Full day from Marrakech to Ait Benhaddou

Ouarzazate is the capital of the Route of the Thousand Kasbahs and the province where traditional adobe architecture reaches its maximum splendor. The city of Ouarzazate is 204 km. from Marrakech along a winding road with spectacular scenery that crosses the High Atlas Mountains from North to South. Passing the Tizi n Tichka mountain pass, take the road to the Kasbah of Telouet, the great palace of “El Glaoui” which is currently half in ruins but still retains part of its ancient beauty. Then you descend through the Assif Ounila valley, a valley portrayed by the French painter Jaques Majorelle in several of his paintings and arrive at Ait Benhadou, an adobe Ksar declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1986, finally visiting the city of Ouarzazate, where you can see the Kasbah of Taourirt or one of the film studios where such famous films as “The Last Temptation of Christ”, “Gladiator”, “Asterix and Cleopatra”, “Kingdom of Heaven” have been recorded. … In the afternoon return to Marrakech. This itinerary can be modified by the driver (order and number of visits) according to the time of departure from Marrakech and according to the time they use for the different visits. Marrakechsaharatour provides you with all the confidence you need in Marrakech excursions.