CTM bus to Marrakech
by earthflyer
Bus to Marrakech leave Essaouira at 17:00pm and arrives into Marrakech CTM bus station at 19:30pm.
Journey time about 2hr 30mins cost is around 60 dirhams plus 5 dirhams for luggage.
Please use times and prices for a rough guide only.
There are more local bus companies at the bus station leaving for Marrakech but they stop at the main Bus station in Marrakech not at the CTM bus station.
The Markets
by amyhenderson
The markets around Marrakesh are something that every visitor must do. Upon arriving to Marrakesh, we were approached by a French/Morroccon guy to offer to be our "guide" for the 3 days that we had in Morrocco. After talking him down more than half the original price, we decided we were getting a good deal. He rode around on his scooter and we followed him everywhere. My god, such a funny experience! And also he only spoke Arabic & French, so my schoolday French got us by with communication with him! He took us to some out of the way markets, where we were the ONLY foreigners. Children would stare, adults would touch my hair (I have red hair), chickens squawking, eyes roaming, marketstallers eyes begging for some (foreign) business. Our guide seemed to genuinely have our best interest at heart. He would not let us buy there because he said everyone would sell us things at extortionate prices. We rather go to the markets in the city where we can "copy" the prices of locals & foreigners alike. But just to go to these markets is great. All the colours, the pottery, the carpets, the teas, the foods, the smells, the sounds, the people... everything is just so different. From here, I felt like I was a world away from my comparibly cushy & luxurious lifestyle on the other side of the globe. Wow.
The casbah across the doorway.
by JLBG
The casbah shows across the doorway. The casbah is surrounded by the sea but does not open towards the sea. It was build all at one time. This why it has a very regular design, that it would not have if it had been built bit by bit, as it is usually the case in other towns.
Traditionnal pharmacy
by JLBG
There are others traditionnal pharmacy booth even more amazing that this one, unfortunately, I was not allowed to take a photo.
"Powder to get thin", close to "powder to get fat" ! elsewhere natural Viagra, called ''powder to climb on Suzette'' ! ...
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Riad nakhla
The lobby at riad nakhla.
Riad nakhla was full of pretty girls.
Essaouria Fishing Port
