Published on Feb, 2025
Excellent day trip out to the Atlas Mountains. It is quite a long drive, but we had sufficient stops and the scenery was breathtaking. Rashid, our driver was friendly, helpful and knowledgeable. We learnt about Amazigh (Berber) culture. Our first major stop at Ouarzazate was amazing. It was incredible to find this city high in the mountains, booming due to the international film industry. There are large studios lots which you can visit where films and series from around the world are made. A guide will take you round. We then visited the Kasbah. Our guide there was brilliant. Very knowledgeable and very informative. Next stop was Ait Ben Haddou, a UNESCO heritage site, which despite earthquakes and floods is still standing since the 11th century and was a stop on the trading route from Timbuktu. Our guide there explained the history.