Ouarzazate Travel Guide

  Ouarzazate traditional street
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  • Ouarzazate traditional street
      Ouarzazate traditional street
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  • Ouarzazate river from Taourirt Ksar
      Ouarzazate river from Taourirt Ksar
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  • Cinema Museum in Ouarzazate
      Cinema Museum in Ouarzazate
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  • Cinema Museum in Ouarzazate
      Cinema Museum in Ouarzazate
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  • Kasbah Taourirt Museum in Ouarzazate
      Kasbah Taourirt Museum in Ouarzazate
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Pro

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 interesting town with a buzzy sort of atmosphere but laid back, good patisserie and services available for the tourist traveller, 


Con

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 Can feel a bit like a 'Frontier Town' 


In a nutshell

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 Kasbah Country and the Door of the Desert! 

 

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Things to Do  

Museum of the Liberation Army in Ouarzazate

Museum of the Liberation Army in Ouarzazate, Ouarzazate

 johnsakura Says:  This museum features several historical objects belonging to the Ouarzazate’s Liberation Army. A journey into Ouarzazate’s historical moments and testimonials, photos and real documents of important times in Morocco’s history. 

Kasbah Taourirt Museum in Ouarzazate

Kasbah Taourirt Museum in Ouarzazate, Ouarzazate

 johnsakura Says:  Kasbah Taourirt Museum is a spectacular building that gives you the opportunity to visit inside a real ancient casbah showing the best of south Moroccan casbah architecture right in the heart of Ouarzazate. the entrance costs 20 dirhams per person and you can hire a guide to... 

Taourirt District in Ouarzazate

Taourirt District in Ouarzazate, Ouarzazate

 johnsakura Says:  The most well preserver ksar inside the modern city of Ouarzazate, this great example of ancient mud brick made houses in perfect for a walk and explore.Because is a local attraction for many years now, you'll find many shops and guides trying to take you on a visit.You... 

Atlas Cinema Studios in Ouarzazate

Atlas Cinema Studios in Ouarzazate, Ouarzazate

 johnsakura Says:  Amazing place to explore famous movie sets from many blockbuster succes films. These huge studios take you into another world where you are able to walk inside several giant film sets of well known movies such as Kundun, Gladiator, Mary Magdalene, etc. If you have to chose... 

CLA Cinema Studios in Ouarzazate

CLA Cinema Studios in Ouarzazate, Ouarzazate

 johnsakura Says:  You can visit the covered studios where you can enjoy several objects used in films such as Kingdom of Heaven and much more. Here you have some studio sets but the most important are the outside sets in the desert plateau.Prestigious successful movies have been shot in... 

Tassoumaat district in Ouarzazate

Tassoumaat district in Ouarzazate, Ouarzazate

 johnsakura Says:  Tassoumaat is a unknown and non-touristic destination. Because of this, it makes the perfect place to enjoy authentic Moroccan living where children play on the streets and women wash their carpet on the central square called zqaia.Tassoumaat is attached to the river banks... 

Ouarzazate Sunday Market

Ouarzazate Sunday Market, Ouarzazate

 johnsakura Says:  If by chance you're around Ouarzazate during the weekend, don't miss out the great and thrilling Sunday souk where thousands of people gather to buy their weekly groceries, clothes, fruits and much more. Starts around 7am and finishes around 12pm. 

Taourirt Kasbah

Taourirt Kasbah, Ouarzazate

 al2401 Says:  The Taourirt kasbah has wonderful examples of Moroccan design and you can spend time wandering the streets of the old town within the walls. I particularly like the peacock tail design over the windows in the harem and the detail in the ceiling decoration in both the formal... 

Hotels  

Le Petit Riad

 1 Review and 48 Opinions  We spent three nights here in January, 2013. This Riad was custom built as a B&B. It is not a... 

Le Berbere Palace

 1 Review and 95 Opinions  This is a fabulous hotel with great accomodations, wonderful service, and excellent food. We spent... 

Restaurants  

restaurant manar du sud: the amazing restaurant in ouarzazate

restaurant manar du sud: the amazing  restaurant in ouarzazate, Ouarzazate

 berberesh Says:  le restaurant manar du sud was the best resaurant during my trip to the sought of Morocco.it is a small yet awsome place that one shouldn't miss in ouarzazat. the food is unbelievably delicious tagines.., pastillas, skewers .... with affordable prices.the restaurant manar is... 

Le Petit Gourmand, Ouarzazate: Elegant low-cost restaurant

Le Petit Gourmand, Ouarzazate: Elegant low-cost restaurant, Ouarzazate

 bentek Says:  Just after the Kashba on the other side of Rue Mohamad, is an elegant, but economical restaurant, well appointed, where Ayzoul Hassan, a lanky, handsome berber, will do his best to serve you a pizza or Moroccan meal delicately - albeit like most other restaurants in thaty... 

Transportation  

Petit taxis in Ouarzazate

Petit taxis in Ouarzazate, Ouarzazate

 johnsakura Says:  The best way to cross Ouarzazate is by taxi. Because the city is spread, you'll end up having many destinations far 3 or 4 km from eachother.Taxis cost 4 dirhams inside the city, 5 dirhams taking you to the souk and around 20 dirhams to take you to CLA studios and Atlas... 

Sam Tour Rent a Car and 4x4

Sam Tour Rent a Car and 4x4, Ouarzazate

 angiebabe Says:  Ive rented from here several - better quality and price of course when the big boss of my family connections has got involved - such as is Morocco style dealings but anyway they are a rental firm in Ouarzazate and if you need one then this mob is probably one of the better... 

Shopping  

Supermarché: If you are looking for a beer or so....

Supermarché: If you are looking for a beer or so...., Ouarzazate

 li-anne Says:  Generally you can't find a lot of supermarkets in Morocco. The most common thing is that there are a lot of tiny shops which sell a bit of everything.Especially alcohol is hard to buy, as Morocco is a muslim land. This supermarket has a big range of western styled goods and... 

Local Customs  

Say Aash Al-Malik!!! Long live the king!!!

Say Aash Al-Malik!!! Long live the king!!!, Ouarzazate

 johnsakura Says:  Most Moroccans are very proud of their new King Mohamed 6. This king put Moroccon on the right path of democracy, human rights, economic development. During the Arab spring, the only revolution seen in Morocco was an extraordinary Economic revolution, creating more jobs and... 

Some Useful words

Some Useful words, Ouarzazate

 suvanki Says:  This might be of use during Your Trip English-/ French- / Arabic- Yes/Oui/Yeh ( Hay) No/Non/ La Thank You/ Merci /Choukrane Very Much/ Beaucoup/ Bzef (Bzeff) Please /S'il vous Plait /Minfadlik (Min Fadlik) Good Day/ Bonjour/ Sbah El Khir (Sba 'Lkir) Good Night/ Bonsor/... 

Tourist Traps  

Escroquerie et vol aux Tourists
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Je porte à Votre attention que dans la ville de Ouarzazate, dans les magasins proprété
de Monsieur AMIRI MIMOUNE:

LE CADEAU BERBERE à la sortie de Ouarzazate sur la route de Marrakech
LA MAISON SAHARIENNE à la sortie de Ouarzazate sur la route de Zagora
LOCATION DE VOITURES en face de l'Hotel Berbère Palace à Ouarzazate

utilisent les cartes crédits des Touristes pour faire des ESCROQUERIES au dommage des TOURISTES.

Je porte à Votre attention que Monsieur AMIRI MIMOUNE est parlamentaire, membre de la Commission des Secteurs productifs de la Chambre des Répresentants du Royame du Maroc,
pour la Règione SOUSS-MASSA-DRAA.

Ca c'est une vrai HONTE, que quelque chose comme ça c' est fait par quelq'un ( MIMOUNE AMIRI ) qui douvrait répresenter avec honneur le ROYAUME DU MAROC et qui au contraire, fait du
VOL au Touristes.
CA C'EST UNE VRAI HONTE.
Monsieur MIMOUNE AMIRI sure et certain il va à dire que c'est les vendeurs de tapis qui font ça, mais c'est pas vrai, parce que lui il est PARFAITEMENT AU COURANT de ce qui passe dans ses magasins, parce que il est le propriétaire et le propriétaire aussi du compte bancaire ou l'argent volé au Tourists va finir.

Alors que ce lui le RESPONSABLE du VOL. Je peut Vous donner les épreuves écrites du VOL qu'ils m'ont écrit pour dénoncié ça.


Bonsoir, mettez-Vous au courant Vos Clients que à Ouarzazate ils peuvent tomber victimes des certain magasins de tapis où ils font des escroqueries au préjudice des Touristes dans leur cartes crédits. Mettez-Vous un avis à la reception de éviter ces magasins-là.

Written Apr 5, 2013

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Off The Beaten Path  

Tifoultoute Kasbah in Ouarzazate

Tifoultoute Kasbah in Ouarzazate, Ouarzazate

 johnsakura Says:  This 18th century casbah located on the way to Zagora, features a powerful strategic location for such an ancient casbah.You can visit inside, drink some tea and learn more about the region history and culture. Don’t miss out the amazing view of the valley from the casbah... 

M.I.A. clip of Bad Girls music in Ouarzazate

M.I.A. clip of Bad Girls music in Ouarzazate, Ouarzazate

 johnsakura Says:  Famous MIA singer had her famous music "Bad Girls" (the one with the cars spinning on the road) filmes here in Ouarzazate, just in the other side of the river on the way out of Tabounte. You can still see the mark of the car wheels on the asphalt.MIA official music clip... 

Pope Joan movie set in Ouarzazate

Pope Joan movie set in Ouarzazate, Ouarzazate

 johnsakura Says:  There is an unknown and unvisited movie set in Ouarzazate. By this it is very interesting as it is lost in time. No one goes there but it is very beautiful. It is the set of the city of Jerusalem for the movie Pope Joan filmed back in 1999.This set is located after the... 

CLA cinema outdoor sets

CLA cinema outdoor sets, Ouarzazate

 johnsakura Says:  Apart from the main studios near the road, CLA Cinema Studios in Ouarzazate also has 3 main sets out in the open, in the desert plateau. This is amazing and you'll be amazed.Visit the JERUSALEM set, Initially used for the production of the movie Kingdom of Heaven; KASBAH... 

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