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Grands taxis to Ouarzazate (Dh60), Alnif (Dh25) and Er-Rachidia (Dh45 to Dh70) also
leave from Pl Principale, where you'll also find minivans or pick-up trucks into Todra
Gorge (Dh7) and beyond to Tamtattouchte (Dh15). An 8am minivan runs to Tamtat-
touchte (Dh15), Aït Haini (Dh20) and Imilchil (Dh40).
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Todra Gorge
Being stuck between a rock and a hard place is a sublime experience in the Todra Gorge,
where a 300m-deep fault splits the orange limestone into a deep ravine at some points just
wide enough for a crystal-clear river and single-file trekkers to squeeze through. The road
from Tinerhir passes green palmeraies and Berber villages until, 15km along, high walls
of pink and grey rock close in around the road. The approach is thrilling, as though the
doors of heaven were about to close before you.
The best time to visit is in the morning, when the sunshine briefly illuminates the gorge
in a golden moment of welcome. Souvenir vendors and tour buses clog the centre in after-
noons, until it suddenly turns dark and bitterly cold. Through the gorge and 18km up the
road is the Berber village of Tamtattouchte, with Imilchil some 95km beyond.
 
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