Gorges du Todgha, Morocco
This is one of the roads you will never ever forget!
Written as Todgha Gorge or Todra Gorge, and locally known as Les gorges du Todgha or Vallée du Todgha, this incredible canyon is located in the southeastern part of the High Atlas Mountains, about 5 km north of the oasis town of Tinghir.
Within a few minutes’ drive north of Tinghir, past palm groves and Berber villages, the landscape starts changing from a lush oasis to a parched canyon along the valley of Wadi Todgha.
You will know you have arrived when you see the massive walls of pink and grey rock closing in along the road as if you are being sucked in by mother earth!
Stop and walk. Stop every few steps and look up. It’s a dizzying sight and it’s mesmerizing!
The gorge takes its most spectacular form about 15 km north of Tinghir when it is time to stop, look up, and get the cold chills!
Gorges du Todgha has spectacular carved out cliff-sided canyons which in some places are as little as 10 m wide with sheer, smooth rock walls over 160 m high on each side.
While turbulent waters of the Todgha River carved out this canyon over centuries, what is left today is a tiny ice-cold meandering stream which flows alongside the small paved road.
During rainstorms, the river engulfs this road, which makes the canyon impassable, so in the rainy season call ahead to make sure the roads are safe.
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Globerovers Magazine July 2017
Gorges du Todgha, Morocco
Todgha Gorge, Morocco
Todgha Gorge, Morocco
Todgha Gorge, Morocco
THIS ARTICLE CONTINUES ONLINE IN
Globerovers Magazine July 2017
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