The 15 Best Essaouira Tours

From Marrakech: Essaouira & Atlantic Coast Full-Day Trip - The road west, with stops that break up the drive

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 1,100 reviews · 10 hours · from $27Our pick

Review the Marrakech to Essaouira day trip, with medina wandering, seafood, ocean views, argan oil, transport, timing, and value.

“We had a wonderful driver Kareem who helped us with our trip to Essaouira he was friendly and explained everything so well. He introduced us to an excellent local guide who was very knowledgeable about his beloved city. We only wish we had arranged to stay at this destination longer.”

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Big dunes and atlantic coast tour 2 HOURS

2.Big dunes and atlantic coast tour 2 HOURS

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 439 reviews · from $60Top rated

Ride a 125cc Yamaha Grizzly through Essaouira’s dunes to Oued Ksob and Sultan’s Palace, with gear, photos, water, and chocolate included.

“Great pictures! Great scenery ! 125 cc bikes. Everybody enjoyed! They provided jacket scraf gloves and helmet !”

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Essaouira: Surf Lessons

3.Surf Lessons

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 412 reviews · 2 hours · from $28

Learn to surf in Essaouira with patient instructors, quality gear, beginner-friendly waves, hot showers, lockers, and two hours in the water.

“Really great instructors - very helpful and patient and enthusiastic Took a while to sort starting but got a full two hours still Quite hard to find the surf shop - it’s in front of a hotel not on seafront”

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3 hours ride on camel at sunset

4.3 hours ride on camel at sunset

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 326 reviews · from $52

Ride a dromedary past Essaouira’s beaches, dunes, forest, ruins, and villages, with mint tea, homemade snacks, and a sunset finish.

“Our tour guide was Mostafa. He is a wonderful person and extremely dedicated to his job. At his advice, we started our trip 30-minutes ahead of schedule. At the meeting point he found me before I finished writing my message. Midway in ouRead more”

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Essaouira Sand Dunes: Half Day Quad Bike Tour

5.Essaouira Sand Dunes: Half Day Quad Bike Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 313 reviews · 3 hours · from $79

Ride Essaouira’s dunes and Atlantic beaches on a small-group 125cc quad tour with safety gear, snacks, water, guides, and photos.

“I booked this having done a quad experience in Marrakech. It was a fair bit more expensive which I didn’t understand at first but after the trip I did. This is on proper Yamaha quads and truly off-road. The landscape was stunning and varied. You really get the chance to test the bikes and yourself. Service from the company was very professional at all levels. However, the real cherry on the cake was Sofiene the guide. He was really charming, gave great instructions and was really pro. Would do it again in a heartbeat.”

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Essaouira Activities: Discover Essaouira by Quad

6.Essaouira Activities: Discover Essaouira by Quad

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 274 reviews · from $46

Ride Essaouira’s wild Atlantic beaches by horse or dromedary, with argan forests, dunes, sunset timing, and flexible pickup.

“Very nice for beginners and advanced!! The best is at the end of the afternoon so you can watch the sunset.”

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From Essaouira: 1-Hour Horse Ride

7.1-Hour Horse Ride

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 243 reviews · 1 hour · from $38

Ride a Barb Arabian horse from Diabat across Essaouira’s beach, dunes, river, and forest with a guide matched to your riding level.

“A dream come True. The horse was a bit nervous but went okay”

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Big Cap Sim dunes and forest 3 hours tour.

8.Big Cap Sim dunes and forest 3 hours tour.

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 241 reviews · from $74

Ride a 125cc Yamaha quad from Essaouira through Cape Sim dunes, forest, and beach with gear, snacks, photos, and a private guide.

“Superb experience. Extremely well run and organised so that you have huge amounts of fun without too much risk. The guide was excellent, and the beach and dunes spectacular. Highly recommended - just make sure your travel insurance covers you, and buy additional personal injury insurance if not,.”

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Surf Lesson in Essaouira

9.Surf Lesson in Essaouira

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 179 reviews · from $34

Learn to surf on Essaouira’s beach with a patient instructor, small groups, loaner gear, and two hours of practical beginner coaching.

“It was our first surfing experience in life. We loved our lesson with Abdul. We definatly will be back and try to catch more waves :)”

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Surf Lesson with local surfer in Essaouira Morocco

10.Surf Lesson with local surfer in Essaouira Morocco

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 166 reviews · from $33

Learn to surf in Essaouira with a local instructor, small groups, wetsuit, pickup, showers, photos, and free cancellation up to 24 hours ahead.

“Acordé con Rashid el lugar de encuentro, llegó puntual y hablaba español, francés e inglés. Fuimos a la escuela de surf situada a 1 min caminando de la playa. Nos vestimos y fuimos a la clase de surf con Anas. Nunca antes habíamos surfeado. Anas fue muy atento y paciente. Hablaba perfectamente inglés y nos explicó con mucha dedicación la clase, tanto fuera del agua como dentro del mar. La experiencia fue maravillosa. Lo recomiendo muchísimo”

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3-hour camel ride at sunset

11.3-hour camel ride at sunset

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 153 reviews · from $23

Ride a camel or horse along Essaouira’s wild beach at sunset, with local guides, coastal views, photos, and a gentle pace for $23.26.

“Honestly, it was a wonderful experience with a warm welcome and excellent service. This was my first time trying this adventure,”

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Horse Ride on the Beach in Essaouira

12.Horse Ride on the Beach in Essaouira

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 134 reviews · from $40

Ride horses across Essaouira’s beach, dunes, and forest with pickup, trained guides, sunset options, and private groups from $40.71.

“Amazing experience and the instructor was very friendly and knowledgeable. I recommend it and if i go back I’ll do it again. Thanks ✨”

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Camel ride or quad bike ride.. pick up, drop off. including

13.Camel ride or quad bike ride.. pick up, drop off. including

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 127 reviews · from $22Best value

Ride a camel along Essaouira’s beach, visit a 15th-century Portuguese fort, spot birds, and enjoy pickup, photos, and sunset views for $22.10.

“Amazing experience! Our guide was so lovely and an awesome photographer, by far the best photos we've had all trip. He was so great when we wanted to make an unplanned stop so one of our friends could propose to his girlfriend, then helped us get some memorable pics of that. Best money we've spent all holiday.”

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Horse riding at sunset for 2 hours

14.Horse riding at sunset for 2 hours

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 124 reviews · from $46

Ride Barb-Arabian horses through dunes, eucalyptus forest, and wild beach near Essaouira as the sun sets, with beginner-friendly guides.

“Lovely horses, knowledgeable & helpful guides and a small group made this experience unforgettable. They even took videos and pictures throughout the journey.”

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Essaouira: One Hour Dromedary Ride

15.One Hour Dromedary Ride

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 117 reviews · 1 hour · from $40

Ride a gentle dromedary from Diabat to Essaouira’s beach, dunes, forest, and Mogador views with a caring guide for all ages.

“Fantastic guide, had a lot of great knowledge to share with us about the area and the camels. The camels were also treated very well as far as I could tell and the guide had a strong relationship with them which was lovely to see. He was able to guide them with hand signals and voice commands. Also a great photographer! Definitely recommend whole experience. :)”

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