Kasbahs & heritage · Drâa-Tafilalet
Ouarzazate
Ouarzazate is the last town before the desert and the gateway to the Draa valley, film crews have used it for decades for exactly that reason.
The place
The Kasbah Taourirt on its edge is the finest surviving example of Glaoui-era mud-brick building, and it is a short drive from Aït Benhaddou.
In pictures
Tours including this stop
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Over the High Atlas to Erg Chegaga
The journey goes over the High Atlas and over the 2260m high Tizi-n-Tichka Pass with an overwhelming view. The steep road, lined with oak forests and nut trees, leads past the mud and stone houses of the Berber villages and rushing mountain streams. When the...
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...
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...
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Mud-brick ksour on the old caravan road, some of them a thousand years old.
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