Ouarzazate Tours

Ouarzazate lies on the southern side of the High Atlas, on the road from Marrakech to the Draa Valley. Almost every desert route stops here for lunch or a night, and the town has two sights of its own.

The kasbah and the film studios

The Kasbah of Taourirt was once the home of Thami El Glaoui, the Pasha of Marrakech, and is well preserved. Ouarzazate is also known as Morocco’s film town: its studios and the nearby earthen villages have served as sets for international productions, and some of the studios can be visited. Ait Ben Haddou is a short drive away, which is why the two are often combined on the same day.

Where Ouarzazate appears in our tours

• 5 day nomad desert tour: the Kasbah of Taourirt and the film studios on day 1, a hotel night in Ouarzazate on day 4.
• 6 day tour to Erg Chigaga: night 5 in a hotel in Ouarzazate after the drive from Lac Iriqui.
• 4 day Erg Chigaga trek: night 3 in Ouarzazate, with dinner.
• 15 day Grand Morocco tour: day 5, on the way from Essaouira to the desert.

Want more time here, or a night in a particular type of hotel? Describe it on the Customized Trips page or contact us.