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Ait Benhaddou Day Trip: Explore UNESCO Site
4.6
36 Ratings
Ouarzazate
Explore Ait Benhaddou and Ouarzazate on a full-day tour from Marrakech. Cross the High Atlas Mountains, visit UNESCO sites, and enjoy local culture.
Explore Ait Benhaddou and Ouarzazate on a full-day tour from Marrakech. Cross the High Atlas Mountains, visit UNESCO sites, and enjoy local culture.
Duration:
10 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Tizi n Tichka - We will pass through Tizi n’Tichka, the highest passes in North Africa. We will stop at some points for coffee breaks and to take in the breathtaking views. There will also be places where we can see the Atlas Mountains from the top and enjoy the fresh air of the High Atlas Mountains. Take pictures and capture these beautiful…
- Tizi n Tichka - We will pass through Tizi n’Tichka, the highest passes in North Africa. We will stop at some points for coffee breaks and to take in the breathtaking views. There will also be places where we can see the Atlas Mountains from the top and enjoy the fresh air of the High Atlas Mountains. Take pictures and capture these beautiful sights for memories.
- Ait Ben Haddou - We will stop at Kasbah Ait Ben Haddou, a UNESCO World Heritage site since 1987. Explore the town and Berber village. Have lunch in a local restaurant overlooking the Ksar.
- Ouarzazate - Arrive at Ouarzazate and visit the cinema studios where many worldwide series and movies were filmed. See how movies are made and take photos. Visit the Kasbah Taourirt, another palace of Pacha El Glaoui.
- Tizi n Tichka - We will drive back to Marrakech through Tizi n’Tichka. On the way back, we will take breaks for snacks, coffee, and smoking. Each break will last from 10 to 15 minutes.
What's Included
- Pick up and drop off
- Air-conditioned vehicle
- Professional driver
- Pick up and drop off
- Air-conditioned vehicle
- Professional driver
What's Not Included
- Lunch and drinks
- Local Guide
- Entrance to the Cinema Studios
- Lunch and drinks
- Local Guide
- Entrance to the Cinema Studios
Additional Information
Ait Benhaddou offers a fascinating day trip from Marrakech, following a journey across the High Atlas Mountains. This UNESCO World Heritage site, recognized since 1987, is home to a few families who still reside there. Along the route, travelers can enjoy the scenic Berber villages nestled in the High Atlas Mountains. The journey includes a 4km stretch…
Ait Benhaddou offers a fascinating day trip from Marrakech, following a journey across the High Atlas Mountains. This UNESCO World Heritage site, recognized since 1987, is home to a few families who still reside there. Along the route, travelers can enjoy the scenic Berber villages nestled in the High Atlas Mountains. The journey includes a 4km stretch of rocky off-road terrain through the salty Valley of Ounila to reach the Ait Benhaddou Kasbah, a popular filming location for numerous movies. Visitors can take a stroll and cross the dry river with an English-speaking driver/guide to explore the kasbahs of Ait Benhaddou. Guests will be welcomed for tea with one of the local families. There is free time to explore the kasbahs and enjoy lunch at a local restaurant with a view of the Ksar. After lunch, the trip continues to Ouarzazate, where visitors can tour the cinema studios (entrance ticket not included) and the Kasbah Taourirt, another palace of Pacha El Glaoui. In the afternoon, the journey back to Marrakech will be via the Tizi n’Tichka pass.
Location
Tizi n Tichka
Imlil Village,
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.6
(36 Ratings)
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426jeanluce
May 21, 2025
Ksar Ait Ben Haddou - Very good guide for Ait Ben Haddou in traditional costume and multi languages. We are of course directed to some shops but that is business. On top of it all!
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Pinto2510
May 21, 2025
Definitely worth going - Hat a pleasant journey and an very interesting day. Our guide and driver Ayoub drove us safely through the atlas mountains and made sure that everyone was always taken care of. And thanks for taking all those fotos of me in the mountains!
The visit to Ait Ben Hadou was fascinating and very interesting, our guide Ali provided lots of information about the old city and the Berber culture. He also made sure that we got enough water as it was a hot day
Was definitely worth going and one of my best trips during my time in Marrkech
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125ana_sl
May 21, 2025
Nice excursion - Very nice excursion, Ali gave us very nice explanations 👍🏻👍🏻
Great site to see
Many films shot on location
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Travel640120
May 18, 2025
Perfect trip - Karim was a perfect driver for our family trip. Very friendly and attentive, with impressive driving skills. We'll definitely be back. Thank you very much.
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793konstantinp
May 3, 2025
A safe and beautiful journey. - The whole tour was great! Our driver is well-versed in all matters of the program. We stayed in the necessary places and very beautiful locations. He constantly helped in communicating with the local population.
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319aureliew
Apr 30, 2025
Excursion in the atlas and surroundings Ouarzazate - Thanks to our driver Youssef who was very friendly and good advice during the long excursion trip.
I recommend this experience for people who love the mountains and typical villages
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Guide43572910728
Apr 28, 2025
Tour of Berber houses near Ouarzazate - Youssef, in addition to a good pilot he made us share an unforgettable moment. The mini bus was very clean and very comfortable. We highly recommend.
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Wyattfam1
May 23, 2025
Good but very long drives ! - The trip itself was really fun and it was really interesting to visit the Berber village. Some things to note :
This is a very long trip over 10 hrs ! - we were picked up around 7.15am and didn’t get back till 9pm . In the morning after being picked up at 7.15am we spent 1 hour picking up other people before a 4 hrs drive to the Berber village - ( you do stop for a toilet break and a viewing point) . The drive is very picturesque but the van got very hot - the AC did not work very well.
You don’t have to pay to visit the village but when you arrive a local guide it right there as the van door opens ! and you can’t really say no so you have to pay him for entry /a tip. 4euros pp to enter the village and then a guide tip on top of that . We think you could have just walked in but obviously you wouldn’t have got all the information and our guide was very good so we were glad we did this . You have around 1 hr at the village and then lunch .
Lunch is good and 130 dirham extra .
Then you drive to the atlas studios another 45 mins or so - it’s 8euro pp to enter - it’s really interesting so we would recommend it .
Then you drive back to the city and stop once for a toilet break . We didn’t get back into the city until 9pm at night !
It’s a really good trip just be aware it’s over 10 hrs and extra 16 euro and 130 dirhams for the activities and lunch .
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Fchristensen11
May 9, 2025
Bland food - This trip is essentially a long bus transfer with no guided tour or commentary provided during the ride. If you’re expecting information or insights about the places you’re visiting, you’ll be disappointed.
Aït Benhaddou is definitely worth seeing, it’s a beautiful and historic UNESCO World Heritage site. However, the tour fails to inform you in advance that you’ll need to pay an extra 40 dirhams per person to enter the site (which we paid after). That should have been mentioned upfront.
Be prepared to skip the included lunch stop. The restaurant they bring you to gives you no other option but to purchase a fixed 3-course meal for around 140 dirhams per person. The food was very bland and underwhelming, not worth the price.
Overall, the sites are great, but this tour lacks transparency and should be clearer about what’s included and what’s not. If you’re okay with just a ride to the locations and handling the rest yourself, it might be fine.
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Zeroplastic
May 29, 2025
Worst tour in Morocco - The driver is not a guide so the only time that you actually have a guide is at Ait Benhaddou. You are raced around a very well worn path in the town and get to sit down in a painting shop and then a carpet shop before being whisked back across the river to buy lunch. One couple purchased two paintings and paid cash for one with the balance to be paid by card in one of the shops. By the time we got to the shop, the price had gone up and the guy denied receiving the initial payment! Fortunately the couple stuck to the original agreement and the correct amount of money was paid.
Then there was the conflict over lunch. I knew my ticket said that lunch wasn’t included, but the guide presented the menu saying that we were to choose what we wanted but drinks weren’t included. Some of the group took this to mean that lunch actually was included while one couple were adamant that lunch was included on their original ticket and refused to pay any more. This caused a lot of stress for the restaurant staff.
We had been told that we would have to pay 30 dirhams for going into the town and the guide collected this while adding “and a little something for the guide”.
You can’t walk around by yourself in the town for more than a few minutes and you certainly can’t see inside any of the structures although most are now empty. There was no sense of history or any passion for the town. The focus is on buying paintings or carpet and then lunch.
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