Essaouira Day Trip: Experience Tranquil Seaside and Unique Wildlife from Marrakech

Friendly knowledgeable staff

Duration: 12 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Marrakech - We will meet meet you outside of the Café Argana at 8:00 am or pick you up from your hotel/Riad. we will take a 3-hour journey to the beautiful city of Essaouira on the Atlantic Coast.
  • Chichaoua - On the way you will be able to photograph goats climbing on Argan trees, you will visit of a local womens cooperative and learn how some fine cosmetic products are locally made out of the rich Argan oil.
  • Essaouira - Once you arrive at the port city of Essaouira , you will explore the beautiful city and its beach at your leisure.
    You will have time to enjoy the charming sights of Essaouira, including its white-colored walls, the beautiful Moulay El Hassan square, the harbor with its fishing port and old Portuguese fortifications, the souks, and the beautiful small streets of the city’s ancient Medina .
    Enjoy a lunch of seafood or vegetarian cooking in a local restaurant.
    You will depart Essaouira around 17:00 pm arriving back around 19:30 pm to Marrakech.
What's Included
  • Bottled water
  • Air-conditioned transportation
Location
Argana
Znikat Rahba
Café Argana located in Jamaa elfna square
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Carla
Jul 31, 2024
A refreshing day in Essaouira - This trip to Essaouira was very pleasant and a relief from the scorching heat of Marrakech. Essaouira is a small coastal town and one of the filming locations of Game of Thrones. Our guide was very informative and helpful.
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Ramalamadingdong98
Jul 28, 2024
Run away from noisy and busy streets of Marrakech and spend beautiful day in Essaouira, magical city on Atlantic coast! - The trip to Essaouira has excellent organization, they were everywhere right on time. Mini-van was in great condition and driver was very professional and secure! Hamid, the guide of the trip, was the best guide I had ever have, very helpful, with a lot of fun facts and interesting information. We have got for free 2 bottle of waters and "moroccan whiskey" with the whole group that include story about tea tradition and guide's family tradition from his village. Essauira was wonderful, we have great time there and guide told us what we have to see while staying there. There are beautiful beaches, port and old medina for visiting! Great trip, all recommendations from me! Greetings from Serbia!
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Sakiko_h
Jul 26, 2024
Absolutely fantastic trip! - The experience was perfect from start to finish. Our guide was both nice and energetic, bringing a vibrant energy to the tour that made it even more enjoyable. The car was air-conditioned, providing a comfortable ride throughout. We spent a decent amount of time in Essaouira, which allowed us to truly soak in the beauty and charm of the city. Highly recommend this tour to anyone looking for an unforgettable experience!
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Curiosity688396
Jul 25, 2024
Essaouira Day Trip - The day trip to Essaouira was so much fun! We got to meet some really great people from all over the world and visit another part of Morocco that’s so unique from anywhere else. Hamid did a great job sharing stories and knowledge about Essaouira, Marrakesh, argan oil, and Morocco in general. Despite the heat, he was such a gracious host and went above and beyond to make us all feel comfortable. Highly recommend this experience!
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Mirabelle424
Jul 25, 2024
Thank you Atlas Mountain Gruppe 🇲🇦💚 - Very nice trip to Essaouira with le group Atlas, our guide and hamid the driver were very friendly, reliable and super organised everything went great on the tour...we really enjoyed it, Always happy to do it again with the, 💚 other versions, .... many thanks again ... 🙏💐💐
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V4183omdylans
Jul 25, 2024
What to do - For 15 € everyone should do it, quite a road anyway but well cut by a passage in a rest area, toilet and tea then by an argan oil cooperative and even a stop to see goats. Then the day in Essaouira is great, this city is a favorite. Thanks to Ahmed
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Smklci
Jul 24, 2024
Restful tour - Very nice tour. We have chosen the private tour, to be able to spend time as desired. Driver Ali was very friendly, has kept agreements very strictly. Had even bought us souvenirs. Essaouira was beautiful, we are very happy to have seen this city too, this was the perfect ending to our Morocco trip for us. Thanks also to Houssain for the smooth communication!
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Farzanahs2015
Jul 24, 2024
A memorable experience - An amazing experience! Our guide Lahcen and driver Hamid were funny and friendly. We stopped at a cafe for a halfway stretch and also at the Women’s foundation, where they make argan oil. Was amazing to see the women work so hard to produce e great quality products. The weather at Essouira was amazing, cool and breezy… compared to a terribly hot and dry Marrakech. Beautiful beaches, a cultural Medina and fresh seafood. Was definitely a day well spent! In the way back, our guide got us some juicy fruit and also gave us a Moroccan badge as a gift. Loved the hospitality and definitely recommend!
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Marcusbm
Jul 19, 2024
Friendly and professional - A friendly and professional guide. Essaouira is an amazing break from the heat of Marrakech. They made adjustments for limited mobility adjusting pick up locations.
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Lilianacl3333lk
Jul 18, 2024
Good experience - Although I booked excursion in Spanish and it was all in English, (even the visit to the cooperative) thanks to the Guide I enjoyed it anyway. We did not see the goats that was my goal, they have explained that it is not natural for them to climb the trees, but they force them and are against animal abuse, which I applaud so knowing this I am very happy, anyway I recommend putting it, maybe there are more people like me and they could choose to do another excursion like the atlas. Essaouira is beautiful, the visit time is more than enough, buy the fish from the vendors and go to the bottom of the port that grill it economical, not like in the square that is expensive. On the return trip the heat made me dizzy and the Guide took care of me. Thank you very much for picking us up and dropping us off at the hotel, thank you for the souvenir pin, for the tea and your kindness. See you soon, visit to the atlas is pending.
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