Small Group: From Marrakech day trip to Ouarzazate & Kasbahs Ait Benhaddou

Embark on a thrilling day trip from Marrakech to explore the ancient kasbahs of Ait Benhaddou and Ouarzazate. Discover the UNESCO World Heritage site, enjoy tea with a local family, visit cinema studios, and marvel at the stunning High Atlas Mountains.

Duration: 10 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Aït Benhaddou - Ouarzazate is 192km from Marrakech, approximately a 3-hour drive, ideal for those wanting to visit the desert and the famous kasbah (Aït Benhaddou) in a single day. This kasbah has been the backdrop for numerous films, including Gladiator, Troy, and Kingdom of Heaven. Aït Benhaddou makes for an intriguing day trip from Marrakech,…
What's Included
  • Pick up and drop off
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
  • Professional driver
What's Not Included
  • Lunch and drinks
  • Tips
Additional Information

Ait Benhaddou is an interesting day trip from Marrakech after you cross the High Atlas Mountains, Ait Benhaddou is the UNESCO site classified since 1987 where few families are still living in Ait Benhaddou, along the way you will admire the Berber villages in the mountains of High Atlas village. 4km of rocky off-road along the salty valley of Ounila to…

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Michelleyw5068hc
Feb 24, 2025
100% recommend, would go again - Great trip out to Ouarzazate to see Aït Benhaddou and learn more about the Berber/Imazighen people and their culture. Definitely see why so many films are shot out there! Wish we could've seen inside the Kasbah too, would've been good to know beforehand that it's closed for renovations due to an earthquake some years ago. Still really enjoyed the trip out though and all the guides were great, informateive and patient yet moved us along at the right pace.
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Mauroms1046vs
Feb 12, 2025
Wonderful experience - The escort Tarek great person, kind, polite and helpful to every request, clarifications and advice...top
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J0ansun
Oct 22, 2024
Very good - Abdul was a great guide, always very helpfull. Has a good knowledge about Marrocco and its history. The trip was very good
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Fabiobb2008fh
Oct 9, 2024
Trip with my girlfrends - We spende good trip to ouarzazat with a nice driver (adil) and our wondrful assistent (ahmed) He help for everythings in the road and explen everythings in our trip Thank you for all
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188huchets
Oct 9, 2024
Atlas Day - Very nice day. Friendly Adil driver making the ride more enjoyable, from the grandiose landscapes of the escorts to the top(Ahmed)
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Vanessa
Oct 9, 2024
good experience - We stayed with our assistant guide Ahmed, very kind, professional, and available. Thank you to our driver Adil for this Good experience..thank you guys for all.
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484perryh
Oct 7, 2024
Red city tour with abdul - Abdul and rachid, were very friendly and seemed to value the customer experience. Overall I am glad I picked this tour. :)
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Alessios576
Aug 30, 2024
Tour to Ouarzazate: Amazing! - The Tour was exciting thanks to our Guide Abdul and everything went smoothly and safely, despite most of the road being full of curves, thanks to Sophien's Guide! The main milestones: Ait Ben Hadduo breathtaking and Atlas Studios spectacular for the variety of films shot and anecdotes told by the Guide, who also involved us in the making of a mini film! The Tour starts and ends with a journey of about 4 hours in a mini van with all the comforts, punctuated by at least 2 breaks to stretch your legs or go to the bathroom. With Abdul and Sophien, highly recommended!
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Catherine_b
Feb 25, 2025
Nice day out - Nice day out. The scenery is breathtaking. We couldn’t access the Kasbaha as there is a movie being filmed. It’s a long day but worthwhile doing to see the countryside
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Antonia_d
Dec 1, 2024
Waste of £100, very disappointing - Overall it was very disappointing and so not worth the money. We were picked up in a lovely van, transferred to another one which was pretty poor - 3 seats were broken, the aircon was mediocre at best. Late leaving Marrakesh. Stopped about every 60 minutes which was good but only 1 which where it was ok to take pictures. Saw a Berber village from a distance.. that was it. Confusion amongst the passengers about whether the film studio was or was not in the trip. Driver asked if we wanted to go to Ouarzazate or not (despite it being in the trip description). This didn’t mean visit the town, it meant driving past the film studio. The trip to BenHaddou was nice but would have liked it if we’d been asked if we wanted to cross the river via the sandbag stepping stone route vs the nice easy bridge… We didn’t explore the ancient town itself - just straight to the top and back out which was disappointing. As you would expect from an ancient monument, it’s not perfectly flat inside - be prepared for uneven steps and ground. Don’t wear sandals. Lunch - not a good experience. We were taken into a large restaurant and told we were eating there. No offer of, meet up here later. Again disappointing. Choice is limited. Other passengers said they were incorrectly billed. Suggest you take some snacks or your own lunch with you. Drive home was very fast and we were back about 20.00. Not dropped off at our arranged pick up point and not asked if we were happy to be dropped off elsewhere. . Luckily we had some data left so we could navigate our way back.
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