Marrakech Trip Overview
-1st day : From marrakech to Telouet and Ait Benhaddou Kasbahs.
You will be picked up from Marrakech . While driving ; you’ll be able to watch the beautiful landscapes of the hight Atlas . After the pass, we take turn for the Kasbah of Telouet. We visit that castle that boats some of the best Islamic Architecture in Morroco. You’ll have lunch in a hostel in Ait Benhaddou where you’ll be spending the night, and then continue the journey with visiting the Ait Ben Haddou Kasbbah.
-2nd day : From Ait Benhaddou to Kasbah Taourirt ; cinema studios and Marrrakech.
After breakfast ; we will begin our exciting journey with a guided visit to the kasbah of Taourirt ; one of the morroco’s most spectacular, historical legacies of wealth and power. After lunch, we’ll be visiting cinema studios where the greatest international companies worked. Films such as « GLADIATOR » « THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS »….. In the afternoon we return to Marrakech, you’ll be dropped off at your hotel.
Additional Info
Duration: 2 days
Starts: Marrakech, Morocco
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Marrakech, Marrakech-Safi, Morocco
-1st day : From marrakech to Telouet and Ait Benhaddou Kasbahs.
You will be picked up from Marrakech . While driving ; you’ll be able to watch the beautiful landscapes of the hight Atlas . After the pass, we take turn for the Kasbah of Telouet. We visit that castle that boats some of the best Islamic Architecture in Morroco. You’ll have lunch in a hostel in Ait Benhaddou where you’ll be spending the night, and then continue the journey with visiting the Ait Ben Haddou Kasbbah.
-2nd day : From Ait Benhaddou to Kasbah Taourirt ; cinema studios and Marrrakech.
After breakfast ; we will begin our exciting journey with a guided visit to the kasbah of Taourirt ; one of the morroco’s most spectacular, historical legacies of wealth and power. After lunch, we’ll be visiting cinema studios where the greatest international companies worked. Films such as « GLADIATOR » « THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS »….. In the afternoon we return to Marrakech, you’ll be dropped off at your hotel.
Itinerary
Day 1: Telouet | Ait Ben Haddou
Stop At: Telouet, Telouet, Souss-Massa
Telouet is a rural municipality in Morocco and a village of the same name in the province of Ouarzazate, in the region of Drâa-Tafilalet. The Berber village of Telouet is located in the High Atlas,
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Ksar of Ait-Ben-Haddou, Douar Ait Ben Haddou, Ait Ben Haddou 45000 Morocco
Ait-Ben-Haddou is an ighrem (fortified village in English) along the former caravan route between the Sahara and Marrakech in present-day Morocco. Most citizens attracted by the tourist trade live in more modern dwellings in a village on the other side of the river, although there are four families still living in the ancient village. Inside the walls of the ksar are half a dozen kasbahs, or merchants’ houses. Ksar Aït Benhaddou is a great example of Moroccan earthen clay architecture and has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1987.
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Travelers will have lunch in a hostel in Ait Benhaddou where they’ll be spending the night as well
Day 2: Taourirt Kasbah| Atlas studio
Stop At: Atlas Film Studio, Km 5, road of Marrakech BP 28, Ouarzazate 45000 Morocco
Built in 1983, 3km west of Ouarzazate, Atlas Studios is a hotbed of the global film industry. The natural setting of the place, the large workforce available on site as well as the diversity and quality of facilities and equipment, have made the success of Atlas Studios. Many famous films have been shot there: Lewis Teague’s The Nile Diamond, Ridley Scott’s Gladiator, Tony Scott’s Spy Game, Asterix and Cleopatra by Alain Shabbat, Ridley Scot’s Kingdom of Heaven, La Colline Alexandre Aja, Rachid Bouchareb’s Indigènes, Alejandro González Inárritu’s Babel or Mike Newell’s Prince of Persia.
When there is no filming, the studios organize guided tours from 8:30 to 11:50 and from 14:30 to 17:50. During these visits, you will be able to discover the sets used for the shootings, and the guides will tell you the anecdotes of these shootings.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Taourirt Kasbah, Avenue Mohammed V, Ouarzazate 45000 Morocco
Taourirt Kasbah, a citadel set against the backdrop of the Atlas Mountains. As far as fortifications are concerned in Morocco, this is one of the most impressive of its kind. With almost 300 rooms and a true maze of passageways, steps, and keylock doors, it’s easy to feel lost within this immense structure that only connects to the outside world through a narrow entrance doorway.
Duration: 1 hour
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
No accommodation included on this day.
