MarkW
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Anyone interested in a trip this year??
I'm currently planning my next trip for this spring. The plan are to watch the Morocco Desert Adventure Rally on Easter Monday (17th April) at the Plage Blanch, camping at an old fort the night before. Then heading south into the Western Sahara to the Tropic of Cancer, Cintra Bay and Dakhla before heading back north along the Atlantic Coast. We'll have a few days in Dakhla to relax and explore the area
Maximum group size will be small and 2 places are provisionally reserved already. If you haven't already spotted it, Easter is late this year meaning a lot of bank holidays close together saving annual leave use!
A WS route would be long mileages in very remote areas with little water or fuel supplies for a few days. The WS also has FO advisories for landmines and security at present (but that just adds to the fun). We would have to be self sufficient for at least 3/4 days, route depending and help/civilisation could be over a days drive at times.
We could spend 5 days off road from TanTan to Dakhla over 1000km. These could be long days and would need the group to be organised to get the km covered.
After Smara there is no fuel supplies until Dakhla so we'd need to have a range of 800-900km for fuel, water and food. There are wells for water but that's pretty much it any towns/villages are likely to be military outposts and not really ideal places to visit. Except in an emergency.
The WS is stunningly desolate but can be quite featureless during the drive, there certainly isn't the variety of views the northern parts of Morocco have. .
There no 2 ways about this, its not a trip for anyone who isn't mentally prepared for long days in the desert and whose trucks may have any doubts about reliability. Once into the desert the only escape routes will take at least a day back to civilisation, there is no option for an easy day on tarmac if you aren't up to it.
I'm planning to head out a few weeks before the rally so if anyone fancied a couple of weeks in Morocco in March that's also a possibility.
Route Outline (3500Km From Essaouira to Essaouira, or 7000km from UK to UK)
This video was from my 2nd trip, 1:07 to 2:22 is the WS for an idea of the terrain in the bit I know
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8CDegjjdugg
And some pics
View attachment 90814P1060742 by Trackasylum, on Flickr
View attachment 90815P1060766 Panorama by Trackasylum, on Flickr
I'm currently planning my next trip for this spring. The plan are to watch the Morocco Desert Adventure Rally on Easter Monday (17th April) at the Plage Blanch, camping at an old fort the night before. Then heading south into the Western Sahara to the Tropic of Cancer, Cintra Bay and Dakhla before heading back north along the Atlantic Coast. We'll have a few days in Dakhla to relax and explore the area
Maximum group size will be small and 2 places are provisionally reserved already. If you haven't already spotted it, Easter is late this year meaning a lot of bank holidays close together saving annual leave use!
A WS route would be long mileages in very remote areas with little water or fuel supplies for a few days. The WS also has FO advisories for landmines and security at present (but that just adds to the fun). We would have to be self sufficient for at least 3/4 days, route depending and help/civilisation could be over a days drive at times.
We could spend 5 days off road from TanTan to Dakhla over 1000km. These could be long days and would need the group to be organised to get the km covered.
After Smara there is no fuel supplies until Dakhla so we'd need to have a range of 800-900km for fuel, water and food. There are wells for water but that's pretty much it any towns/villages are likely to be military outposts and not really ideal places to visit. Except in an emergency.
The WS is stunningly desolate but can be quite featureless during the drive, there certainly isn't the variety of views the northern parts of Morocco have. .
There no 2 ways about this, its not a trip for anyone who isn't mentally prepared for long days in the desert and whose trucks may have any doubts about reliability. Once into the desert the only escape routes will take at least a day back to civilisation, there is no option for an easy day on tarmac if you aren't up to it.
I'm planning to head out a few weeks before the rally so if anyone fancied a couple of weeks in Morocco in March that's also a possibility.
Route Outline (3500Km From Essaouira to Essaouira, or 7000km from UK to UK)
This video was from my 2nd trip, 1:07 to 2:22 is the WS for an idea of the terrain in the bit I know
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8CDegjjdugg
And some pics
View attachment 90814P1060742 by Trackasylum, on Flickr
View attachment 90815P1060766 Panorama by Trackasylum, on Flickr