Tanneries Marrakech

outside Bab Debbagh, Marrakech , Morocco
  • Traveler Rating 3.00
    34 reviews 25 travel blogs 24 photos

    Attraction Type:

    Neighborhood, Factory tour

    Popularity

    12of 43 attractions in Marrakech

TravelPod Member ReviewsTanneries Marrakech

  • stinky

    2

    marshabrendan 5 contributions Wilmington NC (USA) and London ON (CAN), United Kingdom May 3, 2012

    I can't see the appeal of visiting these stinkpots, unless it is to feel good about your own position in life.

    This review is the subjective opinion of a TravelPod member and not of TravelPod.com.

  • Tanneries

    5

    jdurech 6 contributions Kelowna, Canada May 16, 2011

    It is definitely something not to be missed. To see the colors, smell the smells (lots of them) and hear the tour guide explain the process, is amazing.

    This review is the subjective opinion of a TravelPod member and not of TravelPod.com.

Travel Blogs by Travelers Who Visited this Attraction Tanneries Marrakech

  • 1

    Intro to Morocco

    34 photos

    We arrived by plane from Dusseldorf later in the evening and were worried about currency exchange and transport to town. Neither one was a problem. Exchange kiosk was still open at 6pm and lots of taxis outside. We were approached by at least 3 cab drivers and ended with one that looked like an unofficial one (no meter) but we negotiated a 80dh …

Related BlogsTanneries Marrakech

  • 1

    http://ADwarfIn...

    42 photos

    ... that the english say, and are constantly repeated by the touts. Palais El Bahia? Average. No further elaboration required. Marrakech impresses as a genuine city, certainly not free of the exploitative blemishes that come with tourism, but not ...

  • 2

    Reaching our Limits

    26 photos

    ... tolerable, mostly a light drizzle and shaded. Today, however, the sun was beating down on us as we trudged through all of Marrakech. First stop were the Marjorelle Gardens, a small tropical garden laid out in the inter-war period by a French artist and ...

  • 3

    madness and mayhem

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    ... weather cleared for a brilliant day and the high atlas mountains (biggest peak over 4500m!!) which rim the southwestern edge of Marrakech revealed their splendour for the first time. Spent a full day together wandering and eating. Really nice to catch up ...

  • 4

    Marrakech - no I don't need a carpet...

    ... . Got lost a few times and also got conned into going to the tanneries by our first of many hustlers. The smell in the tanneries was something else. The pigeon poo and urine they use to treat the leather is so intense. The mint leaves they give you to ...

  • 5

    Marrakech #1

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    ... besides a 15kg bagage limit, no food on board and no seat tickets, lowcost Ryanair is just like normal airlines. Finally Marrakech, 9:30, 20°C. After dogs having checked some baggage for money or drugs, we got some amount of inconverible dirhams (1e ...

  • 6

    Chaos, Bizarreness, Tajines and Snake Charmin

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    ... impression. Day broke soon after, and our multinational travelling posse trod out into the very warm morning sun of Marrakech, Morocco´s imperial heart and a much friendlier vibe than seedy Tangier. Though given tremendous attention from a swarm of ...

  • 7

    Just arrived

    15 photos

    ... you, so we ended up following him: the mosque was actually shut and i think the guy heard me say about going to the tanneries, because he ended up making us follow him there. he shown us a factory that was based in a house which was really ...

  • 8

    Marrakech, Morocco

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    ... after the Turkish baths. It was exquisite. We only get about two showers a week here in Morocco so we REALLY appreciate the good Hamamms. Left Marrakech on an early morning bus for the coastal town of Essaouira, another of Team Canada's suggestions. ...

  • 9

    Into (North) Africa

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    ... , bikes and donkey carts would pass by, seemingly oblivious to the awful stench or treacherous holes in the ground. Marrakech is a constant and relentless assault on every one of your senses – dodging people, motorcycles and mangy donkeys, all the ...

  • 10

    Tombs 'n' Tanneries

    19 photos

    ... if it went well we would book a desert trip with this company. Happy days then! That was until we decided to explore the Marrakech tanneries... well, we were slightly co-erced by some of the locals, who were very keen to take us there - again, up a ...