Morocco Travel Guide

TREKKING,   ADVENTURE   SPORTS

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MAISON  D’HÔTES

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HOTEL

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Activities

The vertical rock face of the gorge offers sublime rock-climbing routes (French grade 5), some
of them bolted. Pillar du Couchant , near the entrance to the gorge, offers classic long climbs;
the Petite Gorge is better for novice climbers, with good short routes. Most hotels can provide
further information.

Assettif Aventure

( 0668 35 77 92; www.assettif.org; km14) Arranges treks and horse riding (per hour/day
Dh150/500) and hires out bikes (per day Dh100) and mountaineering equipment. Advance
booking is recommended for overnight horse treks with guide and food (Dh800).

Sleeping & Eating

Auberge Le Festival $$

( 0661 26 72 51; www.auberge-lefestival.com; main house with half-board s/d
Dh300/460, d/tr cave r Dh700/900) Get back to nature in cave guest rooms with fossil-fixture
bathrooms dug right into the hillside, or rock-walled, solar-powered lodge rooms surveying the
Petit Gorge. After treks and climbs arranged by the multilingual owner, relax in the hillside hot
tub or dig in the organic garden, helping harvest vegetables for dinner.

Dar Ayour $$

( 0524 89 52 71; www.darayour.com; 13km Gorges du Todra; per person incl half-board
with shared/private bathroom Dh150/250) Riads have arrived in Todra with this warm, artsy
five-storey guesthouse that’s all Middle Atlas rugs, winking mirrorwork pillows, and colourful
Berber-inspired abstract paintings. Most guest rooms have en-suite bathrooms, and breakfasts
with valley views are served on the roof terrace.

Auberge Les Amis $

( 0670 23 43 74; www.amistamtt.wg.vu; km34, Tamtattouchte; per person s incl half-board
Dh130, d & tr Dh200, camping per person/car Dh30/30) Your reward for venturing beyond
tour-trammelled lower Todra Gorge is this kasbah-style guesthouse that goes the extra mile for
guests, with generous home cooking, vast bathrooms (most en-suite), and hand-made tataoui
ceilings, local rugs and jugs repurposed as sink basins. There’s camping out back with electrical
hook-ups (Dh10) and laundry (Dh15 per load).

Hôtel Amazir $

( 0524 89 51 09; km16, Todra; s/d/tr incl breakfast Dh300/400/600, incl half-board
Dh500/600/800; ) Beyond that stern, stony exterior are relaxed, unfussy rooms with en-
suite bathrooms, a pool terrace surrounded by palms, and lulling sounds of the rushing river.

Auberge Baddou $

( 0672 52 13 89; www.aubergebaddou.com; km36, Tamtattouchte; d with private bathroom
incl breakfast Dh200, camping per person Dh30) Pass gorge-gawking crowds and head to