Marrakech to Ouarzazate Tour 2 Days

Marrakesh private tour to Ouarzazate 2 days. After breakfast, we start our trip throughout Tizi-n-Tichka pass of the High Atlas Mountains. Where hundreds of superb Berber villages scattered on the mountains. Unexpectedly you will see a fascinating presence of hundreds of houses in authentic Berber villages which are made from mud and straw; in the middle of nowhere; thousands of satellite dishes on roofs. All this make you feel that nothing has been changed in life here through thousands of years. Meanwhile, donkeys and mules are still the main means of transportation among these high and tough mountains, since there are no accesses for cars and tracks. After almost three hours driving, we will stop to visit the ancient fortified city of Ait Ben Haddou, which was first built in the 11 Th century and has been listed by the UNESCO in 1992 as a world heritage site. Explore the streets of this clay Kasbah, at a relaxed pace and have some tea with the family that still living there looking after the Kasbah. Here more than 300 families used to live, and each Berber family consists of at least ten people. So you would imagine how many families used to live here! More than 3000. We pass by Ouarzazate (Hollywood of Africa, Noiselessly town, the door of the desert), is a city is situated in the middle of a bare plateau, South of the High Atlas Mountains. Why is this town nicknamed as Hollywood of Africa? Simply because it has been noted as a film-making location, with Morocco’s biggest studios inviting many international film companies to shoot their movies, like: Lawrence of Arabia (1962), The Living Daylights (1987), The Last Temptation of Christ (1988), The Mummy (1999), Gladiator (2000), Kingdom of Heaven (2005), Martin Scorsese’s Kundun (1997) and Babel (2005) overnight in Oasis of Fint near Ouarzazate.

Marrakech private tour to Ouarzazate (Hollywood of Africa, The door of the desert), is a city is situated in the middle of a bare plateau, south of the High Atlas Mountains. We will see Fint oases (hidden Oases), which is situated among the mountains. In the middle of nowhere, you will get astonished by the life rising up suddenly, when you see the green fields and palm trees with clay houses in the middle. We will enjoy some tea with an authentic Berber family here. We leave this unforgettable place and keep driving to see Tifoultout Kasbah built in the 17th century. It is all made from clay and straw. It is mainly inhabited by Berbers, who constructed many of the prominent Kasbahs and buildings for which the area is known. We drive back to Marrakesh on the mountains again where we can enjoy again the fascinating presence of superb and scattered Berber villages on the road. The end of Marrakech private tour to Ouarzazate 2 days.