Stay & Logistics Guides - Essaouira by the Seagull team

Stay & Logistics Guides - Essaouira by the Seagull team

Three guides to sort out practical questions before arriving. Where to sleep depending on your discipline and your volume of equipment. How to structure a week to progress without wasting time. And what storage on the beach really changes in the daily life of a rider stay.

All Stay guides

Three guides to sort out practical questions before arriving. Where to sleep depending on your discipline and your volume of equipment. How to structure a week to progress without wasting time. And what storage on the beach really changes in the daily life of a rider stay.

These questions come up every season, asked by riders of all levels. The answers are not universal: they depend on your discipline, your equipment, your budget and the length of your stay. These guides give you useful points of reference before booking.

The three stay guides

Where to sleep in Essaouira to ride? Medina or beachside, recommended riads from €30 to €110/night, and why the Medina + beach storage combination works for the vast majority of riders who come with their own equipment.

Organize a week of riding in Essaouira: typical day-by-day program for a beginner and for an independent intermediate rider. Advice on fatigue, windless days and weather adjustments.

What is storage on the beach for? For whom it is concretely useful, what it includes, the prices and the cost/benefit calculation according to the length of stay. Honest about what it solves and what it doesn't solve.

How to use these guides

If this is your first stay in Essaouira, start with Where to sleep to ride before booking anything: the logistics of the equipment directly influences the choice of accommodation.

Then read Organize a week to structure your program according to your level and discipline. The typical programs are realistic: we do not promise 30 knots every day.

What storage is used for answers the question that every rider who comes with his equipment ends up asking. If you sleep in Medina with your equipment, read it before arriving.

A stay to be structured?

Send your dates, your discipline and the size of the group: we offer you a coherent organization.

Google Reviews · Seagull Club Essaouira

What riders say after their sessions

A few reviews left after kitesurfing, surf and wingfoil lessons with the team.

Guillaume Gehot

4 reviews · 1 photo · 2 months ago

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5 stars

"Great place to start learning kitesurfing! Ayoub gives clear explanations, goes at his students' pace and helps you progress quickly."

Raphael Regi

Local Guide · 15 reviews · 3 months ago

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5 stars

"Thanks to the team and to Soufiane for his professionalism. He explained the basics of kitesurfing with a lot of technique."

Nass

17 reviews · 4 photos · 8 months ago

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5 stars

"Ayoub is a very good instructor and truly passionate about kitesurfing. He passes that passion on with a great mood."

S13

4 reviews · 3 months ago

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5 stars

"I had an excellent lesson with Ayoub, an instructor I highly recommend. He encouraged me and showed a lot of patience."

Jeanne Delpech

1 review · 2 months ago

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5 stars

"Very good experience here, good atmosphere, the instructors listen to us and give very good advice to progress in surfing."

Charlène LEGALOIS

Local Guide · 15 reviews · 1 photo · 3 months ago

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5 stars

"Thank you Ayoub Toulaoui, who was a great instructor! He is patient, gives good advice and knows how to spot the best waves."

Bryan Chaumé

6 reviews · 4 photos · 7 months ago

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5 stars

"First kite lesson with Sofiane. Very educational and friendly, he made us feel comfortable and we progressed quickly."

hakim

10 reviews · 2 photos · 8 months ago

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5 stars

"Amazing club! Thank you Ayoub for your teaching and advice. A real enthusiast who easily makes you feel comfortable."

Marc Cochard

9 reviews · 4 photos · 7 months ago

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5 stars

"We came to do wingfoil with friends. Faycel and his team welcomed us warmly, just like the previous year."

andréa buffet

2 reviews · 2 months ago

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5 stars

"Perfect for surf rentals. Very kind and cheerful people, I recommend Ayoub."

Steven Gueguen

6 reviews · 2 months ago

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5 stars

"Ayoub is a great professional. A huge thank you for the welcome and the advice."

thomas géhot

5 reviews · 2 months ago

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5 stars

"Great kite lesson, and thanks Soufiane for the advice!"

Joachim Sojae

3 reviews · 2 months ago

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5 stars

"Great experience with Soufiane, a top instructor. We'll come back!"

Charlotte Chefaroudi

10 reviews · 10 photos · 2 months ago

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5 stars

"Very kind, professional and attentive. Well located, ideal for surfing."

rad louda

1 review · 4 months ago

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5 stars

"Soufiane, the best of the instructors! Very friendly and educational."

Quentin Viala

9 reviews · 2 months ago

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5 stars

"Ayoub is great, very good session."

Malo Gueguen

1 review · 2 months ago

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5 stars

"Thanks to Hamza and Ayoub for these surf sessions."

Valentine Chevreux

3 reviews · 2 months ago

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5 stars

"Ayoub was excellent! Thank you for this moment."

Elena Vidyapina

2 reviews · 1 photo · 7 months ago

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5 stars

"Soufiane, top experience! Thanks for the kite explanations."

Pierre Archambault

Local Guide · 20 reviews · 9 photos · 7 months ago

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5 stars

"Thank you very much Ayoub for the explanations to discover the sport, it was great."

virginie guffroy

8 reviews · 1 photo · 1 day ago

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5 stars

"Hamza and Youns, great instructors! Thank you for everything."

Mathilde Bénézet

13 reviews · 1 day ago

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5 stars

"Best surf and kite instructors in Essaouira, we love them, we're coming back tomorrow."

Hélène Vincent

3 reviews · 1 day ago

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5 stars

"A great place to learn surfing. Thanks to Abdou, who was clear and encouraging."

Theo Inzirillo

4 reviews · 12 photos · 1 day ago

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5 stars

"Wonderful lesson with Ayoub, top instructor. Quality kitesurfing lesson."

Prune JULLIEN

6 reviews · 2 photos · 1 day ago

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5 stars

"Thank you very much for the kitesurfing lessons with Ayoub. Great instructor, attentive, patient and smiling."

Perier Romain

3 reviews · 2 photos · 2 days ago

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5 stars

"Fantastic kitesurfing sessions with Ayoub. Super clear instructions and a very nice atmosphere to progress quickly."

Farah Zeroual

1 review · 3 days ago

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5 stars

"I loved this surf session. Top team, top equipment, perfect for a good session."

G 1997

3 reviews · 3 days ago

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5 stars

"I had never surfed before and thanks to them I learned quickly. Good atmosphere, equipment in good condition, they take the time."

Marie Le Houarner

5 reviews · 1 week ago

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5 stars

"Great lesson with Youssef, I progressed a lot in a short time. Thank you."

lilian ponsolle

2 reviews · 1 month ago

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5 stars

"Great surf lesson and good advice with Soufiane. I recommend Seagull Essaouira."

Stefan Schröder

Local Guide · 34 reviews · 102 photos · 1 month ago

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5 stars

"I had booked a wingfoil lesson. The very friendly team adapted the session to the day's conditions."