PRIVATE 1 DAY TRIP WITH LOCAL GUIDES TO THE TINMEL MOSQUE

MARRAKECH EXCURSION TO TINMEL IN PRIVATE DAY TRIP

The High Atlas rises in the west at the Atlantic Ocean and stretches in an eastern direction to the Moroccan-Algerian border. At the Atlantic and to the southwest the range drops abruptly and makes an impressive transition to the coast and the Anti-Atlas range. To the north, in the direction of Marrakech, the range descends less abruptly.

WHAT YOU WILL EXPECT:

We begin the route that leads to Taroudant via Asni and Ouirgane and finish at Tinmel, cradle of the Almohad Dynasty, one can still see parts of the Medieval walls. The royal necropolis houses the remains of Abdel Moumen founder and spiritual master Ibn Tumart. Its recently renovated mosque is a model of the Almohad art. Back, we stop in Ouirgane, known as the gastronomic lunch, then on to Marrakech.
Tin Mal is 100 kms from Marrakech just past the village of Ijoukak on the road to Taroudant in the High Atlas Mountains. It was the spiritual home of the Almohads, who went on to conquer Marrakech defeating the ruling Almoravids and then creating an empire that stretched from all of what we know as the Maghreb, southern Portugal and Spain and part of Africa..

DEPARTURE & RETURN:

Your hotel or riad in Marrakech at 9.00 am. Return to the requested place / hotel.

Ijoukak

Ijoukak is a rural commune in the province of Al Haouz, in the region of Marrakech-Safi, Morocco. It does not have an urban center but has a village of the same name as its capital. The rural commune of Ijoukak is located in the caïdat of Talat N'Yaaqoub, itself located within the circle of Asni.

Tinmel Architect

A hundred kilometers from Marrakech on the national road 203, the old road to Taroudant, difficult not to stop, once after starting the ascent of the Tizi n'Test pass, to visit a monument of the history of Morocco: The mosque of Tinmel (Tinml which means "school" in Tamazight)...

Traditional Berber house:

In theory this visit is to allow visitors to see the traditional Berber way of life and a typical family house. However, once you get there you will see that this experience has become, like in so many, a staging for tourists. Normally the father of the family will welcome you into his house.

included

• transport from marrakech and back
• qualified mountain guide
• lunch

not included

• drinks
• tips