MOROCCO - Atlas Mountains Ouarzazate
Ouarzazate is situated at an elevation of 1,136 metres and was a crossroad for African traders seeking to reach northern cities in Morocco and Europe.
Ouarzazate’s region is one of Morocco’s regions with more destinations and sightseeing visit places around. The Atlas Mountains were mainly inhabited by Berber populations long before the installation of the Arabs.
The Dades Valley is dry and lined with kasbahs and unique fortified villages. The Todra Gorge has cliffs which can be 300m high. The Draa Valley extends for almost 200km towards the South irrigates a narrow oasis where henna and dates grow.
Merzouga is known for its proximity to Erg Chebbi, a Saharan erg with magnificent sand dunes, and it is for this reason a part of the itineraries of many tourists visiting Morocco.
BEST TIME to VISIT MOROCCO
BEST TIME to TRAVEL to OUARZAZATE
From April to October (hot in summer)
Valley of the Draa
Valley of Todra - canyon
Valley of the Draa
Off-road drive between Valley of Dades and Valley of Todra - 4WD mandatory
Nomadic berber people found a shelter under the rock
drive between Valley of Dades and Valley of Todra - Amazing landscape
drive in the river bed (called oued) between Valley of Dades and Valley of Todra
beautiful drive
Valley of Dades
Drive in the "oued" (river bed)
Valley of Dades - typical village
Valley of Dades - village
woman
woman and child
woman and donkey
Valley of Todra - Canyon with a small river
Valley of Dades
Valley of Dades
Valley of Dades - woman
Valley of Dades - typical architecture
Valley of Dades - Kasbah
Valley of Dades - river
Valley of Dades - village
Valley of Dades
Valley of Dades - Kasbah
Valley of Dades - man with donkey
Kasbah
Valley of the Draa - village
old Kasba
Valley of the Draa - Landscape
Desert and dunes
sand dunes
sand dunes
desert
village in the desert
Bus and a mosque
village in the desert
Fortified house
Desert landscape
village
Merzouga dunes
Horse carriage
Donkeys carrying goods
Goats
scenic drive thru the desert
off road in the desert
Valley of Todra
Valley of Dades
off-road between Valley of Dades and Valley of Todra : 4WD mandatory
landscape
Dades gorge is crossed by a road
Dades Gorges are spectacular
Todra gorge
Todra gorge
relax at the swimming pool
Dades gorges - the Dades oued (river) with few water
Dades Gorges - a woman on a donkey
Shepherd and sheep
typical berber house
be aware of camels crossing the road
kasbah tower
New house and women
young boy on a donkey
Mosque in a village
man on a donkey
mosque in a village
Dades Gorges - Hairpin bend
Dades Gorges - house surrounded by the gorges and mountains
Dades Gorges - Women in a village
Dades Gorges - green oasis in the mountains
Todra Gorges - donkey drinking in the stream
women and a donkey in a village
Todra Gorges - in few places, there is water allowing crops
Landscape between Todra and Dades gorges - It's an off road drive and finding the way isn't always easy. An alternative off road drive is thru the Oued (river bed) and this one is difficult and need a 4WD and a guide.
Dades Gorges - truck and shepherds on the road
Todra Gorges - in few places, there is water allowing crops
Todra Gorges - Off road drive
Todra Gorges - shepherd and sheep
Todra Gorges - woman on a donkey and a man near a village
a ksar is a Berber fortified village with this typical architecture and material
Dades Gorges - women have a difficult life in Morocco
Todra Gorges - in few places, there is water allowing crops
young girl on a donkey
Typical berber costume for those men
Todra Gorges - in few places, there is water allowing crops
2 women with a donkey in a village
Wind is blowing the sand of this dune
Dades Gorges - women walking in village
Time for lunch ! these camels are waiting the tourists for a ride
relax at the swimming pool
woman on a donkey
Roundabout with a camel statue in Zagora
camels grazing
Ksar
Berber carpet shops
desert landscape
entrance of a ksar
After school
woman and girl
Oued (river) with water
Berber style mosque
Oued (river) with very few water
horse carriage
typical gate of a small town
horse carriage is still very popular
modern houses in a town
village around Boulmane Dades
Boulmane Dades
Dades Gorges - pretty house overlooking the gorges
Dades Gorges - landscapes are amazing
Dades Gorges - landscape
Dades Gorges - a green patch with an house in the gorges
Dades Gorges - Off road drive between Todra Gorges and Dades
Dades Gorges - Off road drive between Todra Gorges and Dades
women and donkeys bringing their harvest to the village
women and donkeys bringing their harvest to the village
Dades Gorges - Off road drive between Todra Gorges and Dades
Dades Gorges - Off road drive between Todra Gorges and Dades
Merzouga dunes and Fort
Merzouga sand dunes
Merzouga town
Merzouga sand dunes and camels
camels waiting tourists for a ride
Merzouga sand dunes and camels
Merzouga sand dune and palmtree
Merzouga sand dune
landscape between Todra and Dades gorges - Off road
landscape between Todra and Dades gorges
landscape between Todra and Dades gorges
landscape between Todra and Dades gorges
landscape between Todra and Dades gorges - Off-road drive
shepherd and sheep
landscape between Todra and Dades gorges
scenic drive off-road
farmers are still using horses to plow their fields
landscape between Todra and Dades gorges - village
landscape between Todra and Dades gorges
shepherd
man and a donkey
"oasis" in a very arid landscape
overloaded car
women carrying an heavy load to the village
Tinerhir Kasba
Tinherir - old kasbah
woman with a donkey
Tinerhir Kasbah
Todra Gorge
Todra Gorge
Todra Gorge
Todra gorge
Tinerhir - photo souvenir
Dades gorge
Todra Gorge
women working with donkeys
shepherd and sheep
carpet shop
Todra Gorge
tourist shops
woman and a donkey
local transport
small town