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Day Tour From Marrakech To Ait Ben Haddou & Ouarzazate, once the lavish 20th-century home of notorious Thami el Glaoui. Making a popular side trip for those visiting the Sahara from Marrakech, Aït Ben Haddou also boasts an impressive resume of film credit
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* Duration: 12 hours
* Starts: Marrakech, Morocco
* Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Historical & Heritage Tours
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Day Tour From Marrakech To Ait Ben Haddou & Ouarzazate, once the lavish 20th-century home of notorious Thami el Glaoui. Making a popular side trip for those visiting the Sahara from Marrakech, Aït Ben Haddou also boasts an impressive resume of film credit
Itinerary
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Stop At: High Atlas Mountains, 40000 Morocco
The tour through the Atlas Mountains and discover beautiful landscapes of the region and the ancient Berber traditions
Duration: 6 hours
Stop At: Ksar of Ait-Ben-Haddou, Douar Ait Ben Haddou, Ait Ben Haddou 45000 Morocco
Located in the foothills on the southern slopes of the High Atlas in the Province of Ouarzazate, the site of Ait-Ben-Haddou it is considered a great example of Moroccan earthen clay architecture and has been a UNESCO World Heritage
It has been used as a backdrop for many Hollywood films.
The city’s dramatic edifice and mountain backdrop has graced the big screen in films like Lawrence of Arabia, Gladiator, Jesus of Nazareth and Babel, and was most recently used as a filming location for HBO’s fantasy series Game of Thrones.
And was one of the most important fortress bastions on the old routes of the salt caravans.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Ouarzazate, Ouarzazate, Draa-Tafilalet
The kasbah Taourirt is considered a National Heritage. The almighty Lord of the Atlas and his relatives owned properties throughout the south of the country. The kasbah Taourirt was one of them, and what’s more, the Glaoui family originated here. What was the town of Taourirt, the kasbah and the ksar (walled Berber town) is integrated into what is now the city of Ouarzazate.
Duration: 2 hours
