Ouarzazate City Tour: Atlas Film Studios and Taourirt Kasbah

About the Ouarzazate film studios tour

Ouarzazate’s light, empty landscapes and cheap labour turned it into one of the world’s busiest film locations from the 1960s onwards. The Atlas Film Studios, opened in 1983 on the edge of town, still keep sets from Egyptian temples to Tibetan monasteries, and film crews still come and go.

A studio guide takes you through the sets and explains how they are built and reused. In the centre of town you visit the Cinema Museum, in an old studio, and the Taourirt Kasbah, the 19th-century residence of the Glaoui family, whose painted rooms show how powerful the pashas of the south once were.

It is a good half-day for families and for anyone who has a few hours in Ouarzazate before or after a desert tour.

Highlights

• Atlas Film Studios sets
• Stories of the films shot in Ouarzazate
• Cinema Museum
• Taourirt Kasbah of the Glaoui family
• Painted rooms and cedar ceilings
• Private car between the sites

Route map of the Ouarzazate film studios tour

The door of the desert: film studios, kasbahs, the Draa Valley palm groves and the UNESCO-listed Aït Benhaddou. All tours in Ouarzazate & Zagora

Itinerary for the day

1. 09:00 Atlas Film Studios

   Pick-up at your hotel

   Guided visit of the sets, about 1 h 30.

2. 11:00 Cinema Museum

   Props, cameras and costumes from past productions.

3. 12:00 Taourirt Kasbah

   Walk through the restored part of the kasbah and the old village behind it.

4. 13:00 Back at your hotel

   Drop-off.

Times and driving durations are approximate and can be adapted. It is a private tour, so you can change stops with your driver-guide.

Prices for the Ouarzazate film studios tour

Your private tour, with prices per group size. All prices are in euros and include everything listed under “What’s included”.

The more you are, the less you pay per person. Children count as travellers when they need a bed.

What's included