Top Essaouira Art & Culture

Experience Essaouira’s most distinctive food and art on a 3-hour walking tour of the medina’s rich history and vibrant culture. Sample traditional sweets at the city’s oldest pastry shop and stroll the fortifications with a local guide; follow the winding lanes of a neighborhood souk to artists’ studios and workshops. Dine alongside locals as you enjoy freshly-caught fish from the Essaouira Bay, savor a sweet dessert then learn local remedies in a herbalist’s shop over a traditional glass of Moroccan tea.

Spend a day exploring Essaouira on the Atlantic coast of Morocco with this fully guided tour from Marrakech. You driver will pick you up at your hotel and take you to Essaouira, where you'll meet your guide for a tour through the old city's meandering lanes and colorful markets. You'll then sit down for lunch at a local restaurant before heading out on a quad bike tour through the scenic outskirts of town before returning to Marrakech in the evening.

Come see the wonderful sites of Essaouira and document your exploration. Let me take you to beautiful places in Essaouira city , i will capture your trip with my camera. I have been a photographer , I like to put fashion and art in all the photos I take. I will make sure to get beautiful pictures to share with you. NOTE : You can choose anytime you want , Just text me . My Experience is flexible. Photography is my Passion

Immerse yourself in Essaouira’s Gnawa tradition on a 3-hour music tour to local homes and thriving haunts. Experience the city’s distinctive African rhythms as you slip into a sacred Gnawa temple, watch an intimate dance performance and study the dancers’ traditional costumes. Meet a Gnawa master for a private demonstration, learn how guembri instruments are made, then take in Essaouira’s vibrant music scene at a local venue, where young musicians blend their musical heritage with Latin beats and Western sounds in the heart of the old city.

During this Essaouira tour you'll discover another part of the moroccans lifestyle, the weekly markets where locals go to purchase each week, all their daily needs and goods. You'll enjoy a rich berber breakfast among the locals. - Get introduced to the Moroccan lifestyle - Travel back in time centuries ago - Unique & Original tour - Live the locals experience - Discover the Moroccan culture - Learn to bargain

The largest rural market in the Essaouira region takes place every Sunday in Had Draa located 30 km up the road towards Marrakech. The farmers of the region travel there by donkey to offer their crops, animals, and crafts, and to also do their weekly shopping. The gathering at Had Draa is mainly attended by men although everyone socializes, chats over tea with friends, and exchanges news in cafés or under tents. The market gives an authentic insight into daily lives in the Moroccan countryside. Vegetables, fruits, nuts, and spices release their plethora of aromas while the market showcases everything needed to live and work. We sample and taste a variety of foodstuffs. Next door are many cafes with open grills which presents us with the unique opportunity to try fresh grilled dromedary, served along with warm bread, olive and Argan oil, as well as traditional mint tea. HIGHLIGHTS ! Discovering rural life and taste local food.

Drive North, past Surfe's Paradise, Kilometres of secluded beaches and rocky coastline to Morocco's equivalent of St Tropez where Orson Wells filmed Othello, Ridley Scott's Kingdom of Heaven, and where Jimi Hendrix and Cat Stevens cavorted in the swinging 60's. Wander though the port, the ramparts of the Skala, and carpenters at work, Sample the local delicacies during a seafood lunch .

At 8 : 00 am your guide will pick you up from your accommodation and drive towards the west. On the way, you stop to see the holy trees of argan. It is a special tree adapted to semi-desertic areas and valued for its medicinal properties. Goats climb these trees for grazing and to learn more about argan production you can visit one of the women cooperatives in the area working on the extraction of both nutritive and cosmetic oil. Our destination is the historic city of Essaouira, a small seaside town with an old fortified fishing port. Founded in the 16th century by the Portuguese who occupied it till the mid of the 18th century. the impressive town fortification consists of an amazing mixture of the Portuguese, Berber and French architecture. You will have enough time to explore the small city at your leisure such as the souks and carpentry workshops devoted to Thuya wood carving. See numerous art galleries in the medina and visit the fortified harbor with its stalls of fresh fish.

This experience offers you the opportunity to do quad on the beach with a small stop to visit the Portuguese Borj, and take some pictures to immortalize the wonderful moment you live. Pass through the pine forest in the middle of cows, goats, dromedaries ... and finally in the dunes.

We meet about 1.5h before sunset. This one-hour ramble through the dunes and along the riverbed of Oued Ksob will allow you to encounter the richness of the natural environment around Essaouira. You will discover a former Sultan‛s palace, which over time has surrendered to the sand and now sits in state in the midst of a wild nature. This huge sanded palace, dating back to the foundation of Essaouira in the 18th century invites you to dream of times gone by. We will give you some historical background about this site and afterwards in Diabat we will let our imaginations fly whilst sipping tea and watching the sunset over the Mogador islands…

Essaouira is one of the most peaceful and most quiet cities in the country of Morocco. All throughout the year, travelers from all over the world visit the place to surf and listen to good music. There are more travelers during Gnaoua Festival because it is the perfect time of the year to have a great time in the city. With that said, we are inviting you to book a trip to Essaouira with us. It is the perfect time to change your sceneries and leave the noise of the Marrakech behind for a while. The laid-back atmosphere of Essaouira will surely relax your mind.

This unique and long-term experience is an opportunity for you to discover a splendid nature and a rich region of its Berber culture. With a little luck, you can meet the fishing communities who depend on their ecosystem to survive, or live simply, they have an interest in managing their resources in a reasoned and sustainable way.

Essaouira and a location that is located in the Atlantic coast distant 165 km from Marrakech. has about seventy thousand inhabitants … The city was known in the time of 11th-century Geographer al-Bakri and, as he reported, was called Sidi Megdoul: • The discovery the old Portuguese fortress Mogador • Discover the beautiful city of Essaouira on a one-day visit • Admire the harbor, the market and the jewelers quarter • Enjoy the visit of the beach • Visit an association of Berber women for the production of argan oil • Enjoy a fish food by the port or in local restaurant

Departure from Marrakech at 8 Am, heading in the direction of Chichaua, with a short stop in Sidi Al Mokhtar. You will pass by many argan tree plantations on the journey and you will stop in a female coop producing the precious argan oil, giving you a chance to appreciate this crop that is unique to the area. Essaouira is an ancient port city on the Atlantic Coast, 112 miles (180 km) from Marrakech, and it is renowned for its excellent windsurfing and kite surfing beaches. Another unique site is La Scala, which you will discover just minutes from a charming cafe that caters to lovers of Gnawa music. After lunch in a restaurant you will be able to discover the Medina famed for its multiple crafts like woodworking, inlay, leather, copper and Souiri crafts as well as fish and spice markets, bustling souks and relaxing cafes. After a full day spent enjoying these and other Essaouira treasures, you will head back to Marrakech around 7:30pm.

At 8 AM  we will pick-up you from your accommodation hotel, Riad, train station for a full day adventure in Essaouira mogador, including: • Explore the beautiful seaside town of Essaouiraon a full-day-tour from Marrakech. • Explore Essaouira'straditional port • Discover its long and interesting history; • See the ramparts and the Old Town, full of medieval architecture at its finest; • Enjoy a relaxing walk along the beach, • Enjoy a local meal of fish in the port or in a local restaurant • Visit of a cooperative of argan oil

The 3 days trip is based on a local expert concept. We organize the whole weekend for you and your family. Having a tour operator is fun and ensures a relaxing holiday. Read about it in the description part! Three different lunches,dinners and activities in Essaouira

Essaouira is the jewel of the Moroccan Atlantic and one of the places we met on our trip to Marrakech. This city of white buildings and bathed by the Atlantic Ocean is perfect to relax from the stressful, sometimes, Marrakech. Its medina was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO and enjoys a beautiful architecture and that with the typical Moroccan shops make a whole with much charm. Its gastronomy based on fresh fish is delicious. We will pick you up from your accommodation at 8 AM and drive towards the city of Mogador Essaouira, during the drive we will stop at the Argan forest for some amazing pictures of the Goats climbing the argan trees, and then, not far we will stop at the argan factory running by women, you will discover the benefits of this magical oil and different products made from Argan. after the visit to the factory, we will continue to reach Essaouira.

Visit the fishing port of Essaouira and see the local fishermen return to the interior with their catch. Visit Skala Kasbah a wartime citadel Visit some of the beautiful art galleries of Essaouira scattered in the Medina Stroll through the Medina of Essaouira, which can be easily explored as the streets are aligned in front of all the streets of Leisure store for some local souvenirs Have a seafood lunch at the port stalls or in a local restaurant terrace Walk along 6 km of sandy beach

Your day trip to Essaouira from Marrakech will begin with a drive along the Haouz plains to Chichaoua village. On your way, you will cross the Argan trees forest, where you will spot some goats climbing the trees. Stop and take some photos. To watch how the Argan oil is extracted, you will visit a local ladies’ cooperative and learn how some fine cosmetic products are locally made out of the rich Argan oil. First, you can visit the harbor with its fishing port and old Portuguese fortifications. You can still see medieval war cannons aligned in order overlooking the Atlantic Ocean. Continue to the Medina ( old city ) with its well kept fortification dating to the 18th century. The major landmark of the Medina is La Scala, which was built against foreign attacks from the sea. You can continue to Bab Laalouj ( One of the main gates of Essaouira, then to the Mellah ( the old Jewish quarter.

Take a full-day private trip to Essaouira, one of Morocco's most attractive coastal towns. It's charm is undeniable, with its white washed and blue shuttered houses, art galleries, wood workshops, fishermen and colorful boats, all enclosed by ancient red walls. - Relax at the bohemian coastal resort of Essaouira. - Try fresh seafood from the local market. - Stroll around the medina and port. - Walk through Skala Harbor and visit the old fortresses. - Relax on the beach, or swim in the Atlantic. - Ride camels on the beach. - Visit the Argan Woman's Co-operative

Essaouira is a charming old coastal city. To reach it, we cross the beautiful scenery of the R207 road to the coast. On the way, we will stop to see the argan trees where the goats climb on the low branches and feed, it is a fascinating spectacle and an absolute must when it comes to be photographed. Along the way, we will stop at a women's cooperative where they produce argan oil. Our trip to Essaouira arrives in the resort and the port city where you will see the vast expanse of the North Atlantic Ocean. Old brass cannons line and the ramparts protect the waterfront against ancient invasions. There are several modern restaurants in the port city and this updated culture combines very well with the history of the city. You'll feel like you're drifting in a time machine as you move from a modern cafe to a dilapidated house in the medina a few feet away. Essaouira is a popular stopover point for most tourists visiting Morocco and you will see just why when you visit it.

Leave Marrakech at 08:00, ready for a 3-hour journey to the beautiful Essaouira on the Atlantic Coast. Once you arrive at the port city, formerly known as Mogador, you will have time to enjoy the charming sights of Essaouira, including its ocher-colored walls, the beautiful Moulay El Hassan square, and the souks, as well as the little streets of the city's old Medina. Enjoy a lunch of fresh fish in a local restaurant. During your trip, visit an association of Berber women producing argan oil, see the local markets, and marvel at the gems in the jeweler's quarter. You will return to Marrakech at the end of the afternoon, arriving back to the "Red City" at around 7 OM

Essaouira is a small fortified city on the edge of the Atlantic. Located 180 kilometers west of Marrakech, the city is a less touristy place where people are generally friendlier and where you put less pressure to buy. Upon arrival, you will explore the small city from the port, the Portuguese fortress, the old medina, the arts museum, the sekkala and the old Jewish quarter.  • The discovery of the old Portuguese fortress of Mogador.  • Discover the beautiful city of Essaouira on a day trip  • Admire the port, the market and the jewelers' neighborhood.  • Enjoy the visit to the beach.  • Visit an association of Berber women for the production of argan oil.  • Enjoy a fish meal at the port or at a local restaurant.

Departure from the activity point on the beach for two hours of activity with quad bikes and photography. 10:30 am departure with the Quads for the long shoreline of Essaouira towards the ruined Castle, the great desert dunes, mint tea from the friend Mustapha to the fishing village with a 15 minute relaxation break. In the meantime and in all the organized stages we will do a photographic service divided into several small locations with a professional canon camera and with 3 changes of clothes. (Possibility to bring your own) The photo shoot as mentioned will take place in several phases of the activity, we will bring brushes and make up for the photo shoots in the backpack but it will also be a fun experience of running in the dunes !! Once the photos are post-produced, we will send them to the customer by email no later than 2 days. A nice opportunity for a couple or an entire family!