Hammam, a 10 metre jacuzzi and massage rooms inside an old house at Ait Ben Haddou
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Hammam plus scrub 300 MAD
45 min massage 400 MAD
Jacuzzi 200 MAD / 30 min
Ksar Ighnda is a riad hotel at Ait Ben Haddou, about 30 km from Ouarzazate, whose spa occupies an old house with its original rooms left in place. The old kitchen is now a massage room and a 10 metre jacuzzi runs under brick vaults where the sheepfold used to be, alongside a hammam, a second massage room, a beauty treatment room and a herbal tea room. The 2026 price list puts the royal hammam at 450 MAD and a 45 minute relaxing massage at 400 MAD.
Why book
Ksar Ighnda at Ait Ben Haddou, about 30 km from Ouarzazate, has a spa built inside an old house whose original rooms were kept as they were.
The old kitchen is now a massage room and the 10 metre jacuzzi runs under brick vaults where the sheepfold used to be.
The spa has five spaces in total: two massage rooms, a hammam, the jacuzzi, a beauty treatment room and a herbal tea room.
Outside, the mosaic lined pool is the centre of the riad, ringed by bougainvillea, palms and cushions laid on the ground.
Treatments
Royal hammam.
Hammam with a traditional black soap scrub, 30 minutes.
Hammam with black soap scrub and a clay wrap, 30 minutes.
Relaxing, toning or four hands massage over 45 minutes, plus a 30 minute back massage.
Jacuzzi sessions of 30 minutes in the 10 metre pool.
Facials, manicure, pedicure, hair removal, make up and brushing.
Price range
The royal hammam is 450 MAD.
Hammam with a traditional black soap scrub is 300 MAD, or 350 MAD with a clay wrap added.
A 45 minute relaxing or toning massage is 400 MAD, a 45 minute tonic massage is 500 MAD and a four hands massage is 650 MAD.
A 30 minute jacuzzi session is 200 MAD and a facial is 450 MAD.
The Forfait Tradition, a 30 minute jacuzzi plus hammam with black soap scrub plus a 45 minute massage, is 800 MAD.
Best time
Late afternoon, after crossing the river and walking up through the ksar of Ait Ben Haddou.
Summer, when the mosaic pool and the shade of the garden are what you want after the drive.
The Forfait Tradition works out cheaper than booking the same three treatments separately, 800 MAD against about 900 MAD.
How to combine
The ksar of Ait Ben Haddou, inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage list in 1987, is right beside the hotel.
Ouarzazate, with Kasbah Taourirt and the film studios, is about 30 km south east.
The Telouet kasbah and the Tizi n'Tichka pass are north, on the road towards Marrakech.
Ksar Ighnda is at Ait Ben Haddou in Ouarzazate province, on the RP1506 beside the UNESCO listed ksar, about 30 km north west of Ouarzazate.
On the 2026 price list at Ksar Ighnda near Ouarzazate, the royal hammam is 450 MAD, a hammam with a traditional black soap scrub is 300 MAD, and adding a clay wrap brings it to 350 MAD.
The spa at Ksar Ighnda occupies an old house next to Ait Ben Haddou and has five spaces: two massage rooms, a hammam, a 10 metre jacuzzi, a beauty treatment room and a herbal tea room. The old kitchen became a massage room and the jacuzzi sits where the sheepfold used to be.
At Ksar Ighnda near Ouarzazate, a 45 minute relaxing or toning massage is 400 MAD, a 45 minute tonic massage is 500 MAD, a 45 minute four hands massage is 650 MAD and a 30 minute back massage is 350 MAD.
Yes. The Forfait Tradition at Ksar Ighnda combines a 30 minute jacuzzi, a hammam with a traditional black soap scrub and a 45 minute relaxing or toning massage for 800 MAD, against about 900 MAD if the three are taken separately.