A city that hosted many successful Hollywood movies and was granted the alias ‘Ouallywood’. Ouarzazate, a city that was initially a military base and became today a spot frequently visited by tourists curious about filming and Berber culture. As calm as it is, Ouarzazate has a lot of interesting places that will definitely charm you and your family.
Let’s begin this guide by covering first two important aspects: lodging and food. In this sense we recommend the following hotels, riads and restaurants.
Good hotels and riads in Ouarzazate: Good restaurants in Ouarzazate:
Oscar Hotel; Kasbah Tafarnout restaurant ;
Dar Amoudou; DOUYRIA restaurant;
Riad Chay. Le Jardin des Aromes.
Now that you know where to stay and where to eat, let’s starts the tour.
When visiting Ouarzazate the first thing you should do is heading to Tifoultoute Kasbah, a fortress built in the 17th century where you can enjoy a panoramic view on Oued valley and tour the whole place with your family. In fact, Half of the Kasbah was turned to a hotel-restaurant, while the other half is still open to public.
Once you’re done, visit Taourirt Kasbah. This building served as a wonderful palace previously, and was owned by the pacha of Marrakech. Hollywood producers used this spot to film some very famous movies such as Prince of Persia, if you don’t know it, then you should definitely watch it!
Now, let’s get more into the part that Ouarzazate is famous for, film industry. When talking about this subject two places deserves to be mentioned, Cinema museum and CLA Studios. The former is a studio, created in 1981, that worked for some fairy known movies. Today it became a museum that offers a variety of filming related items and decorations. The latter is a famous studio that worked on a fairly number of well-known Hollywood movies. In there, you can discover an amazing collection of movies decoration that will make you feel like an actor.
Next is a natural place that you don’t want to miss. Oasis of Fint, a spot where you can relax and admire mother nature’s fine work. This oasis is so appreciated by film producers and was used to shoot some mazing scenes.
To give a final touch to the journey you should for sure tour the Sahara with your family! An incredible adventure that will certainly please you, however, do not get too far from the local guide as you may get lost easily in such vast place. At this point we have to note that getting a car is required to tour Ouarzazate; consider renting one of our SUV cars that will fit your family’s needs and make your trip more comfortable. This leads us to the end of this guide; we hope we made your journey more enjoyable.
