Todra Gorges are a series of limestone river canyons, in the eastern part of the High Atlas Mountains in Morocco, near the town of Tinghir. Both the Todgha and neighboring Dades Rivers are responsible for carving out these deep cliff-sided canyons, on their final 40 kilometers (25 mi) through the mountains. The height of the canyon walls can vary, but in some places can be up to 400 meters (1,312 ft) high.
The last 600 meters (1,969 ft) of the Todgha gorge are the most spectacular. Here the canyon narrows to a flat stony track, in places as little as 10 meters (33 ft) wide, with sheer and smooth rock walls up to 160 meters (525 ft) high on each side.
During the dry season, the canyon floor is mostly dry, at most, there will be a small stream of water. During this time, the wadi floor is easily traversed by travelers. During the rainy season, however, the Todra can expand massively, covering the canyon floor in a strong torrent
Your Accommodation / Airport, Train-Bus Station or wherever you want
15 Minutes Before Departure
After breakfast, Your driver will be there waiting for you at the meeting point, to start the journey In order to enjoy the day trip from the beginning,
Our first stop will be at Qalaat MGouna could be a city in Tinghir Territory, Dra-Tafilalt, Morocco. This town constitutes a financial and social center for the region, of its exceptionally vivified nature. Kalaat M’Gouna is most known for the “Roses Celebration” which takes put within the city each year in May, It keeps going for 7 days to celebrate the season of roses in Dadès and M’Goun.
In 2015, the number of guests at the celebration comes to 300,000. Amid the celebration, individuals from all over the world came to Kelaat M’Gouna to find its excellence and its rose items that run from the aroma, of rose water, and oil, to cosmetic items, conjointly to encounter the warmth and the neighborliness of its liberal local people. The celebration is additionally an opportunity for the guests to investigate the painstaking work and rural items of the region.
After visiting Rose Village, we will hit the road to Dades Gorges, The Dadès Gorges are a series of rugged channel gorges carved out by the Dadès Waterway in Morocco. The river starts within the Tall Atlas run of the Atlas mountains, streaming some 350 kilometers southwest before joining the Draa River at the edge of the Sahara. The many-colored dividers of the gorges extend anywhere from 200 to 500 meters,
The zone which presently shapes the Dadès Gorges lay at the bottom of the sea millions of years ago. Awesome quantities of sediment were stored around giant coral reefs, and over time this material got to be compacted into an assortment of sedimentary rocks such as sandstone and limestone. Eventually, the movement of the earth’s crust caused the region to rise over the ocean, shaping the Atlas Mountains and the surrounding landscape.
After discovering the south side of the Atlas Mountains, we drive into the east side, to explore Todra Gorges with a local guide, starting from the green fields of the river, into the mountains, Todra Gorge is a canyon in the eastern part of the High Atlas Mountains in Morocco, near the town of Tinghir.
Both the Todra and neighboring Dades valley have carved out cliff-sided canyons on their final 40 kilometers through the mountains. The last 600 meters of the Todra gorge are the most spectacular. Here the canyon narrows to a flat stony track, in places as little as 10 meters wide, with sheer and smooth rock walls up to 160 meters high on each side.
After a fantastic day trip to Kalaat M’gouna, Dades Gorges, and Todra Gorges, You will take the road back to Ouarzazate, drop off in your accommodation, and end of service.
