Riad Ksar Ighnda

Ksar Ighnda sits where the desert meets the first foothills of the High Atlas, within a Berber village on the old caravan route out of Timbuktu. The name tells its own story: ksar for a fortified village, ighnda for he slept here. It is difficult to say where the riad ends and the village begins, so completely has it settled into the rhythm of local life. At dawn the first…Ksar Ighnda sits where the desert meets the first foothills of the High Atlas, within a Berber village on the old caravan route out of Timbuktu. The name tells its own story: ksar for a fortified village, ighnda for he slept here. It is difficult to say where the riad ends and the village begins, so completely has it settled into the rhythm of local life. At dawn the first light works across the valley and its palm grove, and the mountains fill the far view. The people who run it treat each guest as a visiting friend, and hold to simplicity and ease above all. Aït Ben Haddou lies about six minutes' drive away, and Ouarzazate International Airport about forty-one minutes' drive.