Kasbahs & heritage · Drâa-Tafilalet
Aït Benhaddou
Aït Benhaddou is a fortified ksar on the old caravan road between the Sahara and Marrakech, stacked up a hillside above the Asif Ounila.
The place
It is a UNESCO site, and it is still partly lived in, the climb to the granary at the top takes about twenty minutes and is worth every step at sunset.
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Aït Benhaddou, salt lakes and fossils
Take your time for Ait Benhaddou, the UNESCO World Heritage Site which served as a backdrop for films such as "Lawrence of Arabia", "Jesus of Nazareth" or "Gladiator". After a short break at a nomadic family stop for tea in the dunes of Erg Chigaga, continue...
High Atlas peaks and a night in the Draa
Experience the high Atlas at over 2200 meters in altitude and experience the might of the mountains. Overnight stay in the valley in the oasis known as the Draà valley. A short but eventful tour. 1 night in a desert bivouac, airport transfer, transport with...
Draa Valley kasbahs to Essaouira
We cross the Draà Valley from Agdz to Tamnougalt where we visit an old kasbah and take a trip to the date palm oasis. After about 50 km between the dunes of the Sahara we reach the holy oasis of Iriki, where we have our lunch prepared in the open air. After...
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Mud-brick ksour on the old caravan road, some of them a thousand years old.
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