Top Essaouira Food & Drink

Rural markets usually take place once a week. On Wednesdays in the village of Ida Ogourd locals do their weekly shopping and meet ‘n’ greet friends. This market is a friendly, family affair which takes place on a small hill in a fertile area only 20km southeast of Essaouira. Market-goers traditionally travel by donkey to get the goods they need for the forthcoming week: the “Donkey Parking Lot” surrounding the market is a sight to behold! At the market you find vegetables, fruits, spices, housewares, tools, and construction materials as well as various services that are offered: a blacksmith putting new horseshoes onto donkeys’ hooves; a welder repairing pans, kettles, and teapots; a cobbler resoling shoes. Of special note are barbers under tents - amusing barber shops, indeed! As we stroll through the market we pick up interesting details about farmers’ lives in this region accompanied by background information on Berber culture in the Haha province. We finish our tour of the market with tea as we observe the busy scenery. Afterwards we visit an Argan cooperative to learn about the production of precious Argan Oil - in all of the world this is a product unique to this area. We watch the Berber women at every step in extracting oil from the kernels of the Argan fruits using a delicate, traditional process done by hand. Of course, we taste this delicious oil that bears the name “Morocco’s Gold”.

Prepare a traditional menu of Moroccan dishes at a small-group cooking class in Essaouira, where you’ll be welcomed by a local couple in their family home. The evening begins with browsing fresh ingredients and aromatic spices at the food market; next, enjoy the chance to talk and tell stories as you cook a special dinner in Khadija and Hussein’s home kitchen.

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.

Experience Essaouira’s Old medina during a 3-4 Hours walk & talk, Combining a "live like a local" , "Street food" and "Historical food" tours all in one. The city's known for it's famous & rich history and vibrant culture. We'll share as much informations as we can during this walk through the city and get you introduced to the locals lifestyle. - Sample traditional sweets at the city’s pastry shops - Walk alongside the fortifications with a local guide - Follow the rolling & narrow paths to make you feel like you're in the mid 17th century - Dine alongside locals as you enjoy freshly-caught fish from the Essaouira Bay - Savor a sweet dessert - Learn local remedies in a herbalist’s shop over a traditional glass of Moroccan tea.

During this magical experience of about 3/4 hours you will have the opportunity to share and attend a show cooking and learn the famous recipe of traditional Moroccan couscous. You will also have the opportunity to share a moment of total cultural and culinary sharing together with a Moroccan family, the Fatima family. Once the guests are picked up from the holiday riad / hotel, we will go to the Mèdina di essaouira food market where together with Fatima we will buy together the necessary ingredients for the preparation of the Cous Cous. Once we arrive at the event location, we will enjoy a welcome mint tea before starting the show cooking directly in the Fatima kitchen. After the artisan preparation of about 1 hour and 30 minutes we will enjoy the dish at the table in a real Moroccan living room, where chatter and laughter will be the basis of this beautiful lunch together. To conclude, fruit and mint tea.

Hello, my name is Abdou. I am a Moroccan person food lover grew up between the old medina and the wonderful beach of ESSAOUIRA. I have learned the basic of the cooking from my mother when i was child, And thats give the opportunity to work as a shef in many restaurants in many cities in Morocco I would love to share with you everything about my culture, especially food and drink if you are interested in learning how to make a tradutional moroccan tajine or any kind of moroccan food or if you are looking for the secrets of the moroccan food and culture, this experience is the right for you  IT WILL BE A HONOR FOR ME TO SHARE ALL OF MY KNOWLEDGE WITH YOU SEE YOU SOOOON!

The cooking class is offered in the beautiful Haha-region 35 km south of Essaouira. This is the land of the Berbers, Morocco’s indigenous population. The Berbers of the Haha hills cultivate crops and keep animals, mainly goats and sheep. We visit a local souk featuring freshly harvested fruit and vegetables, in addition to meat, eggs, honey – in short, all the staples for daily living, including the essential ingredients for our Berber cooking class. The class takes place at an ecological farm, centred around an authentic Berber kitchen stocked with traditional items for food preparation. Khadija and Khadija, two lovely local women, show you how they roast barley grains on the fire, and then grind them in a stone mill to produce the flour and semolina used as the basis for traditional flat bread and couscous. We bake flat bread in a clay oven and steam couscous in a traditional clay pot. We learn to make a traditional tagine of vegetables and goat meat with Moroccan spices and olive oil – oil derived from the olive trees growing on the farm. Depending on the weather, lunch is served outside if at all possible. Eating in beautiful, calm and natural surroundings is a special event. Following the meal, we enjoy tea infused with fresh herbs from the garden. As we will be driving through the Argan zone, you have the option to visit an Argan oil cooperative and learn about the production of this beautiful oil - in all the world, a product unique to this area. They will offer us a taste of the lovely things they make with it, too. Very likely you will see the famous goats in the trees on this tour to the south of Essaouira.

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…

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.

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.

Surf Coaching is our most comprehensive surf program, it’s perfect for people who are looking to improve their surfing, or beginners to learn the right way. During the daily surf safaris we will provide you all the surf kit, surf lessons and theory; you’ll have all the tips to improve your surfing level savely and better understand the surfing environment. All in a relaxed, supportive and happy atmosphere, we assure you to spend an unforgettable stay. *** You will stay in our surf house, located a few meters from the ocean, this pretty guest house is composed of 12 rooms with private bathroom decorated with a nice Moroccan touch. With a spacious roof terrace overlooking the ocean, you can relax around a tasty Moroccan mint tea or practice there daily yoga lessons. In a warm and family atmosphere you will taste the delights of our Chef Fatima.