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Ouarzazate · Kasbahs & gorges

Le Petit Riad

★★★★★Classic

A warm, family-run riad on the edge of Ouarzazate, Le Petit Riad welcomes guests with home cooking, a courtyard pool and genuine Berber hospitality. Rooms are handmade and restful, the roof catches Atlas sunsets, and the kasbahs of Aït Ben Haddou and the Draa road lie within easy reach. Personal, unpretentious and comfortable, it's a homely base in the pre-Sahara.

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When to stay in Kasbahs & gorges

  1. JanGood
  2. FebGood
  3. MarBest
  4. AprBest
  5. MayGood
  6. JunHot
  7. JulHot
  8. AugHot
  9. SepHot
  10. OctBest
  11. NovBest
  12. DecGood
1991–2020 averages for Kasbahs & gorges. Best = daytime 20–29 °C (68–84 °F) and fairly dry. Hot months still work if you plan around the heat — early starts, pools, the coast and the mountains.

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