Ait Benhaddou & Telouet day trip

   Ait Benhaddou & Telouet day trip overview:

•  Discover the beauty of the Moroccan south through Ait Ben Haddou
• A visit to Telouet Kasbahs.
• Going to visit to most famous Kasbah in Morocco in addition to the Glaoui tribes.
• Going to take the road across the Atlas Mountains.
• Heading by the old paths of caravans to the Sahara Desert

Itinerary FOR; Ait Benhaddou & Telouet day trip :

  TELOUET:

Over the famous pass of Tizi-n-Tichka, you are going to enjoy a day trip that takes you across the High Atlas mountains chain. It is Morocco’s one of the most dramatic roads, that is interesting to discover.  All along the mountain’s side, Berber villages are gathered in a scattered coordination. It is similar to an interesting mosaic; full of life and simplicity.

Step by step into the mountain’s far side, the view changes. It becomes more into the desert. However, the Atlas Mountains separates the north climate of the Mediterranean from the southeast arid climate.

After that, our second target is going to be visiting Telouet Kasbah. It is the ancient home of the Glaoui, or the Pacha of the Atlas, in other words. Today, Telouet Kasbah stands in the middle of ruins. A walking within the ancient Kasbah is exciting to be experienced. However, the colored glass, the tiled walls with the wooden ceilings that are amazingly printed create a beautiful picture of excitement. Meanwhile, there are some rooms to visit, while others are close because their wooden ceilings are unsafe.   

Ait Benhaddou:

Next, along the road, the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Ait Ben Haddou welcomes you. However, lunch is served in the village of the ancient Kasaba. There, you are going to look at the architecture of the most famous Kasaba of Morocco where the walls are softly colored. The Ksar is established to suite the atmosphere of the south, that it was made of naturalistic materials.

You are going to spend the afternoon, exploring the historical site of Ait Benhaddou Kasaba. It gains its wide fame from its universality as an interesting studio for Hollywood films. In addition, Ait Ben Haddou was an important fortress that held the routs of caravans, where traders and merchants exported ivory, gold, and slaves to Marrakech from Africa’s sub-Sahara. Leaving the marvelous Kasaba is going to be the end of our day trip while you contemplate the wonderful view of the village.