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Essaouira day trip from Marrakech

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Essaouira day trip from Marrakech
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  • 12 hours
  • Pickup offered
  • Mobile ticket
  • Offered in: English

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Overview

This group tour takes you to Essaouira for the day with transport to and from Marrakech provided for ease. You’ll be collected from your hotel, then you can settle into your air-conditioned vehicle for the ride to Essaouira. You’ll keep costs down by booking this group tour, but still have plenty of time to explore at your own pace.
  • Round-trip transfers from Marrakech provided for ease
  • Explore Essaoura at your own pace
  • Keep costs down with this small group tour
  • Stop at the Argan oil coop on the way

What's Included

  • Air-conditioned transportation
  • Bottled water

    Meeting and Pickup

    You can head directly to the meeting point, or request pickup

    Meeting point

    • Argana
      Jamâa el-fnna, J2H6+CPV, Znikat Rahba, Marrakech 40000, Morocco

      Café Argana located in Jamaa elfna square

    Pickup points

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    End point

    This activity ends back at the meeting point.

    Pickup details

    You will find us outside Café Argana at 8:00 am. It is located in Jamaa Elfna square.

    What To Expect

    Marrakech

    1 hour • Admission Ticket Free

    Chichaoua

    1 hour • Admission Ticket Free

    Essaouira

    10 hours • Admission Ticket Free

    Additional Info

    • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
    • Wheelchair accessible
    • Stroller accessible
    • Infant seats available
    • Transportation is wheelchair accessible
    • Surfaces are wheelchair accessible
    • Most travelers can participate
    • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 20 travelers

    Cancellation Policy

    You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

    • For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
    • If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
    • Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
    • Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.

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    Reviews

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    It's a long day and not for mobility challenged
    Theresa_S, Apr 2024
    It's a fun trip, but it's a long day and the seats are painfully uncomfortable and small. I am not a large person (5' 7" and size 8 usa) and the seat belt clip was digging into my hip painfully the entire ride. They don't stop at a location for the goats, it's just a pull off on the side of the motor way if they happen to see goats. In Essaouira you are turned loose with no directions so bring a map and plan for what you want to do and change for the toilets.
    Amazing day trip and great guides
    Homen_H, Apr 2024
    Great day out activity from Marrakech. Essaouira is a lovely city and sea food there is really good. If you are into kite surfing that’s also a good place. Lahcen was a super nice and funny guide. You can tell he really loves entertaining his guests. Highly recommend the experience!
    Fun day out & cool escape from the heat of Marrakech
    Mari_M, Apr 2024
    Lauren was a fun and friendly guide who accompanied us to the Coast . We had an interesting stop at a co-operative an route then had plenty of time to explore Essaouira before enjoying a mint tea stop on the way home. Would highly recommend this excellent value tour.
    Must be seen.
    ZackVojvodic, Apr 2024
    Essaouira is beautiful. It is a three hour drive from Marrakesh but we had two stops. One was argan oil production.
    Great trip
    Vincenzo_C, Apr 2024
    Great tour! Essaouira is a perfect spot if you would like to escape from busy Marrakech. Guide/driver were both perfect, advise you to book with Atlas Dream
    Nice excursion with superb guide
    Agnese_V, Mar 2024
    It was really nice day and lot of useful information about Morocco. Guide did his best to tell us more insights of the country and traditions. He even gave us pepermint tea :)
    Good trip from Marrakexh
    James_M, Dec 2023
    Great overall trip, the guide was really engaging and knowledgeable. The drive there and back is a little long, 3 hours each way, but you do get a good amount of time to see the various sights. Little touches like water and Morrocco badges were nice. Would recommend this trip 👌
    Ciao Essouira
    Sarah_G, Sep 2023
    I only went with a friend, however the group was so amazing that we really enjoyed to go in group. The guides were very polite and helpful and we had some dose of Moroccan humor with it. We also visited the argan company which made the sea site complete!
    Time flies
    Marcelo_C, Aug 2023
    Essaouira is a lovely small town. The medina is quieter than the medina in Marrakesh. Less crowded. Time flew. Our guide, Lahcen, was very kind.
    We really enjoyed the...
    Noordin_H, Aug 2023
    We really enjoyed the city and our guide was kind and accesible. We did not get to see the goats and the argan oil facility targeted tourists, but it was interesting nonetheless. 100% would do it again
    Essaouira Day Trip
    Jordan86, Aug 2023
    The tour guide. Aziz, driver and journey are the reasons for 4 stars. The driver and guide were great, good communication before the trip began. Lots of information and places to stop on the way with lots of detail and opportunities for photographs. Essaouira itself however, was a bit of an anticlimax. There was an option to pay for a local guide, maybe if we’d taken this, we would have been shown some hidden gem. We found nothing other than a cloudy beach and a market, there was nothing to do for the 4 hours given. Spent the majority in a coffee shop. The drive back was pleasant, again the driver gave titbits of information and even a souvenir when we stopped for mint tea. It depends what you’re after in an excursion, we would have preferred more to see than just somewhere to buy the usual market items.
    No goats but great tour
    Kristine_G, Jul 2023
    We missed the goats but it’s good to know the Government of Morocco is cracking down on goat abusers!
    Great staff
    Nicola_K, Jul 2023
    Great staff, so helpful, kind and accomodating! A great tour to do to see Essaouira and get out of Marrakech for the day.
    Awesome tour to Essaouira
    Jessica_F, Nov 2022
    Hamed was a great tour guide. On the way ti Essaouiria he brought us by a cafe, an argan making place, and the argan nut trees that have goats in them. He spoke very good English and was very engaging with guests. Essauoiria was fun, much calmer a place than Marrakech. I loved the beach. We were allowed to walk around and explore by ourselves for about 4 hours. Afterwards, we drove back the 3 hours to Marrakech and stopped at the same cafe again for some mint tea and a Morrocan pastry. Hamed was very sweet and even walked me back to my riad which is in the heart of the souks and (at night) is a bit scary to walk by yourself as a woman. He was patient and extremely nice. If I could give more than 5 stars I would! ⭐️ Would recommend this tour 🙂
    piacevole, affascinante e rigenerante
    Valentina_A, Apr 2024
    vale assolutamente la pena fare questa escursione: il viaggio non è per nulla pesante, la città è molto bella e piacevole da girare (anche come pausa dalla caotica Marrakech), la guida molto disponibile, il prezzo è medio-basso per tutto quello che ti offrono
    Buen precio , para pasar un día agradable
    julio_h, Dec 2023
    El viaje fue ameno y buen guía , el conductor también , tuve tiempo de visitar bien la Medina , el puerto . Y comer tranquilamanete
    Excellente excursion !...
    Killian_S, Aug 2023
    Excellente excursion ! Notre guide Ibri était vraiment sympathique et bienveillant tout en nous racontant l’histoire de son pays à travers les différents lieux traversés. Une très belle expérience avec offert en fin de journée un « whisky marocain » dans un petit lieu de fortune. À faire absolument pour la beauté d’essaouira bien évidemment.
    Csodálatos élmény volt,...
    Ildik_B, Apr 2023
    Csodálatos élmény volt, minden percét élveztük. Pontosság, megbÍzhatóság jellemzi a VIATOR fakultatÍv programjait.
    Une expérience et un guide incroyable
    nick, Mar 2023
    Le guide et l’expérience furent parfaites. Des souvenirs incroyablement forts. Les conseils du guide sur place furent très utiles. Comme l’immersion pour le repas du midi avec l’achat du poisson frais sur le marché et la préparation dans un restaurant du souk à des prix imbattables. Le guide nous a donné de nombreuses informations durant toute la route. A recommander sans problème.
    Parfait
    9ztpvhy4cq, Jan 2023
    Je recommande ! Bonne organisation pour la prise en charge de l’activité Plusieurs arrêts pour découvrir différents lieux sur le chemin pour se rendre à Essouira, très intéressant ! Guide à l’écoute qui prend du temps pour échanger

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