From Marrakech: Essaouira Private Day Trip to the Atlantic Coast
A day on the Atlantic coast in Essaouira, the walled port town with a UNESCO-listed medina, with your own driver from Marrakech.
Sea air, white walls and blue boats: Essaouira is the calmest city in Morocco, a fortified port whose medina is listed by UNESCO, about three hours west of Marrakech.
Brief Itinerary
- Marrakech
- Argan country (stop at a women's cooperative on request)
- Essaouira port and fish market
- The medina and the Skala ramparts
- Return to Marrakech
Detailed Itinerary
Marrakech – Essaouira – Marrakech
After pick-up you drive west across the plain, about 190 km. Along the road you may see goats climbing argan trees, and you can stop at a women's argan oil cooperative.
In Essaouira you start at the port, where the blue fishing boats come in and you can choose fresh fish to be grilled for lunch. You then walk the Skala de la Ville ramparts with their old cannons and the lanes of the medina, listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2001.
In the late afternoon you head back to Marrakech, or you can extend the trip with a night in Essaouira.
What's Included & Excluded
Included
- Private air-conditioned vehicle with your own driver for the whole day
- Pick-up and drop-off at your hotel in Marrakech, or at the nearest car access to your riad in the medina
- Fuel, tolls and parking
- Stops whenever you want along the way
Not included
- Lunch and drinks
- Entrance fees and optional activities
- Local guide (available on request)
- Tips
Good to know
- Duration: about 11 hours, door to door
- Driving time: about 2 h 30 to 3 h each way
- Bring a jacket: the coast is often windy and cooler than Marrakech
- Possible all year
How to book
Send us your date, your hotel or riad and the number of travelers on WhatsApp or with the quote form. We reply within 24 hours with a fixed price for your group. No payment is needed to ask for a quote, and you can change the stops before the day.
Planning the visit? Read our full guide: Essaouira travel guide.
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