Ouirgane and Tin Mal Mosque

Remote Atlas Gem: Stunning Architecture and Mountain Serenity

Overview

OVERVIEW

Visit the beautiful Tin Mal mosque in the High Atlas Mountains on this day trip from Marrakech!

Drive via Tahanout to Asni and on to Tin Mal mosque, a great historical and architectural site! Located in the High Atlas mountains of North Africa, it was built in 1156 to commemorate the founder of he Almohad dynasty, Mohamed Ibn Tumart. It was the first Quranic school and was at the start of the Almohad conquest to push out Almoravid dynasty. It is one of the two mosques in Morocco open to non-Muslims, the other being the Hassan II Mosque in Casablanca. The prototype for the Tin Mal mosque was the Great Mosque of Taza, also built by Abd al-Mu’min. The Koutoubia in Marrakech was in its turn modelled on it. Drive back after your visit to Marrakech, where you will arrive in the afternoon.

160 km from Marrakech (2,5 hours driving)

DETAILS

Begin your tour at 8:00 AM, returning at 6:00 PM. Your driver and guide will drop you off at your hotel.
- Private certified English-, French-, Spanish- or Italian-speaking guide.
- Private certified driver and air-conditioned transportation.
- Visit of the lake of Ijoukak and Tin Mal mosque.
- Pick up and drop off at the hotel in Marrakech.
- Lunch.
- Travel insurance.
- Tipping and souvenirs.