Day Trip to Essaouira from Marrakech

The seaside town of Essaouira is a captivating location for one-day excursions in Morocco which can be reached after driving for 170 kms from the ocher city of Marrakech. While being showered with sea breeze and a spotless beach, it provides a refreshing experience away from Marrakech. This old fort city on the Atlantic coastline makes the most perfect day trip for vacationers. Many of you can explore the attractions and enjoy a short break in the tranquil, and artisan town of Essaouira besides sea. A day trip from Marrakech to Essaouira will be ideal for a quickly wrapped vacation, and feeling recharged in a port city with Atlantic hues - blue and white.

Amazing Experience of Day Trip to Essaouira 

You will experience great amazement on a full-day trip to Essaouira from Marrakech while traveling around this relaxing fishing town. Departing from your Marrakech hotel in early morning, you will head towards Essaouira through Chichawa route, encountering huge and spectacular landscape of Morocco spotted with villages and some goats, camels and sheep that are wandering in the countryside areas.

Going deep in arid landscape which falls between Marrakech and Essaouira, you can see goats struggling to survive in thinly planted area of Morocco and climbing on the Argan trees to feed on berries. If you like, you can take a halt at any local cooperative to taste Argan oil and learn about the process of its extraction and use in cosmetics and cooking.

Then you will get into the whitewashed town of Essaouira and take a look at its creative wonders at a relaxing pace. From walking along the docks and seeing the local fishermen collecting their fresh catch to the blue-painted fishing boats returning back to seashore, you will have a scope for everything. Or even you can enjoy fresh cooked seafood in the fine-class restaurants situated at the port area.

You will visit the historic fort, and go to the Medina to purchase local crafts made of Thuya wood. Inside the fort, you will get a view of how this ancient port city was equipped to prevent invasion. Marquetry continues to be a traditional attraction of Essaouira, along with its peaceful beach, where resting and relaxing is possible throughout the afternoon. The full day trip to Essaouira brings you beautiful memories of a Moroccan port city and concludes with your drop off at hotel in Marrakech.

Chief Attractions of Essaouira Day Trip

1. Leisurely walk around the old Essaouira forts and whitewashed walls.
2. See the prominently blue boats standing at the Essaouira port.
3. An unequaled opportunity to see Argan tree dwelling goats.
4. Go to the opening of a calm desert river named Oued Ksob towards the south of Essaouira’s sandy beach area.
5. Visit Bordj El Berod which is an old ruined castle in the nearby area.
6. Relive the moments of Jimi Hendrix’s visit to Essaourira in Jimi Hendrix Cafe in the neighboring city of Diabat
7. Experience a wide variety of cafes and restaurants in the medina of Essaouira.
8. A stopover at local street juice vendors with fantastic view of the Atlantic coast.
9. Eat freshly cooked seafood in portside fish grilling stands.
10. Connect to the popular game of Thrones while taking a visit around the forts by the side of the Sea.
11. Enjoy a stylistic touch of color and architecture in the Medina of Essaouira.
12. A refreshing feel at its courtyards and alleys.
13. Take a look at the busy lifestyle of fishermen at the port.

PureMorocco Tours and Travels offers guided day trip to Essaouira from Marrakech to give you an out of world experience in a very short period of time. To enjoy a private excursion exploring the aesthetic fishing town of Essaouira in Morocco at your own speed with breathtaking sites and moments, consider booking Essaouira day trip with Pure Morocco Tours and Travels on +212537699090.

Marrakech Day Trip – A Real Adventure

A trip to Morocco would not be complete without a visit to Marrakech. A living testimony of the dynasties of yesteryear, with its architectural treasures incarnating all the splendor of the Orient. Marrakech is at present a mixture of modernism and authenticity.

The magnificent ocher city of Marrakech, as a lot of travelers mightn’t realize; is a must to see destination, when you visit Morocco. A Marrakech day trip is definitely the best way to escape the heat and experience something new.

 

Many day trips from Marrakech are to the booklet featured Ouzoud Waterfalls – one of the loveliest cascades in Africa. They’re concealed by nature or green plant of olive & carob and fall above 100m into a never-ending string of pools. If you are adventurous enough, you’ll never mind to dip yourself in the relaxing cool water as the locals do. This’s an ideal destination if you want to explore the Berber villages and their culture.

Ourika Valley is yet another superb Morocco day trip from Marrakech. This valley is placed in bottom of the High Atlas Mountains and less than 1-hour ride from Marrakech. This picture-perfect valleys provides the classical sceneries of the Atlas Mountains. Your Morocco tour operator will also offer a trip to the last village of the gorge – Setti Fatma, which is a picturesque stop for lunch by the river and for hikes to seven waterfalls.

 

Another well-known destination for a day trip from Marrakech is the tour to Ait Ben Haddou and Kasbah Telouet and if time permits Ouarzazate. This’s a whole day tour, crossing the High Atlas Mountains via a road pass Tizi - n – Tichka with sights of the valleys, mountains and Berber villages whose homes are built of strong mud domicile for themselves as well as their farm animal.

On this day-trip from Marrakech also explore the UNESCO sheltered sixteenth century site of Ait Benhaddou. Once this Kasbah was the most valued citadel on the Salt Road caravan trails, where the gold, ivory and slaves were taken from the Saharan Africa to Marrakech and beyond. The magnificent Kasbah Ait Ben Haddou proves this point. Unesco has recognized this district with its ochre adobe buildings as a World Heritage of Humanity Site. Several famous movies were shot there such as Laurence of Arabia, Gladiator and much more. 

Tourists can also tour on this Marrakech trip the exceptional panorama of the Atlas Mountains, a falling Kasbah of Telouet.

Essaouria, the coastal town is yet another ideal trip for a Moroccan vacation or a Marrakech day trip. En route several Moroccan travel units stop along the way to explore argan oil co-operative, the extricated oil from the Argan trees is employed for cooking & skin care. The small town itself, recognized to many as Mogador, is popular for its UNESCO sheltered appealing Medina. Essaouria is also pretty admired for its fresh seafood and golden beach loved by windsurfers.

Go for a Marrakech day trip with Pure Morocco Tours & Travel and enjoy everything this beautiful city has to offer. Feel free to book your next Marrakech day trip with us.

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