DAY TRIPS, DAY TRIPS FROM MARRAKECH

MARRAKECH DAY TRIP TO ESSAOUIRA

Enjoy our Marrakech day trip to Essaouira; and discover one of the loveliest Morocco coastal towns. Marrakech is also well placed for a wide range of Excursions and outdoor activities; to better explore its surrounding countryside. We warmly welcome you in Morocco; and hopefully you could join us, and give us the opportunity to guide you within one of our popular excursions from Marrakech.

During your holidays in Morocco; especially if you are staying in Marrakech; there are such amazing things to see outside; allowing you change your rythme from the bustle city. So why not “Marrakech day Trip to Essaouira“.

DAY TRIPS TO ESSAOUIRA FROM MARRAKECH.

Our day trips to Essaouira from Marrakech is one of the best excursions that you can make for the next year 2020. It is one of the most demanded coastal towns for its architectural beauty.

This excursion takes place during a single day and there will be stops on the way to Essauoira so you can know how the famous Argan oil is obtained and if there is luck you can see the famous goats up the trees to eat the fruit.

We want you to discover the Mediterranean coast of Morocco and this small fishing town is one of the most beautiful we have in the country, all the European tourists that have visit it get surprised by the beauty of Essaouira.

If you only have a few days in Marrakech do not miss the opportunity to know Essaouira, we are sure you will enjoy your stay and all the surprises we have prepared during the excursion.

Essaouira is a small fortified fishing village that has been declared a World Heritage Site for its great beauty. His medina is beautiful and you can eat great there.

This city is place in the south of Morocco that will be always in your mind and we are sure it will be transfer to another era.

Its wonderful beaches and fortified buildings are worth spending a day to visit.

Discover the coast with our day trips to Essaouira from Marrakech, just stop and read our offer here and ask us for a budget.

We will start the trip soon in the morning so you can fully enjoy our day trips to Essaouira from Marrakech, we pick you up at your own riad, hotel or wherever you ask us for your comfort.

The drivers of this activity have a tourist transport license and speak fluent english, so you can communicate with them without problem, but if you need a driver that speak another language we will also provide it to you.

With this day trips to Essaouira from Marrakech you will enjoy:

  • The World Heritage Site by UNESCO Medina.
  • The port with the tipical blue boats.
  • The walls that surround the city.
  • The Great Mosque, Sidi Youssef.
  • The beach and sail with a boat that surrounds the island of Mogador.
  • Enjoy our day trips from Marrakech by the best way with Finest morocco Tour.

If you are looking to visit other places do not forget to take a view of our other day trips from marrakech, we are sure that you will enjoy.

Take a look to our day trips to Essaouira from Marrakech or other excursions in Morocco, we are a free agency with which you will enjoy your trip.

MARRAKECH DAY TRIPS TO ESSAOUIRA

If you ar looking to hire day trips to Essaouira from Marrakech you are in the best place.

Our drivers anguides will take you to this city in very comfortable luxury vehicles, the driver that we assign to your day trip will perfectly speak your language so you can ask him for everything you need.

You can hire this service during any day of the year, depending on the number of people you are and the season, the price may vary. That is the reason whyis better best that you contact us before so we will inform you without obligation of everything about this day trip to Essaouira.

Discover a unique city with our day trips to essaouira from Marrakech and enjoy the splendor of Morocco.

Discover Moroccan coast with our Essaouira day trip from Marrakech

You can discover the Mediterranean coast of Morocco with an excursion or with our day trips to essaouira from Marrakech during the whole year

We are sure tha this city will transport you to another era, not only because it medina is heritage of humanity for UNESCO, also you will enjoy the lives of its people, practically all fishermen and merchants that will surprise you.

With our day trips to essaouira from Marrakech you can walk through its picturesque streets, buy crafts and eat Mediterranean food with Arab touches in one of its restaurants that are in the port.

There you can even choose the fish you want, that has been freshly caught, and they will cook it at the moment.

We want you to discover this city with our day trips to essaouira from Marrakech. Just get in touch with us and we will do it possible.

WHAT TO DO IN ESSAUIRA WHEN YOU HIRE A DAY TRIP FROM MARRAKECH

This is are day trip to the moroccan coast that will show you an another tipe of arquitecture in our Country.

Essaouira is one of the most beautiful fishing villages in Morocco that is less than 3 hours from Marrakech.

With our Day trips to Essaouira from Marrakech after touring its streets and visiting the medina and souk, the best thing to eat is to go to the fishmarket, which is on the stretch of the medina, and haggle the fresh fish to eat it grilled in one of its two canteens, for a very cheap price, plus they will serve you accompanied by salad, bread and drink.

In the Medina you will find small shops where you can find everything. Everything is so beautiful that the medina is a World Heritage Site by UNESCO since 2001.

Once visited the Plaza de Mulay el Hassan you can go to the Skala du Port, one of the great attractions of this town. Admission is not included in with our day trips from marrakech to Essaouira but it is only one euro (10 dirhams) per person, it is worth paying for the views it offers.

Enjoy your day in Essaouira with Finest Morocco Tour. We are sure that you will have a very pleasant excursion.

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MARRAKECH DAY TRIP TO ESSAOUIRA ITINERARY

Our day trip to Essaouira from Marrakech starts at 08:30 am; departure from your hotel, take the road West; towards Essaouira, through the city of Chichaoua and Ounagha (visit the wine factory, optional).

As we approach the town of Ounagha; we will be greeted by the sight of trees filled with strange dark and white shapes. These shapes we’ll soon realize; are goats-they perch implausibly on the highest and most delicate-looking branches to get at the fruit of the argan trees.
This oddity represents the first stage in a process that powers the economy of the region. After they pass through the goats; the fruits are reduced to a hard, indigestible core. This hard nut is taken cracked, crushed, and roasted to extract argan oil, which can be used for everything from cooking to beauty treatments.

There are numerous cooperatives along the way; where dozens of women work to produce oils that are sold throughout Morocco and beyond. You might be interested to have a look, how the products are being made here. Afterwards, getting to Essaouira you will be able to walk and explore the city by yourself; possible order for the guide.

When your visit is done; meet your driver and leave straight to Marrakech; ends our “Marrakech Day trip To Essaouira”, by a drop of at your accommodation.

  

About Essaouira

Luxury Day trips from Marrakech to Essaouira

Essaouira is a charming colorful fishing town; about three hours travels West of Marrakech. It consists of a heavily fortified medina surrounding by a very modern; but compact, new town.

For thousands of years, Essaouira’s harbor attracted traders and invaders from across Europe. During the first Century A.D ; ships came from across the Roman world to trade gold and other valuables for the most prestigious commodity in the Roman world at the -imperial purple dye. This dye was made from a type of sea snail, which lived around the rocks of Essaouira’s ile de Mogador. The town continues as a quiet fishing and trading port until it caught the attention of the Portuguese; who captured the port in the 16th century. Over the next hundred years; the town was fiercely contested between Morocco and the seafaring nations of Europe.
After a number of close calls; the Alaouite sultan Mohamed III decided to take action. He saw Essaouira as a key part of his empire’s valuable trade with Europe; and thought it would make suitable base for Morocco’s navy. As such, it needed protection.

 

Day trip from Marrakech to Essaouira

The man who was commissioned to realize the sultan’s vision was the French engineer Theodore Cornut; captured by the Moroccans from a French ship. Cornut’s design included more than Just enclosing the city with walls.
He also drove a number of wide, straight boulevards through the center of medina. His designs from the core of the Essaouira we see today. A well- ordered place laid out around its port; with a more open and less cluttered atmosphere than neighboring Marrakech.

Now the attractive seaside town of Essaouira is much loved Holiday spot for ordinary Moroccans; a quiet friendly town That nonetheless boats a vibrant cultural life and excellent souks. Essaouira’s impressive fortified medina is a fascinating place to explore; and the area’s stunning beaches are popular with windsurfers and kite surfers from around the world.

What to pack for Marrakech Excursions?

• Sunglasses, Sun cream and Hat.
• Camera-phone charger.
• Warm cloths in winter months

WHAT DOES MARRAKECH DAY TRIPS INCLUDED?


√   Transportation in a private Mini van vehicle or 4WD equipped with A/C + Fuel.
√   An English speaking driver.
√   Guided city tour.

WHAT DOES MARRAKECH DAY TRIPS EXCLUDED?


Χ   Lunch and drinks.
Χ   Tips

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