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Ouarzazate

City in Drâa-Tafilalet, Morocco

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Ouarzazate is a city and capital of Ouarzazate Province in the region of Drâa-Tafilalet, south-central Morocco.

Plan a trip to Ouarzazate From Marrakesh
Get in

Getting to Ouarzazate

From Agadir twice daily by CTM at 09:00 & 23:30, 6½ hours, 135-185 dirham. There are also other companies running this route, but no Supratours. From Marrakesh there are six CTM buses a day, 4½ hours, along with three local buses. A place in a grand taxi is around 120 dirham per person. From the desert towns. From Mhamid and Errachidia one per day each by CTM, 5 hours.

  1. 01
    CTM Gare Voyage
  2. 02
    Gare Routière
  3. 03
    The airport

    There is a small cafe MS HAK inside.

See

Worth seeing

  1. 01
    Kasbah Taourirt

    A well preserved kasbah inside of the city with a constant exhibition of various artists inside.

  2. 02
    Musée du Cinéma

    Not that exciting and many items are not marked or signed, but a good alternative if you do not want to head out of the city to the other museums/studios.

  3. 03
    Bet Knesset Synagogue

    Former synagogue turned into some kind of museum.

  4. 04
    Aït-Benhaddou

    It has been declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.

  5. 05
    Oasis de Fint
  6. 06
    Solar Park

    You might wonder what is that huge tower looming over the hills next to the city, which can be seen from dozens of miles around Ouarzazate going along the highway.

Do

Things to do

Go for a swim, Public pool between Tammasint and Gar routier bus station on Mohamed V, 20 dirham. Nice break from a road trip. The river is usually full December-January where you can find locals swimming. Walk along the central square behind Muhammad V at night when everyone comes out. Children play football in the square, people eat and socialize, and you'll get a feel for the community just walking around.

Eat

Where to eat

Plenty of cheap restaurants along Mohammad V street and around the central square near the market. Normal price for tagine should be about 30 dirham and there are complete meals with drinks for about 30-40 dirham available (May 2019). There is a supermarket across the road from Place de Mouahidine (main square), including 5 l water bottled for 11.50 dirham.

How locals move

Getting around Ouarzazate the local way

  • Go nextDrive further through Zagora to M'Hamid for trips in the desert by camels, 4x4 or quad bikes.
  • Go nextMake a shortcut off-road in order to avoid a part of the paved N10.

From Wikivoyage: Ouarzazate, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-05.

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