Essaouira Day Trip: Coastal Escape from Marrakech

Escape to Essaouira from Marrakech: Explore cultural landmarks, savor fresh seafood, and enjoy stunning coastal views on this unforgettable day trip.

Duration: 10 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Marrakech - Marrakech Departure
  • Cooperative feminie TILILA d’huile d’argane - Visit to this women cooperative that produces organic Argan Oil.
  • Essaouira Fishing Port - Explore Essaouira fishing port and fish Market.
  • Sqala du Port d’ Essaouira - The Skala port is a bastion that defended the city in the eighteenth century. In addition to the beautiful views of the port, the Medina and the beach you can see from its highest tower
  • Essaouira - Essaouira Guided Tour
What's Included
  • Free Hotel/Riad pickup and drop-off
  • Visit an argan oil cooperative
  • Round trip transportation by A/C Minibus
  • Professional driver
What's Not Included
  • Food and drinks
Additional Information

Essaouira day trip from Marrakech offers a delightful escape to the coastal city known for its vibrant culture, captivating history, and picturesque scenery. Departing from Marrakech in the morning, you’ll embark on a scenic drive through the Moroccan countryside towards the Atlantic coast. Upon arrival in Essaouira, take your time to explore the city’s cultural landmarks, such as the Skala de la Ville, a fortification offering stunning views of the coast, or the lively Place Moulay Hassan, where you can soak in the lively atmosphere and observe the local way of life. Seafood lovers will delight in the abundance of fresh seafood available in Essaouira. Savor a delicious lunch at a local restaurant, where you can indulge in the city’s famous grilled fish and other local specialties. As the day comes to a close, you’ll embark on the return journey to Marrakech, carrying with you memories of Essaouira’s charm, coastal beauty, and vibrant cultural scene.

  • Children must be accompanied by an adult
Location
Marrakech
Cancellation Policy

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

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Sue
Jun 24, 2022
Trip to essaouira from marrekesh excellent value for money, - Excellent value for money, roads were very good expected dirt tracks, stopped for a coffee along the way, then stopped for a photo shoot of goats standing in a tree !!! Arrived 2.5 hours later to a beautiful fishing town, our guide was speaking English, Italian and Spanish to our group, very informative, told us the history, very surprised to find that they learn 3 languages in school, Arabic, French and Hebrew, very strong Jewish settlement there, and they all live in harmony. Toured the markets and cannoned walls of there, went for lunch, where you pick what fish you want, they weigh it, price it and cook it, that was the most pricey food on the whole holiday, my friend hated it, I loved it, it comes as is with head tail and bones, salad and chips, so fresh. We stopped at the Co op argan oil factory, bit off a rip off don't buy from there. Buy in the souk market instead where you can haggle. A great value for money trip
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Giulia_b
Jun 4, 2022
Great experience! - Yesterday was amazing! The driver did his job excellently, explained to us everything he was about to show us and answered to every questions we had. The guide was very good, he speaks a lot of languages and tried to talk with every single person of the group and communicate in their language. He was also fun, so we had a great time with him, walking around Essaouira. My favourite part was seeing all that goats on the argan trees!! 😂
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Willcav2020
Mar 6, 2020
Amazing day - Our driver, Khalid, was extremely punctual and made our trip very pleasant. Big plus: free wifi in the shuttle. Essaouira is a charming city with a beautiful eyesight on the seashore. You should get seafood for lunch on the seaside! I strongly recommend this trip especially with Khalid, a very nice guy who did his best for us.
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Global02557254970
Feb 28, 2020
Best tour with amine - Amine was very friendly and gave us attention all the time. The transfer was puntual and safe. And he had very interested in we would be comfortable all the time.
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920rudir
Feb 28, 2020
Lovely relaxing day in Essaouira - We had a great day with lots of fun with our guide Amine. During driving he shared with us lots of info about daily life in the region. Second stop we were impressed by the trees with the goats. We did spend half a day in Essaouira. The city is for sure worthwhile visiting and we had a relaxing late lunch followed by a camel ride on the beach with a nice view on the town. It is about 180km from Marrakech but the roads are of good quality. One more plus... there is WiFi in the shuttle. Thanks Amine for the lovely day!
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Jrose636
Feb 24, 2020
Enjoyable and nice day out - Comfortable car to Essaouira, and a few extra stops on the way such as seeing goats in trees. The driver Khalid was very friendly and gave us lots of information about the place. Essaouira was nice and we enjoyed our time there. We hired a tour guide whilst we were there, which Khalid helped arrange. Just be aware it's 3ish hours both ways so bring something to do in the car.
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Val
Feb 10, 2020
Great experience with Amine - Amine was a wonderful driver, and guide. He was knowledgeable about areas along the drive, and patient with the group. The camel ride was the highlight of the trip. Would definitely really this company and Amine as a guide.
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Sherryr994
Feb 15, 2020
Hi - Excellent value, interesting and beautiful, highly recommend such an interesting city with a beautiful beach
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Jonbg5424ay
Jul 26, 2022
At least a few hours of touring with forgotten camel ride but did get to see the goats........... - Paid for a tour and a camel ride and ended up with just a few hours in Essaouria after being dropped off and shoved between vans. Never got a camel ride (or a refund ) and drivers made special stops while on the way back, whole thing was not professional at all!!! On the plus side, I did get to see the goats.......
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Plestedgirl
Jun 17, 2022
Its A No For Me - Paid for guided your with option to camel ride. However, the tour I get was self guided with no camel ride. The Drive was very disengaged and never introduced himself or told the group his name. Grunts and hand gestured was his firm of communication.
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