Day Trip to Essaouira from Marrakech – Explore the Atlantic Coast
Description
This full day trip to Essaouira is one of the most memorable experiences you can enjoy outside of Marrakech. Your journey begins around 8 A.M with a scenic drive through the Haouz plains, small villages, and rolling landscapes. Along the way, stop to refresh and admire the famous goats climbing Argan trees; a unique sight in Morocco. You'll also visit a local women’s cooperative and learn how Argan oil is traditionally made. Before reaching the coast, enjoy a panoramic view of Essaouira from above. Once in the city, explore the medina, browse handmade crafts in local markets, and feel the ocean breeze at the historic Skala Kasbah. This relaxing getaway combines nature, culture, and coastal charm in one unforgettable day.
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Itinerary
This private day trip to Essaouira from Marrakech is one of the best experiences you can do in one day out of Marrakech. The trip drive requires less than 3 hours. Your day trip will start towards Essaouira around 8 a.m. The drive begins through the plains of Haouz and across the vast landscape and villages. There will be stops along the way, first you will have a stop for refreshment, then drive to see the amazing view of the goats climbing Argan trees. Next stop we'll visit one the women's cooperative for Argan products, you will see the Argan extracted and get some information about the benefits of the products made of the Argan oil.
Before arriving a few miles to Essaouira you have a unique stop to see the beautiful panoramic view of the city from the top. Upon your arrival to Essaouira, you'll be free to discover the town for your own, you can take a walk through the various local markets and stores where you can find some good handcrafted items. After, you shall visit the Sakala Kasbah where you see a fantastic view of the ocean from the top. You can end up with a local dish of seafood besides the beach. Finally, you will meet the driver and drive back to Marrakech where your trip will end around 7 p.m.
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What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
Travelers pickup is offered. - Pick-up is available from all Hotels and Riads of Marrakech. - If your Riad is in the medina, the pick-up location will be the nearest accessible place to the Riad.
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Important Information
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(4)
We arrived in the evening, SALAH and his staff in the person of ABDOUL waited for us at the airport, transfer to the Medina, luggage loading and escort to the RIAD. We booked with him a trip to ESSAOUIRA, we were in 8,stop x coffee, visit to the house of 'Argan and as agreed precise return with ABDOUL. Always available to all our requests, accompanied us in person to a HAMMAM x let the ladies in, then unfortunately we took other commitments. He collaborated with us with the check inns and at 03 am ABDOUL was with his minivan already out at the Medina. Really great and accurate throughout
Experiences at the top! Always well accompanied, I highly recommend! Between the visit of Essaouira, the magnificent waterfalls of Ouzoud or a quad bike ride in the Agafay desert, everything was perfectly organized. We had a great time with our friend Abdule. Thank you for these beautiful discoveries! 🙌
We booked a day trip to Essaouira. Salah organised for us to be collected by a taxi and dropped to a small tourbus. There was a stop en route to a Women's Co-Operative for the production of Argan Oil. The fish market was in full flight when we arrived. We took a short walk into the centre of the town and had a lovely outdoors lunch with live music played in a small square. Fantastic shopping experience. Very friendly town. Really enjoyed the day. The driver brought us right back to our locality and we jumped out to finish the day with a meal. The tour out of the city gave us the opportunity to see the countryside. It was a brilliant day.
Perfect organisation from Salah! Yassin , our driver was very helpful and friendly!!!! Great experience! Essaouira was really authentic and beautiful place!
