Ait-Ben-Haddou is a city of Morocco. It is a traditional fortified city (or ksar) made of mud bricks in the High Atlas. It is on the UNESCO World Heritage list, and has been included in many films, most of them depicting Jerusalem.
To arrive
Ait-Ben-Haddou is accessible since Marrakesh or Ouarzazate.
Buses don't even stop at Ait-Ben-Haddou, but they can leave you approximately seven kilometers from the city, and then you can arrange a lift.
It is better to hire a taxi to take you into town.
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Once inside the ksar, he can only walk. To reach the new part of the city, you have to cross the river, and there is no bridge. The only solution is to jump from rock to rock until you reach the other side of the river. Locals charge 10Dr to cross the river on a donkey. The river is shallow and can be forded.
Look
- The biggest attraction is the City, with mud buildings above hill.
- O barn at the top is very impressive, and worth the climb
- O Ben Haddou Mausoleum, at the base of the hill is on the opposite side of the hill.
Knife
Buy
There are many shops in town selling souvenirs from all over the Sahara, mainly ksar models and wooden artifacts from the Dogon people of the mali. There is a carpet shop in the new town, near the Post Office.
With the
- O Hotel la Baraka has a restaurant with a beautiful patio.
drink and go out
sleep
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- . The first auberge on the road to Ait-Ben-Haddou. Good food at a good price.
- , Ait-Ben-Haddou, Morocco, ☎ 212 (0) 5 24 89 00 22. Clean and comfortable rooms. great food.
- , Douar As Falau, Ait-Ben-Haddou, Morocco (3km past Ait Ben Haddou), ☎ 212 (0) 5 24 88 76 44. A modern property, located in the Atlas Mountains.
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