New Year Adventure Yoga Holiday Essaouira, Morocco
Spend your New Year on our brand new adventure yoga holiday in the beautiful city of Essaouira, Morocco. Enjoy culture and history on a city tour, hike along the coast and surf in the perfect conditions. All whilst being based at a serene and sustainable hotel in your very own 'Ecodome'.
New for 2024, join us on our New Year escape to Essaouira, Morocco. Spend 5 nights, 6 days over the new year taking time out for you to restore after a busy year. Yoga, hikes, water-sports, stunning scenery and delicious food will leave you feeling energised and ready for 2025.
This December, escape the longer darker days in the northern hemisphere and come and explore Essaouira, Morocco. The average temperature is 18 degrees celsius with highs of 20, relax and explore with this combination yoga holiday of adventure, culture and relaxation.
Your 5 night stay in Essaouira will include yoga twice a day, a hike that shows off the beautiful coastal landscape, three delicious veggie/plant food dishes a day, Essaouira city tour, as well as optional water-sports, water-fall hike and more. You will return home feeling refreshed and ready for 2025.
As it is a new year yoga holiday with us, we share with you a setting intentions workshop, to get clear on your goals for 2025.
What makes this holiday so special is the stunning venue. Nestled in the Swiri countryside amongst the Argan and Tuaya trees, our boutique venue is a peaceful haven a mere 10 km from central Essaouira. There is a swimming pool to cool off and shaded areas to relax with a good book. Yoga will be in a newly designed wooden yoga shala with a glass front looking out to the argan farm. The bedrooms are in ‘Ecodomes’ and have been built with the utmost respect for sustainability, they are built from local materials found in Essaouira. Alongside this, all the food is locally sourced, they use renewable energy and the venue’s staff are from the local community.
Compared to the bustling cities of Marrakech and Casablanca, Essaouira offers a more relaxed and tranquil atmosphere. The architecture reflects a mix of Moroccan and European influence, with charming whitewashed buildings with blue accents. The medina of Essaouira is a world heritage site, making the city rich in culture and history, which you will learn more about on our city tour. Essaouira locals are extremely warm and friendly and it is a city of natural beauty, boasting sandy beaches.
Our Essaouira retreat will be full of adventure and blend the best activities that the city has to offer whilst still leaving you time to relax and reflect on 2024 in our serene venue. Begin 2025 with exhilaration and rejuvenation on our New Year yoga holiday in Essaouira.
Read our reasons to go to Morocco.
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Location
Essaouira -
Season
winter -
Duration
5 nights -
Group size
13 -
Accommodation
Boutique hotel -
Meeting Point
Marrakech airport -
Yoga level
All Levels -
Activity level
All levels -
Food
Veggie/plant-based -
Carbon Footprint
TBC
Once you have landed in Marrakech for your new year yoga holiday in Essaouira, you will meet for our transfer at the airport at 14:00 and enjoy the scenic drive to Essaouira.
Your first evening starts with a short yoga class and then dinner.
On the last day enjoy breakfast before your transfer leaves at 8:00am for Marrakech airport.
A Typical Day
7:30am - 9am
Energising morning yoga
9:30am
Wholesome breakfast by the pool
11am - 5pm
Guided hike, city tour, optional water-sports or sea swim
1:30pm
Lunch when at venue
3pm - 5pm
Relaxation time
5pm - 7pm
Restorative evening yoga
7:00pm
Delicious Moroccan style vegetarian evening meal
We make sure everything is included so that you can switch off and relax on your new year yoga holiday in Essaouira!
What's included
Beautiful twin/double or single 'Ecodome' with en-suite
Large spacious grounds with a pool and outdoor seating areas
Transfer to & from Marrakech airport
Essaouira city tour
Guided hike
Setting intentions workshop
5 x Delicious breakfasts
Delicious Mediterranean-style lunches whilst at the venue
5 x 3 course evening meals
4 x Morning yoga classes to energise
5 x Evening yoga classes to unwind
Yoga mats, blocks & bolsters
Assistance in organising extra activites
Wonderful and experienced Adventure Yogi and local hosts to make your stay as comfortable as possible
What's not included
- Flight & travel insurance
- Extra excursions - eg: surfing, kite-surfing, water-fall hike
- Lunches whilst on the tours provided or whilst out of the venue
Accommodation in Essaouira, Morocco
Your accommodation is 20km outside central Essaouira, situated in the Swiri countryside, surrounded by Argan and Tuyra trees.
On your 5 night stay in Essaouira you will be staying in a newly designed eco-conscious venue. Constructed in 2020, the ‘Ecodomes’ have been built with sustainability at their core, they’re built from local materials and they’re round structure makes them energy efficient – warm and cosy on colder evenings and cooling in the heat of the day. There is an outdoor heated pool and daybeds and plenty of spots of shade to read your book.
On our retreat we have 10 domes all of which are en-suite and you have the choice between a standard or superior ecodome, single occupancy or twin:
The standard ecodome has either a double bed or two singles, an in-room sitting area and adjoining dressing room.
The superior ecodome is larger, with a double bed or two singles, separate living room and dressing room. The bedrooms are authentically Moroccan in design and give a sense of peace and serenity.
The closest airport is Marrakech where we will be providing our transfer included in the price. You must arrive at the airport on time for the transfer times we have provided otherwise you will need to arrange a private transfer. The transfer time from Marrakech airport to the venue is 2 hrs 30 minutes.
Fly:
On arrival day, please make sure your flight arrives at Marrakech airport before 13:00 ready to be picked up 14:00
On departure day, please book a flight that departs after 13:00 as your transfer will be arriving at the airport at 11:00am.
Please note: It is possible to book flights to Essaouira airport (30 minutes from the venue), however the transfer is not included in the price and you will have to arrange this yourself. If you decide to fly to Essaouira we can put you in contact with a trusted private transfer company recommended by our venue.
A twin/double room is for two people sharing either two single beds or a double bed. If you book a twin room you will be sharing with one other yogi of the same gender. Please email [email protected] if you would like to request the room to be double (if sharing with a partner/friend).
Twin / double standard Ecodome en-suite room: £1299pp
Single standard Eco-dome en-suite room:
£1599
There are superior eco-domes available, which are larger and have a relaxation space, as well as a bedroom area and private bathroom.
Twin / Double Superior Ecodome:
£1399pp
Single Superior Ecodome: £1699
- Comfy clothes for yoga and lounging around - a shawl for savasana
- Sunscreen & sun hat
- Water bottle
- A backpack to carry your essentials
- Comfortable clothes for hiking and adventures
- Bring some warm clothes/layers as it can be cooler in the mornings and evenings - a rain jacket is also advisable. Please check the weather for Essaouira and pack accordingly
- Good walking boots - preferably hiking boots
- Some cash is advisable for optional activities
This New Year yoga holiday in Essaouira, Morocco is suitable for anyone who'd like a week away with wellness, cultural and active excursions, healthy food and Yoga. Beginners are welcome as well as all ages.
Suitability : Level
- Advanced
- All ages
- Beginners
- Intermediate
- Men & Women
Sustainability
We are working towards reducing our carbon footprint, and here are some ways we, as a company, are doing this.
We are a 88% vegan company, 10% vegetarian and 2% fish or meat (only when staying in boutique hotels that offer these options). This makes up a huge percentage of carbon emissions that we avoid so easily because our food is still delicious, balanced and even more creative. So, thanks to you all for enjoying our healthy (mostly) plant-based meals.
The difference: Most travel companies struggle to reduce their travellers’ meat and dairy consumption, which accounts for a large portion of their carbon emissions.
We stay primarily in one location for the duration of the retreat. We have started staying in a few locations on our long haul, but it is limited to 2 or 3 locations over an 8 – 10 night period. Staying in one place means low carbon emissions because we aren’t burning fuel to get around.
The difference: Other adventure travel companies move around every two days, using alot of petrol in vehicles for sometimes only 1 or 2 people.
Our activities are low-impact—yoga, hiking, surfing, skiing/boarding, whitewater rafting, SUP, and kayaking are all very low-carbon activities, in fact, zero-carbon (except skiing/snowboarding due to the ski lifts, which is also low). These activities are included in the price we measure. The carbon may increase with travel to and from these activities in vehicles.
The difference: Other travel companies can include high-carbon activities in the price, such as jet skiing, quad biking, and jeep driving, which increases their carbon footprint.
We run more than half of our retreats and holidays in the UK; these are very low-carbon holidays.
We currently don’t measure our guests’ travel as part of our carbon output because our guests don’t only come from the UK, so it is hard for us to predict this. We also don’t include travel in the holiday price, which is not part of our calculations. We know that we provide these holidays, so we are looking to include this carbon measurement in the future so we are investigating how we can reduce this.
The carbon measurements at the top of the page with the icons are per person for the whole retreat.
Ultra-low-carbon holidays
These holidays are below 200 kg per person, and our UK retreats are below 100 or even 70 kg, so these are great adventures for low carbon breaks.
Ski holidays are actually low in carbon!
In France, many ski resorts are turning to green energy to power the lifts. If you eat low in meat and dairy while you’re there and hire your ski equipment, this makes your trip as low-carbon as possible.
How can you help?
There are ways that you can help reduce your carbon when coming on our retreats and holidays:
Travel by train, try slow travel across Europe and the UK.
If travelling abroad to Europe or further afield, choose carbon capture schemes, check out Ecologi. Offsetting is not the best thing to do these days, but try carbon capture where you pay for carbon to be absorbed into the environment.
Car share UK – we recommend when guests travel by train to arrive and depart at the same time to taxi share – which helps keep costs and carbon emissions down. Why not consider car share, too? Most guests who drive come alone or with a friend; we have WhatsApp groups that, if you like, you can see who is driving from your area and enjoy getting to know each other on the way to the retreats, and save on your carbon emissions at the same time!
We are by no means saints when it comes to producing carbon, as a travel company we know this is very difficult to reduce. We are working to reduce our carbon output each year by measuring it and then creating plans to reduce it. We are reviewing all our venues and asking them how they can improve their carbon reduction as we don’t own any of our venues but we would like to work with them to help in any way we can. We want to be transparent with this, so please get in touch for more information. As we change things, we will update the website.
Beautiful Essaouira
Essaouira, a coastal city in western Morocco, is a vibrant blend of historical significance and modern charm. On our Essaouira yoga retreats we offer a diverse array of activities making it an ideal destination for travelers seeking both adventure and relaxation. The city was designed by a french engineer, giving it a unique blend of Moroccan and European architectural influences. Its medina, a UNESCO World Heritage site, is a labyrinth of narrow streets lined with whitewashed houses, bustling markets, vibrant souks and artisan workshops, exuding a timeless ambiance.
The high walls surrounding Essaouira offer stunning views of the ocean where you can partake in surfing, windsurfing and kitesurfing. Due to the coastline being windy and the sea having excellent waves it creates ideal conditions for both beginners and experienced surfers. Amongst the water-sports, the beaches are long, white and sandy, offering a serene environment and perfect for leisurely walks or sea-swims.
In essence, Essaouira in Morocco provides a rich tapestry of activities that blend adventure, culture, and relaxation, making it the perfect yoga destination and ensuring that everyone finds something to enjoy.
About the yoga
The yoga classes on our yoga holiday in Essaouira will be suitable for all levels and abilities. We love introducing total beginners to yoga.
Our morning yoga classes will be a blend of grounding Hatha, strong flows and creative movements to energise you for the day ahead. Evening sessions will be a blissful end to the day with restorative, yin and meditation.
There are yoga mats, blocks & bolsters at the venue. For restorative yoga, we recommend bringing a light shawl or blanket and pillows can be used as support in postures.
Highlights
Stay in a stunning environment-conscious venue
Daily yoga to energise the body and mind
Experience local culture on a city tour
Bring in the New Year with peace, community & positvity
Guided hike
Three delicious meals a day
Optional water-sports in the best conditions
Be as active or relaxed as you like
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About the Food
Three meals a day are included in the price of our Essaouira holiday, and the venue’s local Moroccan chefs cater to our group.
The day starts with a hearty Moroccan breakfast, served with a selection of baked Moroccan delicacies, homemade jams and other tasty options.
Lunch is a relaxed Mediterranean affair with various seasonal salads and roasted vegetables.
A Moroccan feast is served for dinner, highlighting the diversity of Moroccan cuisine. The menu changes according to seasonality.
On AdventureYogi holidays, we ensure that our food is vegetarian/vegan; however, there will be meat and fish options available.
It is possible to cater to dairy, gluten- and other intolerance-free diets. Please inform us before departure.
Lunches are not provided whilst out on day trips.
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