Top Essaouira Historical Tours

Ride a horse across Essaouira’s beaches, dunes, and forest on this tour. Select a horse that’s suited to your riding experience — beginners start with a basic riding lesson — then walk, canter, or gallop across the smooth sand; clamber up steep seaside dunes to sweeping views, and wind through the shade of Essaouira’s arid forests.

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.

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.

A large section of this walk takes you through an Argan forest. Argan trees are an endemic species only found in the south west of Morocco and a mythical emblem of the Essaouira region. This is a relatively easy walk suitable for people looking for a leisurely ramble. Throughout the hike, the guide will give you useful insights into the ecology of these trees. You will thus be able to observe the different stages of a tree‛s life cycle until it reaches maturity; you will also learn about the many different products derived from the trees and their fruit as well as the beneficial impact on the local culture. You will walk through a little village where there is a ‘Marabout‛ -or saint‛s temple- featuring elements dating back to the 16th century, and later you will be served tea at a Berber villager‛s and experience first-hand traditional Moroccan hospitality. At the end of the walking tour, you will visit a women's cooperative where you will discover the secret of making the famous argan oil.

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 .

6-Days private tour that starts from Essaouira by picking you up from Essaouira airport or your accommodation. We explore the hidden gems of The Red city Marrakech and we travel south-east to the desert through many Berber town and villages. We visit Telouet & Ait Benhaddou kasbah, Atlas cinema studio, Tora gorge and much more. Enjoy a camel ride crossing the sand dunes, and spend an unforgettable night in a luxurious desert camp with local live music under the bright stars. The tour ends in Fes by drop off at your accommodation.

Visit the green valleys and oasis surrounding Essaouira Discover a typical berber life style Visit a weekly market where all the berbers are shopping Argan oil tasting in a local women cooperative Delicious 3 course Lunch at chez l’habitant From Essaouira our journey continues through the berber villages belong to the region of Chiadma. A visit to a weekly market is provided on the itinerary where to see the farmers of the region travel by donkey to display their crops, animals and crafts and to shop for the week. The market gives authentic insight into the daily lives of Berbers in the Moroccan countryside. Enjoy your three course meal lunch at “Chez L’hbitant”. Continue to the village of Ain el Haja, the so-called “Gardens of Essaouira“, a green oasis. You will take a short walk here, a gentle stroll through oases before rejoining the coastal road of Moulay Bouzerktoun the surfer’s village, returning to Essaouira.

Explore the best of Essaouira and witness the amazing sights of the fortified city. Visit the fishing port and Scala “the Astapor” also known for being the filming location of "Game of Thrones". After breakfast, pick up from your hotel. Join your guide to discover “The Mogador Essaouira” listed on the UNESCO World Heritage site. Our visit starts at the ancient fishing port. Visit the Museum “Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdallah the old Alaouite Sultan, the founder of the City», as anthropology and art unite at this quaint refurbished museum of regional art in a traditional house showcasing weapons, instruments, and historical photos of Essaouira. Continue towards the medina. A wonderful labyrinth of streets, this 18th mid-century fortified town was built with the principles of contemporary European military architecture in a North African context. Explore the souks. Our last stop will be at the ramparts and places around the Scala where “the Game of Thrones season 3” was filmed (Astapor).

Our tour will start by driving towards Agadir crossing Taghazout, where we will have lunch break and a quick tour and a swimming break after that.

Start our journey by crossing Marrakesh towards the High Atlas Mountains. Then Stop at the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Ait Ben Haddou

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…

We will depart Essaouira over the High Atlas mountains through Tizi n'Tichka (alt of 2260 m). On the road you will visit

Walking tour along the listed attractive section on UNESCO world heritage site in the red city: Visit the Bahia Palace, the Saadien Tombs, discover the largest souk “ Bazar” more then 10 thousant shops. And on top of that, enjoy a deliciouse 3 course lunch in a Moroccan Restaurant Free time at the Jamaa Elfna Square Return to your hotel in Essaouira Pick Up: 8:00 AM. Upon arrival in Marrakech, meet your knowledgeable local guide. First stop at the Saadian tombs recently discovered (in 1917) and restored by the Beaux-arts service. Continue towards the Kasbah quarter and the Mellah former “Jewish Quarter”. Visit The Bahia Palace, a beautiful building and an excellent example of eastern architecture from the 19th century. Enjoy a three-course lunch overlooking the hustle & bustle of Dar El Bacha’s streets. Spend time at Djemaa el Fna Square. Free time here. Surrounding are numerous cafés where you can sit at a table and amaze at the activities. 16h00 pick up and return to Essaouira.

Venture into this magnificent city with this private full day tour where you can enjoy the medina, declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, and its many beaches and monuments such as the Great Mosque or Orson Welles Square known for the Othello movie. - SAVE COVID-19 SAFE - As this is a private tour we take care of maintaining social distance