The Dades Gorge north of Boumalme is the twin to Todra. It doesn't have the reeally narrow part so to my mind is not as impressive but it goes on for longer with true hairpin bends and gets high son the the view back down is terrific. There is a hotel/restaurant at the top where we had an excellent lunch on a terrace overlooking the precipice. It is not a place to take the acrobat.
This road has a reputation as the most dangerous road in Morocco, which is surprising as there was hardly any traffic. Whether that causes people to hurtle round the bends on the wrong side of the road so that they would collide with any uphill traffic or whether drivers are so mesmerised by the view that they drive off the hairpins is a matter for speculation.
The mouth of the valley is known for its figs.I was surprised by the fig trees. Having watched Monty Don instruct British growers to remove fruit forming in the autumn as the would not mature in the UK climate I expected them to be like oranges here, in leaf and and with fruit maturing all year, but they are obviously totally deciduous.
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