Marrakech Trip Overview
Enjoy a fabulous trip to Ouarzazate and its surrounding areas. Ouarzazate is the threshold of Morocco’s deep south, a striking mix of oases, kasbahs, and lush valleys. This vast desert plateau attracts tourists from all over the world, year after year.
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* Duration: 10 to 12 hours
* Starts: Marrakech, Morocco
* Trip Category: Day Trips & Excursions >> Day Trips
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What to Expect When Visiting Marrakech, Marrakech-Safi, Morocco
Enjoy a fabulous trip to Ouarzazate and its surrounding areas. Ouarzazate is the threshold of Morocco’s deep south, a striking mix of oases, kasbahs, and lush valleys. This vast desert plateau attracts tourists from all over the world, year after year.
Itinerary
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Stop At: Tizi n’Tichka, Tizi N’Tichka, Morocco
This day trip takes you right across the chain of the High Atlas Mountains and over the famous Tizi-n-Tichka pass; at over 7,414 feet (2260 meters) high, it’s the highest pass in all of Africa.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Tizi n’ Tichka Mountain, Morocco
All along the route, you can catch glimpses of the Berber villages perched on the side of the mountains, sometimes hardly distinguishable from the mountains themselves…
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Tizi N’Tichka, Morocco
As you reach the far side of the mountains the landscape changes dramatically, becoming semi-arid and desert-like. This area is home to the Kasbah architecture, with turrets on all buildings, adorned with grilled windows and soft peach-colored walls. These traditional houses are made of adobe, highly suitable for the conditions of the south.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Ait Ben Haddou, Ait Ben Haddou, Souss-Massa
Following your journey through the beautiful valleys, you will arrive at the ancient kasbah of Aït Ben Haddou, which is a UNESCO World Heritage-listed site, as well as an international site for recording movies. After visiting the Kasbah your journey will be onward to Ouarzazate.
Duration: 3 hours
Stop At: Ouarzazate, Ouarzazate, Draa-Tafilalet
Ouarzazate, world-renowned as the Moroccan Hollywood because of the famous films which have been shot there, including the diamond of the Nile, Lawrence of Arabia, Sodome et Gomorra, le Joyau du Nil, Jésus de Nazareth, Kingdom of heaven, the Mommy, Gladiator, 7 days in Tebet, Alexander the Great, Babel, and many more.
Duration: 35 minutes
