Ziz Gorges

Sixty kilometres of spectacular red-rock gorge where the Ziz River carves through the High Atlas — a dramatic transition from mountain to desert palm, with the road clinging to sheer cliff walls

Highlights

• Famous Road Tunnel: The N13 road bores through the cliff face in a hand-hewn tunnel then emerges above the gorge — one of the most dramatic road moments in Morocco
• Red Rock Gorge Walls: The Ziz cuts 300 m deep through Jurassic limestone — horizontal bands of red, orange and ochre rock form a natural colour chart of geological time
• Date Palm Transition: At the southern end of the gorge the landscape shifts abruptly from mountain rock to the lush Ziz Valley palm oasis — one of Morocco's most striking natural contrasts

Top places

• Ziz Gorge Viewpoint
• Tunnel Rock Passage
• Rich Oasis
• Pharmacie Errachidia