The narrows
The tightest section of the canyon, where the road and river share the gorge floor between sheer walls.
Southern Morocco · High Atlas canyon
Todra Gorge
Three hundred metres of vertical limestone, and a river at your feet.
Why travellers come
Visiting Todra Gorge
Todra Gorge narrows to a corridor barely ten metres wide with walls rising some 300 metres on either side. A shallow river runs through it, and the temperature drops noticeably as you walk in.
It sits above the palm oasis town of Tinghir, on the road between Dades and the desert, and takes about an hour to enjoy properly on foot.
It is the most dramatic canyon on the desert road, and one of the few places on the route where you get out and walk.
Travel information
- From Dades Valley
- About 1.5 hours
- To Merzouga
- Roughly 4 hours east
- Typical stop
- 1 hour, including a walk
- Note
- Cooler than the surrounding plateau, even in summer
Main attractions
What to see in Todra Gorge
The places worth your time, and roughly how they fit into a day on the road.
Rock climbing
A long-established climbing destination with bolted routes on both walls.
Tinghir palm oasis
A wide green palmeraie below the gorge, with irrigation channels and old kasbahs on the ridge above.
Best experiences
- A walk through the narrows in the morning cool
- Mint tea at a riverside café inside the gorge
- A viewpoint stop over the Tinghir palm grove
Tours that go there
Private tours including Todra Gorge
Each route below is private, flexible and led by our own driver-guides.
