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Shopping crafts in Essaouira

Morocco shopping tour in Essaouira to explore Souks and purchase local handicrafts

SHOPPING TOUR IN ESSAOUIRA

Morocco shopping tour in Essaouira to explore Souks and purchase local handicrafts.

Description :

Essaouira is a sea-side fascinating town. This charming artist harbor city boasts lovely white-washed and blue-shuttered houses, colonnades, and traditional thuya wood workshops along with art galleries. Essaouira is one of the best shopping destinations in Morocco for those looking to sample traditional goods at reasonable prices in a laid back atmosphere.

Highlights :

  • Enjoy a stress-free way to explore Essaouira’s souks on this private tour.
  • Explore hidden gems of the souks and winding streets of Essaouira Medina.
  • Pick between morning and afternoon tour times to suit your schedule
  • Take advantage of your guide’s expertise to find the best deals
  • learn skills & craftsmanship and local artisans.
  • Visit the vendors you’re most interested in on this flexible tour
  • Enjoy a cup of tea on the best rooftop in the heart of the Souks in Essaouira medina.

Introduction :

Essaouira is a cool and relaxing town on the Atlantic coast of Morocco and a perfect holiday destination for those of you who want to experience the bright and colorful culture of Morocco without the crowds of the big cities. Essaouira is known as the mellower alternative to Morocco’s usually adventurous cities. Aside from the beaches, people flock to this cultural gem to experience shopping in the souks.

Program details :

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SHOPPING TOUR IN ESSAOUIRA

- Morocco shopping tour in Essaouira to explore Souks and purchase local handicrafts.

Essaouira provides different spots to do your shopping in all tranquility in shops of pure authenticity. We arrange an expert tour guide who will meet you either in your accommodation or a fixed meeting point to start navigating through the compact medina and a general lack of hassle from shopkeepers, some travelers prefer shopping here than in the bigger centers.

Essaouira's medina offers a terrific, small range of shopping experiences. It is the epicenter of wood carving skill in Morocco. Many local families and business create wood carvings from small-scale miniatures to huge room-filling artworks. One of the most popular trees to carve from is the Thuya which is an indigenous species to the Essaouira region. There are many markets and workshops where you can buy carved wooden items from and prices vary between sellers.

In addition to the wood carving crafts, Essaouira offers other items that you can purchase at reasonable prices such as Silver Jewelries, local rugs, and woven wool blankets, traditional slippers crafted from raffia or nubuck and the pure Argan Oil.

Taking back souvenirs from your visit to the coastal town of Essaouira is one of the best ways to recreate those special sights, smells, and memories.

Inclusions :

  • Transportation if needed for people staying outside the old city.
  • Local English-speaking guide
  • Shopping map
  • Shopping discounts
  • Free delivery of bulky goods to your hotel
  • Mint tea

Exclusions :

  • Travel Insurance.
  • Shipping costs of your goods to your home country.
  • Additional food and drink
  • Items of a personal nature
  • Tips/gratuities for your guide

What you expect :

Meet your Local Certified Guide and tailor the tour towards your interests & preferences.

Learn skills & craftsmanship and local artisans such as a plaster, a shoe maker, and a women weaver.

Explore good shopping spots and suppliers and get tips from the local experts.

Visit secret shopping spots away from the tourist trail that you would never be able to find on your own.

Unravel the hidden gems of the souks and winding streets of Essaouira Medina.

Enjoy the Ocean breeze and the lively atmosphere of Essaouira Medina.

Additional Info :

You will receive the final confirmation at time of booking.
Child rate applies only when sharing with 2 paying adults.
Adult pricing applies to all travelers over 12 years.
Vegetarian food option is available during the tour.
A minimum of 2 people per booking is required.
Shopping tours can be in the morning or afternoon depends on your choice.

Good to know :

Pick Up : Your hotel
Drop Off : Your hotel
Group Size : 02 people and more
Duration : 03 hours.
Guide : English/French/Spanish/Italian/German/Portuguese
Clothing : Depends on the season of your travel to Morocco.

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We were booked and had paid a deposit for a trip late March of 2020, which was canceled due to the pandemic. Said, the owner of MD, went to extraordinary lengths to refund the deposits for our travel group of six from the U.S. Apparently the Moroccan banking system is not "user friendly" when it comes to wire transfers for reasons unclear to me. Nevertheless, Said managed to refund all our money using a very creative approach. We would DEFINITELY travel with MD in the future given this level of honesty and effort; but we do hope that MD will accept credit cards rather than wires in the future. Thank You Said & Morocco Discovery!

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Three of use booked a 19-day with Moroccan Discovery Holidays for March, 2020 and paid a 50% deposit. When Morocco closed its borders due to Covid. Initially we put our trip on hold and asked Said to hold our deposit. Said agreed to this. When it appeared holiday travel would likely go on for many months we asked for a refund. Said again agreed but the Moroccan banks, being what they are, refused to release all of our deposit. With some pressure on the bank from us and Said's help we did receive 100% of our deposit.

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We planned our April-May 2020 trip to Morocco in the late fall of 2019 and worked with Said at Morocco Discovery. We were taking our adult children and their partners and Said was patient and added everything we wanted and more. One month prior to travel we were surprised by the pandemic, with flights cancelled, borders closed and no idea when we could travel again. Said remained as diligent, helpful and honest throughout the arduous process of refunding our downpayment. We were thrilled with Said, and his company's commitment to customer service and would not hesitate to recommend them to anyone travelling to Morocco. As soon as it is safe again it is our intent to rebook with them!

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Awesome seamless trip

From their already outstanding reviews when I started working with Sayd, this was an amazing experience. I got prompt friendly responses to every question I had and as this was our first trip to Africa I had a lot of questions. The price was incredibly reasonable - I don’t know how they can put the trip together on this budget. We stayed at amazing Riads in every city with excellent food every evening and great breakfasts - our driver was AMAZING- he was always ready wherever we were 1 minute before we needed him. The prearranged guides were the best. If you are going to Morocco - you want to go with Morocco Discovery and you definitely want a driver.

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11 Day Tour September 26 - October 6

I have to admit, when I first started looking at using a local Moroccan tour company for our trip I was very nervous. After having toured Morocco for 11 days with Morocco Discovery Holidays, I would HIGHLY recommend them without any hesitation. Said worked with me for over a year to come up with a customized trip that included everything we (2 couples) wanted to see and more. Every change I made to the itinerary was completed within hours of my request.. and I made many. Said is very prompt at responding to e-mails and questions. Having a private driver was definitely the ideal way to see Morocco. Our driver, Mohamed was amazing. From the minute he met us at the airport (with sweets to welcome us) until he dropped us off at the port for our journey to Spain, Mohamed could not do enough for us. Mohamed is funny, engaging, very knowledgeable and was totally flexible and I felt very safe at all times, even on the curvy, narrow road. If I wanted him to turn around so I could take a picture, he would…and Did!! LOL Our Riads were beautiful and the meals that were included were some of the best meals we had in Morocco. I cannot say enough about the 5* service and attention we received from Morocco Discovery Holidays and Mohamed during our trip.

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Very enjoyable private tour

Mr Said provided us with a very pleasant and safe driver (Mustafa) as well as a new van, so we had a very enjoyable round trip Casablanca-Rabat-Fes- Marrakech-Casablanca. Local guides accompanied us in Fes and Marrakech, and we could have had other tours but we opted to spend more time walking around the towns. The Riads selected for us were very satisfactory and service all round was great. No hesitation at all in recommending Morocco Discovery.

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Highly efficient and cost effective tour.

Said arranged an excellent holiday for us. We began with one of the standard trips as our starting point and adapted it to better suit our needs with an added night here and there and starting in Marrakesh rather than Casablanca. Everything went very smoothly from start to finish.The choice of the Riads in which we stayed was great, as were the guides that were arranged for us. Abdoul proved to be a first rate driver - safe, dependable, friendly and very professional. We felt very comfortable being driven by him and we enjoyed his company.

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