Embark on a day trip to Essaouira, a historical city with argan trees, art galleries, and a fortified harbor. Explore the town’s architecture, souks, and carpentry workshops.
- Essaouira - At 8 am your Driver guide will pick you up from your accommodation and drive towards the west. On the way, you stop to see the holy trees of argan. It is a special tree adapted to a semi-desertic area and valued for its medicinal properties. Goats climb these trees for grazing and to learn more about argan production you can visit one of the women cooperatives in the area working on the extraction of both nutritive and cosmetic oil.\n\nOur destination is the historic city of Essaouira, a small seaside town with an old fortified fishing port. Founded in the 16th century by the Portuguese who occupied it till the mid of the 18th century. the impressive town fortification consists of an amazing mixture of the Portuguese, Berber and French architecture . after an orientation walk, you will have enough time to explore the small city at your leisure such as the souks and carpentry workshops devoted to Thuya wood carving. See numerous art galleries in the medina and visit the fortified harbor with its stalls of fresh fish. After lunch, you can snap up last-minute gifts or maybe a short stroll along the fine sandy beach before you meet the driver to set off back to Marrakech.
- Hotel pick up and drop off
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Professional driver/guide
- Lunch & Drinks
- Local guide fees & Entrance fees (optional)
- Gratuities and Personal expenses
Your guide is scheduled to collect you from your lodging at 8 : 00 am, from where you’ll head westwards. En route, you’ll pause to admire the sacred argan trees, a unique species suited to semi-arid environments and praised for its healing attributes. These trees are climbed by goats for forage and to gain an in-depth understanding of the argan production process, you have the option to pay a visit to a women’s cooperative in the region that specializes in the extraction of both nourishing and beautifying oil.
The final stop is the historic Essaouira, a petite coastal municipality home to an ancient fortified fishery. The birth of this town traces back to the 16th century, with the Portuguese claiming it as their territory until midway through the 18th century. The remarkable town fortification presents a striking fusion of Portuguese, Berber and French architectural influences. Adequate time will be allocated for you to independently roam the compact city, like the markets and woodwork ateliers dedicated to the craft of Thuya wood sculpting. Don’t miss the numerous art exhibits in the medina, not forgetting a stop by the fortified port to check out the fresh fish vendor stalls.
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