Introducing Todra Gorge & Tinerhir
Being stuck between a rock and a hard place is a fantastic experience to have in the Todra Gorge, where the massive fault dividing the High Atlas from the Jebel Sarhro is at some points just wide enough for a crystal-clear river and some trekkers to squeeze through. The road from Tinerhir passes green palmeraies and yellowish Berber villages, until 15km along, high walls of pink and grey rock close in around the road. The approach is thrilling and somehow urgent, as though the doors of heaven were about to close before you.
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Arrivals at the Todra are best timed in the morning, when the sun briefly alights on the bottom of the gorge, providing your shining golden moment of welcome. In the afternoon it gets very dark and, in winter, bitterly cold. If you pass through the gorge and keep heading up the road, you’ll reach the end of the tarmac at the stunning Berber village of Tamtattouchte.
Last updated: Mar 14, 2010
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Re: Dades Gorge on a shoestring
by cemblin 14 September 2011
Pretty much all the accommodation 'up' the gorges is very expensive. Best bet is to stay in Bulmane, or Tinehir (Tinghir), and then maybe…
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Re: Dades Gorge on a shoestring
by cemblin 14 September 2011
Pretty much all the accommodation 'up' the gorges is very expensive. Best bet is to stay in Bulmane, or Tinehir (Tinghir), and then maybe…
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RE: Driving Routes
by Marocfan 12 September 2011
LOL At first, I was about to suggest what I would suggest to an inexperienced traveler: read a guidebook. But you are not an inexperienced…
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