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A day trip to Ouarzazate Aitbenhaddou from Marrakech
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- 3 Hours
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- Pet allowed
- Audio guide
- Tour guide
Description
Are you a movie buff? Would you like to know Morocco different from Marrakech? Would you like to visit the most famous fortified cities in the country? Come experience a different day on this visit to Ouarzazate!
- Departure: pick-up will be from your accommodation in Marrakech
if you are staying in Medina: the pick-up will be the most accessible place for vehicles
- The return to the starting point
if you are staying in Medina: the pick-up will be the most accessible place for vehicles
- The return to the starting point
- Departure from your accommodation in Marrakech
- Crossing the Tichka pass through several Berber villages
- Breathtaking landscape: mountains of the great Atlas and its surroundings
- Visit to the Aitbehaddou Kasbah classified World Heritage by UNISCO
- Lunch at a local restaurant in the village of Aitbenhaddou
- Visit of the taourirt Kasbah
- Visit of the studio of film
- Return to Marrakech via the Tichka Pass
- Crossing the Tichka pass through several Berber villages
- Breathtaking landscape: mountains of the great Atlas and its surroundings
- Visit to the Aitbehaddou Kasbah classified World Heritage by UNISCO
- Lunch at a local restaurant in the village of Aitbenhaddou
- Visit of the taourirt Kasbah
- Visit of the studio of film
- Return to Marrakech via the Tichka Pass
Leaving Marrakech behind you, you will head south towards the High Atlas. On the way, you will cross the mountain range via the Tizi n’Tichka pass, at an altitude of 2260 meters. The mountain and its landscapes are absolutely magnificent. Along the way, you will see different Berber villages and their farms.
Before arriving at Ouarzazate, you will stop at Aït-ben-Haddou, the flagship stops of the excursion. This fortified city is the most famous in Morocco, known to have been the place where films such as Gladiator, Lawrence of Arabia and The Mummy were made.
Once in Ouarzazate, you will have free time to eat, explore the city, and visit the Taourirt Kasbah or even venture into the cinema museum to discover why Ouarzazate is known as "Hollywood of Africa".
You will be back in Marrakech in the early evening.
Before arriving at Ouarzazate, you will stop at Aït-ben-Haddou, the flagship stops of the excursion. This fortified city is the most famous in Morocco, known to have been the place where films such as Gladiator, Lawrence of Arabia and The Mummy were made.
Once in Ouarzazate, you will have free time to eat, explore the city, and visit the Taourirt Kasbah or even venture into the cinema museum to discover why Ouarzazate is known as "Hollywood of Africa".
You will be back in Marrakech in the early evening.
- Transport
- Lunch and drinks
- Local guide
- Monument and kasbahs entrance fees
- Extras and tips