The short answer
Yes. Tipping is a normal part of daily life in Morocco and small amounts are appreciated. Expect to tip private guides and drivers, the porter who carries your bags through the medina, riad housekeeping, desert camp staff and camel handlers. In restaurants, service is often already on the bill, so rounding up is enough when it was good.
In more detail
Guides and drivers are the people most travellers tip, usually at the end of a day or the end of a multi-day trip. For a group, it is common to put one tip together rather than each person tipping separately. On a desert overnight, a single pooled tip handed to the camp manager is shared among the cooks, musicians and tent crew.
Riads run on small courtesies. The porter who wheels your case from the car to the door, housekeeping who look after the room and the manager who sorted your taxis and dinners all appreciate a thank-you. In cafés, leaving the coins is normal. In sit-down restaurants, check whether service is already included before adding more.
Tip in cash, ideally in dirhams. Small euro or dollar notes are accepted but are harder for staff to change, and coins from outside the eurozone cannot be changed at all. Keep a pocket of small notes for exactly this. We would rather not print amounts here: what feels fair depends on the service, and our tipping guide covers it in more detail.
Good to know
- Keep tip money separate from your main cash so you are not counting notes in public.
- Hand tips directly to the person, or to the manager for a team.
- Hammam attendants and the people who carry bags at the medina gates expect a small tip.