04 May 2019
My husband and I booked this private tour as we wanted to make the most of our one-day cruise stop in Agadir.
Company owner Abdell emailed us before the ship docked, to confirm meeting time and place on the pier, and he was there to introduce us to our guide for the day, Abu.
We were rather surprised to discover that the area's primary visitors' site was the Kasbah, the old city on a hilltop, which had been destroyed, and its population decimated, during a 1960 earthquake. It felt strange to stroll around a place where so much devastation had taken place.
But Abu made clear that the city's residents were proud that a new city had sprung up nearby, and had attracted several international resort hotels which perched along its miles of sandy beach. One of my favorite photos is of a man walking his camel along the beach in front of the Riu Resort.
I'd be lying if I said I wasn't looking forward to some shopping in Agadir's souk! It was the usual enormous collection of shops, loosely organized by category (hint: souvenir shops are clustered about two minutes walk to the right of Door 2). When we arrived at the souk, Abu looked at me and saw a woman on a mission. He handed me his card, and told me to just text him on whatsapp, whenever I was ready to come out. Thanks, Abu!