GO TO ESSAOUIRA
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Essaouira: Southern Morocco ‘s most favoured coastal town, Essaouira offers both a contrast and an escape that still retains timelessness and a laid-back feel. Its sandy-coloured walls and bright medina enclose some fascinating hide-aways within its whitewashed alleyways and avenues. Mystical Gnawa traditions, hippy myths,…
Essaouira:
Southern Morocco ‘s most favoured coastal town, Essaouira offers both a contrast and an escape that still retains timelessness and a laid-back feel. Its sandy-coloured walls and bright medina enclose some fascinating hide-aways within its whitewashed alleyways and avenues.
Mystical Gnawa traditions, hippy myths, surf hangouts and locations of great choices… all in the peaceful Essaouira
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Day1: Overland Marrakech to Essaouira
- 7:30 Breakfast in the Hotel
- 9:30 Drive from Marrakech to Essaouira
- 12:00 Lunch is on the way to Essaouira with a local family, Mrs Nezha will be our host
- 15:00 Continue discovering the outskirts of Essaouira : meet locals & farmers before reaching Essaouira…
- 17:00 Check in to Hotel
- 19:30 Dinner in a local restaurant
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Day2: Essaouira
- 7:30 Breakfast in the Hotel
- 9:00 Essaouira City Tour. Visit Medina,the fishermen port, the squala, the Mellah jewish quarter, the medina…
- 13:00 Shop for your own food experience & do it like the locals for an included lunch…
- 14:00 Continue local discoveries of Essaouira : thuya wood carving, silversmith, gnawa music...
- 16:00 Return to the Hotel
- Balance of the afternoon at leisure
- Dinner on own, TL to help with interesting local options
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Day3: Essaouira
- 7:30 Breakfast in the Hotel
- 9:00 Depart Essaouira for the countryside
- 9:30 Stopping at the local market (Animals and vegetable Market) depends what day of the week.
- 10:00 On the way, try to spot goats on argan trees (not always guaranteed)
- 10:30 Arrive at Farm and visit the Coop, learn about the process of extracting argan oil
- 12:30 Lunch at the Val d'Argan vineyard & taste some of the locally produced wine.
- 14:00 Depart for Essaouira
- 15:30 Arrive at the Hotel
- Balance of the afternoon at leisure
- Dinner on own, TL to help with interesting local options
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Day4: Transfer overland Essaouira to Casablanca
- 7:30 Breakfast in the Hotel
- 8:30 Depart for Casablanca,using the countryside route to avoid repetitions
- 13:15 Stop in Sidi Bouzid village for lunch
- 13:30 Lunch in Local restaurant
- 17:00 Check in to the Hotel
- Dinner in the Hotel
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Day5: Discovery of Casablanca
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Day6: Casablanca - Fly to Home
- 6:30 Breakfast in the Hotel
- 12:30 Flight to New York