VALLEYS and GORGES

VALLEY SOUSS 

Around Taroudant, you can visit the Valley Sub. This valley 150 km long and 40 km wide extending between the top and the anti atlas and between the massive Jebel Siroua. The valley slopes gently towards the sea and rises to 600 m in Taroudant. 

Even if it does not rain much, the important groundwater gave birth to a rich oasis. They grow agricultural products that are exported. It used sugar cane, today both sides of the river, which is not used for irrigation does not have enough water, citrus fruits are covered. 

VALLEY Draa 

The Draa Valley is located in the region of Souss-Massa-Draa in southern Morocco. In ancient times, the Draa meant the longest river in Morocco which was formed by the wadi Ouarzazate and Dades. Today, it refers to a valley that begins in Ouarzazate but remains invisible over 60 kilometers to Agdz. The Draa Valley contains palm groves and cultivated fields, bordered by kasbahs and villages. This valley is famous for its dates, about 2 million date palms of fifteen different varieties. 

VALLEY OF ROSES 

Roses Valley extends about Boulmane Dades Kelaat Gouna (El Kelaa), Morocco. It is irrigated by the Dades that comes from Atlas. This makes it an oasis that stretches an arid plateau south of the Atlas. 

It bears the name of the many roses planted there to protect cultivated fields goats. But roses only flower from mid-April to June The inhabitants manufacture of rose water and all kinds of derivatives (soaps, creams, ...). 

Many kasbahs also border the valley of roses. 

A moussem Rose takes place in El-Gouna Kelaa of the first week of May, if May 1 coincides with Friday moussem begin the following Friday so the 8, 9 and 10 May, with parade of tanks, troops folk, Miss Rose. 

VALLEY M'GOUN 

The river is a tributary M'goun Dades which originates in the heart of the Atlas. He joined the Dades Kalaat M'gouna (or El Kelaâ M'gouna) and irrigates several villages. This is a less urbanized valley and tourism as the Dades and very colorful, at least in its lower part. 

VALLEY AND CANYON DADES 

Dades is a Moroccan river which originates in the Atlas Mountains and forms the Dades Valley. This valley, sometimes very narrow and steep-sided akin to some portions of the gorge. It is a fertile valley and several villages have settled there. There are also some curious geological formations called "Pates of monkeys." At the end of the Atlas, Dades Valley is known as the valley of roses, but it is always the Dades that flows. 

VALLEY ZIZ 

Ziz Valley, one of the most beautiful palm groves of Morocco, lies south of Er Rachidia about a hundred kilometers before joining the Sahara Desert at the foot of the Erg Chebbi (Merzouga) which houses the highest dunes of southern Morocco. 

This impressive Erg is also one of the main tourist spots in southern Morocco. To fully appreciate the magic of the desert away from the crowds is the best way to provide for a camel trek with at least one night in the desert. 

GORGES TODRA 

The Todra are next Tinghir, Morocco. They mark the entrance of Wadi Todra in the palm of Tinerhir. 

Todra Gorge is about 300m deep and very vertical walls. You can practice climbing. The vision of the hotel in the middle of the gorge is quite surprising. 

A road through the gorge along the river. Caution during floods, it may be that the road is flooded.