Essaouira Full Day Trip: Experience the History of an Important North African Trading Harbor

Immerse yourself in the rich history of Essaouira, a historic trading harbor in North Africa. Explore the city at your own pace, enjoy local cuisine, and return to Marrakech in the early evening.

Duration: 10 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Ounagha - You’ll have a quick stop of 10min to see the goats climbing the trees for food as they eat the argan nuts which is a very good ingredients for them and which makes the goat meat in this region one of the best in Morocco due to what they are feeded.
    People there live on donations, if you want to give them something you’re free, if not…
What's Included
  • Round-trip shared transfer
  • Transport by air-conditioned minivan
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Drop-off for hotels outside Medina at front door
  • Drop-off for Riads inside Medina at nearest parking
What's Not Included
  • Food and drinks
Additional Information

This ocean-facing town, nestled on the Atlantic coast, has been home to civilizations since ancient times and widely recognized as a central trade port of North Africa.
The journey begins by fetching you from your place of stay before making several brief halts on the way.
Upon reaching Essaouira, our driver will set you down and you can then…

Location
Ounagha
Cancellation Policy

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

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Chantaldz481bi
Nov 24, 2024
Essaouira pretty fishing port - Essaouira is a pretty fishing port. Levpousdonxis sold as soon as it arrives. People are friendly. The architecture is beautiful
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I2551lcjuanc
Aug 22, 2024
EXCURSION TO ESSAOUIRA - Place you shouldn't miss visiting, you'll regret it, we did it in one day back and forth, if you can stay one night. Because you would not have hours to finish seeing everything (The Medina that is infinite, Skala de Ville, in the fortress was filmed one of the scenes of games of thrones, the port with live/fresh fish and they cook it grilled right there. The Transfer great, air conditioned and with rest stops, as it is a long journey.Essaouira
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Gravina1
May 15, 2024
Beautiful excursion - A highly recommended excursion is the one for Essouira from Marrakech, with pick-up directly from the hotel. The place is simply wonderful from both a natural and historical point of view. And with a medina full of little shops where you can buy all kinds of handicraft items. The comfortable van that accompanied us, equipped with air conditioning and comfortable seats, then took us back to the hotel at the end of the day. Everything went great...
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Exploration617910
Mar 14, 2024
Fun in Essaouira - Trip was fine. Town is quaint and 4.5 hours is plenty of time. Disappointing there are no longer goats climbing the trees, this info needs to be removed from the advertising.
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Lautiti
Jan 10, 2024
Essaouira - Superb day with our driver Abdoul, very professional and very good driving. We were able to enjoy the 4-hour visit to Essaouira which is a change from Marrakech.
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Resort09215450123
Jul 1, 2023
Definitely worth it. Long drive but safe, comfortable and fun! - The driver arrived at our hotel right on time. We were escorted to an air conditioned mini van that drove us to see the goats and the argan oil production. Essaouira is lovely and definitely worth a visit for the day. The driver was incredible and even sang for us on the way back! We made new friends, memories and enjoyed the trip. Yes it’s a bit hot on the bus but it has AC and it was totally bearable. Lovely experience.
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Stefanobh5612wl
May 20, 2023
Amazing time in Essaouira - We spent a great experience thanks to our guides Mahioub and Fajar! The scheduling is well done, we had enough time to enjoy the experience.
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Ariannaph8260gu
Mar 29, 2024
Essaouira - Nice town, good food and great environment! A good escape from the city. The driver was punctual and the time spent there was just enough. Would definitely recommend it.
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Reshmaalva
Oct 13, 2023
A good experience - The tour was a good experience. We left on time. We had just one stop at a restaurant to go to washrooms and get water and snacks. Next stop was at the Argan oil co-op. We did not stop at the other stop mentioned in itenary ;to see the goats on argan tree. Essaouira is a beautiful city. Definitely deserves it's own day. The market is beautiful and it has a very different charm.
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Monkeytail1
Jul 1, 2023
Fun but too much driving. - Too many stops; making the day too long. Just drive straight to the Women’s Coop, then Essaoira. That’s it.
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