Essaouira Argan Product Workshop at Village Solaire

2 hoursEnglish, Spanish, French, Italian +16Essaouira, Morocco

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Your experience

Join a 2-hour argan product workshop at Coopérative Village Solaire in a standard group format, from raw nut to finished item.

Getting started

Arrive at Coopérative Village Solaire near Essaouira and check in for your Standard Group Workshop. You first visit the cooperative itself, where the women of the cooperative introduce you to the argan materials laid out for the session. After a short orientation to the space and tools, you move to the work area to begin the hands-on workshop.

What to expect

Coopérative Village Solaire

This 2-hour argan product workshop takes place inside Coopérative Village Solaire, where argan production is part of daily life. You follow the full journey of argan, from nut to finished product, alongside the cooperative members.

Features

• Take part in a visit to the cooperative, spending time with the women of the cooperative as they show you all argan materials used in traditional production, from whole nuts to pressed oil and finished products.

• Learn each stage of hands-on argan pressing and product making, using the provided argan materials to grind, press, and blend until you complete an argan product from start to finish.

• Receive an argan product to take home, created during the workshop, so you leave with a tangible result of your work and a direct link to the 2-hour experience near Essaouira.

• Pause during the standard group workshop format to enjoy traditional Moroccan tea along with water or tea as preferred, while you chat with the cooperative members and observe ongoing production.

• Sample a snack or product tasting that highlights how argan is used, adding a sensory dimension to what you have just made during the visit to the cooperative.

• Capture the moment with a photo souvenir that commemorates your time at Coopérative Village Solaire, your hands-on argan pressing, and the product-making process.

Spend two hours at Village Solaire near Essaouira, meeting the cooperative's women and sharing traditional Moroccan tea in an authentic setting.
On arrival at the cooperative, join a standard group session and get introduced to argan materials before starting the hands-on activities.
Learn each stage of argan pressing and product making in sequence, then keep your own finished item as an argan souvenir to take home.
Sip water or tea, sample argan snacks or products, and pose around the argan cooperative for photos, including a souvenir shot to take home.

Included

Visit to the cooperative
Women of the cooperative and all argan materials
Hands-on argan pressing and product making
Argan product to take home
Traditional Moroccan tea
Water or tea
Snack or product tasting
Photo souvenir

Not included

Transport to and from the cooperative
Personal expenses

Meeting and pickup

Pickup detailsRead more

• Your voucher will be emailed to you shortly.

• Display the voucher on your mobile phone with a valid photo ID at the starting point.

• Please check your final voucher for the starting point details and specific instructions.

Good to know

Duration: The Standard Group Workshop at Village Solaire lasts around 2 hours near Essaouira.
Host: The workshop is hosted by the women of Coopérative Village Solaire using authentic argan materials.
Experience format: You will join a standard group workshop format with other participants.
Activities: You will take part in hands-on argan pressing and product making from start to finish.
Take-home item: You will leave with an argan product that you helped create during the workshop.
Refreshments: Traditional Moroccan tea plus water or tea are included during your visit.