Locations from Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny You Can Visit

The Arab world has always played a major part in the adventures of Indiana Jones. From chaotic escapades in Cairo’s Khan Al-Khalili bazaar in Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) to Jordan’s ancient city of Petra, the climactic location of The Last Crusade (1989). It’s actually hard to believe that, until now, Morocco had never made an appearance throughout the series. Marrakech gets a mention early in Raiders, but other than that the atmospheric old medinas of this nation’s storied cities have remained untouched by Dr Jones on the big screen. That changes in Dial of Destiny, largely thanks to Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s character, who Indy follows to Tangier’s Hotel L’Atlantique in search of the titular dial. After a sweeping sequence through the hotel things quickly escalate and transition into a classic Indiana Jones chase sequence through the narrow streets of Tangiers on a tuk-tuk. Most of the actual exterior filming was done in Fes, Morocco’s spiritual heart, which has preserved its ancient feel better than any other Moroccan city. You can visit both Tangiers and Fes on our Madrid to Marrakech Rail Trip, which charts the historical connection through the heartlands of Spain to the gateway to Africa – Indy would be proud. You can also explore the old medina in Fes on our 11-day Epic Morocco trip.