{"id":118,"date":"2024-07-17T16:44:26","date_gmt":"2024-07-17T14:44:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ksarighnda.com\/activites-alentours\/alentours\/vallee-du-dades-gorges-du-dades\/"},"modified":"2025-07-27T10:58:14","modified_gmt":"2025-07-27T09:58:14","slug":"the-dades-gorges","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ksarighnda.com\/en\/activites-alentours\/excursions\/les-gorges-du-dades\/","title":{"rendered":"The Dades Gorges"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"118\" class=\"elementor elementor-118\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-280cb79 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"280cb79\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-733b7ac e-con-full entrance-clip-path-both e-flex e-con e-child\" 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https:\/\/www.ksarighnda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-1280956360-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ksarighnda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-1280956360-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.ksarighnda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-1280956360-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.ksarighnda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-1280956360-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2121px) 100vw, 2121px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-400074c entrance-bottom  titre-barre elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"400074c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Discover <\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5849029 entrance-bottom elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5849029\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">GORGES du DADES<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80b97dc btn-fleche-gauche entrance-bottom elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"80b97dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ksarighnda.com\/en\/activites-alentours\/que-visiter-au-maroc\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 28 20\" width=\"28\" height=\"20\"><title>Group 80-svg<\/title><style>\t\t.s0 { fill: none;stroke: #5c4932;stroke-linecap: round } \t<\/style><g id=\"Group 80\"><path id=\"Line 11\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" class=\"s0\" d=\"m27 10h-26\"><\/path><path id=\"Vector 12\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" class=\"s0\" d=\"m1 9.5c2-1.2 6.9-4.6 10.5-9\"><\/path><path id=\"Vector 13\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" class=\"s0\" d=\"m1 10c2 1.2 6.9 4.6 10.5 9\"><\/path><\/g><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Back to the surrounding area<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67240b0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"67240b0\" data-element_type=\"container\" 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data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">breathtaking<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71a67a4 elementor-widget-laptop__width-initial entrance-bottom elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"71a67a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Situated a 2h30 drive from Ksar Ighnda, the Dades gorges are a must-see destination. These gorges stretch for 25 km and feature impressive ochre-coloured cliffs. Dwellings of the same colour blend into the rock, and sunset promises magical moments dressed in magnificent vermilion hues. As you travel through the Dades Gorge, you'll see a succession of distinctive features that don't necessarily resemble each other.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h5>First series of gorges<\/h5>\n<p>At that time, the wadi was still divided into two branches, each of which had carved its gorges nearly 300 m deep in ochre-coloured limestone dating from the Jurassic period.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mw-heading mw-heading3\">\n<h5 id=\"Deuxi\u00e8me_s\u00e9rie_de_gorges\">Second series of gorges<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<p>They are separated from the former by the\u00a0<a title=\"M&#039;semrir\" href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/M%27semrir\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">M'semrir<\/a>They too are carved out of limestone dating from the Dogger period. Over a length of more than 500 m, the wadi has cut a narrow path through the rocks, almost 400 m deep.<sup id=\"cite_ref-merv_1-3\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup><\/p>\n<div class=\"mw-heading mw-heading3\">\n<h5 id=\"Troisi\u00e8me_s\u00e9rie_de_gorges\">Third series of gorges<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<p>They are separated from the previous ones by a narrow basin, hemmed in between escarpments, and are carved out over several kilometres in limestone.\u00a0<a title=\"Reef\" href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/R%C3%A9cif\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">reefs<\/a>\u00a0ochre or sometimes reddish. These limestones, older than the previous ones, date from the\u00a0<a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Lias (period)\" href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lias_(%C3%A9poque)\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Lias<\/a>\u00a0(<a title=\"Jurassic\" href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jurassique\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jurassic<\/a> lower). Their massive and resistant nature explains the narrowness of the passage cut by the wadi, which in places is only a few metres wide.<sup id=\"cite_ref-merv_1-4\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup><\/p>\n<div class=\"mw-heading mw-heading3\">\n<h5 id=\"Quatri\u00e8me_s\u00e9rie_de_gorges\">Fourth series of gorges<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<p>These gorges, located to the north of the Boumalne oasis, are different in that they are carved out of more varied rocks dating from the\u00a0<a title=\"Cretaceous\" href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cr%C3%A9tac%C3%A9\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Cretaceous<\/a>\u00a0and the<a title=\"Eocene\" href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%C3%89oc%C3%A8ne\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Eocene<\/a>. The classic gorges with subvertical walls carved in ochre limestone alternate with narrowings in red sandstone, and in places show gully patterns in marl.<sup id=\"cite_ref-merv_1-5\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4036eec e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4036eec\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e21863a elementor-widget__width-inherit entrance-right elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e21863a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1173\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ksarighnda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GORGE-DU-DADES-5.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-5061\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ksarighnda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GORGE-DU-DADES-5.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.ksarighnda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GORGE-DU-DADES-5-276x300.jpg 276w, https:\/\/www.ksarighnda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GORGE-DU-DADES-5-943x1024.jpg 943w, https:\/\/www.ksarighnda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GORGE-DU-DADES-5-768x834.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ksarighnda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GORGE-DU-DADES-5-11x12.jpg 11w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1503d0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a1503d0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27c6639 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"27c6639\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-057dcd0 elementor-widget__width-inherit entrance-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"057dcd0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ksarighnda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG-20241003-WA0080.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-4785\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ksarighnda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG-20241003-WA0080.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.ksarighnda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG-20241003-WA0080-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.ksarighnda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG-20241003-WA0080-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ksarighnda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG-20241003-WA0080-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.ksarighnda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG-20241003-WA0080-9x12.jpg 9w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-159af14 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"159af14\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-017dc56 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"017dc56\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3307b4 entrance-bottom elementor-widget-laptop__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b3307b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">monkey doights<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a0dc57 entrance-bottom elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0a0dc57\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">walk in the canyon<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7199959 elementor-widget-laptop__width-initial entrance-bottom elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7199959\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The \"Monkey Fingers\" are made up of eroded rock, forming natural columns that emerge from the ground.\u00a0<\/p><p>The entire route is passable. There are a few obstacles along the way that are a little difficult, but the route is still affordable. You have to come as if you wanted to do a mountain hike, sometimes you have to be equipped with shoes to cross the water. The best solution is to take a guide, which we feel is essential for the route. A guide is not only there to show you the way, but also to explain the fauna, flora and geological formations of the area.<\/p><p>The Dades Valley is a wild landscape, with snow on one side and semi-desert on the other. Its wild grandeur and supernatural silence can only be matched by the Grand Canyon. The river forms the valley along a winding path full of fruit, walnuts, wheat, birch and almond trees, giving us a backdrop of spectacular rock formations.<\/p><p>The Dades Valley is one of Morocco's jewels, a place that offers a unique experience to all those who venture along its route, discovering the natural and cultural beauty of this region of the country.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>D\u00e9couvrez lES GORGES du DADES Group 80-svg Retour aux alentours Des paysages \u00e9poustouflants Situ\u00e9e \u00e0 2h30 de route du Ksar Ighnda, les gorges du Dad\u00e8s est un incontournable pour lequel vous devez vous d\u00e9placer. C\u2019est longues de 25 km que s\u2019\u00e9tendent ces gorges pr\u00e9sentant des falaises \u00e0 la couleur ocre impressionnante. 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