Essaouira, or Mogador is an old fort and fishing port located within 2 hours drive from Marrakech. It is considered one of the most popular day tours out of Marrakech.
Visit the beach and famous port, on Day Trip To Essaouira From Marrakech. Take a guided tour of the port and discover the marvelous Argan oil with a visit to a women’s co-operative manufacturing this famous product.
Full day trip To Essaouira From Marrakech, will allow you to explore the beautiful seaside town of Essaouira, visit the traditional port, breathtaking beach, and magnificent medina and see the skilled wood carvers. Essaouira Day trip offers you the opportunity to scroll along the historic ramparts and step back in times. Essaouira formerly known as Mogador 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 favourable microclimate which gives it a mild winter and fresh summer.
Also mentioned should be a beautiful 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 the small pieces of furniture, works of art.
