Back to Medieval Source Book | ORB Main Page | Links to Other Medieval Sites | Medieval Sourcebook: Ibn Batuta (1307-1377 CE): Travels Travels of Ibn Batuta in Asia and Africa Ibn Battuta was the Arab equivalent of Marco Polo. He traveled around the world and has much to say about peoples of the world. A few lines from the Editors; In his book he not only lays before us a faithful portrait of ...

The Travels of Ibn Battuta - A Visual Tour Introduction - To the Students You will be following along on trips in the footsteps of Ibn Battuta, the famous 14th century traveller. Along the way you will see many of the same sights that he saw. Ibn Battuta started on his travels when he was 20 years old in 1325. His main reason to travel was to go on a Hajj, or a Pilgrimage to Mecca, as all good ...