Our day trip from Marrakech to Essaouira starts at 8 a.m. We will explore the walled old city and admire its Portuguese fortifications from the 18th century.
We continue to visit an Argan tree forest. We will enjoy lunch in the port of Essaouira–one of the best places to eat seafood.
Then in the afternoon at 4 p.m., We return back to Marrakech. Essaouira is protected by a natural bay partially shielded from waves by the Iles Purpuraires. A broad sandy beach extends from the harbour south of Essaourira, at which point the Oued Ksob discharges to the ocean; south of the discharge lies the archaeological ruin, the Bordj El Berod.
Essaouira’s climate is Mediterranean with oceanic influence. The gap between highs and lows is small and summers are warm where winters are mild. Annual rainfall is between 300 and 500 mm. Essaouira’s climate is akin to San Francisco’s The old city is home to many small arts and crafts businesses, notably cabinet making and ‘thuya’ wood-carving (using roots of the Tetraclinis tree), both of which have been practiced in Essaouira for centuries.
