Day Trip to Ait Ben Haddou Ouarzazate: Immerse in the Local Culture and Traditional Lifestyle
4.2
15 Ratings
مراكش
I will guide my client towards experiencing our ancestors’ way of life, allowing them to dive deep into the local customs and traditions of the destination they are exploring, and enabling them to sense the vitality of the location.
Duration:
10 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Ksar of Ait-Ben-Haddou - tart your day trip at 07:00 with a pick-up from your Marrakech accommodation. Hop inside your air-conditioned car and soak up the scenery as you travel into the Atlas Mountains. Learn about life in the mountain villages, and cross the spectacular Tizi n’Tichka pass, climbing to 7,415 feet (2,260 meters) en route.
The trip takes around 3 hours each way. The first stop is at the top of Tizi n’Tichka, the second at Kasbah Ait Benhaddou (a UNESCO World Heritage Site) and the third at Ouarzazate (The Hollywood of Africa). Afterwards, return to Marrakech, where you will be dropped off at your accommodation in Marrakech at approximately 19:30.
- Jemaa el-Fnaa - Start our Trip From Marrakech
What's Included
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Expert tour guide
What's Not Included
- Lunch
- Bottled water
Location
Hôtel Restaurant Café de France
Rue des Banques
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.2
(15 Ratings)
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496pacom
Apr 21, 2024
Benhaddou - Ben Haddou impressive and the Atlas film studios very interesting. Although the best thing about the trip was Hakim, a good driver, kind, attentive (he bought us water due to the heat without asking for anything in return), very professional and very patient.
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Ninaover
Jul 18, 2019
Amazing day trip to Ait ben haddou - I and my mum had a great day with Khalil, Thank you for being super patient driver and guide, sorry again for our delay. A lovely way to see some of the Berber villages and Atlas mountains also the studios of films, it worthy long driving.
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Maribenchova
Jul 18, 2019
Lovely experience - Ait ben haddou is about 4hrs from Marrakech so it's quite a long journey, but there are lots to see along the way & many photos stop. The van is comfortable. Our guide, Khalil, was punctual, professional, extremely helpful, super friendly, & incredibly knowledgeable! Ait Ben Haddou is a beautiful place and rich in history The lunch is included as we ask for a special program, the food was very good & in a beautiful setting. My daughter and I had a wonderful day!
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538lucijam
Jun 22, 2019
Nice trip - I had good time there. I would recommend to anyone who do not have a few days to visit Merzouga because it is too far away from Marrakech
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Cheyenne_c
Jun 16, 2019
Beautiful Tour - This tour was absolutely beautiful and very convenient. We were picked up from a convenient location and driven to the location were the van and other passengers were. The drive to the two towns was beautiful, despite being very long. I really enjoyed just looking out the window, as the landscape was absolutely breath taking. The tours in both of the towns were well organized. My friend and I are both in our twenties, this tour was perfect for us.
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Josefstern
Jun 13, 2019
Trip to sit Ben haddock and more - Khalil was great. We had requested a special itinerary and Khalid did it. He also took us to two shops that were slightly different and when we ran out cash loaned some till we got back to Marrakech. A great day and a chance to see another side of Morocco and its culture. Highly recommended.
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Sonamercal
Jun 10, 2019
Ait ben Haddou with khalil - Thank you Khalil, for the unforgettable experience and you care and kindness, it was our Highlight experience in Morocco, starting from the exact time of pick up and a big smile and deep conversation about Morocco history and traditions. The land escape from Marrakech to Ait Ben Haddou through the Altes Mountains are breathtaking, Khali make sure to stop in every place in order for us to enjoy it Highly recomanded!
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Brah120
Jun 8, 2019
Day trip to Ait Ben Haddou with Khalil - Well, it was our first excursion in Morocco and we decided to visit Ait Bin Haddou all on the advice of a friend who booked with 'DesertBrise Travel', were picked up to the Riad with a tremendous sympathy from the guide part Khalil, very comfortable transport. from the beginning he stopped at many interesting places with an unbelievable view, we purchased gifts, we drank a great delicious tea at one of the stops we saw the argan oil to be made, then we went to the studios and the museum, the super patient guide was explaining us everything.
later he took us to a very nice spot to eat and then we went to our last stop at Ait Ben Haddou a beautiful place. we thank Khalil for the most incredible experience ever.
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C5873spkarinem
Jun 7, 2023
Typical tourist trap experience - The van was burning motor oil with all of the engine lights on the entire journey, creating nauseating fumes for everyone in the van. We were met in town by a guide who proceeded to rush us through the majority of the monument, with the exception of being forced to watch two demonstrations in an attempt to make us buy art and rugs. These demonstrations alone lasted longer than the time we had to explore the monument. On top of that, the guide completely disappeared on us during the rug selling bit and so the group just decided to explore on their own, and 20 minutes later the guide found us all and then proceeded to corral and hurry us up into one restaurant only with set menus of 4 options and incredibly overpriced.
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Daniel_w
Aug 17, 2023
DO NOT DO THIS TOUR - A really really horrible tour. The driver/guide did not explain a single thing to us on the ~4 hour drive to, or back from, the Ksar. At the Ksar itself we had to pay 25 dirham each for a local guide who told us no information and only gave us free time aside from dragging us into several shops (also the price for a guide is actually 20 dirham he lied to us). We stopped in Ouarzazate for maybe 10 minutes, no where near anywhere relevant and we were told we didn't have enough time in the town. A waste of a day. DO NOT DO THIS TOUR. I am requesting a refund.
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