Essaouira Excursion from Marrakech

Essaouira Excursion from Marrakech

 Essaouira, formerly Mogador in Amazigh, called Mogador by the Portuguese. It is located at the edge of the Atlantic Ocean, 174 km west of Marrakech. Founded 1760 by Sultan Mohammed Ben Abdellah.

 Departure from your Residential Place at 08:00 am during the road you will see vast plantations of argan trees. Only cultivated in Morocco, the argan tree is the main endemic flora richness in the region of Essaouira. It occupies a very important place in the region since it has a role both environmental and socio-economic.

 Arrive in Essaouira, you will discover at your own pace the magic of this city that seems to have escaped the excesses of modernity and offers visitors to discover the traditional Morocco and its lifestyle that is found nowhere else.

Itinerary
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Stop At: Medina of Essaouira, Beach Essaouira Beach, Essaouira 44000 Morocco

The Medina of Essaouira is a World Heritage Site by UNESCO because it is an exceptional example of a walled city of the late eighteenth century, built in North Africa according to the principles of European military architecture of the time.

Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Essaouira Fishing Port, Essaouira 44000 Morocco

The port of Essaouira built in the eighteenth century is a very lively place. Its bright blue fishing boats (trawlers) are very characteristic of Essaouira. Near the harbor is the fish market.

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Essaouira Beach, Essaouira Morocco

The beach of Essaouira stretches for 10 km long. It is not always very well sheltered from the wind, which is the happiness of surfers and windsurfers!

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Galerie la Kasbah, 4 Rue de Tetouan, Essaouira 44000 Morocco

It is a defensive wall built facing the sea. It has two monumental doors. Unlike the medina, the Kasbah designated the place where power sat. Today the border between the kasbah and the medina has become blurred

Duration: 1 hour