Horse & camel rides
Gallop on the beach at sunset or ride a camel through the dunes: the stables and the rides.
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- KitesurfingThree stretches of water, one deciding factor: your level. The bay, sandy and side-on, is where you learn. Sidi Kaouki asks for ease in waves, Moulay Bouzerktoune for an experienced rider. Essaouira has 147 days a year above 15 knots (1991-2020 normals), 20 of them in July.
- SurfingThe surf season, October to April, is the kite season in reverse. From October to January the wind falls to 8 strong days a month, against 20 in July. The bay teaches, Sidi Kaouki moves you on 26 km south, Imsouane holds the long wave 99 km away. A wetsuit all year, in water of 17 to 19 °C.
- WindsurfingWindsurfing reached Essaouira before kite. Moulay Bouzerktoune hosted the first PWA World Cup in Morocco in 2018. The bay teaches on flat water, Moulay is for experienced sailors in waves. Season April to September, in the afternoon, once the trade wind passes 15 knots.
- WingfoilWing foiling is the bay’s newest wind sport: the first commercial wing dates from spring 2019. Sand bottom and side-shore wind suit it, but the foil needs water beneath it, so set your session by the tide. Allow about ten hours to become independent and €123 to €130 for a two-hour private lesson.
- Quad & buggyQuad and buggy rides in the dunes and the hinterland: operators, durations, prices and precautions.
- Hammam & spaTwo different things share one name. The neighbourhood hammam is a public bath, men and women apart, with no prices posted online. The riad spa is booked and supplies the towels: 250 to 450 MAD for the hammam on three spa menus read on 16 October 2026. Same ritual, two products. Start with the neighbourhood one.
- Yoga & retreatsTwo products under one word. A studio class, no booking: 170 MAD at Moga Yoga, in the medina. A retreat, booked months ahead: from €800 for four nights to €1,690 for seven. In between, the Sidi Kaouki surf and yoga week, €550 to €900. October and November for retreats.
- GolfMogador golf, 36 holes between dunes and thuya forest.
- Cooking classesLearn tagine, pastilla or souk bread: Moroccan cooking workshops in Essaouira.
- Day tripsFour trips fit into a day from Essaouira. Sidi Kaouki, 26 km away, and the weekly Had Draa souk, 30 km away, by grand taxi. Ounagha and the Val d’Argan by whole-car taxi. Imsouane, 99 km away, by car. Marrakech works by coach, at the cost of six hours on the road. Which one is worth an agency.
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Surf school
Tafoukt Surf School
Tafoukt Surf School teaches surfing in Imsouane, 99 km south of Essaouira, with no address given: ask where to meet. €30 for a group of five at most, €45 per person as a duo, €50 private, board and wetsuit included, prices on show since May 2025 (checked on 25 October 2026).
Imsouane
Surf school
Ocean Vibes Morocco
Ocean Vibes Morocco (Ocean Vibes Surf Club) is a surf school in Sidi Kaouki, 26 km from Essaouira, for every level and for children from age 4. A two-hour group lesson costs €30 per person with wetsuit and board, and rental starts at €7 an hour (prices checked on 25 October 2026).
Sidi Kaouki
Kitesurf school
Ocean Vagabond Essaouira
Ocean Vagabond Essaouira, on the beach off boulevard Mohamed V, rents complete Duotone kite kits without an instructor: from €71 a day, €185 for three days and €285 for six. To learn, 2-hour lessons start at €123 private or €95 semi-private. Prices in euros, checked on 25 October 2026.
Essaouira bay (beach)
Kitesurf school
Kitesurf Maroc
Kitesurf Maroc is a mobile school on avenue Mohammed V, in Essaouira bay: a 4×4 takes students and kit to the day’s spot, with the ride included in the price. Two-hour lessons cost €60 in a group and €110 private (prices checked on 25 October 2026). For beginners and experienced riders alike.
Essaouira bay (beach)
Kitesurf school
Kite and Surf Essaouira (KSE)
Kite and Surf Essaouira (KSE), on the bay beach 2 km south of Place Moulay Hassan, supplies all the kit, helmet and vest included. In a group, two students share one kite, at €49 each for 2 hours. A private lesson costs €60 an hour, usually from age 12 (prices checked on 25 October 2026).
Essaouira bay (beach)
Kitesurf school
Explora Watersports
Explora Watersports, on the bay beach a 30-minute walk from place Moulay Hassan, sells kitesurfing in dirhams: 660 MAD for 2 hours in a group, 1,320 MAD private, kit hire 440 MAD a half-day plus 100 MAD insurance (prices checked on 25 October 2026). Its terms do not insure students.
Essaouira bay (beach)
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