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Essaouira Day Trip: Culture and History Escape
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Embark on a full-day journey from Marrakech to Essaouira and explore the vibrant city’s rich culture and history. Discover the sights, sounds, and centuries-old traditions of this seaside gem.
Embark on a full-day journey from Marrakech to Essaouira and explore the vibrant city’s rich culture and history. Discover the sights, sounds, and centuries-old traditions of this seaside gem.
Duration:
10 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Medina of Essaouira - Leave Marrakecharound 08:00Am ready for a 3-hour journey to the beautiful Essaouira on the Atlantic Coast included 3 stops break on the way . Once you arrive at the port city, formerly known as Mogador, you will have time to enjoy the charming sights of Essaouira, including its ocher-colored walls, the beautiful Moulay El…
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Medina of Essaouira - Leave Marrakecharound 08:00Am ready for a 3-hour journey to the beautiful Essaouira on the Atlantic Coast included 3 stops break on the way . Once you arrive at the port city, formerly known as Mogador, you will have time to enjoy the charming sights of Essaouira, including its ocher-colored walls, the beautiful Moulay El Hassan square, and the souks, as well as the little streets of the city’s old Medina. Enjoy a lunch of fresh fish in a local restaurant.
During your trip, visit an association of Berber women producing argan oil, see the local markets, and marvel at the gems in the jeweler’s quarter.
You will return to Marrakech at the end of the afternoon, arriving back to the “Red City” at around 19:00.
What's Included
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Transport by air-conditioned minivan
- Bilingual driver
- Free time to visit Essaouira city
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Transport by air-conditioned minivan
- Bilingual driver
- Free time to visit Essaouira city
What's Not Included
- Food and drinks
- Lunch
- Food and drinks
- Lunch
Additional Information
A day trip to Essaouira provides a delightful blend of culture, history, and natural beauty. Key attractions include its enchanting UNESCO-listed medina, serene beaches, historic fortifications offering breathtaking ocean views, and fresh seafood from the port. The town boasts a lively art scene, bustling fishing boats, and is renowned for genuine argan…
A day trip to Essaouira provides a delightful blend of culture, history, and natural beauty. Key attractions include its enchanting UNESCO-listed medina, serene beaches, historic fortifications offering breathtaking ocean views, and fresh seafood from the port. The town boasts a lively art scene, bustling fishing boats, and is renowned for genuine argan oil. Conveniently reachable from Marrakesh in 2.5–3 hours, it’s an ideal escape for a relaxed yet enriching experience.
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Location
Hôtel Restaurant Café de France
Rue des Banques
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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130giae
Dec 1, 2024
Super recommended! - The driver Brahim was very kind and precise in the schedules. He picked us up at the scheduled time and point communicated the previous day. The city visited is beautiful and worth it. Stra recommended!
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Elizabethdelreal
Nov 24, 2024
Great Value - This is not so much a tour as it is just the transportation from Marrakech to Essaouira. With that being said it is a great value. You can hire a tour guide when you arrive if you’d like, but just wandering through the fish market and old part of the city on your own is so much fun. The shopping is great too. It is a great place to spend an afternoon at and take a break from the hustle and bustle of Marrakech.
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Seapearltoo
Oct 30, 2024
Relaxing change of pace from bustling Marrakech! - This experience was part of my Birthday celebration in Morocco! I'm so glad that I decided to book this trip to Essaouria. Although the drive is lengthy, it was broken up by two stops...first, a food break at a roadside restaurant that had plenty of options including snacks! Our second stop was at a woman owned Argan Oil Co-op (Cooperative Marjana) that was stocked with numerous products for both culinary and cosmetic use. I purchased several different items to get me started, and a business card with web address for future orders! We were also given a tour of how the Argan Oil is extracted and processed by hand which was interesting and informative. The coastal city of Essaouria was charming...full of shops and restaurants within the ancient walls! We ate the most delicious hot Moroccan orange cake topped with vanilla ice cream at a small cafe run by a lovely French lady. I wish that I had taken a picture of her establishment so I would have a name to give you, but it's located outside of the Medina walls and has an open courtyard for seating. I believe that it may cater to Vegetarians...everything that we ate and drank was scrumptious! Last, but not least I want to say a huge thank you again to Ibrahim who was our Tour driver for this trip! His very pleasant personality and safe driving enabled me to completely relax and enjoy the ride!!! I would definitely and highly recommend this trip to anyone who is looking for a break from the bustle of Marrakech and would like to see the coast of Morocco. Looking forward to my next visit to this mysterious destination! <3
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Isacolo
Oct 22, 2024
Waves of blue and fish - What a beautiful place. Beautiful make absolutely the Fish Point of Sale with grilled sardines ... big crush for this magical place
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Anna_r
Oct 13, 2024
Varied and fun day - We had a great time at the medina Essaouira, bartering at every opportunity and taking a dip in the sea and then finished off with a henna tattoo.
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Des
Dec 3, 2024
A lively day by the seaside - 20 euros from the Medina in Marrakech return. Bought locally. Booking.com is cheaper for 2 plus by the way. 3 hour drive out interspersed with a breakfast stop and a visit to woman's only cooperative selling Argan oil products. Final stop indeed camels. The blue eyed one with the big lashes got my vote. Desist from holding the reins. It will cost. Same as a close photo. Lunch was on the beach. Fish restaurants aplenty. If you don't like dead fish and smells stay clear of the docks. It's fetid. The town is lovely. Laid back and calm. Journey back had no stop so take a wee before you leave. Good value.
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Anonymous
Nov 14, 2024
Day trip to remember - This was a great day trip. Our driver was prompt and a pickup at our hotel is very convenient. The drop off point at the fishing port is an experience not to be missed. From there the Medina is across the street. Finish the day with a stroll along the pristine beach.
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Charlesm530
Oct 28, 2024
Full day trip to Essaouira - This is a full day trip to Essaouira, starting with a 7:30 am pickup near our riad. The trip to the coastal town took until about noon as we had one pit stop and another stop at a woman's cooperative to learn about and buy their products, such as argon oil. We had 4 full hours on our own to visit the town. The return to Marrakech took just over 3 hours, so this is a long day. The bus was more of a mini bus rather than one of the large tour coaches. Seating and A/C were comfortable.
The coastal town of Essaouira is attractive with the fortified wall around the medina and viewpoint over the Atlantic. We walked along the elevated wall with a line of cannons and enjoyed the view along the rough coastline. The medina was charming and full of shops and restaurants. We had a nice lunch midway through the self guided walking tour (no guide provided by the package). Four hours is plenty of time to walk around and see the highlights. The price for the transportation is a great value.
Recommended tour if you have a full day available and want to see the coast.
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Paichun_m
Nov 2, 2024
Didn't pick up or drop off at the hotel - Unfortunately the driver wouldn't pick up us from our Riad like the description of the tour on the website. Instead, they emailed us just a day before and asked us to walk 20 minutes to the meeting point without details about the guide or the minibus.
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Zahra_r
Oct 11, 2024
Not worth it. Plan your own way to Essaouira - This is simply a transport to Essaouira-not quite a tour. The transport part was mediocre, driver picked me from my residence however advised me then that he will drop me 3mins walk away on the return.
Essaouira in itself is beautiful but requires more time than the 4hrs allocated on this booking, the travel time to and fro takes up majority of the day and then the stop at the Argan Oil Corp is unnecessary as the women showing the facilities there are quite aggressive and downright demandng that you purchase their products, no consideration of one needs, or if one would use the products, the one showing me around was too aggressive and left an unpleasant taste of the tour by her behaviour.
The tour to Essaouira could have been better organized with some verbal history provided on the way, perhaps no stop at the argan oil and more time at the destination would have been ideal.
If it is transport only than may as well book a taxi and just plan your own time and day with the taxi convenience.
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