Cities & medinas · Marrakech-Safi
Essaouira
Essaouira is a walled port town on the Atlantic, where the wind never really stops and the ramparts take the swell head-on.
The place
The harbour is the reason to come: blue boats packed hull to hull, gulls overhead, and grilled sardines a few steps away.
In pictures
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The full Morocco arc in ten days
Extensive exploration of Marrakech | Crossing the High Atlas | Visit to Ouarzazate and its famous film studios | Tour of N'Koob, Zagora, the Road of 100 Kasbahs and the Draa Valley | Discovering the sand dunes of Merzouga | Camel ride and overnight stay in a...

Draa Valley kasbahs to Essaouira
We cross the Draà Valley from Agdz to Tamnougalt where we visit an old kasbah and take a trip to the date palm oasis. After about 50 km between the dunes of the Sahara we reach the holy oasis of Iriki, where we have our lunch prepared in the open air. After...
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