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Pro
incredibly condensed route of excellent scenic spots
Con
Watch out for sudden bad weather!!
In a nutshell
A photographer's paradise
abodes and life up past the Dades
angiebabe Says: Always interesting places to see on the way up here - see where people live and make it way out in these remote areas - with their interesting homes, what they wear, going about out on their land and roadways - their fields or crops grown and nurtured in really difficult...
El -Kelaa M'Gouna or Qaaa't M'Gouna
suvanki Says: About 50km from Skoura, we reached the next town of El Kelaa M'gouna, famous for its rose growing and production of rose-water, for toiletries etc. This looked an interesting town, bustling with activity, and with the scent of roses perfuming the air.As it was September, I'd...
Kasbah Amerdihl -or Imridil - Skoura
suvanki Says: This 17th Century Kasbah has a small museum, with rooms containing utensils and tools that were used by the Berber owner's (The Nasser family) ancestors.Admission is by donation (DH10) which you pay to the caretaker. This goes towards the upkeep of the kasbah . ( A never...
suvanki Says: After leaving Quarzazate, this was one of the first kasbahs that we came across - only 999 more to see!! The Dades Valley is known as 'The Valley of a Thousand Kasbahs'Many of these kasbahs are in a crumbling state, as you can see from the picture, but the next one we...
suvanki Says: As we approached the Gorge, after negotiating the photogenic hair pin bends, the sky, which had been getting darker by the minute, let down a torrential down pour! Hossain stopped to let me take a photo, but then said that he thought it was better if we got out of the gorge,...
From El -Kelaa M'Gouna to Boumalne Du Dades
suvanki Says: Leaving El Kelaa M'Gouna, we headed for the town of Boumalne Du Dades. The road ahead was starting to climb, so I had the chance to view the valley below, more ruined kasbahs, and small villages, with their red mud houses contrasting with the green foliage and vegetation of...
suvanki Says: A distinctive feature of this area is of the patterns formed in the rocks by water and wind erosion, which has gouged out channels in the rock. My guide described these as monkey paws, but I've seen that other VTers have called these monkey fingers.
Scenery on the way to Dades Gorge
suvanki Says: Stopping off at a restaurant (I'm not sure of its name, but please see my restaurant tip for more info) for lunch, I enjoyed the view from the terrace over the valley spread below. After a delicious meal of tagine, we headed further on, winding up the mountain road towards...
suvanki Says: I was quite bemused to spot these figures near the roadside, as we headed along the road to the Dades Gorge. I hadn't realised that we would be returning here later after a bit of a hair raising experience, and what an interesting time I would have.to be continued.....
suvanki Says: Boumalne is the largest town in the Dades Valley, if passing through on a Wednesday, it's market day here. The town has a selection of hotels and auberges, restaurants, shops, a bank and a hammam. If you need a guide for trekking, you can hire one here too!Buses to/from...
Don't Know!: Panoramic Views Good Food
suvanki Says: After Boumalne, and before we reached the Dades Gorge we stopped for lunch here, Hossain knew the owner, and said We'd have good food here. We were the only diners, so it was quite relaxing. Afraid that I don't know the name of this restaurant - Hossain settled the bill, so...
Half Board at Hotel la Kasbah de la Vallee
barryg23 Says: After almost 5 days without alcohol - almost something of a record for us on holiday - we finally found somewhere serving wine. And good timing too as it was my birthday and I was starting to prepare myself for the first "dry" birthday in a long time. This meal was at Hotel...
take note of the berber style and motifs
angiebabe Says: Providing interest to catch the attention of the tourists , particularly the hotels around the area and especially if done in traditional and cultural style, the buildings are rather attractive and blend in nicely with the surrounding environment.Mud brick homes provide some...
DSwede Says: Morocco for some reason does not have nearly enough bridges. To that end, be safe and pay attention to the weather forecasts and be warned that roads frequently flood over and make sections impossible.Delays can last up to several hours after the storms stop, so you should...
Watch the road carefully when driving!
angiebabe Says: This is just a pointer that the road heading on up to the Dades Gorges follows a winding river that has created a fertile and lush oasis belt and therefore a lot of people do live and work along this route.This makes the road a major access road and is trafficked by all...
suvanki Says: Leaving Ouarzazate it was blue skies and sunshine, as it was until we approached the Dades Gorge, when a thunderstorm with torrential rain blew up. Rainfall can dislodge the rocks and soil from the Gorges cliff sides, resulting in rockfall and mud on the roads. This...
suvanki Says: I carried a day sac, for my day trip. This is trekking country, so you might need a ruck sack. Sturdy boots or walking sandals if walking. Be prepared for a sudden change in weather - carry clothing for all eventualities - heat, cold, rain etc. Ouarzazate and Boumalne are...
barryg23 Says: We found some very neat rock art just up the road from our second hotel, opposite the Auberge Tisdrine. Most for the sculptures are intricately designed mini Kasbah’s - one even had small cars on the switchback roads! All are built into the rock, and you could easily miss...
angiebabe Says: A lot of people, myself included on my first trip to the Dades Gorges, would miss the stunning and dramatic scenery on further towards Msemrir.My third trip up to the Dades we decided to go on further and it was excellent. Is time consuming - took an extra 2 hours but it...
barryg23 Says: After our meal in the Kasbah we had a great evening listening to Ahmed and sing and play luta, a type of quitar which he had made himself. Ahmed is one of 7 brothers and he runs the hotel with help from some of the other brothers, two of whom we met. He told us many young...
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keep looking around you - dramatic scenes - oases of provision and community in amongst the harsh environment of these high and rugged mountains.
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Loveliest maximised scenery drive in Morocco!?
Beautiful day but yet again we are rushing as the sun is about to set and we are running out of daylight -visiting the longawaited Dades for a repeat visit has yet been relegated to the tail end of a...
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Although it's taken me quite a while to start adding my tips and pics to this page, I still have happy memories of this part of Morocco, and my day out. So hopefully I'll soon have some useful info......
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I've got some interesting experiences in El Goumt du Dades. I'd love to share with you the 1 tip I've written, the 8 photos uploaded, and 0 travelogues I've created.
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The "Gorge" itself is not in VT's database, so I've opted to place my page here. The main section of the gorge, on the southern side starts on highway N10, by the cluster of towns, Kelaat M'Gouna,...
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