Visit the beach and famous port of Essaouira on a day trip from Marrakech. Take a guided tour of the port and discover the wondrous Argan oil with a visit to a women's co-operative manufacturing this famous product.
A day trip to Essaouira from Marrakech will allow you to discover the beautiful seaside town of Essaouira, visit the traditional port, breathtaking beach, and magnificent medina and see the skilled woodcarvers. Essaouira Day trip offers you the opportunity to scroll along the historic ramparts and step back in time. Essaouira was formerly known as Mogador, it is located 180 km from Marrakech. It was fortified by a French Architecture a pupil of Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban. These influences and many others gave a result very unique and attractive. Today, the city is gradually becoming a city of artists. Essaouira has a very favorable climate which gives it a mild winter and fresh summer. Also, we should mention its lovely beach, protected by the Iles Purpuraires, a set of small islands, named from the purple dye that was harvested from the murex mollusk that thrives in the oceans that surround the islands. Artisans of Essaouira are known for marquetry on the root of cedar and offer a wide range of objects from memory to small pieces of furniture, works of art.
