Essaouira Coast Day Trip From Marrakech

Meeting point

Where

We pick up travelers from the hotel or the nearest parking accessible.

Departure

08:00 daily; scheduled year-round (operator schedule, seats confirmed at checkout)

Return

This activity ends back at the meeting point

Pickup

Hotel pickup included

Operator

Sahara Travel Trips; booking and payment are completed on Viator

1. 1
   Your Essaouira day trip will begin with a pickup from your accommodation in Marrakech and drive about two hour to reach the first stop on the route to Essaouira will just be a cafe where guests can do business, purchase a cup of coffee, or eat breakfast in case they don't have it in their hotels2h
2. 2
   Here, you can get a few images of goats on argan trees: Because goats adore its fruits, the argan tree is sometimes known as "the goat tree"

   With unexpected ease, they scale it, cling to its branches, make themselves at home, and sample its fruits. In reality, they only consume the pulp; the core is rejected and gathered by the locals to produce oil for personal use.

   10 min
3. 3
   Ounagha

   See the Women's Cooperative to learn how to extract argan oil: The cooperative only hires women to handle the nuts. There are a lot of these cooperatives between Essaouira and Marrakech. This allows for the hiring of women for paid jobs and the resulting acquisition of some autonomy. They employ about 2000 women in these cooperatives.

   15 min
4. 4
   Essaouira Beach

   Upon arrival in Essaouira, You will have enough free time out of experience to explore the city on your own, Also called Mogador, Essaouira is a lovable, serene town on the Atlantic coast of Morocco. First thing you can Visit the old port of Essaouira and the Scala. It is an eighteenth-century bastion that protected the city. On top of the bastion, you can see medieval war cannons its an advantage of the picturesque overlooking at Atlantic ocean, As you can free yourself in the vibrant streets of the popular Medina. The beaches are perfect for windsurfing, as winds here blow continuously on the quiet ocean. Travelers like you can also can take advantage of riding on a camel while you’re on the beach.

   4h
5. 5
   Marrakech-Safi

   Late in the afternoon, back to the same meeting point in Essaouira our driver shall wait you there.

   3h

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