3 DAYS TOUR IN IMILCHIL & IMILCHIL MARRIAGE FESTIVAL
Travel to Morocco and visit the village of Imilchil. Imilchil Morocco is famous for its Marriage Festival.
Duration: 9:00am – 6:00pm each day
DAY 1: OUARZAZATE – IMILCHIL
Depart Ouarzazate for the town of Imilchil
in the Atlas mountains. On your drive away from Ouarzazate you will
pass open valleys.Imilchil is located high up in the lake plateau of the
High AtlasMountains in Morocco. In this quaint village you will find
primarily Berbertribalclans who have a strong sense of culture and
tradition that has been preserved for decades.
Arrive at Imilchil in early afternoon, an
intimatevillage that represents the Berberculture of all Amazaigh and is
known for its famous Imilchil Marriage Festival, SoukAam or
AgdoudN’Oulmghenni. After a traditional Berber lunch of a tajine,
locally fresh baked bread, and fruit visit the largest souk in the
valley where men come to buy and sell livestock or stock up on supplies
for the winter.
We will continue to explore the valley in a
comfortable air conditioned/heated 4×4. You will see muletracks that
are the village’s only communication with the outside world. See women
carrying barely on their backs, admire the differently striped cloaks
signally a villager’s tribe and see weavers spin sheep’s wool.
Visit the fine caidalkasbah whose
decorative towers are admired by visitors. The angled towers that
resemble inverted cooking pots are said to be a symbol of prosperity and
bring ‘baraka’ – goodluck and protection against the evil eye.
Overnight at a Boutique Riad or Guest House in Imlilchil.
DAY 2: IMILCHIL
Partake in the festivities of the Imilchil
Marraige Festival. The Imilchil Marriage Festival is the prime
attraction of this village and takes place annually in September. Each
September, the surrounding tribes, Aït Sokham and Aït Bouguemmaz
celebrate the Imilchil Marriage Festival, held in Souk Aam and Agdoud
N’Oulmghenni. This festival, also known as September Romance, features
the Aït Yaazza culture of an annual collective marriage where women
search and choose their husband.
The fiancé’ part of the festival is staged
on the site of the tomb of the Oldman, who is venerated in the high
atlas. Close to 30,000 people from the mountains assemble under tents
for three days with their flocks, their horses and camels. It is an
occasion when young girls to dress up and wear their finery, their
sumptuous silver jewelry, and dance for hours under the stars.
Overnight at a Boutique Riad or Guest House in Imlilchil.
DAY 3: IMILCHIL – OUARZAZATE
Depart Imilchil and reutrn to Ouarzazate.
SEASONAL TRAVEL IN IMILCHIL
Come in September and experience a one of a
kind event where potential brides and grooms of surrounding villages
dress in traditional clothes and participate in the lively Marriage
Festival to find their soul-mate.
The Imilchil Marriage Festival is the
prime attraction of this village. Each September, the surrounding
tribes, Aït Sokham and Aït Bouguemmaz celebrate the Imilchil Marriage
Festival, held in Souk Aam and Agdoud N’Oulmghenni. This festival, also
known as September Romance, features the Aït Yaazza culture of an annual
collective marriage where women search and choose their husband.
Imichil is also the perfect place to meet
the group of semi-nomadic sheppards who live by the patterns of seasons.
In the autumn men till the soil and sell goods, in the winter women
collect river water and weave woolen blankets, during the spring dig and
maintain irrigation channels and come summer the women harvest. Learn
true Berber Village hospitality when your guide introduces you to the
friendly villagers. This ends your Morocco Travel Experience.
PRICE (per person)
· The price includes guides, acomodation and transportation (luxury 4×4) with an English, Arabic, Berber, French Speaking Driver.
· Drinks, personal expenses and gratitudes are not included.
• There is a 25% reduction for children under 12 years old whilst we do not charge for children under 5.
*These prices are liable to fluctuation according to the current exchange rates.
