Marrakech Trip Overview
Day trip to Ait Ben Haddou, is the UNESCO site classified since 1987, along the way you will admire the Berber villages in the mountains of High Atlas village. 4km of rocky off-road along the salty valley of Ounila to get to Ait benhadou kasbah
Ait Ben Haddou has been restored by UNESCO and is on the World Heritage List, a red-earth medieval village which appears to be lost in time. The desert of Ouarzazate has appeared in many feature films including Lawrence of Arabia, Star Wars, Gladiator, Kingdom of Heaven and Babel.
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* Duration: 12 hours
* Starts: Marrakech, Morocco
* Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Marrakech, Marrakech-Safi, Morocco
Day trip to Ait Ben Haddou, is the UNESCO site classified since 1987, along the way you will admire the Berber villages in the mountains of High Atlas village. 4km of rocky off-road along the salty valley of Ounila to get to Ait benhadou kasbah
Ait Ben Haddou has been restored by UNESCO and is on the World Heritage List, a red-earth medieval village which appears to be lost in time. The desert of Ouarzazate has appeared in many feature films including Lawrence of Arabia, Star Wars, Gladiator, Kingdom of Heaven and Babel.
Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Marrakech, Marrakech, Marrakech-Safi
Before Departure from Marrakech at 7:30 am enjoy your Breakfast at your Hotel/Riad .
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: High Atlas Mountains, 40000 Morocco
In this explorative journey, we will cross the High Atlas Mountains and its amazing berber villages on the foothills of the high atlas mountains with an attitude of 2260M.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Ait Ben Haddou, Ait Ben Haddou, Souss-Massa
after crossing the mountains we will reach Ait Benhaddou Kasbah the UNESCO Heritage site classified since 1987 where few families are still living in now days, along the way you will get the chance to see the Berber villages in the mountains of High Atlas, Before you get to the valley of Ounila then to Ait benhadou kasbah, where many international movies were shot in such us Gladiator, Alexander,Kingdom of heaven …. Take a walk and cross Ounila river to start visiting the Kasbah.
Lunche in one of many restaurants. After lunch you will visit the Kasbah and have a walk for an hour.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Stop At: Ouarzazate, Ouarzazate, Draa-Tafilalet
After that we will continue to the city of ouarzazate to visit another old Kasbah “Kasbah taourirte from outside and if time allows we wil visit the cinema studios. In the afternoon, we will drive back to Marrakech via the Tizi n’Tichka. This day trip will allow you experience the Berber way of life, a way that has been endured for hundreds of years. after visit Ouarzazate we will head back to Marrakech to arrive around 18:00 or 19:00
Duration: 2 hours
