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99 Essaouira trips. Tours from 34 tour companies. 475 reviews. 4.5/5 avg rating.
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Small Group Tour
Lodging level
Standard - 3 star
Physical level
Easy
Trip pace
Balanced schedule
Visits
Ait Benhaddou, Casablanca, Marrakech
Highlights
- Pre-2005, you wouldn't have been able to spend a night in holy moulay idriss if you weren't a muslim. these days you can stay with an awesome local family and eat their delicious home-cooked fare no matter your beliefs
- It's easy to get lost in a labyrinth (think less david bowie film, more medieval maze), especially when there are enticing distractions at every turn. never fear, your local guide knows the city of fes like a lifelong friend
- How about tasting some berber whisky? even better, how about learning how to prepare this traditional drink? learn from the experts on one of the exclusive demonstrations
- Don't get in a hoof when you're offered a camel burger in meknes. like all good food in the medina, this exotic lunch is cooked before your eyes at a hole-in-the-wall restaurant
- Sleep under the stars in the sahara, watch the sun rise over the dunes, ride a camel through the desert and explore the spectacular todra gorge. is this all a dream?
Themes
Cultural, Local Immersion & Homestays
What travelers are saying
"FANTASTIC. Start to finish it is such a fantastic taste of Central America, all the destinations are interesting and you can do as much or as little as you choose."
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By Gate 1 Travel
none
Small Group Tour
Lodging level
Standard - 3 star
Physical level
Moderate
Trip pace
Balanced schedule
Visits
Ait Benhaddou, Atlas Mountains, Casablanca, Erfoud, Essaouira, Fez, Rabat
Highlights
- Explore the remarkably preserved Volubilis, once a major African outpost of the Roman Empire Camp in the Sahara under an endless canopy of desert stars Explore Ait Benhaddou, an ancient desert village on an old caravan route Marvel at the circus atmosphere of Marrakesh’s Djemaa el Fna Square, bustling with acrobats, performers, and snake charmers Join a Marrakesh family for a dinner of home-cooked fare in their home Meet the women of the Argan Oil Cooperative and see how they extract nutritive oil from this nut Stroll the inviting medina in seaside Essaouira, bustling with crafts shops and fishmongers †Transfers are available for purchase for land only or on alternative flight dates
Themes
50 plus, Nature & Wildlife
What travelers are saying
"We have loved Gate 1 and always sing their praises. We've been on 7 tours with another one booked for fall. We were supposed to leave for Ecuador this week, however the country is in a 60 day state of emergency with the escape of 2 infamous gang members. Tourists are advised to stay indoors and there is a daily curfew from 11pm-5am. (our flight was to land at 11:15pm). Our trip included stays in 2 of the main cities of unrest. There have been shootings, car bombings, hostage taking, closing of embassies, and other countries issuing do not travel warnings. Other tour companies have cancelled tours or offered refunds or rescheduling. Travel insurance does not cover wars or civil unrest, but we are clearly afraid to go there. Both we and our travel agent have reached out multiple times with our concerns and asked if we could reschedule or get some sort of credit. We continue to get the same reply either in person or via email...Gate 1 has your safety as our highest priority and we feel you are safe ("they are not targeting tourists") and your itinerary should not be impacted. What? Their highest priority is $ and not our safety. There is no way that's the tour we anticipated. We cancelled the trip and took a 90% penalty, loss of deposit, and $276 airline penalty. It's a LOT of money, but we would have been terrified, and it's not worth getting hurt or worse. Sorry, but it's not the company I want to do business with in the future."
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By Gate 1 Travel
none
Small Group Tour
Lodging level
Standard - 3 star
Physical level
Moderate
Trip pace
Balanced schedule
Visits
Ait Benhaddou, Atlas Mountains, Casablanca, Erfoud, Essaouira, Fez, Rabat
Highlights
- Explore the remarkably preserved Volubilis, once a major African outpost of the Roman Empire Camp in the Sahara under an endless canopy of desert stars Explore Ait Benhaddou, an ancient desert village on an old caravan route Marvel at the circus atmosphere of Marrakesh’s Djemaa el Fna Square, bustling with acrobats, performers, and snake charmers Join a Marrakesh family for a dinner of home-cooked fare in their home Meet the women of the Argan Oil Cooperative and see how they extract nutritive oil from this nut Stroll the inviting medina in seaside Essaouira, bustling with crafts shops and fishmongers †Transfers are available for purchase for land only or on alternative flight dates
Themes
50 plus, Nature & Wildlife
What travelers are saying
"We have loved Gate 1 and always sing their praises. We've been on 7 tours with another one booked for fall. We were supposed to leave for Ecuador this week, however the country is in a 60 day state of emergency with the escape of 2 infamous gang members. Tourists are advised to stay indoors and there is a daily curfew from 11pm-5am. (our flight was to land at 11:15pm). Our trip included stays in 2 of the main cities of unrest. There have been shootings, car bombings, hostage taking, closing of embassies, and other countries issuing do not travel warnings. Other tour companies have cancelled tours or offered refunds or rescheduling. Travel insurance does not cover wars or civil unrest, but we are clearly afraid to go there. Both we and our travel agent have reached out multiple times with our concerns and asked if we could reschedule or get some sort of credit. We continue to get the same reply either in person or via email...Gate 1 has your safety as our highest priority and we feel you are safe ("they are not targeting tourists") and your itinerary should not be impacted. What? Their highest priority is $ and not our safety. There is no way that's the tour we anticipated. We cancelled the trip and took a 90% penalty, loss of deposit, and $276 airline penalty. It's a LOT of money, but we would have been terrified, and it's not worth getting hurt or worse. Sorry, but it's not the company I want to do business with in the future."
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Small Group Tour
Lodging level
Premium - 4 star
Physical level
Easy
Trip pace
Balanced schedule
Visits
Atlas Mountains, Casablanca, Fez, Marrakech, Medina, Rabat, Sahara Desert
Highlights
- This cultural discovery Tour in Morocco is to explore the natural and human realm of sightseeing this enticing destination. You will visit off the road best landscapes vistas unique to the Atlas Mountains hiking and Sahara desert trekking.
- Enjoy lunch in a Berber village or simply a picknick in the cedar forest or a palm grove of an isolated oasis in the middle of nowhere. This small group sightseeing tour opens opportunities for travelers to immerse in the culture by having access to places out of reach to other tour operators.
- Our Morocco Cities, mountains and Sahara sightseeing Tour offers an experience to treasure for a lifetime by exploring best sights of mountain passes and cliff-hanging villages, Saharan oases, world largest palm groves, tribal markets, historic cities with diverse styles of unique architecture, private homes, and a world of transhumance Morocco has to offer.
- Besides walking in narrow streets of Medieval Fez, Rabat, and Marrakech with your local guide visiting monuments, Mosques, Medersas, guilds, and workshops out of this world, souks and markets will add to your sightseeing discovery a colorful palette hard to compare to anything you have ever seen.
- An adventure experience not to be missed is to spend a night over the dunes of Merzouga to enjoy the vastness, stillness and incomparable starry nights under these African skies in the Sahara Desert. Or simply have a mint tea gathering under a real nomadic tent with these Berber shepherds oblivious to the world beyond their valleys.
Themes
Cultural, National Parks, Nature & Wildlife
What travelers are saying
"This is definitely an experience everyone should have at least once in their lifetime #Morocco Camel Trekking is considered as a common tourist activity which has been preferred by many visitors."
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Small Group Tour
Lodging level
Standard - 3 star
Physical level
Easy
Trip pace
Balanced schedule
Visits
Atlas Mountains, Casablanca, Fez, Marrakech, Meknès, Rabat
Highlights
- Visiting Morocco would not be complete without shopping in the open markets of Fez, Marrakech and other specialty places.
- Buying souvenirs in Morocco are part of your discovery of this enticing destination.
- Medieval guilds and souks are unique to explore the beauty of Morocco.
- We will help you discover rural areas or places not accessible to mass tourists. Shop with professional buyer who will advise you on quality and costs straight from the maker. No tourist traps buy directly from the artisan hands in his workshop.
- Explore guilds and tribal day markets in small villages, nomadic camps, trading and bartering with them directly.
Themes
Cultural, Local Immersion & Homestays, National Parks, Nature & Wildlife
What travelers are saying
"This is definitely an experience everyone should have at least once in their lifetime #Morocco Camel Trekking is considered as a common tourist activity which has been preferred by many visitors."
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7 days From$1,285
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Small Group Tour
Lodging level
Standard - 3 star
Physical level
Easy
Trip pace
Balanced schedule
Visits
Atlas Mountains, Fez, Marrakech
Highlights
- Offering Morocco tour Packages is easy, but opening opportunities for travelers to immerse in the culture by visiting highly regarded sacred places like an overnight visits to Moulay Idriss were prohibited to non-Muslims until 2005. Experience a home stay with a charming local family; spontaneous opportunity can be created right on the spot when often you are invited to a cooking demonstration by the ladies of the house.
- You have time to explore the exotic day market, or simply enjoy plenty of time to practice your photography among the vivid blue and bright whitewashed houses of Chefchaouen and other northern villages
- Enact a glorious medieval era still in full function today in the Medina of Fes and explore the magic of a place suspended in time. Enjoy walking cobbled stone small streets of the medina like Paul Bowles did with best of local guides to show you the way while others are completely lost or visit the strict minimum of this mysterious Medina of Fez.
- Contemplate under the African skies over the dunes of Merzouga, an ocean of sand under your feet and an ocean of bright stars at the tip of your fingers. This is Magic of The Sahara Desert and the sheltering Skies of Morocco.
Themes
Cultural, Local Immersion & Homestays, Overland Journeys
What travelers are saying
"This is definitely an experience everyone should have at least once in their lifetime #Morocco Camel Trekking is considered as a common tourist activity which has been preferred by many visitors."
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11 days From$2,499
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Small Group Tour
Lodging level
Standard - 3 star
Physical level
Easy
Trip pace
Balanced schedule
Visits
Atlas Mountains, Fez, Marrakech, Meknès, Sahara Desert
Highlights
- Taking an overland expedition in Morocco is exploring the natural and human reality of this destination.
- Traveling the back roads and footpaths of Morocco Atlas Mountains and Sahara desert is to accomplish a unique discovery in this particular part of North Africa. This expedition opens opportunities for active travelers to immerse in the culture by visiting rural area or places not accessible to mass tourists is what we are best at. Hinterland overland tour offers you access, to best peaks and valleys, Saharan oases and mountain cliff hanging villages, tribal markets, private homes, and nomad camps.
- Enjoy starry nights in natural setting of a cedar forest or by a natural lake, or a high peaks of the Atlas Mountain also at the grand open of the desert where you will feel the sky almost tumbling down over your head or as they say your extend your arm and reach a star. Walk the footpaths thousand years old, have a dinner with traditional with a family.
- Enjoy backed fresh bread and a tagine cooked before your eyes to honor you as a guest. Experience the true and genuine Moroccan hospitality in tribal fashion.
- Encounter the walled ancient cities of Tangier, Fez, Meknes, Marrakech, Taroudant, Essaouira and much more (Gathering places) a rich book of historical and architectural remnants from the Phoenician era to modern Art Deco. Walk in most impressive and authentic old city in the world.
Themes
Cultural, Local Immersion & Homestays, Overland Journeys
What travelers are saying
"This is definitely an experience everyone should have at least once in their lifetime #Morocco Camel Trekking is considered as a common tourist activity which has been preferred by many visitors."
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By Exodus Travels
premier
Small Group Tour
Why we love them
With a huge range of trip styles and themes, they cater to basically every type of traveler out there- even those with super specific interests.
Lodging level
Standard - 3 star
Physical level
Moderate
Trip pace
Balanced schedule
Visits
Casablanca, Essaouira, Fez, Marrakech, Rabat, Skoura
Highlights
- Discover all four Imperial Cities: Rabat, Meknes, Fez and Marrakech
- Explore the Ancient Roman ruins of Volubilis
- Experience a traditional hammam in the Atlas Mountains
- Stay in a remote Amazigh community in the High Atlas Mountains
- Relax in the charming fishing port of Essaouira
Themes
Cultural, National Parks, Nature & Wildlife
What travelers are saying
"Discover Costa Rica is a great itinerary, covering varied habitats around the country and staying 2 nights each at 6 centres. Their birdwatching specials are led by local experts who really know their stuff."
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Private Guided
Why we love them
Small locally based company with unparalleled knowledge and passion for Morocco.
Lodging level
Luxury - 5 star
Physical level
Moderate
Trip pace
Balanced schedule
Visits
Ait Benhaddou, Erg Chebbi, Essaouira, Marrakech, Merzouga, Ouarzazate
Highlights
- Explore Marrakech, the "Red City
- Adventure through the Atlas Mountains and the Sahara Desert
- Explore its gardens and spice markets
- Experience and food tourin Marrakech
Themes
Culinary & Wine, Cultural, High Adventure, Hiking & Walking, Local Immersion & Homestays, Photography
What travelers are saying
"An Unforgettable Journey - From Start to Finish I can't express enough how amazing our experience was with DesertBrise Travel, especially with Khalil. Right from our initial conversation, he was consistently available, responsive, and focused on planning every aspect of our trip. While we had some ideas for stops, we didn't have a complete picture, and Khalil took the time to craft a detailed trip plan. She involved us in the decision-making process, addressing all our questions and even providing a comprehensive packing list before our departure, ensuring we were well-prepared. Khalil's meticulous planning and support gave us confidence in the trip's success even before we set off. The journey itself exceeded our expectations. The itinerary was perfectly timed, taking us beyond the cities into rural areas, diverse landscapes, and providing a glimpse of Morocco we wouldn't have discovered on our own. Our accommodations were stunning, and the tour guides at each location were exceptional – well-versed in their areas of expertise and excellent communicators. Special mention goes to our overall guide, Omar, who not only drove us across the entire country but also ensured our comfort, enjoyment, and shared valuable insights, including introducing us to Moroccan and Amazigh music. A resounding 10/10 recommendation for DesertBrise Travel, Khalil, and the entire team. They truly deliver an unforgettable experience!"
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By Eskapas
preferred
Small Group Tour
Why we love them
They introduce their travelers to real locals through their selection of guides and off-the-beaten-path restaurants and attractions.
Lodging level
Premium - 4 star
Physical level
Moderate
Trip pace
Full schedule
Visits
Ait Benhaddou, Casablanca, Erfoud, Fes, Marrakech, Meknès, Ouarzazate, Rabat
Highlights
- From imperial cities to the expansive desert experience
- Most of the meals
- Fully escorted
Themes
Cultural, Family Friendly
What travelers are saying
"Wonderful, we really liked it."
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By Explore!
premier
Small Group Tour
Why we love them
They explore a place beyond the typical tourist traps and offer exciting activities that bring the “wow factor” intrepid travelers want.
Lodging level
Premium - 4 star
Physical level
Strenuous
Trip pace
Full schedule
Visits
Ait Ben Haddou, Andalusia, Bali, Casablanca, Chefchaouen, Dades, Erfoud, Erg Chebbi, Essaouira, Fes, Hassan II Mosque, Marrakech, Merzouga, Rabat, Sahara Desert
Highlights
- Travel through the very heart of Morocco on a grand three week tour of the country
- Explore the souks, medinas and kasbahs of Morocco's great imperial cities
- Recoup by the Atlantic Coast and soak up the laidback atmosphere of Mirleft and Essaouira
Themes
Cultural, Hiking & Walking, Nature & Wildlife
What travelers are saying
"Everything about Orkney was fabulous; the distant windswept land was serene and beautiful. The group leader was very knowledgeable, experienced, and approachable; the unique history, geology, and characteristics of the islands were conveyed to us."
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By G Adventures
preferred
Small Group Tour
Why we love them
They’ve partnered with well-known names like National Geographic and the Jane Goodall Institute to offer unique experiences unavailable elsewhere.
Lodging level
Standard - 3 star
Physical level
Easy
Trip pace
Balanced schedule
Visits
Atlas Mountains, Casablanca, Marrakech, Medina, Meknès, Sahara Desert
Highlights
- Wander through ancient medinas and roman ruins
- Ride a camel into the sahara
- Spend a night in a mountain gîte
- Enjoy traditional moroccan fare at a local home
- Shop in seaside essaouira
Themes
Cultural, Transformative
What travelers are saying
"The tour had an excellent itinerary and activities, giving a broad overview of Peru - we loved it. Accommodations (with one exception) were great, and all had an included breakfast buffet. The tour's included activities (e.g. cooking class, pisco tour and tasting, potato park, boat tour of Isla Ballestas) were terrific. Appreciated the two included flights which saved a lot of driving time. Logistics were handled, and everything was smooth and easy (thanks to our CEO, Mary Chu!)."
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A good, varied trip
Overall this was a good and varied trip. The people in the group were lovely, some were a little eccentric (but in a good endearing way). I hope to keep in touch ...
Tour: Highlights of Morocco
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Morocco in double-quick time
If you want to see a country fast, and get a good taste, not just in the obvious touristy places. If you are ready for a lot of travelling and a bit of mild disco...
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Camels in a sandstorm
A relaxing and very enjoyable adventure. First day of camel trecking was enhanced by a terrific sandstorm, followed by torrential rain that fell whilst we were sle...
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Enlightening Tour of Morocco!
Thoroughly enjoyed all aspects of the trip. Thought it was well organised. Riding through the dunes on a camel! Staying in Kasbah Oliver and exploring the village a...
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Mules carrying luggage
Although I’ve been back home a while. I still have memories of seeing a mules loaded up with our heavy suitcases. Their legs buckling underneath. A taxi brought so...
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