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Dadès Gorges
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Dadès Gorges
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These unique and spectacular gorges on the Ouarzazate-Errachidia route are explored along a small road winding between cliffs of extraordinary colours and shapes. A must-visit for nature lovers and hikers, from here you can even reach the nearby Rose Valley on foot.
Overview
The Dadès Gorges begin near Boumalne-Dadès, a locality on the Ouarzazate-Errachidia route. Unique and spectacular, they are well worth the trip. Over roughly sixty kilometres (up to about M'semrir), a small road winds between cliffs of extraordinary colours and shapes. This stunning landscape is a must-visit for nature lovers and hikers. From here, you can even reach the nearby Rose Valley on foot.
Key details
- Type of place: gorge.
- Tourist interest: (must-see or highly recommended).
- Characteristics: gorges and semi-desert mountainous region.
- Location: on the Ouarzazate-Errachidia route, near Boumalne Dadès.
- Distances: Errachidia (190 km to the east), Todgha Gorge (around 70 km to the north-east), Ouarzazate (120 km to the south-west), Tinerhir (50 km to the east).
- Length: around sixty kilometres.
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In the surrounding area
Boumalne-Dadès
Thanks to its location near the Dadès and Todgha Gorges, as well as the Djebel Saghro and the Valley of Roses, the village has become a tourist base for exploring these areas.
Thanks to its location near the Dadès and Todgha Gorges, as well as the Djebel Saghro and the Valley of Roses, the village has become a tourist base for exploring these areas.
Jebel Saghro (around 40 km)
This remote region east of Ouarzazate, extremely desolate and sparsely populated, offers stunning lunar landscapes and numerous opportunities for hiking or 4x4 excursions via rough tracks and spectacular passes at over 2,000 m.
This remote region east of Ouarzazate, extremely desolate and sparsely populated, offers stunning lunar landscapes and numerous opportunities for hiking or 4x4 excursions via rough tracks and spectacular passes at over 2,000 m.
Todgha Gorge (around 65 km)
A magnificent mountain road winding into gorges where a few villages nestle, surrounded by majestic cliffs up to 300 metres high. The site is popular with climbers and, secondarily, hikers.
A magnificent mountain road winding into gorges where a few villages nestle, surrounded by majestic cliffs up to 300 metres high. The site is popular with climbers and, secondarily, hikers.
Tinerhir (50 km)
Perched at 1,300 m in a stunning panorama, Tinerhir is one of the most beautiful and richest oases in the country.
Perched at 1,300 m in a stunning panorama, Tinerhir is one of the most beautiful and richest oases in the country.
Skoura (70 km to the south-west)
This small Berber town is home to remarkable rammed-earth buildings and, above all, a vast palm grove.
This small Berber town is home to remarkable rammed-earth buildings and, above all, a vast palm grove.
Rose Valley
Stunning landscapes and a highlight for nature lovers and hikers. From here, you can reach the nearby Dadès Gorges on foot.
Stunning landscapes and a highlight for nature lovers and hikers. From here, you can reach the nearby Dadès Gorges on foot.
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Jebel Saghro
★★★ This remote region east of Ouarzazate, extremely desolate and sparsely populated, offers stunning lunar landscapes and numerous…
Todgha Gorge
★★★ A magnificent mountain road winding into gorges where a few villages nestle, surrounded by majestic cliffs up to 300 metres high. The site…
Rose Valley
★★★ Stunning landscapes and a highlight for nature lovers and hikers. From here, you can reach the nearby Dadès Gorges on foot.
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Tinerhir
★★ Perched at 1,300 m in a stunning panorama, Tinerhir is one of the most beautiful and richest oases in the country.
Boumalne-Dadès
★ Thanks to its location near the Dadès and Todgha Gorges, as well as the Djebel Saghro and the Valley of Roses, the village has become a…
Skoura
★ This small Berber town is home to remarkable rammed-earth buildings and, above all, a vast palm grove.