Family Marrakech, Atlas & Essaouira Adventure
Overview
Highlights
- An action packed week long family adventure, combining Marrakech and the Atlantic coast
- Join a local family in the Atlas for lunch to get an insight into traditional Moroccan life
- Ride a camel on the beach at Essaouira on the Atlantic and try your hand at surfing
What's this trip about?
Itinerary
Our tour of Morocco starts in the Red City. With its dusty rooftops, maze-like streets and bustling souks, Marrakech encompasses the essence of Morocco. Head to the medina and people watch while you sip a mint tea in Jemaa el-Fna (the main square) or visit the Jardin ...
Today we dive straight into the heady delights of Marrakech with a guided walking tour. We'll pass by the rose-coloured Koutoubia (booksellers) Mosque on the way to Bahia Palace, an open-air museum that's famous for its decorated stucco walls and marble floors. We'l...
After a leisurely start to today, we'll head out for a walk in the foothills of the Atlas Mountains to take in the natural scenery and surrounding villages. For lunch, we'll visit a local Berber family and learn about their unique lifestyle before walking back to our...
Heading south today we'll drive across the Tizi n'Test pass down into the region of the High Atlas where we'll have sweeping scenery across the Toubkal Massif and down into the Souss Valley. We'll journey on down the exhilarating 1600-metre descent before driving past...
This morning, we'll drive to the oasis town of Tiout on the edge of the Anti-Atlas. There, we'll meet with a local family and learn how to cook a traditional tagine of meat, poultry, or fish with mixed vegetables. We'll also take a walk across the town to visit an oas...
Today, we'll explore the old medina of Essaouira and its vibrant fishing port with a local guide. Walk through the narrow alleyways lined with traditional craft stalls and finish up on the historic ramparts for panoramic views of the old town and surrounding coastline...
Today, we'll drive back to the Red City of Marrakech. This afternoon will be free to explore at your own pace before we toast to an adventurous trip for our final evening. There's also an optional trip to a local hammam - a true Moroccan experience.
Meals Provided : Breakfast
Our tour of Morocco ends at our hotel in Marrakech. There are no activities planned today, so you're free to depart at any time. If your flight is departing later in the day, luggage storage facilities are available at our hotel. If you'd like an airport transfer, you need to depart from Marrakesh Menara Airport (RAK).
Meals Provided : Breakfast
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The total tour cost includes the tour price (regular or promotional) and the compulsory local payment. The promotional price is subject to change. Check directly with the operator for the latest price offer. The tour operator requires you to pay only the tour price to purchase your travel. The compulsory local payment will be paid when you join the trip. All prices are based on double, twin or triple share occupancy. Solo passengers will be accommodated in a double, twin or triple room according to availability with a passenger(s) of the same gender. Single supplement only needs to be paid if the passenger does not want to share and requests their own room. Discounts can only be applied at the time of booking and cannot be added at a later date, regardless of any changes made to the original booking.
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Explore! Reviews & Ratings
Trusted Customer
Nov 2024
Family Marrakech, Atlas & Essaouira Adventure
Great first family trip with Explore. We couldn't decide whether to do this or the Atlas and desert trip but thoroughly enjoyed the various elements of this trip and...
Trusted Customer
Nov 2024
Family Marrakech, Atlas & Essaouira Adventure
Simply a brilliant trip. The locations were fantastic, our tour guide superb and our fellow travellers wonderful. My family and I had a wonderful time. Thoroughly re...
Trusted Customer
Nov 2024
Family Marrakech, Atlas & Essaouira Adventure
Excellent trip in general. Only negative points for me were that some accommodation was a little tired, the mosque is destroyed but still on the agenda, the argon oi...
Trusted Customer
Oct 2024
Family Marrakech, Atlas & Essaouira Adventure
A family trip to Morocco, good to see the Atlas Mountains and enjoyable (not not long enough) time in Essaouira, overall made a success by the other group members on...
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