Essaouira Morocco Travel | Don’t miss out these on Essaouira trip

This place I’m referring to is called Salut Maroc. This is an artistic, super colorful riad that has a rooftop restaurant next to the sea.

The place has quite high prices compared to Essaouira in general, yet it is worth the views to go at least for a coffee or a cocktail.

If you really want to indulge to the colorful artistic vibes for a bit longer, book a room at Salut Maroc.

This is on the way to the viewpoint mentioned above from Medina. This part of medina is my favorite, because it’s more open, very visually pleasing set up of all the stores and there are more arts, like paintings and wood work.

Okay, of course this must be mentioned as well. Medinas in Morocco are fun to look around, buy stuff, bargain for fun and just immerse yourself with all the colors, impressions, sounds and the general vibe.

I’ll just leave these photos of Medina of Essaouira here and you can figure the rest by stepping into the medina yourself.

One of the dearest memories I have from Morocco are camel rides, in Sahara and in Essaouira. The special thing about camel ride in Essaouira was that it was during a sunset throughout some dunes and alongside the coastline.

During the tour we booked, this sympathetic Moroccan guide organising it had organised us a small picnic in nature and he also took amazing pictures and videos of us with the camels at the coastline.

Don’t worry if you’re not into surfing, as you can also enjoy the nice beach of Essaouira by swimming, sunbathing, doing some exercises on calisthenics bars or by doing yoga at the beach.

And if you’re into surf, there are many places you can just rent a board and a wetsuit.

For beginners I recommend taking a surf lesson as it makes it safer and more fun.

Essaouira is very far from actual Sahara, but if you want to enjoy the dunes next to sea, you should visit Cap Sim Dunes which is nearby Essaouira.

You can make it a horse ride, quad biking trip or simply a walk along the Cap Sim dunes.

Best ways to get around in Morocco are by shared taxis and buses.

Shared taxi is a taxi which will be shared with random people, and the taxi leaves when the car is full. This is really affordable option for long distances as well.

If you don’t have time to wait for the car to get full, you can of course pay the whole ride by yourself as well and have the taxi leave immediately.

Another option to get for example to Marrakech, Agadir and Casablanca are by Bus.

For the buses you can check Supratours or CTM.

Morocco is a liberal Muslim country. This means that it is quite open-minded and safe, yet it is good to respect the culture, and for women it is advised to cover shoulders.

This is not anyhow mandatory though, and you can simply show up as you wish, but I would say you feel more comfortable by covering more.

Secondly, the main safety thing is not to get scammed with money, so bargaining is a skill you want to know.

Sometimes some people start from crazy prices to test you, and normally you can lower the price quite a bit.

As this is one of the only things to consider as safety in Morocco, you can see how safe i actually feels.s from different places so you get some general idea before you start bargaining.

As this is one of the only things to consider as safety in Morocco, you can see how safe it actually feels.

Of course, as always when traveling, use your common sense and carry valuables in a bag where it’s not easy to take it from and as a woman don’t get overly drunk alone in weird areas.