On this full day tour from Marrakech to Ait Ben Haddou departing early in the morning at 8h00 in the morning, we come to pick you up where you are staying at your hotel/riad Marrakech and we will cross the High Atlas Mountains by the Tizi N'Tichka and enjoy the spectacular panoramic views of the mountains and semi-desert terrain topped by kasbahs and adobe houses before visiting the spectacular century 11 of Ait Ben Haddou kasbah declared by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site and historical treasure.
The fortified city, or Kasbah Ait Ben Haddou is a quiet city that features the south of Morocco. It is a beautiful ruin and a good example of the “Berber architecture. The location of the Kasbah offers an unforgettable landscape of a contrast of colors and silences, it must be one of the most impressive and picturesque, most visited sites in the Moroccan southeast that sees more than 140,000 visitors a year.
A day trip to Ait Ben Haddou is like a visit back in time to a time when the pace of life was not slower and more peaceful. You'll be rewarded with a deeper insight into the rich history of the region, which was one of the most important stops along the lucrative ancient Sahara trade route where merchants carried cargoes of slaves, spices and other goods on their way to Tombouctou or Marrakech.
To Ait Ben Haddou Marrakech day trip, you will also have the opportunity to tour Telouet: a fascinating Kasbah that belonged to the Glaoui brothers; Thami and Madani; lords of Marrakech.
