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Ouarzazate & Ait Ben Haddou

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Duration

1 Day

Tour Type

Daily Tour

Group Size

99 people

Languages

English, Espanol, Francais

This journey involves a spectacular opportunity to see a great deal of Morocco all within one full day. It is the ideal trip for those who do not wish to spend a few nights sleeping out in the desert and want to be back in Marrakech for an evening eating out.

Schedule

The Kasbah at Ait Ben Haddou is a fortified village that holds about half a dozen market areas and merchant houses. Our tour around this old building will be guided. Like Ouarzazate – which will be the next stop on this tour – Ait Ben Haddou is a very popular location for Hollywood film crews and production companies Located in the foothills of the southern slopes of the High Atlas in the province of Ouarzazate, the site of Ait-Ben-Haddou is the most famous ksar of the valley of Ounila. The Ksar of Ait-Ben-Haddou is a striking example of southern Moroccan architecture. Ksar is a mainly collective group of housing. Inside the defensive walls reinforced by corner towers and pierced by a chicane door.

The ksar, a group of earthen buildings surrounded by high walls, is a traditional pre-Saharan habitat. The houses crowd together within the defensive walls, which are reinforced by corner towers. Ait-Ben-Haddou, in Ouarzazate province, is a striking example of the architecture of southern Morocco.

Ait Benhaddou is an interesting day trip from Marrakech after you cross the High Atlas Mountains, Ait Benhaddou is the UNESCO site classified since 1987 where few families are still living in Ait Benhaddou, along the way you will admire the Berber villages in the mountains of High Atlas village. 4km of rocky off-road along the salty valley of Ounila to get to Ait Benhaddou kasbah, natural decoration for many movies which were shot in the area. You are free to take a walk and cross the dried river with our English speaking driver/guide to dominating the kasbahs of Ait Benhaddou. You will be invited for a mint tea with one of the families. Free time to explore the kasbahs of Ait Benhaddou and have lunch in a local restaurant overlooking the Ksar, after lunch, we will continue to Ouarzazate, visit the cinema Studios and Kasbah Taourirt another Palace of Pacha El Glaoui. In the afternoon, we will drive back to Marrakech via the Tizi n’Tichka.

This journey involves a spectacular opportunity to see a great deal of Morocco all within one full day. It is the ideal trip for those who do not wish to spend a few nights sleeping out in the desert and want to be back in Marrakech for an evening eating out.

  • Bottled water
  • Air-conditioned vehicle
  • WiFi on board
  • Gratuities

English
Espanol
Francais

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