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Full-Day Essaouira Highlights Tour
  • Tour Category

    Group Tour

  • Tour Types

    Architecture, Culture, Sightseeing

  • Duration

    1 Day

  • Activity Level

    Easy

  • Language

    English, French

Description

Explore Essaouira, a masterpiece of a late 18th-century fortified town, built as per the principles of contemporary European military architecture in a North African context! Discover the ancient ramparts, the port with its fishermen, and the carpentry center, and witness goats climbing Argan trees to munch on its leaves and berries. Visit the Skala de La Kasbah, built in 1765 by the French architect Théodore Cornut, and wander in the colourful souks and shop for local goods.

Highlights
  • Witness goats climbing Argan trees to munch on its leaves and berries
  • Discover the ancient ramparts, the port with its fishermen, and the carpentry center
  • Explore the colourful souks and shop for local goods
  • Visit the Skala de La Kasbah, built in 1765 by the French architect Théodore Cornut
  • Essaouira Highlights Tour expand_more
    • Essaouira, the most ancient Portuguese fishing village in Morocco, was founded by the Romans as a purple port. The great king Mohamed ben Abdel Allah rebuilt the city during the 18th century and gave it a Moorish essence. 

    • Get a good opportunity to see goats climbing Argan trees to munch on its leaves and berries.

    • Visit the ancient ramparts, the port with its fishermen, souks, carpentry center, and the Skala de La Kasbah, built in 1765 by the French architect Théodore Cornut.

    • Drive back to Marrakech.

What's Included
  • Private transportation with a driver.

  • English-speaking Marrakech tour guide.

What's Excluded
  • Fees.

  • Lunch & drinks.

Cancellation Policy

For cancellations upto 2 days before the tour -

Refund of 80% of the tour price.
Price Details
The group size and price
1 To 12EUR 290 Per Group

This is a group tour

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USD 319 / group