Gîte Timit

High Atlas Mountains


This historic Amazigh (Berber) home is a breath of fresh mountain air, with family-friendly dorms and brightly painted doubles. Your host family lives in the rear courtyard, and can arrange birdwatching excursions, treks and botanical hikes. Meals (half-board Dh120) are served family-style on cushions in the living room, under a painted ceiling.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby High Atlas Mountains attractions

1. Zawiya of Sidi Moussa

0.23 MILES

For a spectacular sunset, climb the steep but straightforward trail up to the zawiya (shrine) of Sidi Moussa, a local marabout (saint), on a conical…

2. Sunday Souq

0.97 MILES

The valley's weekly market takes place on Sunday and offers a great insight into valley life. Traders and shoppers start arriving in Tabant on Saturday…

3. Sebt Aït Bououli

10.65 MILES

The small village of Sebt Aït Bououli, located on bend in the road at the centre of the valley, trekkers can spend the night or stock up on food for their…

4. Lac Izoughar

10.85 MILES

At the very upper (northeastern) end of the Aït Bougmez Valley, the seasonal Lac Izoughar is a favoured watering hole for the nomadic Aït Atta tribe…

6. Tomb of Sidi Said Ahansal

23.03 MILES

The 13th-century tomb of Sidi Said Ahansal is the chief place of religious pilgrimage in the valley, though it is off-limits to non-Muslims. Above the…

7. Ait Sidi Moulay Igherm

23.03 MILES

The largest building in Zaouiat Ahansal dominates the surrounding village. Still home to the saint's descendants, the village's oldest building also…

8. Ait Ben Hmad Igherm

23.17 MILES

This 17th-century igherm (collective granary), still in use by the villagers of Amezray, is one of several historical structures in the region to benefit…