The town of Ouarzazate, nicknamed the gateway to the desert, is known both for its breathtaking desert and its astonishing landscapes, filming locations for a number of major international films.
Watch the incredible sunrise and sunset over the golden dunes and visit the Ksar of Ait Ben Haddou, a type of traditional dwelling where different houses are grouped together inside the walls, a UNESCO World Heritage site.
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- Departure from Marrakech (3-hour drive) via the Tizi-N-Tichka pass to Aït Ben Haddou with its kasbah and old traditional clay houses.
- Cross the imposing Atlas Mountains and visit a cooperative producing luxurious argan oil by hard manual labour.
- Visit Ouarzazate, the ‘Hollywood of Morocco’ with its cinema museum.
- (Babel, Alad' 2, Alexandre, Gladiator, Kingdom of heaven... were all made here).
- Visit to the venerable Kasbah Taourirt
- Return around 6.00 pm