Essaouira Day Tour from Marrakech: Discover Atlantic Ocean Coast and UNESCO World Heritage Medina

Embark on a captivating day tour from Marrakech to Essaouira, a UNESCO World Heritage site. Explore the historic medina, witness the bustling fishing port, and immerse yourself in the vibrant culture and art scene of this charming coastal city.

Duration: 10 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Essaouira - From your accommodation in Marrakech, take the north-west to reach the east coast of the Atlantic Ocean and visit the famous city of Essaouira, formerly known as Mogador during the Portuguese colonization in the 16 th century.
    Formerly known as Mogador, this small fortress was designed as a fortified town surrounded by ramparts….
What's Included
  • Hotel pick up and drop off
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
  • Professional driver/guide
What's Not Included
  • Food and drinks
  • Entrance fees and local guide fees (optional)
Additional Information

Take a journey northwest from your Marrakech residence to the eastern shores of the Atlantic Ocean to explore the renowned city of Essaouira, historically known as Mogador during the 16th-century Portuguese colonization.
Historic Mogador, a miniature fortress, was conceived as a walled city flanked by defensive walls. Essaouira has been instrumental as a…

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Kristinejoyb2015
Apr 30, 2025
Day trip to Essaouira from Marrakesh - Youssef is very nice guy and bonus is he speaks English quite good. He is our driver to Essaouira and he made sure we will see all the nice tourists spots on the way. From the goats on Argan trees, the Argan cooperative, and the amazing medina of Mogador. The van is very clean and spacious for our family with 2 little twin girls. Overall we had an amazing day and a memorable trip.
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Snstravel1
Feb 17, 2025
An amazing private curated experience! - This review is for June 2023. Visited Marrakech and had alternate plans to go on another well known day trip but after chatting with locals it was suggested that a visit to Essaouira would be better for what we wanted to experience (and they were right!). We didn’t book in advance however the concierge at our Riad (Riad Antara) was able to schedule and arrange the day trip for the next day. It was a seamless transaction in which we paid cash for the day. Sayeed our driver and guide met us near our riad and we set off to Essaouira a near two hour drive away from Marrakech. We stopped at an argan cooperative on the way and Sayeed was very knowledgeable about the areas as we traveled through. Once we arrived in Essaouira Sayeed provided us instructions for pick up as well as his information if we wanted to leave earlier or later than our set time. We were able to experience the beach, restaurants, and market and Sayeed picked us up promptly on time. He was very conversational and we enjoyed talking to him during the drive. We felt safe with the driving the entire experience and were even able to stop in a small town of Tafetachte on the return to see an annual festival that was happening around the time of our visit to the country. Truly a site to see and we were grateful to Sayeed for taking the time to stop and explain things to us. Definitely a highlight of the day trip. We were returned safely to our drop off point. Highly recommend if you prefer a more private day trip experience that is not as rushed as far as schedule.
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Tiperary
Feb 12, 2025
Nice trip to the coast - We had great day out with Said. Have been Marrakech many times and Said has been the best for trips. Very punctual speaks great English and has great knowledge telling u about his beautiful countryside and great advice where to go and places to eat. Would recommend. Feel very safe confident driver and as Irish would say great craic too. Thanku Said for r transfers and trips hope cu on r next trip.
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Navigate60970155636
Feb 11, 2025
Essaouira trip - Would definitely recommend a trip to Essaouira with Snoubi Travelling. We had a great day and our guide Siad was very informative. Look forward to our next trip on our return. Thank you Siad for a great day. Julie
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Amandalarocaofficial
Dec 1, 2023
Conductor Youssef estupendo! - Youssef was a wonderful driver. He was approachable and pleasant. He showed us several things and some places in the area we were going to. Without a doubt if we return to the site we will count on his work again. thank you so much! without a doubt a 10!
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Justine
Feb 23, 2023
Day in Essaouira - Very good day in Essaouira with Said. He is a very good driver, very kind and very helpful. I recommend 100%.
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Jawadb2z
May 18, 2022
Excursion - Very good driver very friendly very professional, a very nice day in essaouira I highly recommend it ( Omar )
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Serenachao
Mar 28, 2022
Must do! - We went to Essaouira with Said today and it was fantastic! He was fun and funny and never pushed us to do anything. I feel we learned so much from each other. The town was such a lovely respite from Marakkech. We laughed so much together and I would highly recommend Said and his company to everyone!!
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Passenger16936534011
Mar 1, 2022
Fun day out! - The seaside town was nice to visit, you have to try the fish markets!! A great day trip with Omar, couldn’t have asked for a better day. Comfy bus ride with music and even let us put our own on!! Thanks for a great day Omar!
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Heidrun
May 4, 2022
Wonderful day trip with reliable and safe driver. Good communication. Karim speaks several foreign languages. - We have undertaken a private agenda with Karim. He was very punctual, had a pleasant and safe driving style. He was very informative, entertaining and humorous. We can definitely recommend him.
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up to 15 guests
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Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).