Day Trip to Essaouira from Marrakech

We leave Marrakech in the morning and cross the plain towards the coast. On the way we stop at a womens argan cooperative, where you can see the nuts being cracked and pressed by hand, and in the stretch where goats climb the argan trees.

We reach Essaouira before midday. The medina is a UNESCO site and small enough to walk end to end: the ramparts facing the ocean, the thuya woodworking shops, the spice souk and the Skala with its old cannons.

Lunch at the fishing harbour, where the blue boats land their catch and the grills are set up along the quay, or on a terrace inside the walls if you prefer.

Free time in the afternoon for the beach or the shops before we head back, reaching Marrakech in the early evening.