Day trip from Marrakech to Essaouira

About this tour

On this day trip we will visit Essaouira, an ancient fortress and fishing port located 2 hours drive from Marrakech, and considered one of the most popular excursions outside of the busy and bustling Marrakech.

A day trip to Essaouira from Marrakech is undoubtedly one of the most appreciated excursions by our clients: many of them discover this hidden joy for the first time, a place that they will certainly decide to visit again on another occasion to enjoy the quiet, artistic and hippie town of Essaouira.

From experience we can say that exploring Essaouira on your own is easy: The people who live in Essaouira are very friendly, the Medina is quite small (compared to other old towns in Morocco), and its streets are in order. You definitely don’t need a guide for the city tour. In case you want a guide your driver will help you hire a local guide for the tour.In the late afternoon, we return to Marrakech, and your day tour of Essaouira will end with the return to your hotel or nearest accessible point by car to your Riad.

Highlights

• Visit the fishing port of Essaouira and watch the local fishermen return inland with their catch.
• Visit Skala Kasbah, which was a wartime citadel.
• Visit some of Essaouira's beautiful art galleries scattered in the Medina.
• Pasee por la Medina de Essaouira, explorando fácilmente todas sus bonitas calles.
• Leisure store for some local souvenirs.
• Have a seafood lunch at the port stalls or at a local cafe terrace.
• Walk along the beach and watch the local kids playing soccer.
• Sunbathing on the 6 km long sandy beach