Ouarzazate is a prefecture of 60,000 inhabitants around. It is located 200km south of Marrakech at the foot of the Atlas 1200m. It is called the gateway to the desert. 2 routes take you to the desert. The road to the Draa Valley, Zagora and Mr. Hamid for large dunes chegaga. The road of the thousand kasbahs along the Dades Valley. You will discover the palm of Ouarzazate, Rose Valley, the valley and the Dades Gorge, Todra gorges and beyond the desert with beautiful dunes of Merzouga.
2 wadis feed Lake El Mansour is just outside Ouarzazate. The Ouarzazate river that comes from Tizi N'Tichka and Dades. Lake El Mansour empties into the Draa. It is the largest river in Morocco. It starts from Ouarzazate to empty into the ocean in Tan-Tan to 1100km
