Excursion d'une journée à Ait Ben Haddou et Ouarzazate
Description
Cette excursion d'une journée à Ait Ben Haddou et Ouarzazate vous permettra de découvrir une autre facette de la beauté du Maroc car cette zone est considérée comme la porte du désert du Maroc et des 1 001 kasbahs (forteresse berbère). Au cours de cette excursion à Ait Ben Haddou, vous passerez le col de Tizi N'Tichka, connu pour ses virages serrés. Vous y ferez un arrêt rapide en terrasse pour déguster une tasse de café ou de thé et prendre depuis le sommet de bonnes photos des villages berbères et des incroyables paysages, enneigés en hiver et au printemps et verdoyants en été et en automne. Une fois arrivé à la kasbah d’Ait Ben Haddou, vous pourrez louer un guide avec tout le groupe pour découvrir la région et en apprendre plus sur le mode de vie des habitants. Le guide vous montrera également où les scènes de Game of Thrones ont été tournées, avant de vous rendre à la belle Ouarzazate et découvrir les studios locaux et la kasbah Taourirt. Une fois la visite terminée, vous prendrez la route pour Marrakech où se termine cette excursion
Options de l'excursion
Itinéraire
Un col à l'altitude élevée de 2 260 m au-dessus du niveau de la mer avec des virages et courbes serrés et de beaux paysages. Des photos peuvent être prises à partir d'un point de vue panoramique dans un restaurant local
Village fortifié entouré des montagnes de l’Anti-Atlas. Cela ressemble à un vieux château, et c'est de là que lui vient le nom de « kasbah » ou « château », ce qui signifie « forteresse » en berbère local.
Vous vous garez sur une place de parking en face de la Kasbab vous pourrez alors entrer et visiter cette belle région. Alternativement, vous pourrez visiter les studios.
Points forts
Ce qui est inclus
Lieux et horaires de prise en charge
- Hôtels dans la vieille ville: prise en charge à la réception, dépôt au parking le plus proche (en raison de l'interdiction d'entrer dans la vieille ville le soir) - Hôtels dans la nouvelle ville: prise en charge et retour depuis / vers la réception - Hôtels en dehors de la ville + 8 km à 12 km: prise en charge et retour pour 30 € en supplément à payer pour tous les groupes 1-6 et 50 € si vous êtes 7-14 personnes - La prise en charge commence généralement 45 minutes avant l'heure de départ vers 7h00. Donc, l'heure de départ est à 8h00 plus ou moins
Avis des voyageurs
Informations importantes
- Transports en commun disponibles à proximité
- Les enfants en bas âge doivent être assis sur les genoux d'un adulte
- Convient à toutes les conditions physiques
Avis(209)
The driver was excellent and very friendly. We had a small group (12 people total) which was more comfortable and calm. We did everything that was listed in the trip description and got enough time to visit on our own too. The scenic route was definitely a highlight too. Can highly recommend if you want to discover the south but want to avoid large groups or driving alone.
4 hour ride to the city Ben Aid Haddou. Drive itself was quite nice thanks to our driver. He stopped to let us take pictures, explained a bit about the landscape and elevation we were in. Aid Ben Haddou itself was infested by tourists. You couldnt get through sometimes due to the sheer amount of tourist. The guide in Ben Aid Haddou we had was nice in the beginning and during the tour, the moment it finished though, he disregarded any niceties and just asked us to pay for the guided tour with a dead look in his eyes. 3€ is not much in europe but definitely in Morocco, so this was quite uncomfortable.
Thank you for your feedback. We would like to clarify that the 3€ guide fee is clearly mentioned in the trip description prior to booking. The local guide is not included in our service and is entirely optional, with no obligation for guests to use or pay for it. Regarding the number of visitors in Ait Ben Haddou, as a UNESCO World Heritage site, it is indeed a very popular destination and unfortunately crowd levels are beyond our control. That said, we are very pleased to hear that you enjoyed the most important part of our service, which is the quality of the drive and the professionalism of your driver during the 4-hour journey. We truly appreciate your comments and hope to welcome you again for an even better experience.
We also ended up going to the Atlas Studios theater production area. It isn’t really something I would have wanted to do, but it was educational and cool and the whole trip was great.
This one-day trip from Marrakesh was very interesting in terms of the sightseeing and the places we visited. However, there were some issues regarding the optional activities. For example, the local tour guide at the Kasbah, who met us at the bus, informed us in the middle of the tour that we had to pay an additional fee, even though this was not mentioned at the beginning. The guided part lasted only about 10–15 minutes, and for the remaining hour we were walking around on our own. A similar misunderstanding occurred at lunchtime in Ouarzazate. The bus driver initially told us that we would depart immediately after lunch. I would have preferred to take a short tour of the city, but after lunch he changed the plan and said we would stay for another hour. Overall, the trip was good, but there were several moments when I felt that the focus was more on charging extra fees than on providing a smooth and transparent experience.
It was a long but great outing to Ait Ben Haddou and Ouarzazate (including Atlas Film Studios visit), made easier by our wonderful driver Charaf, in quite challenging weather conditions (snow in the mountains crossing). Ait Ben Haddou is wondeful and, while going up, I felt close to being a Time Bandit!
Our guide Youssef was very knowledgeable and an excellent driver. He was extremely helpful and courteous. He took time to explain many aspects of Moroccan culture which really made the whole experience enjoyable. I would thoroughly recommend this tour.
Great experience and friendly and informative guide and driver. Once in a lifetime excursion! Big fan of mountains and history and this had a lot of both.
Very good experience Discovering the kashbas route is great. Ait ben haddou superb ..very nice site and interesting studios in Ouarzazate
I would never book this trip as there was no added value to book it like this as you also can do exactly the same if you book a taxi towards it.
This was a long day but filled with history and information shared by the knowledgeable guides. Multiple bathroom stops are provided (thankfully) and it was an all over great experience. Would recommend. Communication is great through WhatsApp. Bring dirham change for the bathrooms.
