OUR DESTINATIONS
Let us help you find your perfect holiday by phoning us on
We offer holidays to the four corners of the globe. If you want specialist advise please phone our travel team and we will be happy to help.
Alternatively, check out some of our holiday offers below.
- Destinations
- Africa
- Morocco
- Ouarzazate
Ouarzazate
Ouarzazate's location high in the Atlas Mountains made it a
historically important waypoint for traders, and is today still
inhabited by a few Berbers, though many parts of the area feel
uninhabited. The picturesque city has many prominent kasbahs and
other examples of traditional clay architecture, including Ait
Benhaddou, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Ouarzazate's primary
business though, is movies, as it is home to the gigantic Atlas
Studios, where many Hollywood blockbusters including Lawrence of
Arabia, Gladiator, Cleopatra, and Star Wars were filmed. The town
has a number of restaurants and souks in the town centre and along
Mohammad V Street, where you can find good deals on regional
specialties like judeo-berber vodka and Berber rugs.
Information & Facts
Language
Arabic is the official language, but eight other
languages are also spoken including Berber, French and Spanish.
English is generally understood in the tourist areas, but French is
the most widely spoken.
Money
The unit of currency is the Moroccan Dirham (MAD), which is
divided into 100 centimes. ATMs are available in the larger towns,
but can be unreliable; currency can be exchanged at banks or
official bureaux de changes, which are also widespread in major
towns. Dirhams cannot be obtained or exchanged outside Morocco and
receipts must be retained as proof of legal currency exchange, as
well as in order to re-exchange money when departing. Major credit
cards are accepted in the larger shops, hotels and restaurants.
Travellers cheques can be used in tourist areas, but are not
prevalent; they are best taken in Euros or Pounds Stirling.