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Beaches of Essaouira

Essaouira, Morocco
212/7/77 51 71
Ranked #16 of 34 attractions in Essaouira
4.0 of 5 stars 40 Reviews
Type: Beaches
Description: A guided camel ride across the coastline of Essaouira, an ancient fishing village, is among the most popular Moroccan attractions.
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lincolnshire
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3 reviews 3 reviews
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 May 2012

the beaches are lovely 2 miles long bay great for swimming and sunbathing best to get a sun bed then there is no problem in leaving items when going swimming 20mad for the day not a lot to pay More

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Quebec
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16 reviews 16 reviews
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17 helpful votes 17 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 May 2012

No big waves, no blue water but a quiet place to enjoy the sun. It's a peaceful beach. More

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Cambridge, United Kingdom
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 April 2012

A huge beach which is great for long walks. No so good for sun bathing as the wind whips the sand up. Some of the beach was quite dirty with litter More

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Cardiff UK
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70 reviews 70 reviews
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66 helpful votes 66 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 April 2012

The Beach was clear of litter but not as glowing as the beaches of Agadir. There was a sort of black weed being washed up and thr water was a reddy brown. Seagulls are pest swooping about all over the place. This is a fishing port and as the boats came in there were followed by large numbers of Gulls.... More

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England
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6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 April 2012
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The beach looks beautiful in the holiday brochure but once you get settled the tides turn quickly. We were very pleased to find sun loungers at the front but quicly realised why others chose the back near the wall. We had to move three times in four hours as the water got nearer and flooded around us bringing with it... More

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Monterey, California
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20 reviews 20 reviews
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25 helpful votes 25 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 April 2012

Good: Incredible tidal difference, a good place to learn surfing (not good for body surfing or experienced surfers), mostly clean sand, a very nice view Bad: People walk by every half hour trying to sell you watches, sunglasses, sweets, or hash and will keep offering as long as you stay there. The ocean had trash in it. Always windy. More

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1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 April 2012

All sand beaches with huge expanses at low tide. Wasn't very windy when we were there so great for kids. More

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Sligo, Ireland
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 April 2012

Walking on the beach was wonderful. It is flat and clean and refreshing. More

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London, England, United Kingdom
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6 reviews 6 reviews
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 March 2012
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Feb/March is beautiful and sunny, but too windy to enjoy sitting on the beach. More

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Oxford, United Kingdom
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3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 March 2012
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Stupidly we allowed our son to have a supposedly natural henna tattoo from a local vendor on the beach. It has left him with a very nasty rash which may scar. It contained a chemical ppd. This has sensitised an allergic reaction for life to other compounds which include some anesthetics. Avoid at all cost fake black henna tattoos. More

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