Full-Day Essaouira Highlights Tour

Skala du Port

Essaouira Port

Souk in Essaouira

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, Marrakech

architectural, cultural, sightseeing

Group Tour

1 Day

Easy

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.

Itinerary

Essaouira Highlights Tour
- 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.