Dades Valley to Alnif: early and late light from Ouarzazate

Ordine delle tappe dell’itinerario

1. 1
   Ouarzazate

   Use Ouarzazate to explore earthen heritage, cinema and separate oasis routes. Choose the nearby visit or onward valley you want to understand before committing to a broad desert circuit.

   Giorno 1 · Mattina · 300 min · mappato
2. 2
   Dades Valley

   The afternoon stop in Dades Valley is grounded in a folded valley corridor of orchards, villages, rock forms, and kasbah architecture where the road itself carries the story. The move from Ouarzazate to Dades Valley uses road-network stages; keep the afternoon here while keeping the later move to Todra Gorge separate, while protecting longer looks at changing streets and horizons.

   Giorno 1 · Pomeriggio · 300 min · mappato
3. 3
   Todra Gorge

   The morning stop in Todra Gorge is grounded in a limestone gorge reached through Tinghir's palm belt, suited to an early walk before the onward desert road. The move from Dades Valley to Todra Gorge uses road travel; keep the morning here while keeping the later move to Merzouga separate, while protecting space around the strongest light.

   Giorno 2 · Mattina · 240 min · mappato
4. 4
   Merzouga

   The afternoon stop in Merzouga is grounded in a settlement beside Erg Chebbi where the useful rhythm is sunset, a quiet night, and a dawn that leaves room for the desert beyond a single photo stop. The move from Todra Gorge to Merzouga uses road-network connections; keep the afternoon here while keeping the later move to Rissani separate, while protecting time to wait for a place.

   Giorno 2 · Pomeriggio · 420 min · mappato
5. 5
   Rissani

   The morning stop in Rissani is grounded in a historic Tafilalet market town whose ksar landscape and regional souk ground the desert section in everyday life. The move from Merzouga to Rissani uses overland road links; keep the morning here while keeping the later move to Alnif separate, while protecting fewer midday dashes.

   Giorno 3 · Mattina · 210 min · mappato
6. 6
   Alnif

   The afternoon stop in Alnif is grounded in an Anti-Atlas road town between Tafilalet and the Draa country, associated with stark mountain geology and fossil-bearing landscapes. The connection out of Rissani is handled by road-network connections; give the remaining afternoon to Alnif, with no extra change of base after it.

   Giorno 3 · Pomeriggio · 150 min · mappato