🇲🇦 Northeast Morocco
Saidia Beaches
"The Blue Pearl of Morocco" — 14 kilometres of fine white Mediterranean sand, one of the longest beaches in North Africa, right on the Algerian border.
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Blue Pearl
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Mediterranean
"The Blue Pearl of Morocco" — 14 kilometres of fine white Mediterranean sand, one of the longest beaches in North Africa, right on the Algerian border.
Saidia is Morocco's easternmost Mediterranean resort, sitting virtually on the border with Algeria. Known as the "Blue Pearl" for the exceptional clarity and colour of its water, the beach extends for 14 kilometres — one of the longest unbroken stretches of fine white sand in North Africa. The town transforms dramatically in summer: what is a quiet fishing port for most of the year becomes one of Morocco's busiest beach resorts in July and August, when domestic tourists and the diaspora community flock to its Mediterranean shores. A Club Med resort and several large hotel developments have grown up in recent years, yet Saidia retains an authentic Moroccan character away from the resort strip.
From Oujda (60km): good road connection. From Nador (90km) via Berkane. The nearest airport is Oujda-Angads (OUD) with connections to Casablanca and Europe. Buses from Oujda and Berkane run regularly in summer.
July–August for the full resort experience — the town comes alive with Moroccan summer visitors. June and September are calmer, with very pleasant swimming conditions (sea temperature 24–27°C in summer). Avoid if possible the peak weeks of mid-July to mid-August when accommodation books out months ahead.
Book accommodation well ahead for summer. Walk the full length of the beach at sunrise or sunset for a remarkable sense of its scale. The medina of Berkane (25km) is worth a half-day visit. The fig gardens around Berkane are also famous — in season the fruit is extraordinary.
