Situated between the southern slopes of the High-atlas and the northern side of the Anti-atlas , The name Ouarzazate is derived from the combination of the berber word ouar meaning without and the arab-berber zazate meaning noise '' a place without noise '' a relaxing tranquility indeed felt in the silence that reigns in this town , a veritable gateway to th immense sahara , here the trans-sahara caravans once passed , linking Marrakesh to timbuktu in Mali , nowadays , it is the administrative centre for the draa region a large and beautiful area with proud historic traditions .
located in the heart of atlas mountains about 190 km from Marrakesh , it is one of the best excursion where you can discover atlas mountains with its different colors and small berber villages surrounded by many green fields passing by the highest pass in morocco called the Col de tizni -N- Tichka which reach an altitude of 2260 meters ,once arriving Visit of the Kasbah of Ait Benhadou , the best preserved Kasbah of Morocco and actually under UNECO protection .
The Kasbah has served as decor for many films like for example : Laurence of Arabia , gladiator and many other famous movies , after lunch , continuation to ouarzazate to visit the film studios where many movies were shot for example , prince of Persia , babel , kingdom of heaven , game of throne .... afternoon returning back to marrakech .