ESSAOUIRA MOROCCO First Impressions and Tour of Moroccan Medina Surf & Beach Town
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- Опубликовано: 5 июл 2024
- Essaouira Morocco - After the craziness of Marrakech we were looking forward to our next stop... Essaouira Morocco! We're spending a month in Morocco's Windy City and here's our first glimpse of Essaouira. We walk the picturesque city walls, stroll through the Essaouira medina, get our first impressions of the beach and have a delicious snack of avocado juice.
Essaouira is a very welcome change of pace. The quieter, calmer town on Morocco's windy Atlantic coast is know to be a draw for surfers, kite surfers and hippies (Jimi Hendrix apparently loved it here.) A wonderful place to enjoy the colourful Moroccan medinas without the hustle and bustle of the larger cities. We can see why many people choose to retire here or stay for a while.
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00:00 - About our time in Marrakech
01:59 - Intro to Essaouira
02:25 - Essaouira Medina part 1
03:23 - City walls
05:44 - Medina Square
06:19 - Fish Market
06:54 - Essaouira Beach
07:32 - Essaouira Medina Part 2
09:04 - Snack time! - Avocado Juice
09:30 - Conclusion and thanks for watching
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thanks for everyting good vedio
Thanks for watching! 🇲🇦❤🇲🇦
Welcome to Morocco 🇲🇦🇲🇦🇲🇦💙
Thank you!
another nice video thank you 🙏
Thanks so much!
i love essouira
We loved Essaouira too. Such a nice vibe in that town ❤
we watch, we admire you👏 thank you that we can feel like we are there💚
You're so sweet Veronica. I feel like soon the feeling that you are there will be very strong! 😄
I love your video so much thanks for sharing it with me. I love my country and love see it after covid period 👍from ottawa canada 🇨🇦
Hi Zineb, I am from Canada 🇨🇦! Say hello to my home for me and I’ll say hi to 🇲🇦 Morocco for you 😊
Just found your channel. Thanks, I'll be following your adventures from here on. Love how you made that decision to 'sell all and go'. Very inspiring. Safe travels guys. Love from New Zealand
Hi Lee! Thanks so much for your kind words and support, it means a lot to us 🙏🙏🙏
I shared your viddeo with moroccan minister of tourism
Did you? I hope the ministry hears all of the nice things we said as well as the needs for improvement.
Any recommendations on. Seafood restaurant? I’ll be going tomorrow. Thanks in advance!
Hi Michelle! We really loved the seafood dishes we tried at Cafe la Tolerance and Chez Zak, we have made a food tour video that will be coming out soon!
I enjoyed watching this video, and I'm excited to visit essaouira it seems to be quite city. My advice for you is to start visiting Moroccan villages people there are very polite and respectful and you'll discover a variety of cultures 🙏
Hi, thanks so much! Essaouira made a big impression on us, I hope you love it there as much as we did! If you're going, check out our Airbnb tour we just released, such great options there for really reasonable prices. We have noticed a way different vibe in the smaller towns than in the cities here in Morocco (like everywhere else I guess) and have found that the Moroccan people are very kind and welcoming to travellers. A few bad apples in Marrakech kind of got us off on the wrong foot, but since then it's been nothing but warm and hospitable Moroccan welcomes.
@@PureDetour I've already checked the airbnd tour video it's really rich and interesting and you're welcome in your second country 😀
Thanks so much!
@@PureDetour I guess you Hollywood people need some action in life right? Don’t complain about things being staged and stuff when you guys are masters at staging things that have a massive impact on the rest of the world. It’s a third world country where people try anything to earn a bit of money, don’t get me wrong, dishonesty and unfairness is always wrong, but what were you expecting in a country with a lot of poverty. Don’t act as stupid tourists, show understanding and neglect the things that you dislike. Adios gringos!
Thanks again for the informative video...we have Morocco on our list of places to visit but we were definitely unsure about Marrakech , a little hustle is always to be expected in tourist destinations we experienced it in Mexico, Thailand and Vietnam but it wasn't obtrusive in the least ...any plans on visiting Rabat ?
Hi Rob! We’ve travelled to many of those places and of course expect the hustle but this was a whole other level. To be fair though we recently spent another day and night in Marrakech, stayed outside the Medina, and had a very different experience. The Medina is very cool and exhilarating but if you’re filming it’s not great and I wouldn’t recommend being out late in there unless you’re at the square. And yes, quite a few cities remain on the Morocco itinerary!
very good🌹🇲🇦🌹
Thank you very much Imad!
Welcome to Essaouira
Thank you so much!
Hi guys! And welcome to Morocco from a world 🌎 citizen. I am so sad to hear about your negative thoughts on Marrakech. If you ever decide to come back for a second visit please let me know. I would love to show you the real Marrakech and how hospitable it can be. Locals will never hassle tourists....Stay safe!
Hi L'alla. We actually did go back to Marrakech, only for a day and had a much better experience. Thanks so much for watching!
Greetings..
Nice video, this year we want to visit Essaouira again, could you tell us where you stayed?
Thank you
Hi J.G. Did you watch our Essaouira Airbnb tour? Have a look and you can you DM us on our Facebook or Instagram account for details.
@@PureDetour OK thank you..
I'll take a look
Great, let us know if you want more details
Thanks for the video Essaouira a beautiful town from Australia with love 😘
Thanks for watching David!
Welcom in my city
Thank you so much Morad! We fell in love with Essaouira. Please subscribe to see us explore more coming soon!
Welkommmm
Thank you!
I just came back from Morocco. I saw these goats and they are tied to the tree. I saw at least four different trees of goats tied up in the tree all staged for taking photos.
Hi Denise. We looked very closely, the ones we saw were not tied at that time. Though we have heard that it is common.
Welkom
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Beautiful locations, most of which I had never seen before.
Thanks Asmon! Lots more fun Essaouira and Morocco 🇲🇦 locations coming soon!
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You're the best, thank you Amhil for supporting us!
Interesting I live here in Essaouria and if the locals see a European or North American they simply think you have excess cash which compared to them will be true. Loads of barbers in Essaouira but you don’t look like you really need a haircut and could wait till next year.
Hi! We found an amazing barber in Essaouira and both got great haircuts. We really liked Essaouira and found it really laid back and loved the people there! Enjoy!
Ramparts, featuring crenellations.
Yes! Exactly the words we were looking for 😊. Thank you!
@@PureDetour No worries. Hey, I'm back in Essaouira in two weeks!
@@louistracy6964 That sounds amazing. Essaouira was by far our favourite place in Morocco. We loved the gorgeous home we stayed in, we loved our daily shopping for food in the medina (those olives are to die for) and morning walks along the walls (featuring crenellations 😅), it really is a special place. I hope to see it again some day. I really hope you enjoy your time there. How long will you be staying?
Alot tourists go to Marrakech because other tourists do . . I hate Marrakech ..but I love Morocco ..Essaouira ..agadir ..safi el jadida ..tanger ..Tetoune ..go north guys !
We weren't huge fans of Marrakech either, but we've seen a lot of Morocco since then and if a tourist only sees Marrakech, they're really missing out, aren't they?
جميل جدا
و لكن ما غايتكم من زيارة ... ممكن إجابة
مرحبا حسن. الغرض من زيارتنا هو ببساطة رؤية العالم خارج بلدنا. نحب أن نلتقي بأشخاص جدد ونختبر ثقافات مختلفة عن ثقافتنا ونجرب أطعمة جديدة. أتحب الترحال؟
It’s unfortunate that tourists don’t get to meet the locals living in Marrakech. They only meet the low class coming from villages to make money in Marrakech like taxi drivers, fake guides, hasslers, henna artists, snake charmers, etc...
The locals are hard working people taking care of their families. The ones you are meeting in the Medina are there to trick you. You must be smarter and don’t let anyone make you feel bad. Just say thank you with confidence.
Enjoy the journey🙏❤️
Hi L'alla! Thank you for the comment. We absolutely met some wonderful people while we were in Marrakech! But walking as a tourist through the city is a bit of an ordeal! 🤣
Hi there! I am glad to hear that.
Marrakech is not a pleasant walking city anymore. I live in Los Angeles and it is the same issue. In the United States 🇺🇸 distances to go from your house to the market are long and in Morocco 🇲🇦 people are lazy and they drive everywhere to go to work , market... I think that there are too many cars 🚗 in the city taxis included...
By the way you can take buses instead of taxis. You will save money and they are quite comfortable.
Enjoy 😉
@@leila1965100 Thanks so much. Yes Marrakech is certainly an adventure 🤣 We took some trains also in Morocco and found them easy to use and comfortable.
Hhhh yes indeed Marrakech Médina tours especially with a video camera can be quite challenging.
Challenge is the opportunity for greatness 👍🌺
Morocco is a North African country and its people are North Africans, which means they are Imazighen (Berber people). The Arabs who came to Morocco and the rest of North Africa were a few thousand Arabs who settled between tens of millions of Berber people who were there for thousands of years already. These Arabs settled and mixed with the North Africans, but it’s like putting a pinch of salt in a pool of water, that’s how little the group of Arabs was. You won’t find a lot of Arabic traces back in the Moroccan’s people’s DNA. Most don’t even seem to have a percentage of it. The food, the dresses, the architecture, it’s all Moroccan and so different than the Middle Eastern.
Thanks for the history lesson!
in touristic cities avoid people who approach you and offer their help to show you around thé town or take you somewhere to buy souvenirs, Just kindly say no to these people they're unthrustworthy, they're swindlers. ONE more thing learn to haggle about prices because traditional items or spices are sold to tourists three times their real price
Hi! Thanks for the advice, we definitely learned this lesson the hard way in Marrakech. 🤣
@@PureDetour i believe this kind of behaviour is common in most touristic cities around the world
Is not arabien we are berbère
sorry, you had a bad experience in Marrakesh. Even I as a Moroccan, can't escape the street hustlers, especially in Marrakesh and Fes. Try going to small towns instead.
Hi! Yes we enjoyed the calm in Essaouira so much. To be fair, we just spent another day in Marrakech recently and stayed in a different area than the first trip and the vibe was very different and we liked it more. We are having such great experiences here in Morocco so we’re glad we had the time to spend to get to know this country better
Yes but don't forget some in medina are from black immigrants ancestry and recent black immigrants as this royal dynasty never stopped importing them... real Moroccans are farmers who never charge anything for Europeans for hospitality provided Europeans are peaceful nor those Moroccan middle class and upward... Marrakech situation has not changed anything since post French invasion colonial time... total fragmentation....