Day 03
Dades valley / Ait ben haddou kasbah / Marrakech.
After breakfast at your hotel, you will head on the road to Marrakech crossing the
Dades Valley through the beautiful Berber villages such as the “rose town” Kalaa
Mgouna, famous town for farming roses. One of our main stops will be at Skoura
Oasis, and there are numerous ancient kasbahs, some sadly in ruins that stand
amongst the palm trees. You will visit a very famous kasbahs in the region called
Amridil kasbah, a historic fortified residence in the oasis of Skoura. It is considered
among the most impressive kasbahs of its kind in Morocco and was built during the
17th century. It’s famous for the filming of the movies “Ali Baba and 40 Thieves” and
Lawrence of Arabia. After the visit, we continue the drive to Ouarzazate, the
“Hollywood of Africa”, whose geography and beautiful landscape have attracted
many world class movie producers. After lunch you have to option to visit the movie
studio, said to be the biggest in the world, where such films as Kingdom of Heaven,
Gladiator, Body of Lies and Star Wars movies were filmed. We will then continue the
drive to Ait Ben Haddou kasbah for a visit 25 kilometers from Ouarzazate, the
UNESCO world heritage site a spectacular fortified village built during the beginning
of the 20th century by the T-hami El Glaoui, as the kasbah today became one of the
attractive spots for famous movie producers. The drive will continue to Marrakech
with a dramatic scenery crossing the high Atlas Mountains through the magnificent
road Tizi n’Tichka Pass, arriving Marrakech in the late afternoon, where the tour ends
at your booked accommodation in Marrakech.