Taghazout is a place for slow travel rather than a packed sightseeing list. We happily filled 10 days here with beaches, surf, walks, spas and remote working, and we’ve already been back twice to do the same thing again.
“How many days do I need?” is still a fair question, and the answer depends on whether you’re here to learn to surf, to work remotely, a stop on a longer Morocco route or for some winter sun in January. Here’s how we’d structure 3, 5 and 10 days, based on our trips to Taghazout.
For the detail on each place mentioned, check out our Taghazout travel guide. If you haven’t booked yet, our guide to where to stay in Taghazout compares the village, the bay and Panorama Beach.
In a Rush? Best Hotels in Taghazout
Garden Taghazout Bay
Modern beach resort on Taghazout Bay with a big pool and easy access to surf schools. The comfortable family/couple pick.
Check ratesDar Imim Surf House
Laid-back surf house steps from the break, with board storage, a sociable rooftop and easy access to lessons.
Check ratesMunga Guesthouse
Small, friendly guesthouse in the village with simple, comfortable rooms — the homely budget choice.
Check ratesHow Many Days Do You Need in Taghazout?
Three days is what you would do if you’re doing a longer Morocco trip with limited time. Three days in Taghazout is enough just for a surf lesson, the boardwalk walk, and a seeing the village. In our opinion, it’s not enough to really enjoy the vibe here!
Five days is the sweet spot for most people. Enough to get comfortable on a surf board, fit in a hammam and a quiet beach day, and still have an afternoon where you do nothing at all.
Ten days is what we do, and we love it. We work remotely as well as surf. If you’re a digital nomad, the 10-day minimum stay at SunDesk makes this the natural length anyway and trust us, it goes by fast.
3 Days in Taghazout
Day 1: Arrive in Taghazout and catch the sunset
Arrive from Agadir Al Massira Airport, a 50-minute drive and around 300 dirhams by taxi. Drop your bags, then walk down to Taghazout Beach in the village to get your bearings. It’s the small bay lined with blue fishing boats bringing their catch back to sell. The waves here are flatter, so it’s better for swimming and paddle boarding than surfing.
In the evening, head to Surf Berbère for the best tagine in town. You eat outdoors on a terrace layered with patterned rugs, cushions and low tables around a fire pit. Catch the sunset whilst you eat.
Day 2: Surf Lesson, then Sunset at Anchor Point
Book a beginner lesson at Panorama Beach, less than a 5-minute walk out of the village. We went with Habo Surf. Expect upwards of €30 for two hours. Once we were confident in the water, we hired a board and wetsuit for 80 dirhams a day without an instructor.
If we just had an hour or two to surf, we’d rent boards from Ezequiel, the guy on the beach by the steps down onto Panorama beach to save the walk from the village with the board. On colder days, we hired from Habo where the quality is better and you can get a thicker wetsuit.
Lunch at Red Clay Cafe, which is Taghazout’s best cafe by a long shot. The Moroccan-style burritos, homemade cinnamon buns and proper coffee hit the spot after a good few hours on the sea. It’s entirely vegan and the food is the best in town.
By the early evening, walk the beaches to Anchor Point. There’s a bit of easy scrambling near the end. It isn’t a spectacular walk, but the rocky outcrop has uninterrupted sea views and it’s a good spot for sunset.
Day 3: The Boardwalk to Tamraght
Walk the boardwalk that skims the edge of Panorama beach all the way from Taghazout to Tamraght, with no road in sight. It’s quiet, pleasant and takes just over an hour one way. You can rent a bike and cycle it instead.
Have a look around Tamraght, stop by Hey Yallah for a hipster coffee or Machi Mouchkil Street Food if you need lunch, then walk or grab a taxi back. Finish with a sundowner at Amouage by Surf Maroc, whose terrace has panoramic views over the coast. Note that tables are often reserved for guests and alcohol is only served with food, so book ahead.
5 days in Taghazout
Day 4: Hammam and a Beach to Yourself
Morocco is famous for its hammams, steam baths where you’re scrubbed (really hard) to remove dead skin. It’s a weekly or fortnightly ritual for local Moroccans, and Tamraght Spa House offers a tourist-friendly, spa-like version. Hammams start at 300 dirhams for an hour and massages at 350 dirhams for an hour. Having tried a very local hammam on our first trip in 2017, I’d recommend going a little more upmarket for a more relaxing experience. Taghazout is far more relaxed about what you wear than the rest of the country — our guide to female travel in Morocco covers what to expect elsewhere.
Dinner at Windy Bay for Western comfort food and seafront seating, ideal for watching the waves and catching the sunset. The tagines there are on the plainer side, so order the pizza or the omelettes.
Day 5: More Surf, Yoga or Padel
Spend the morning back in the water at Panorama now that you know what you’re doing. If the waves are flat, this is the day to swap in something else — our guide to Taghazout weather and the best time to visit has the month-by-month surf outlook.
There are yoga classes on all over the village, and Amouage is one of the most talked about. Classes are 120 dirhams to join, with flow, yin, rise and more.
Padel has arrived in Taghazout too. There’s a court at the Hyatt Regency Taghazout and we’ve had a good game there with other co-workers from SunDesk.
Cheap dinner? Pizza Hot is a no-fuss, budget-friendly takeaway. You’ll always get a piping hot, freshly made pizza. The owner isn’t big on conversation, instead he’s keeping an eye on the sports on TV.
10 Days in Taghazout
With 10 days you stop planning and start living here. Rather than filling every day, we’d repeat the good bits and leave gaps. What we do with the extra days:
Work from the terrace
If you’re combining the trip with remote work, SunDesk has 24/7 workspace access and a rooftop with ocean views. Work, surf, eat, repeat is the order of the day, every day.
Surf after work
This is the real luxury of a longer stay. Board hire at 80 dirhams a day makes daily surfing cheap, and you improve far faster going out everyday rather than cramming lessons into a long weekend.
A supply run into Agadir
We actually never do this, but plenty of people like to make a run to Agadir, about 25 kilometres south, for the markets and booze. It’s a much bigger resort city with a long promenade, more hotels and nightlife, and a market. It’s the only place to buy alcohol, since the shops in Taghazout don’t sell it.
We prefer to pick up a couple of bottles at Gatwick airport on our way in, rather than faff about going to Agadir.
Rest days
Taghazout is a beach destination after all! The village is small and there aren’t many other sights nearby, which is what makes this a relaxing place to go.
Day Trips from Taghazout
There are two day trips that come up all the time, and we’re embarrassed to admit that despite visiting Taghazout three times, we’ve never done either of them. We’re working, is our excuse.
Paradise Valley — A 45-minute drive inland, with palm groves, natural pools and waterfalls. It’s popular, so expect company if you go during the high season.
Imsouane — Further up the coast, known for a long, gentle bay and great surf. Reports we’ve heard are mixed: the bay and breaks sound brilliant, the village less so, with mentions of it being dirty and a heavy dose of hipster cafes.
Taghazout Itinerary FAQ
Five days suits most people, which is enough time for a surf lesson and some practice, a hammam and a quiet beach day, with a spare afternoon to do nothing at all. Three days works as a taster, and ten days is ideal if you are working remotely or want to properly learn to surf.
Three days is just about enough. You can fit in a surf lesson, the boardwalk to Tamraght and sunset at Anchor Point, but you will be moving at a pace that doesn’t really match the place. Taghazout rewards going slowly.
You can visit Taghazout as a day trip from Agadir, since it is only about 25 kilometres north. We wouldn’t recommend it though, because the appeal of Taghazout is the slow pace and the surf, and you will get very little of either in a few hours. We would stay at least a couple of nights.
There is plenty to do in Taghazout without surfing. You can walk to quiet beaches within 10 to 30 minutes of the village, follow the boardwalk to Tamraght, book a hammam, join a yoga class, play padel at the Hyatt Regency, or watch the sunset from Anchor Point. It is a place for slow, laid-back travel rather than a packed itinerary.
August is the worst time to visit Taghazout, because it is too hot and the waves are flat. Christmas and New Year is busy rather than bad, though we find the village a little crowded in that fortnight.
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