Take a day trip to Essaouira from Marrakesh, this small city on the Atlantic coast with its artistic and cultural sites, and enjoy the peace and spirit of this unique city of arts. Visit the traditional harbour, the beach, and the picturesque city. Stroll along the historic ramparts and step back in time.
Spend a day in the coastal community of Essaouira on a full-day trip from Marrakesh, discovering the old medina, colorful bazaars, and a center filled with open-air cafés and seafood restaurants. Pre-booking a trip to Essaouira is a hassle-free way to make the trip, with all transportation via a minibus or a comfortable 4x4 car equipped with the necessary air conditioning and amenities required for this day trip. This trip includes pick-up and drop-off from centrally located hotels in Marrakesh. Round trip transportation to Essaouira from Marrakesh See the Medina, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Pickup included
Our full-day trip to Essaouira from Marrakech starts at 8:00 am to the city of Essaouira. It is an easy 3h30 drive (176 km) through some stunning landscapes, along the way you can see dromedaries, sheep, and goats grazing in the countryside. The vegetation then changes to ARGAN trees that only grow in the wild and provide berries for local goats. If you wish, you can stop for ARGAN oil tasting in a small cooperative run by local women, where you can attend the oil extraction process. We can also stop on the way to see the famous Argan tree where goats clamber up the low branches and feed. Sometimes as many as 20 goats are sitting up in one tree. It is a fascinating sight and an absolute must when it comes to getting a photo opportunity.
If the trip day coincides with a Monday, we will stop to visit the weekly market in the town of Oudayas “Weekly markets” are a cultural heritage and a strong presence in Morocco Popular biographies in Morocco tell many stories about the importance of the weekly market day, as it is a time for residents of a tribe or region to meet on a regular basis to shop or sell goods, and also to conclude alliances and contracts and resolve disputes in an atmosphere of a festive nature. The market is often called a market day. The week, region, region, or tribe on whose lands it is held, while its location is usually chosen according to demographic, social, and political conditions and determinants. These markets, with all the symbolic weight they carry, still maintain their strong presence in Moroccan social and economic life today, despite the widespread of modern markets in the country.
1 stop break on the way
You can choose to be picked up from a list of locations, or alternatively, have the choice to make your own way to the meeting points
Please arrive at the pick up point 15 minutes before departure time.
Our drivers will transfer all tour guests from their hotel, riad, or from the nearest point accessible by car to their riad in Marrakesh.