FormerNJGal

I'm really confused about how to plan one leg of an upcoming trip to Morocco.

What makes more sense:

Option One: Merzouga > Skoura (Stay 1 night, see Kasbah Amridil) > Ouarzazate (Stay 1 night, see Kasbah Ait Benhaddou and one or two movie studios)
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Option Two: Merzouga > Skoura (as a stop to see Kasbah Amridil with our luggage in the car) > Ouarzazate (Stay 2 nights, see Kasbah Ait Benhaddou and one or two movie studios)

I know that Ouarzazate isn't very interesting, we just need a decent base to stay to explore the area. We would like this leg of the trip to be a little more leisurely, with some down time to relax. That's why I don't want to add any additional sights. I'm very concerned about Option One, because our luggage would be in the car while we tour Kasbah Amridil, and we might be there for a couple of hours -- how safe is it to park there?

Another idea would be to visit Kasbah Amridil from Ouarzazate, but it looks like it's an hour drive to get there (backtracking in the wrong direction) and that seems like a waste of two hours driving.

Please note that we can't add any extra nights to the trip on this leg. After this leg of the trip, we will drive to Marrakech.

Thanks!

progol

Did you see my trip report ?
Morocco, A Visual Journey

I would go for Option 1 - Kasbah Amridil was fascinating and no one else was there when we visited (2018). We found the movie studio visit underwhelming.