AIT BEN HADDOU EXCURSION FROM MARRAKECH

AIT BEN HADDOU EXCURSION FROM MARRAKECH

In the chain of the High Atlas Mountains rests the traditional mud brick city of ait-Benhaddou, part of the UNESCO World Heritage List – the location invokes biblical images so much that the city has been featured in many films as a replacement Of Jerusalem. This Day Trip will take you to this wonderful city where Hollywood films such as Lawrence of Arabia, The Mummy and Gladiator were filmed.
The visit to Ait Ben Haddou is followed by a car transfer to Ouarzazate – a relatively small village which has been dubbed “the gate to the desert” due to its position between the Atlas Mountains and the Sahara, here you will visit the Kasbah of Taourirte – the former residence of the last Sultan of the Atlas, Glaoui. The name of Ouarzazate comes from a Berber phrase that translates to “without noise / without confusion” which highlights its intriguing position.