Day trip from Essaouira
Sidi Kaouki A long empty beach, a surf village and a shrine at the water's edge.
Photo: Goldfinchshuffle, CC BY-SA 4.0
Why people like it
Essaouira's beach is busy and windy; Sidi Kaouki is the quiet version twenty-five kilometres down the coast. The sand runs for kilometres with nothing on it but a few horses, the white koubba of the saint who gave the place its name, and surfers waiting for the next set. Most visitors come for half a day and wish they had stayed longer.
What you can do
- Walk the beach as far as you like; it keeps going.
- Take a surf or kitesurf lesson at one of the village schools (boards and wetsuits provided).
- Ride a horse or a camel along the shore, from the stables at the village entrance.
- Eat grilled fish or a tagine at a beach café facing the water.
- Combine with Diabat on the way down, or push on to the Sidi M'barek waterfalls.
Good to know
Strong wind most afternoons, like Essaouira. Little shade: bring a hat. Your driver waits in the village and brings you back when you say.
How it works
- You choose the date, the departure time and the return time. Nothing is fixed in advance.
- Your driver takes you there, waits for you on site and brings you back. You visit at your own pace, no guide, no group.
- We reply with one price for the car, whatever the number of passengers it carries. You pay the driver on the day.
Ask for a quote
Tell us the date, when you want to leave and come back, and how many you are. We reply with one price for the car.
No payment online. Usually answered within the day.
Other day trips from Essaouira
Photo: MyName (Nick Barnes), CC BY 3.0
Diabat
The village Jimi Hendrix made famous, a castle sinking into the dunes, and the best view of Essaouira.
Photo: DimiTalen
Sidi M'barek waterfalls
A stream that drops straight onto the beach, through argan trees, with nobody around.
Photo: Arabi629, CC BY-SA 4.0
Moulay Bouzerktoun
A fishing village on a windswept bay where the world's windsurfers come to play.
Photo: Man77, CC BY-SA 4.0
Souk Had Draa
The biggest country market of the region: camels, spices, barbers and tagines under tents.