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Visit Aït Ben Haddou from Ouarzazate

A documented discovery of the Aït Ben Haddou ksar from Ouarzazate, with guidance to help preserve the site.

Ouarzazate1 day
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Visit Aït Ben Haddou from Ouarzazate
The MOP experience

What you will experience

This experience turns the MOP guide into a practical route: understand the ksar, organise the visit and limit the impact on living heritage.

Moments not to miss

  1. Earthen ksar
  2. Southern architecture
  3. Responsible visit
To better understand Ouarzazate

Aït-Ben-Haddou: visiting the ksar without damaging its heritage

The ksar of Aït-Ben-Haddou has been listed as a World Heritage Site since 1987. This group of earthen dwellings, surrounded by walls and reinforced with towers, illustrates the pre-Saharan architecture of southern Morocco. Its silhouette has also served as the backdrop for many film shoots, sometimes to the point of eclipsing its own history. The site is neither…

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Continue the journey

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Culture & heritage

Explore Taourirt and Ouarzazate’s film heritage

Ouarzazate3–5 hours

A half-day centred on Ouarzazate, its earthen architecture and film history, distinct from the Ait Ben Haddou outing.

Back to the destination

Return to Ouarzazate to plan what comes next

Neighbourhoods, arrival, accommodation, advice and stories: find all the useful guidance in one place.

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Why MOP

Morocco reveals more when you take the time to understand it.

MOP shares carefully chosen stories, advice and experiences to help you discover Morocco at your own pace. And when a partner can make part of your journey easier, we simply let you know.

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