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Day tour From Marrakech to Essaouira

Overview

Full day excursion to Essaouira from Marrakech:

Windswept Essaouira is a refreshing change from Marrakech’s warm desert hues and dust. This ancient fortress city of whitewashed walls and blue-painted shutters is only two and a half hours from Marrakech. Visit Essaouira as a day trip or overnight getaway, and recharge in a city painted in Atlantic blue and white. Here are 13 things we recommend you do on a short visit.

Schedule:

Pickup point: from your accommodation
Time of departure: 8:00 AM
Duration: 1 day

Highlights:

Visiting the Medina of Essaouira, registered as a World Heritage site by UNESCO.
Visiting a women’s cooperative that produces argan oil.
Have a walk on the beach and see the port of the city.
Visit the souks and jewelry, crafts, spices shops of the old Portuguese town.

Itinerary

Day trip to Essaouira From Marrakech:

Enjoy the advantages of this day trip to freshen up yourself and explore the UNESCO World Heritage site of Medina of Essaouira. Essaouira is a very charming and colorful town, located on the Atlantic Coast about two hours and a half drive from Marrakesh. It is an ideal place for those who want to : unwind, have contact with people or experience the authenticity of the old Portuguese city of Mogador.

In this day trip from Marrakesh to Essaouira you’ll have the pleasure and the opportunity to visit and discover a Women’s Co-operative manufacturing the marvelous Argan oil, a guided visit to the Skala du Port, the municipal market, the Mellah (Jewish quarter), jewelry souks of the medina, and a handicrafts complex.

For a side-excursion within Essaouira consider a visit to Diabat, a small village at the top of the dunes, about 3 miles southeast of Essaouira. Ranch de Diabat arranges tours of high quality with quads on the beach, camels or Berber Horses.

You will have a pause for lunch at the fish-grill cafes, with wooden tables and benches laid out overlooking the sea.

What is included :

Private excursion and transport in A/C vehicle
Experienced private driver (English speaking)
Pick up and drop off from hotel / riad in Marrakech

What is not included :

Lunch
Drinks
Tips

Location

Map for a private day excursion from Marrakech :

 

Booking

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