Day trips from ouarzazate

Day trip to Todra Gorges and The Rose Valley:

Morning departure for The famous Todra Gorges by Kelaâ M’Gouna and the Skoura palm grove which is located on the road of a thousand Kasbahs. Such as Amredil. downstream of the Dades Valley at 1188 meters in altitude between High-Atlas and Anti-Atlas. Todra Valley, famous for the green oasis and The Gorge. The foggaras bring water from the mountains to irrigate the palm that offers cool maze oasis of lush gardens in the shade of date palms, pomegranate, fig, almond, checkered grain. Among the many kasbahs of the oasis, and those of Ben Moro and Amredil worth a visit. Then the Valley of the Roses, through the Berber villages. Tinghir this village dominated by the ruins of an impressive Kasbah of Pacha Glaoui offers breathtaking views of the region. Foray into the Toudra beautiful and impressive about 30 m wide in places reach a height of 300m. One of the natural wonders of southern Morocco. Todra valley that runs like a ribbon of greenery in the middle of desert stretches over a length of 20 km and an average width of 1 to 2 kilome Tineghir, a small town built at the foot of a palm grove dominated by the ancient Kasbah of El Glawi. lunch and short walk in the gorges,then return to Ouarzazate.

Day trip to Dades Valley and Kasbah Amredil:

Departure to the Dades Gorges and Rose Valley via Skoura which feeds a series of oases, where theraod of thousand kasbahs to discover the Skoura palm grove and Kasbah Amredil. In the High Atlas Boutaghrar The lower part of the valley M’Goun is also called the Valley of the Roses, after the roses that grow here and those that are harvested in late spring to get the famous rose water. It is one of the most picturesque and least known of the southern mountains of the High Atlas. This route follows for more than 100 km from the foothills M’Goun which culminates at 4068 m. The mountain and the steep cliff, the Berbers, sheep and goats, dug for centuries, a shelter for their families and livestock. through Berber villages where farmers grow and dry roses broken world perfumers continuing to Dades Gorge, Dades Gorge is 180 m high cliffs and narrow. inside the grooves on a good asphalt road near a river where we fords. Then the path is in the ground with stones, after visiting the gorges, lunch then back to Ouarzazate.

Day trip to Draa Valley and Zagora

Depart after breakfast for the Draa Valley. the longest river in Morocco Draa, bed hollow in the mountains until Agdz and give life to an oasis 240 km This great valley in the desert was long coveted by nomads, eight palm succeed. Cool contrast with the surrounding rocky site. Which descends along the Draa Valley stand beautiful monuments built earthen ramparts with their ksour kasbah towers or square niche, finely serrated. Smaller openings, often triangular, used to stop the murderer famous Timbuktu panel ( 52 days) on housing Draa river with its immense oasis at the foot of the Atlas, the Draa valley is close to the desert, was long coveted by nomads, and the inhabitants of the Draa had to fortify their homes and villages Kasbah on the road, you visit a kasbah, Tamnougalte impressive , despite its dilapidated interior has retained its allure fortress of the ancient capital of Mezguita., and Palmeraie Kasbah interesting. Agdez mark a deep landscape. After desert plateaus and canyons, open the beautiful Draa valley with Kasbahs and palm groves. «Djebel Kissane and mountains «. A lively and interesting souk Thursday morning outside the city, crossing the mountains through Tizi-N’Tniffift, return to Ouarzazate.