Todra Gorge Tinerhir

... hot and we wanted to do a 3-4 hour hike in the Gorge. We walked up into the Gorge following a rough map from Lonely Planet. Todra Gorge was big and brown. I keep getting suprised at how arid this country is. It's so brown and dry. We passed many people ...

... the sky so clear. i felt like the world had stopped. It was an unexplainable experience. Thursday 7th and Friday 8th - Todra Gorge We woke early and continued our amazing experience by watching the sun rise, and we all sat in silence on the ...

Aching from our camel ride we left the desert behind and drove to Tinerhir, a town near to the entrance of Todra Gorge. We arrived at dusk and attempted to find a campsite at the other side of the gorge, but as we drove along we discovered the road ...

... them, cities are usually built. The shades are still getting shorter and about 9 o'clock we arrive at Tinerhir, a starting point for a drive to Todra Gorge. But before reaching the actual rocks, one has to drive along a valley with a marvelous oasis full ...

... to Todres Gorge where we have spent the last 2 nights. The gorge is a world heritage sight and absolutely amazing. A narrow gorge with steep rock faces of at least 150m high. Rock climbers everywhere. We chilled the first day - listening to music ...

Todra Gorge was amazing - we had dinner at a hotel in the gorge before returning early the next morning for a 5 hour hike in the surrounding mountains.

... by the local village Crazy Man. I return to pick up the car and pick up the others for the quick drive to Todra Gorge. The rocks here overhang dramatically, appearing as if they will crush you and the surrounding buildings at any moment. So we sat under ...

... enabled us to have our lunch overlooking the fields and Casbahs of Tinehir, the largest town near the entrance to Todra Gorge, where we were besieged while trying to eat our sandwiches by carpet salesmen and little children begging for bonbons and ...

Todra Gorge is supposedly the most impressive of several spectacular clefts into the High Atlas Range in Central Morocco, most than 1,000 feet deep and some small fraction of that in width at its narrowest point.  Todra is part of a broader canyon ...

... are mainly made from mud by the owners themselves. Apart from the lush oases, the only redeeming feature is it's close proximity to Todra Gorge. The market was setting up so I browsed for a while, buying fruit and bread then walked back up the hill to ...

... behind us and followed an ancient route along the southern slopes of the Atlas mountains towards Tinehir, our next destination, and the Todra Gorge. Although we were doing a lot of travelling on the road, it was pleasurable. The contrasts in scenery was ...

... "Kasbah Country" - red mountains, mud-brick villages & palm groves Couple of hours to reach Tineghir, then 14 km up into Todra Gorge Lunch by the spring in the cool shadows cast by the amazingly high gorge walls Ksar es Souk - stopped & went to ...

Attention, attention... It is now official. I have conquered the rockface at Todra Gorge. Forty-five metres of sheer cliff, with nothing but a harness, some rope, and a guy named Aziz standing between myself and certain death. It was great. ...

... . Lunch stop was another 1 ½ hours. Sat in the sun which started getting very hot. Continued on to our hotel at Todra Gorge, a fantastic place tucked into the mountains. It has a pool and lovely terraces where there is always a good view. After having ...

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... mins away from Jamal's home town Tinerhir. Naturally we had to stop in for tea with his mother :) Arrived late afternoon into Todra Gorge which has some beautiful cliff faces for climbers and just staring at. Finally got to wash "Eau de Camel" off ...

... to live that way, they don't want to live in the city. And I don't necessarily blame them. Most of Abdul's family live in Todra gorge. His brother works in the hotel we were at, and he was a funny and flirtatious young man. "No food for you - Ramadan", ...

Full day in Todra Gorge today. We went for a trek in the morning - yes, I walked somewhere :) Typically understated, Jamal wished us a "good walk".. "walk" was a 5 hour hike, climbing up rocks to a height of about 2000m where we had tea with a nomad ...