Help et Services

Emergency numbers

Police: 190
Ambulance: 150
Royal Gendarmerie: 177
Firefighters: 150

Moroccan Red Crescent (Rabat): 037 65 14 95
Poison Control Center: 05 37 68 64 64 | 08 01 00 01 80

CTM (Ouarzazate): 05248-82427
ONCF: 0890 20 30 40
National Airports Office: 05 22 53 90 40 | 05 22 53 91 40

Fight against corruption: 08 00 100 76 76

Police, Gendarmerie stations

Police Prefecture of Ouarzazate

Tassoumaat, Bv Mohamed V
190

Tourist police

Quartie touristique, Bv Moulay Rechid

Royale Gendarmerie of Ouarzazate

Bv Mohamed V
177

Tourist Information Office

Avenue Hassan II

Tel : 05 24 88 24 85
Fax : 05 24 88 52 90

Hopitals

Sidi Hssain Bennaceur
Sidi Hssain District

Bougafer Hospital
Av Mohamed V

Polyclinique Ouarzazate
N° 24 Sidi Hssaine
05 24 88 23 23

Clinical Chifa
05 24 88 52 76

Doctors Offices

General Medicine

Cardiologues

Gynecologists

Dentists

Useful information

How to pronounce ouarzazate

An Amazigh word, not hard to remmember , easy to spell, and fun to say, War za za t.

Languages

Tamazight is the native language of the region, but Most people speaks the Moroccan Arabic dialect “Darijja“. Because Ouarzazate is a tourist destination, lot of people can speak French, and some speaks English.

Postal Code

45000, The post office is located beside CTM station.

Ouarzazate Airport Code

OZZ

Voltage : 220-230 V
Frequency : 50 Hz

Electrical outlet :

  • type C CEE
  • type J  SEV

The currency used in Morocco is the Moroccan Dirham (MDH or DH).

0.20 Cnt \ 0.50 Cnt \ 1 DH / 2 DH / 5 DH / 10 DH / 20 DH / 50 DH / 100 DH / 200 DH

New Year’s Day: Wed, Jan 1, 2020
Anniversary of the Independence Manifesto: Sat, Jan 11, 2020
Labour Day: Fri, May 1, 2020
Eid al-Fitr: May 23 – 25, 2020*
Throne Day: Thu, Jul 30, 2020
Eid al-Adha: Jul 30 – Aug 1, 2020*
Oued Ed-Dahab Day Fri, Aug 14, 2020
Islamic New Year: Aug 19 – 20, 2020*
Revolution Day: Thu, Aug 20, 2020
Birthday of King Mohammed VI and Youth Day: Fri, Aug 21, 2020
Prophet’s Birthday: Oct 28 – 30, 2020*
Green March Day: Fri, Nov 6, 2020
Independence Day of Morocco: Wed, Nov 18, 2020

1119 m above sea level Ouarzazate’s climate is a desert one. During the year, there is few rainfall. The average temperature is 29.8 °C, July is the hottest month of the year at 38°C. The lowest average temperatures in the year occur in January, when it is around 3 °C.

How to get to Ouarzazate

Flight in

Casablanca to Ouarzazate
Marralesh to Ouarzazate
www.royalairmaroc.ma

Paris Orly to Ouarzazate
www.transavia.com

Marseille to Ouarzazate
Bordeaux to Ouarzazate
www.ryanair.com

By Public Bus

CTM
AV Mohamed
www.ctm.ma
05 24 89 07 92

Superatour
Av Birnazaran
www.supratours.ma
06 61 08 26 56

Bus stations National line
Av Moulay Abdellah
Several transport companies have their office inside the station.
One bus every two hours to Marrakesh.
www.laguare.ma

By Grand Taxi

Grand taxis station is located near the bus stations.
Departures are made once the 6 seats are in the car are completed, if you are in a hurry you can pay the rest of seats.

Ouarzazate to
Agadir: 130 Dhs
Marrakesh: 100 Dhs
Zagora: 60 Dhs
Tinghir: 60 Dhs
Agdz: 30 Dhs

How to get From Marrakech to Ouarzazate?

There is Three option to travel from Marrakech to Ouarzazate

Option 1: by Bus, there are many buses departs from Marrakech to Ouarzazate, you can check CTM, or ONCF website for time and tickets booking. Also, you can find other companies in Marrakech Bus station.
Option 2: You can share a Taxi (or not), from Taxi station in Marrakech, located near Bus Station.
Option 3: Direct flight provided by Royal Air Maroc, check RAM website for fates and Booking.
Option 4: You can rent a car from Marrakech and drive to Ouarzazate.

How far is Ouarzazate from Marrakech?

Ouarzazate is 200 KM south of Marrakech. The road goes into the high Atlas mountains, it takes 4 to 5 hours to drive. The government is rebuilding the road so it will be safer to use.

Urben Transport

Taxi

Buses