and snack spots, tipping is optional — rounding up or leaving 5–10 MAD (≈ $0.51–1.0) is enough. Cash in Dirham is strongly preferred over adding a tip to a card.
Riad staff don't have one universal formula, but a lump sum at checkout — commonly cited around 50–100 MAD (≈ $5.1–10.2) for a short stay, left with the manager or in a shared tip jar — is a reasonable default. Porters carrying bags through the medina (where there's no vehicle access) typically get 5–10 MAD (≈ $0.51–1.0) per bag, more if it's a long carry.
Licensed city guides run roughly 100–150 MAD (≈ $10.2–15.2) for a few hours or 150–300 MAD (≈ $15.2–30) for a full day. Desert and Sahara guides tend to run higher, commonly 150–250 MAD (≈ $15.2–25) per day, reflecting the harder, more remote work; camel handlers are tipped separately, around 20–50 MAD (≈ $2.0–5.1). Private drivers are genuinely expected to be tipped: about 50–100 MAD (≈ $5.1–10.2) for a half-day and 100–200 MAD (≈ $10.2–20) for a full day, for the whole vehicle rather than per passenger. On multi-day desert or mountain routes, the same 100–200 MAD (≈ $10.2–20) per day is the usual guide, paid as one sum at the end of the trip. Taxi drivers, by contrast, are rarely tipped by locals. Rounding up 5–20 MAD (≈ $0.51–2.0) is a generous tourist gesture, not an expectation, since fares are metered.
Souk and market vendors don't expect a tip on top of a negotiated price — haggling is the custom here, not tipping, and the seller's margin is already built into whatever price you land on. The one exception is unsolicited help — someone giving directions, guarding a parked car, a street performer in a square like Jemaa el-Fna — who may expect 5–20 MAD (≈ $0.51–2.0) if you accept the help, though you're not obligated to pay for unsolicited pressure tactics. Restroom attendants at train stations, public toilets and roadside cafes, who hand out paper towels, expect 2–5 MAD (≈ $0.20–0.51).
Tip in Moroccan Dirham, not USD or EUR — foreign cash is genuinely harder for workers to exchange or use day to day. Carry small notes (10, 20, 50 MAD (≈ $5.1)) so you're not stuck breaking a large bill for a small tip.
Drivers are where most tipping money goes in Morocco, and our driver tipping guide covers multi-day tours in detail. To plan the trip itself, see how many days in Marrakech and a 7-day Morocco itinerary.
Yes, but modestly: about 10% in restaurants without a service charge, a lump sum for riad staff, 100–200 MAD (≈ $10.2–20) a day for a private tour driver, and small change for porters and attendants. Souk vendors don't expect a tip on a haggled price.
It is accepted but not ideal. Tip in Moroccan dirham, since foreign cash is harder for workers to exchange or use day to day; carry small 10, 20 and 50 MAD (≈ $5.1) notes.
Not really — taxi fares are metered and tipping isn't a local norm. Rounding up 5–20 MAD (≈ $0.51–2.0) is a nice gesture but not expected the way it is for private drivers or guides.
Commonly around 150–250 MAD (≈ $15.2–25) per day, tipped separately from camel handlers (who typically get 20–50 MAD (≈ $2.0–5.1)). Rates run higher than city guides given the remoteness of the work.
Dirham — foreign currency is harder for workers to exchange or use, so cash tips in MAD are the more useful and expected form.
Private drivers are genuinely expected to be tipped: roughly 50–100 MAD (≈ $5.1–10.2) for a half-day and 100–200 MAD (≈ $10.2–20) for a full day, for the whole group rather than per person. On a multi-day desert or mountain tour, budget the same 100–200 MAD (≈ $10.2–20) per day and hand it over once at the end. Pay in dirham cash.
Yes — attendants at train stations, public restrooms and roadside cafes expect 2–5 MAD (≈ $0.20–0.51), so keep small coins handy.
No. Haggling is the custom with souk vendors and the margin is built into the price you agree; vendors don't expect a tip on top. Tips are for services — guides, drivers, porters, waitstaff.
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