Marrakech Trip Overview
This full-day trip from Marrakech to Ouarzazate, Kasbah Ait Ben Haddou and kasbah telouat is a round trip of 400 km across the Atlas mountain range via the Tizin’nTichka pass at an altitude of 2269 meters above sea level. Marvel at the brilliant landscape views dotted with Berber villages. Enjoy your trip with a drive in a comfortable 4×4 car transportation.
– Please kindly note that 8 hours drive are involved in this trip, not counting stops
– Atlas Film Studios in Ouarzazate might not be available to visit at certain times due to film crews using the whole studio
– Entrance fee to the Atlas and CLA film studios are 60 Dirhams per person ( Not included )
– The journey to Ouarzazate is very tiring, please make sure you are ready to spend 8 hours in the car before you book this trip
Additional Info
* Duration: 9 hours
* Starts: Marrakech, Morocco
* Trip Category: Day Trips & Excursions >> Day Trips
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What to Expect When Visiting Marrakech, Marrakech-Safi, Morocco
This full-day trip from Marrakech to Ouarzazate, Kasbah Ait Ben Haddou and kasbah telouat is a round trip of 400 km across the Atlas mountain range via the Tizin’nTichka pass at an altitude of 2269 meters above sea level. Marvel at the brilliant landscape views dotted with Berber villages. Enjoy your trip with a drive in a comfortable 4×4 car transportation.
– Please kindly note that 8 hours drive are involved in this trip, not counting stops
– Atlas Film Studios in Ouarzazate might not be available to visit at certain times due to film crews using the whole studio
– Entrance fee to the Atlas and CLA film studios are 60 Dirhams per person ( Not included )
– The journey to Ouarzazate is very tiring, please make sure you are ready to spend 8 hours in the car before you book this trip
Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Ksar of Ait-Ben-Haddou, Douar Ait Ben Haddou, Ait Ben Haddou 45000 Morocco
Your private full-day tour of Kasbah Ait Ben Hadou and Ouarzazate will start early in the morning ( 07h30 AM ) with a pick up from your hotel or riad.
Drive east of Marrakech crossing the windy high Atlas Mountains and Tizi Ntichka pass. Numerous stops will be made along the way to enjoy the views, take photos, stretch your legs or drink a cup of coffee. Visit Ait Benhaddou village (where Star Wars were filmed). UNESCO has classified the fortified village of Ait Benhaddou is one of the world’s cultural treasures. It is studded with crenelated towers and its buildings decorated with geometrical motifs that are considered as one of the most beautiful villages in Morocco.
A program of restoration work is currently underway to encourage the population of the village, which is at present inhabited just by five families.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Musee Theatre Memoire de Ouarzazate, 10 Route Nationale Skoura, Ouarzazate 45000 Morocco
From here, continue to Ouarzazate, which marks the beginning of the Sahara desert. Visit the cinema museum in Ouarzazat.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Telouet, Morocco
The Telouet Kasbah stands on the old caravan route towards the Sahara, between Ait Ben Haddou and Marrakesh. It is somehow an easily missed historical site, with visitors often passing by unaware as they leave Morocco’s world-famous UNESCO world heritage site for the imperial city of Marrakech.
Duration: 2 hours
Pass By: High Atlas Mountains, 40000 Morocco
After some time at leisure for a cup of mint tea or coffee, drive back to Marrakech later in the afternoon while crossing the High Atlas Mountains.
