Marrakesh Trip Overview
Visit the UNESCO-listed city of Ait Ben Haddou
Explore Ouarzazate and its cinema studios
Enjoy a delicious lunch at a local restaurant
A private guide and vehicle ensure a personalized experience
Additional Info
Duration: 10 hours 30 minutes
Starts: Marrakesh, Morocco
Trip Category: Day Trips & Excursions >> Day Trips
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What to Expect When Visiting Marrakesh, Marrakesh-Safi, Morocco
Visit the UNESCO-listed city of Ait Ben Haddou
Explore Ouarzazate and its cinema studios
Enjoy a delicious lunch at a local restaurant
A private guide and vehicle ensure a personalized experience
Stop At: Tizi n Tichka, Imlil Village, Ouarzazate 45000 Morocco
Departure from Marrakech around 07H30 to Ouarzazate we pass over the High Atlas Mountains. During the journey we will enjoy many beautiful scenes of the Berber villages, elevated views of the mountains. a short stop in t’izt tichka pass at elevation of 2260 meters of altitude. to take pictures of the spectacular atlas mountains.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Musee du Cinema, Av. Mohamed V, Ouarzazate 45000 Morocco
Ouarzazate (Hollywood of Africa, Noiselessly town, the door of the desert), is a city situated in the middle of a bare plateau, south of the High Atlas Mountains. It is mainly inhabited by Berbers, who constructed many of the prominent Kasbahs and building for which the area is known. One of those building is Taourirt Kasbah diverted in 17th century. Why this town is nicknamed as Hollywood of Africa? Simply because it has been noted as a film-making location, with Morocco’s biggest studios inviting many international film companies to shoot their movies like: Lawrence of Arabia (1962), The Living Daylights (1987), The Last Temptation of Christ (1988), The Mummy (1999), Gladiator (2000), Kingdom of Heaven (2005), Martin Scorsese’s Kundun (1997) and Babel (2005). You can visit the Studio of Cinema, Kasbah Taourirt, and Museum of Cinema.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Ksar of Ait-Ben-Haddou, Douar Ait Ben Haddou, Ait Ben Haddou 45000 Morocco
the fortified Kasbah of Ait Benhaddou, built in the 11th century. Once up on a time this Kasbah was the former caravan route between the Sahara and Marrakesh. It is situated on a hill along the Ounila River and has some beautiful examples of Kasbahs, which unfortunately sustain damage during each rainstorm and windstorms. Most of the town’s inhabitants now live in a more modern village at the other side of the river; however, around five families are still living within this Kasbah. Ait Benhaddou Kasbah has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1987 and several films have been shot there, including Lawrence of Arabia (1962), Time Bandits (1981), The Jewel of the Nile (1985), Kundun (1997), Gladiator (2000) and Alexander (2004)
Duration: 2 hours
