7-Day Women's Wellness Tour from Marrakech
Marrakech → Essaouira → Marrakech
A women-only trip built around hammam rituals, a yoga session or two, and unhurried time in two of Morocco's most walkable cities: with the pace led by rest as much as sightseeing.
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Highlights
- A traditional hammam and gommage in Marrakech
- A guided women's cooperative visit: argan oil pressing near Essaouira
- Two optional yoga or meditation sessions
- Time in the Marrakech souks with a female guide
- A closing stretch by the Atlantic in Essaouira
Day by day
A working draft: the order and pace are ours to adjust once we know what matters most to you.
Marrakech
Arrival and a welcome dinner at the riad, usually served around the courtyard fountain once the day's heat has broken.
No driving today
Riad, Marrakech
Marrakech
A traditional hammam and gommage (a black-soap scrub) in the morning, then a guided souk walk with a female guide through the dyers' and slipper-makers' quarters in the afternoon.
No driving today
Riad, Marrakech
Marrakech
An optional yoga session at sunrise on the riad terrace, then free time: the cobalt walls and cactus gardens of the Jardin Majorelle are a popular choice.
No driving today
Riad, Marrakech
Marrakech to Essaouira
A relaxed drive through argan groves to the coast, stopping at a women's argan oil cooperative to see the oil pressed by hand: a craft unique to this part of Morocco, since the argan tree grows wild only in the Souss-Massa region.
About 2.5-3 hours on the road, roughly 180 km
Riad, Essaouira
Essaouira
A free day: the windswept 18th-century ramparts, the woodwork souks, or simply the beach.
No driving today
Riad, Essaouira
Essaouira
A second optional yoga session as the afternoon Alizé trade wind picks up over the Atlantic, then time at leisure before a closing group dinner.
No driving today
Riad, Essaouira
Return to Marrakech
A late-morning departure back through the argan groves to Marrakech for your onward flight.
About 2.5-3 hours on the road, roughly 180 km
Included
- ✓Private car and driver
- ✓6 nights' accommodation, breakfast included
- ✓One hammam and gommage treatment
- ✓Female guide for the Marrakech souk walk
- ✓Two optional yoga sessions
Not included
- —International flights
- —Meals not listed above
- —Additional spa treatments
- —Tips for driver and guide
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Tour at a glance
- Duration
- 7 days · 6 nights
- Transport
- Private car/4x4
- Languages
- English, French
- Availability
- Year-round
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