Into Berber country and the Atlas Mountains

Rising in the distance like a marvelous mirage, the kasbah of Ait Ben Haddou is a scene from a dream, featured in numerous big budget productions like Mummy, Gladiator, Prince of Persia and Game of Thrones.

At various points, we see Berber villages, remarkably clinging to the cliffsides..

The Berber town of Ourzazate is a marvelous stop.




Monkey Fingers (locally called Talmat), a natural formation shaped like a primate's appendages, in the Dades Valley.



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