Pictures Morocco

Swimming not permitted in the artificial lake Reservoir du Barrange Abdelmoumen - not a lot of water in the lake

Our fantastic overnight staying place Tamssoult Ougmadane

View from the little peak Mount Tamssoult Ougmadane into the High Atlas at sunset

Jbel Tinergwet, more that 3500 meters sea-level

The little village south of our overnight staying place Tamssoult Ougmadane

Alfred with oleander in full blossom

More beautiful flowers on the river close to our overnight staying place Tamssoult Ougmadane

Fully loaded truck on the road to Marrakesh

Main square Jemaa el-Fnaa of the Marrakesh Medina, which is among the first entries of the UNESCO list of intangible cultural heritage

77 meters high Minaret tower of the Koutoubia mosque (built in the 12th century) seen from Jemaa el-Fnaa

Lady with a leopard dress on the Jemaa el-Fnaa

Pottery on the Jemaa el-Fnaa

Building in Marrakesh destroyed by the earthquake on September 8, 2023, which killed almost 3,000 people

African Lady in Marrakesh

Hermann, Jutta and Marion with a rainbow on the Place des Ferblantiers

Color powder in Marrakesh

Kind of drugstore with colorful furs

Ladies of Morocco

Jemaa el-Fnaa at night

Marion, Alfred Jutta and Hermann with the Koutoubia mosque

Beautiful lamp in the park in front of the Koutoubia mosque

Marion in a narrow alley

Carriage in Marrakesh

Inside Marrakesh's Bahia Palace, built in the mid to late 19th century

Wonderful ceiling in Bahia Palace

Three African Ladies in Bahia Palace

Gate in Bahia Palace

Marion with an old door in the Medina of Marrakesh

Treasures in a shop including blue indigo stones

Typical shop in Marrakesh

Lady with grinding stones for Argan oil and spices in her back

Fancy restaurant in Marrakesh

Two water sellers in their ancient traditional clothing

Again Marrakesh's beautiful Koutoubia mosque

Mural in Marrakesh

Tent city of the September 2023 earthquake victims in Asni - about 40 kilometers south of Marrakesh

The mountain village of Imlil with Mount Toubkal (top right), which at 4167 meters above sea level is the highest peak in North Africa

Trees in Imlil

Fossils in Imlil

A lot of transportation in Imlil is still done with donkeys and mules

Motorcycles are also widespread

Rooster in Imlil

Goats in Imlil

Imlil with the eastern mountain range which is almost 3900 meters high

Almond trees in full blossom

Imlil seen from the top

Alfred's large backpack on a mule with its muleteer on the right

Other mules have to carry much more, ...

Strange sign on the long path to the Refuge Toubkal

Ice in the northern valley below Toubkal

At the end of the valley are the 4,000-meter peaks Ras Ouanoukrim (4083 m) and Akioud (4045 m).

Arrival and departure from the 3207 meters high huts below Toubkal

Alfred's guide Yassin early in the morning - on the way to the summit of Ras Ouanoukrim

Only one other group is on the way to Ras Ouanoukrim that day

Mighty Toubkal is the dominant mountain in the background

Summit of the 4083 meters high Ras Ouanoukrim

Alfred on top of Ras Ouanoukrim

Summit photo of the Spanish group

Alfred on the summit of Timesguida which is with 4088 meters sea-level the second highest peak of Morocco

Strong Spanish girl at 4088 meters above sea-level

Penitent ice on the descent from Timesguida

... and also spiky rocky pinnacles

On top of 3860 meters high Bou Ouzzal with Timesguidaon on the left and Ras Ouanoukrimon on the right

Eastern view from Bou Ouzzal to the Ifni lake

Western view from Bou Ouzzal to 4035 meters high Akioud (left), 4043 meters high Afella (center) and 3976 meters high Biiguinoussenne (right)

Yassin descends the valley to Toubkal hut in soft and pleasant snow

View to the snowy northern slopes of Akioud

A huge rock nearly destroyed the hut of the Bureau de Controle et Sensibilisation de Refuge du Toubkal few meters above the Toubkal hut

Ice falls close to the Toubkal hut

Brrr it's so cold in the morning but a tough British girl doesn't care - on the climb to Toubkal

Close to the summit of Toubkal West with Timesguida and Ras Ouanoukrim on the top right

Alfred on top of 4018 meters high Toubkal West

Toubkal West seen from the final ascent to Toubkal

On top of Toubkal which is with 4167 meters sea-level the highest point of the Atlas range, Morocco and North Africa

Western view to the four 4,000-meter peaks Timesguida (left), Ras Ouanoukrim (left center), Akioud (center) and Afella (right)

Imlil seen from the summit of Toubkal

Steep descent to the hut

The last part to the hut

Colorful stone of the High Atlas

The tiny village Sidi Chamarouch which is half the way between Imlil and Toubkal hut

Majestic Toubkal

Interesting camper in Imlil

The mountain village on the southern slopes of the Tizi n'Tichka Pass

Our campsite in Aït Benhaddou

Ait Ben Haddou

Shop in Ait Ben Haddou

Pictures in Ait Ben Haddou- rotate the image 180 degrees and look at the man's face

Another picture in Ait Ben Haddou

The Kasbah of Ait Ben Haddou

The Kasbah from above

Old arc with the Kasbah

Jutta in the Kasbah

Another nice picture of Jutta

Mural in Ait Ben Haddou

The beautiful women of the mural

Fully loaded truck in Itlouane

The fully loaded truck from the back with a Kasbah like hotel

The landscape between Ait Ben Haddou and Itlouane

Marion with a full moon

Full moon seen from the campsite in Aït Benhaddou

Walls of the Atlas Studios in Ouarzazate where a lot of famous movies such as Gladiator, The Jewel of the Nile or Game of Thrones were produced

Movie stars like Mr Bean / Rowan Atkinson (very right) acted in Ouarzazate

Sphinx in the Atlas Studios

The Oscar Hotel in the Atlas Studios which hosted many famous people like Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt or Leonardo di Caprio

Queen of Dragon's throne in the Oscar Hotel

Our marvelous overnight staying place at the artificial lake Barrage Al Mansour Ad Dahbi (30 kilometers east of Ouarzazate)

Again our stunning place on Barrage Al Mansour Ad Dahbi

View of the freshly snow-capped mountains of the High Atlas with the 2260 meter high pass Tizi n'Tichka (center) and the 3578 meter high mountain Bou Ouriol (left), which Alfred climbed in the year 1987

Kasbah in Skoura

Boumalne Dadès at the entrance to the Dades gorge

The little village Ait Ishaqin the Dades gorge

Rocks Doigts du Singe - Monkey Fingers seen from the lower viewpoint

Weird rocks in the Canyon des Doigts du Singe

In the Canyon des Doigts du Singe

Beautiful light in the late afternoon

Hermann "holds" a huge rock in the Canyon des Doigts du Singe

Extremely narrow part of the Canyon des Doigts du Singe

Jutta, Marion and Hermann in the gorge

Another very narrow section in the upper part of the Canyon des Doigts du Singe

Rocks Doigts du Singe seen from the upper viewpoint

Alfred, Marion, Jutta and Hermann

Shadows on the upper viewpoint

Rocks Doigts du Singe at sunset

Jutta and Hermann with a delicious Tajine in our camper that we got from the owners of the Camping Doigts du Singe

Ruins close to the Campsite Doigts du Singe

Marion cycles down the Dades Gorge (at the first hairpin bend).

In the Dades Gorges with the Timzzillite Regional Restaurant, which offers a fantastic viewpoint of the canyon and its hairpin bends

A supermarket and our camper in the Dades Gorge

Two men in traditional clothing at the viewpoint Ait Boujane at the entrance of the Todra Gorge

The upper end of the narrow part of the Todra Gorge

Marion climbs in the Todra Gorge - very close to our marvelous overnight staying place

It is said to be the only via ferrata in Africa

Nice tractor with trailer

Hermann and Marion with Moroccan whisky - Strong peppermint / black tea with lots of sugar

Jutta and Hermann on the way to Jbel Asstef

Mules to fetch water in the Todra Gorge for the mountain dwellers

Todra valley above the gorge

On the summit of Jbel Asstef. Two notes: The peak is 1961 meters high and you can see the three different scripts in Morocco - the top two lines Arabic, Berber and Latin below