We were up early for a sunrise camel shoot. A cameleer was waiting for us at a nearby dune with several camels with colorful blankets on to walk back and forth while we all got our photos. To get the perfect camel photo, the camels need to be separated with at least one foot in the air and the cameleer out front. Some of these photos are not by accident.
We had our last desert breakfast before packing up and into our 4x4’s to our awaiting bus. Even though the distances do not sound to far, the roads are curvy and there’s always the slow moving trucks that must be dealt with along the way. We had several bathroom stops and a lunch break along the way.
Our hotel destination was Quarzazate which serves as Hollywood of Morocco. We passed by a movie studio where several US films have been made. We dropped our luggage and headed our for a short 30 minute ride to Ait Benhaddou, a UNESCO world heritage site, which is a beautiful Moroccan city built into a hill. This has served has the filming location for many movies (Lawrence of Arabia, Indiana Jones, and The Living Daylights just to name a few). This is also where a lot of Game of Thrones is filmed (I’m now a little cooler to my kids for having visited here).
We got to wonder around the complex where we could visit a typical Berber home, shop, listen to musicians and just enjoy the view. There were lots of people willing to pose for photos as long as they received a little compensation for their time. You can tell they are very used to the tourist trade here.
We returned to our hotel for dinner, a shower and bed, all needed and enjoyed.
Tomorrow: Into Marrakech
We had our last desert breakfast before packing up and into our 4x4’s to our awaiting bus. Even though the distances do not sound to far, the roads are curvy and there’s always the slow moving trucks that must be dealt with along the way. We had several bathroom stops and a lunch break along the way.
Our hotel destination was Quarzazate which serves as Hollywood of Morocco. We passed by a movie studio where several US films have been made. We dropped our luggage and headed our for a short 30 minute ride to Ait Benhaddou, a UNESCO world heritage site, which is a beautiful Moroccan city built into a hill. This has served has the filming location for many movies (Lawrence of Arabia, Indiana Jones, and The Living Daylights just to name a few). This is also where a lot of Game of Thrones is filmed (I’m now a little cooler to my kids for having visited here).
We got to wonder around the complex where we could visit a typical Berber home, shop, listen to musicians and just enjoy the view. There were lots of people willing to pose for photos as long as they received a little compensation for their time. You can tell they are very used to the tourist trade here.
We returned to our hotel for dinner, a shower and bed, all needed and enjoyed.
Tomorrow: Into Marrakech
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