Essaouira & Atlantic Coast Full-Day Tour from Marrakech

Good trip, Essaouira, fantastic city along the ocean. The medina is different than that of Marrakech. Not the fast pace, pressure to buy or the constant pressure to so you there goods as in Marrakech. The fort is really neat, the old cannons, watchtower, you get the feel of an old port side fort. Nice outdoor restaurants and good selection of items, crafts, clothing to buy. The Argon factory was a good break and a worthwhile place to see. I learned there is Argon Oil used as a culinary oil, which is excellent. My wife was happy to see the Goats In Tree, and hold a baby goat, I think that made her trip, as that was a hot topic when we went. A downside was the guide/driver spoke English, however he was not polished enough to hold a conversation with rapid speaking Americans, so the conversation was limited, unless you paced your speech. Be aware of the scamp artist, who want to trade you dollars for Dirhams. The rates seem great, however the bills are counterfeit. The scam, My friend game me this dollar, I can't use it here, going to the bank, so they trade you about the going rate or better. Thus saving you taking home Dirhams. Good trip, makes for a slow paced day compared to Marrakech

We booked this tour with Viator and they used a local company called Easy Transfers. There was a driver and no guide. The driver could not speak English at all. We stopped for a rest but the driver did not mention us that we can visit the women's argan oil co operative, so none of us knew this and didn't visit it. That was very disappointing. The driver dropped us off and told us to meet in few hours time. The day was great, lovely place. We chose our own fish and had that for lunch, lovely food. On our way back the driver drove like a maniac, he most probably was in a hurry to get back to Marrakech. It was very scary experience. I did not like how a guide was not included in our package and missed the opportunity to visit the Argan Oil co operative. I like Essaouira, it's a lovely beautiful place, but I would not recommend this local tour company.