Trekking In The Toudra Gorge
Posted On Friday, May 22, 2009 at at 12:07 AM by Alvin
We spent arguably the best part of this journey (keenly contested by Mandy) during the 4 days here in the Toudra Gorge. We stayed at Amazir, a modern yet traditionally decorated and designed Hotel right by the river where our balcony was shaded with swaying palm trees. Amazir was located half way between Tinehir and the Gorge opening, a strategic location we later put to good use as we hiked in both directions ! The friendly owner and staff took in our orders for dinner each morning and the chef would whip up such mouth watering tajines (with hundreds of olives and giant dates) that we had ever tasted during this trip !We could now understand why Morocco was reputed to be a trekking paradise as there were numerous wild and marked trails around the Gorge and we could easily have spent another week here enjoying the scenery of the dramatic Kashbahs, lush green palm trees, cool rivers, sheer cliffs and fantastic rock formations ! Words are of no use here, take a look at the incredible scenery during our treks. (The following one contains our shy neighbours at The Amazir).One funny note - we met a Dutch couple staying at The Amazir who told us that apparently some locals from a shop in Tinehir told them that there were two orientals staying here, seemed the whole of Tinehir knew of our existence.
