Our first stop of the day was at the impressive Todgha Gorge.

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This is the road that leads into the depths of the gorge.

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T_24_0646 Because this is a popular tourist destination, a number of hawkers have set up here.

T_24_0643 T_24_0652 This goat herder approached along the dry river bed with his herd.

T_24_0655 After some time in the gorge, we carried on.

Subsequently we visited one of the rose cooperatives in the aptly named Valley of the Roses, in the Dades Valley.

T_24_0657 Here women pick rose petals, which they deliver to one of the cooperatives in the region.

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This is not easy work. Notice this picker's hands.

We then proceeded to the retail outlet where they sold a number of products produced from these rose petals.

P_24_0072 At this outlet Veda is lying in a bed of rose petals. Some others in our group did likewise for some interesting photos.

And then we hit the road to our next stop, Ait Benhaddou.

T_24_0669 This ksar, in an important location on the ancient trans-Saharan trade route between Marrakesh and Ouarzazate, is piled up on a low hill above the valley.

T_24_0670 We followed a network of lanes up to the top of the ruins.

T_24_0676 The few people who now live here make most of their livelihood from tourists.

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Some small agricultural activity still carries on.

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T_24_0692 This is the view from the top of the ruins.

This was to be our last stop of the day. We are en route to Marrakesh.