Third visit as part of small group tour. Stunning cliffs. Walk along the road at the base of the cliffs ,(beware traffic) walk through the gardens by the river ,or up over the cliff walks. Water flows from a spring just by the northernmost building in the village. Further on there is a dry riverbed. For those who do not believe in global warming, the evidence can be seen here, starkly. Due to lack of snowfall in the High Atlas ,there is no meltwater flowing here. I visited in 2014,again in 2021 and now. I have pictures of this gorge full of rushing, cool meltwater in 2014, slightly more than a trickle in 2021 and bone dry now. Vendors and hawkers along the road ,not bothersome.

We did a brief stop on a long drive between towns. The area is stunning, towering cliffs with a calm stream flowing (depending on water levels). We were there in December and the traffic wasn't too bad. There is space to walk along the road or along the stream but it can be muddy, slippery and wet. Rock hopping is needed if you try to stay off the road for any distance. Well worth a stop and be sure to know your camera and the light settings as the shadows and brightness can play havoc when trying to snap a photo.

We drove the road from Goulmia to Tinerhir with the camper. What a beautiful, rugged landscape. We met almost no one. The last part goes through the Todra Gorge. Impressive, but touristy. Many sellers with rugs and jewelry. We walked back and forth through the gorge. We were there in February around four o'clock and there were almost no tourists.

This is one of the stops between Merzouga and Ouarzazat. It is a gorge between steep rocks on both sides. You can walk from the entrance area to the end of the gorge along a paved way. It is a relatively short, easy walk. There were people doing rock climbing along the gorge. With a small stream, it is a rather peaceful place.

We did this on a self-drive basis. Nice drive from our base in Tinghir. The landscape highlight is the area where the gorge narrows with sheer cliffs either side. We parked adjacent to Maison d’hote Valentine just as you arrive in the village and walked along the road through the narrow gorge. Here there are tourist stalls and we stood watching climbers negotiate the vertical cliffs at an eye watering height. On the far side of the gorge there’s a car park and opposite this is the starting point for an entertaining circular hike (particularly the first half which is spectacular) that takes you initially up some steps then along an adjacent valley taking you around the back of the cliffs re-emerging close to where our car was parked in the middle of the village. Quite a challenging walk that took us around four hours. The are no waymarks around the middle park of the hike that makes it quite difficult to track but with maps.me we managed to find our way around. After the gorge, it is worth driving another kilometre or so to Auberge la Festival before turning around.

We spent two nights near the Thogda Gorge during our trip through Morocco. We have chosen to spend the night near the gorge because you are immediately in nature. There is plenty of place to stay nearby and I recommend everyone to do that, rather than a day trip by bus from one of the major tours on offer. At the end of the day the gorge comes to rest and with the sun getting lower, you can view the gorge beautifully with all the splendor. The buses, tourists and vendors are gone and it is wonderfully quiet.