Essaouira Walking Tour: Explore Morocco's City of Pirates, Adventurers, Musicians, and Artists
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12 Ratings
Essaouira
Discover the captivating city of Essaouira, Morocco, known for its rich history of pirates, adventurers, musicians, and artists. Immerse yourself in the vibrant culture, explore the bustling port, and witness breathtaking sunrises and sunsets by the ocean.
Duration:
3 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Harbour Scala - We will visit the harbour to try some oysters, sea urchins, crabs and octopuses.
What's Included
- Expert guide service
What's Not Included
- Tea and coffee
- Snacks
Additional Information
Essaouira is a city of pirates and adventurers, where around every corner, you’ll uncover some amazing stories of betrayal and nobility, love and hate, of mind-blowing adventures and triumph. Being a favourite destination for Musicians and artists from all around the world, Essaouira has squares and alleys filled with music and acrobats and Africans dancing to concerts on the beach among the thundering roar of the ocean at night. Essaouira is a bustling fishing port with a market offering a fantastic array of ocean creatures, a bustling port that smells far from pleasant and is, therefore, lively and authentic. Essaouira is a favourite destination for filmmakers; titles such as Game of Thrones, Othello, Phaedra and Kingdom of Heaven were filmed here. What matters most are the ocean, the sun, the incredible sunrises and sunsets and the smiles of everyone you meet. The love of Essaouira will remain with you forever!
Location
Harbour Scala
Avenue Mohammed V
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(12 Ratings)
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Fearless37233364253
Aug 20, 2023
Great Experience!! - Our time in Essaouira was quite enjoyable the people were friendly the weather was perfect we couldn’t ask for much more. Our guide Rachid gave us a very insightful overview of the history of Essaouira and its people. He was very knowledgeable and possessed a keen sense of humor which I found to be quite refreshing. I would highly recommend Rachid to anyone interested in exploring Essaouira his wisdom and professionalism made our stay in Essaouira quite the pleasant experience.
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Ntrem531
Aug 16, 2023
Memorable tour with a fantastic guide - Special thanks to Rachid for showing us Essaouira. The tour was amazing. Behind the fish market, to the streets of the market, to a fabulous restaurant to have dinner. We really appreciated him showing us the city. We absolutely loved our time there, and hearing the history and current state made it all the more special. What an amazing trip, fantastic tour, and welcoming city. Thanks Rachid. I highly recommend this tour to others.
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Clark
Aug 15, 2023
Great guide in Essaouira - Wow, Rachid was a wealth of information on our tour! We highly enjoyed the walking tour of Essaouira! The port experience was my personal favorite and the stories that he shared were great! Book him for your half day walking tour, you will be extremely happy!
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Janet_in_nashville
Aug 15, 2023
Thorough and insightful guide; beautiful walk around a lovely city - My group of 10 friends enjoyed a very informative and thorough walk around Essaouirra with tour guide and historian Rachid. His knowledge and insights about Essaouirra -- in the current day and in the past -- were far-reaching! His descriptions added a level of understanding and enjoyment of the city and port that I am sure we would have missed on our own. Also, he was flexible with some specific adjustments my group needed to make along the way. I highly recommend this walking tour.
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Dmitriy110211021102
Jan 6, 2023
Essaouira is for ever - On one of the days of our New Year's Moroccan tour, my family and I went to Essaouira. Our guide was Jalil, a unique guide who knows five languages and knows the answer to any question about the country and life. On the way we stopped at the argan oil factory and took pictures with goats on argan trees. In the city we were amazed by everything. The beauty of the old streets, the boutiques of artists, the fish market and the fortress from the embankment. And how we admired the extraordinary restaurant on the roof of the hotel! And how we saw off the sun in a cafe with a view of the Purple islands! Essaouira is for ever…
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Джамиля
Dec 17, 2022
Great tour or Marrakech and surroundings - Very interesting and detailed excursions to most of the attractions of Marrakesh and it’s surroundings Immersive walks and drives with talks on history and modern state of area Strongly recommend
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Z1885ynannas
Dec 10, 2022
A city worth to visit - The trip was fully organised by our fantastic guide. The city itself is very beautiful. There are a lot of places to take cool photos. A lot of restaurants, for every taste. Though, the main marketplace was smelly. Our guide Mohammed, knew the city very well and told a lot about its history.
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Sightsee03893147329
Dec 5, 2022
Magic Essaaouira - We explored Essaouira with Hassan - a nice, friendly and funny guy. The walk was simply unforgettable - both due to the personality of the guide and to the uniqueness of the ancient and picturesque city. And the final was simply fantastic: buying fresh sardines in the harbor and having a joint meal there, on the seashore. Now we miss magical Essaouira and our friend Hassan. We want to come back!
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Bigdayolga
Nov 27, 2022
Beautiful Marooco - Very interesting excursion. Highly recommended! Beautiful old town and ocean , tasty food . And we saw funny goats on trees))
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206annak
Nov 25, 2022
Fun and sunny Essaouira - Another great tour with Katya! Very fun as Essaouira itself. The way there and back takes some time but time spent with Katya is so interesting that it will pass like one second. We stopped on the way to pet tree-climbing goats and also visited some really authentic souks. Katya told us so much about Essaouira and showed some unique places (where we found rare vintage finds that will hold forever a memory of the best trip to Morocco). Katya knows good places and besides history, tells so much about modern day life of Moroccans, she truly introduces you to the culture and people, so you get totally different unique experience from these trips.
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