Marrakech Trip Overview
Located more than 100 meters above sea level, 200 km from Marrakech, the decor of the great outdoors is planted between the chain of the High Atlas, its snowy summit, and a desert plateau as far as the eye can see. Ouarzazate, the gateway to the great south, at the crossroads of the Drâa and Dadès valleys, invites you to embark on the adventure. A desert scent, a magic name, it’s the south!
A super-production at rest. We are waiting for “engine!” ” Besides, they are there, the big ones
producers, in the premises of the “Atlas Corporation Studios”, ready to show you around the settings of some of the most famous scenes in cinema… Beyond, it is the desert wind, the fennecs who hunt between the rockeries, the blond dunes which undulate near Merzouga, the large date markets of Erfoud, the oasis of Tinghir, the gorges of Dadès and Todra, the Kasbah of Taourirt, that of Tifeltout, the Drâa valley, Sun…
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* Duration: 8 to 10 hours
* Starts: Marrakech, Morocco
* Trip Category: Day Trips & Excursions >> Day Trips
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What to Expect When Visiting Marrakech, Marrakech-Safi, Morocco
Located more than 100 meters above sea level, 200 km from Marrakech, the decor of the great outdoors is planted between the chain of the High Atlas, its snowy summit, and a desert plateau as far as the eye can see. Ouarzazate, the gateway to the great south, at the crossroads of the Drâa and Dadès valleys, invites you to embark on the adventure. A desert scent, a magic name, it’s the south!
A super-production at rest. We are waiting for “engine!” ” Besides, they are there, the big ones
producers, in the premises of the “Atlas Corporation Studios”, ready to show you around the settings of some of the most famous scenes in cinema… Beyond, it is the desert wind, the fennecs who hunt between the rockeries, the blond dunes which undulate near Merzouga, the large date markets of Erfoud, the oasis of Tinghir, the gorges of Dadès and Todra, the Kasbah of Taourirt, that of Tifeltout, the Drâa valley, Sun…
Itinerary
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Stop At: Atlas Film Studio, Km 5, road of Marrakech BP 28, Ouarzazate 45000 Morocco
Ideally located in Morocco, in Ouarzazate, CLA Studios takes advantage of the assets of the region. Varied landscapes, from the desert to the oases, passing by the mountainous reliefs and the green plains, that under an omnipresent sun, in the extraordinary light.
It’s no wonder that internationally acclaimed directors like David Lean, Bernardo Bertolucci, Martin Scorsese, Ridlye Scott or Oiliver Stone chose CLA Studios as their location.
Stop At: Ksar of Ait-Ben-Haddou, Douar Ait Ben Haddou, Ait Ben Haddou 45000 Morocco
Aït-ben-Haddou is located in the Ounila valley, south of Télouet, fief of Glaoui, valley which was a traditional crossing point for caravans connecting Marrakech to the south of the Sahara, ocher and pink earth overlooking a peaceful oasis and green. On its foothills hang houses that seem to come from the depths of the ages
This is a striking example of the architecture of traditional southern Morocco, on the side of a hill at the top of which was a collective granary (an agadir). The village is presented as a set of earthen buildings surrounded by walls, the ksar, which is a type of traditional pre-Saharan habitat. The houses are grouped inside its defensive walls reinforced by corner towers.
