Essaouira Beach: Private Full-Day Luxury Trip from Marrakech

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Duration:11 hours (approx.)
Location: Marrakech, Central Morocco

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Take this day trip to Essaouira from Marrakech to discover one of the hidden gems of the Atlantic coast. This is the only Arab town who has had a majority of a Jewish population.

Essaouira, or Mogagdor is famous for its Medina fortification and fishing port. Also well known in the first place for both the Argan oil and handmade wooden crafts.

The artsy and hippy atmosphere of Essaouira, the cool weather all year long and the easy 3 hours drive from Marrakech make Essaouira a very popular day trip from Marrakech, and this is a day trip which takes place every day from Marrakech.

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WHAT'S INCLUDED

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1. Cooperative feminie TILILA d'huile d'argane
Assaisse Ouzeka is one of the best Women Argan oil cooperative so far, a stop is scheduled here to visit this unique place, and see how this golden oil is extracted.
2. Essaouira Beach
Essaouira Beach is one of the Best Moroccan beaches so far, an also good place for surf
3. Essaouira Fishing Port
One of the beautiful spots of the city, with its numerous fishing boats
4. Essaouira Fish Market
Essaouira's fish market one of the spots that must be visited, a fish market in a very simple way
5. Le Val d'Argan
On this road, you will be seeing one of the very interesting spots of the whole trip, lots of goats standing on branches of Argan trees in the biggest Argan tree fields of Morocco.
6. Medina of Essaouira
This is where usually the tour starts once you're in the city, the Medina of Essaouira has had it's own story with the Portuguese, as In 1506, the king of Portugal, Manuel I, ordered a fortress to be built there, named "Castelo Real de Mogador". The fortress fell later to the local resistance, so there you have all the monuments with all what is still left of their cannons facing the sea. Essaouira is the only Arab town who has had a majority of a Jewish population, it is a coastal city (approx. 2,5 hour driving from Marrakech) providing a fantastic chance to relax and enjoy the beach. The Medina of Essaouira is a UNESCO World Heritage site. In your tour you will have both history and tradition, with a city guide (If it is included) will take you around and show you all the best of what the city has to offer. Essaouira has long beautiful sandy beaches. It is safe to swim as well as surfing. There are many activities taking place on the beach – local boys are playing football and surfing. The beach owners offer camel rides and quads over the coastline. It is a perfect opportunity to get off the pressure of the town and enjoy the coastal area of Essaouira’s cooler climate. The tour begins at 8:30 hour from your accommodation in Marrakech and returns back to Marrakech at 7:30pm. Through the trip, you will even be able to enjoy different landscapes in the surrounding countryside. Once called Mogador by merchants and Western sailors, Essaouira is well known at first place for the Argan Oil production, wood but also famous because of its annual Gnaoua Music Festival that draws 300,000+ people in June. Gnaoua or Gnawa music is a rich Moroccan repertoire of ancient African Islamic spiritual religious songs and rhythms, Additionally, Essaouira comes with an extensive beach for surfing named Plage de Safi. The trip to this former colonial fishing town provides easy access to Berber villages along the road. Essaouira is also known as the Wind City in Africa and is a pitstop for the hippie journey from Marrakech. If you like art, there is a lot of art galleries which can be visited. In the city, you will have a short walk across the town, through narrow streets. You will also visit the Skala du Port, the fishing harbor which provides spectacular views over the Portuguese ramparts. Discover all kind of spices and jewelry at the souks of the medina. Around the fishing harbor, you can enjoy fresh delicious seafood in one of the local restaurants. Essaouira’s history is a memory of changing times when England and Spain struggled to keep control over its coasts. It’s an average colonial harbor that is a sensational example of colonial and Moorish architecture. If you have a local guide, you will be able to visit the Mellah, Cemetery and Synagogue. Essaouira’s Mellah includes more than 10 percent of the city, but Jews constituted nearly 40 percent of the population within the late 1880’s. Jewish personalities about the gates towards the Mellah display their education to which Jews were approved to the stage that a few of the richer Jews didn’t actually reside in the Mellah, in Essaouira. Commemorative plaques show the structures by which synagogues were found. With our driver we will make sure to also take you visit one of the best Argan Oil Women Cooperative in Morocco Preferably very few kilometers just before getting to Essaouira, as that’s where the best of them are located. After visit all what the city of Essaouira has to offer we will drive back to Marrakech, around 7:30pm we will drop you off at your accommodation in Marrakech where the trip comes to an end.

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Posted By : Ethan_R
This was a great trip. Our driver, Mustafa, was very professional and picked up as close as he could to our Riad in the Medina. In Essaouira, ask for Rashid to be your guide. He’s very knowledgeable about the history and goings on of the city and he was a delight to talk to. They also set up an hour long horse riding event for an additional fee, which went very well. I would recommend this tour to anyone interested.
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Posted On : 2023-05-04 16:07:09

Posted By : Eyitope S
Amazing tour! Our driver (so sorry I forget his name) took the time to make sure we were comfortable throughout the the duration of our journey from Marrakesh to Essaouria!! The car was so comfortable stocked with water and phone chargers, the customer service was unbeatable. On the way to Essaouria we stopped at a small Argan Oil cooperative and had a personal tour, being the only 2 people at the co-op. Our driver also stopped for us to see the goats in trees which was an amazing experience!! Once we arrived to Essaouria we were taken to the fish market and I had the best oysters I have ever had!!! We saw so many things and ate the best food, could not recommend enough!
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Posted On : 2023-03-20 16:50:56

Posted By : Kiara_B
This tour was very informative & cool! Our driver Yussein was so nice and shared his story about his country with us.
The goats in the trees were so cool and the seafood in Essaouria was delicious!
This tour is a must do and our guide in Essaouria was great as well. Thank you all for an amazing experience!
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Posted On : 2022-12-10 14:23:42

Posted By : danny_h
We would like to thank Moe for an absolutely fantastic day. A seamless pick up, comfortable drive and very good company. The tree goats were amazing, Essouria had a lovely happy vibe and the market was so much cheaper than Marrakesh with a lot less hassle. Would highly recommend. Thanks again Moe, hope to travel with you again in the future.
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Posted On : 2022-06-19 03:08:17

Posted By : dadapercaso
our driver Moy took us from Marra to Essaouira in a perfet journey on a very comfortable Mercedes. His Italian, English and French were superb and he told us a lot about Morocco and its culture. He was nice and very professional. Once in Essaouira our local guide Hassane took us for an interesting tour of the city, the medina and the ancient port explaining all aspects of history and habits. We loved this day trip which was far beyond our expectations
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Posted On : 2022-06-03 06:25:06

Posted By : Maria_M
We had the best tour guide and the best experience in Essouira, Morocco. It was a very comfortable travel and very informative. We learned a lot about the moroccan and berber culture. We’ve been shown the best places to see in Morocco and took is to IL-mare, a very good sea food restaurant. Mo was very friendly and looked after us so well. We even asked him for a half day tour after our Essouira experience. 10 star rating and well recommended.
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Posted On : 2022-05-23 10:32:13

Posted By : ElinaS
The private tour was amazing, loved it. Very comfortable ride, couple stops on the way made even better, highly recommended
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Posted On : 2022-05-21 18:15:11

Posted By : Mary A
This trip was meant to be booked as a day trip only, while it ended up with an overnight in this coastal Moroccan city.
We were driven by an elegant professional driver and tour organizer ''Mouad'' while also accompanied and guided by ''Amine'' a Local guide who took us for an amazing city tour.
I and my 2 other friends decided to spend the night there instead of just passing the day and come back to Marrakech, and indeed it was a great idea, so we had enough time to see everything and spent more time on the beach in particular, and so it was worth it.

The service provided by comfort travel morocco is exclusively private, offered by experts.

Go ahead and book this private day trip, it's a company that won't disappoint you.
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Posted On : 2022-03-25 13:33:36

Posted By : Owen L
I and my boyfriend spent a wonderful day in this town, driven by our amazing driver Yassine, very professional and safe on the roads.
If only we knew Essaouiria city would be like that we would have certainly spent at least 2 days, it's so beautiful, its Medina hides so much history. Our tour guide was also great, took us for the Medina tour only for 2 hours which was just enough to spend the rest of time on the beach, fish market and a delicious lunch.

We highly recommend both this coastal trip and tour operator.
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Posted On : 2021-11-27 17:31:29

Posted By : lujuanabastidas301
I and my friends from Barcelona had this trip arranged by our Riad in the Medina with this tour agency, and it's been wonderful journey.

Mo our driver is a star, we enjoyed every moment with him and he was very considerate in making us super comfortable by checking on us every time for temperature inside our van, if we need water or wanted to make a stop for bathroom etc..

We loved this amazing city on the coast, it hides so much history and the people are so friendly plus the vendors in their markets they don't bother you like in Marrakech.

We've enjoyed the visit to the Argan oil cooperative, we purchased some of it as they had good quality and it was a great recommendation from our driver.

It's a beautiful city and wished to spend more time in it, especially being a surfer, it's a great spot for that.
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Posted On : 2021-11-13 11:40:34