
5 May 2015
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Originally Posted by Chris Scott
As Ben 76 said, there's not much lost in avoiding the coastal strip - especially if you want to do the beach thing. Nip over to Spain for that.
I see both your options cover a stay in Tinerhir followed by Merzouga. As Tinerhir is just past Dades and right next to Todra, I'd miss a Tinerhir hotel and instead turn up the Dades valley for the night. It gets periodically chocka with auberges as you climb - within a hour you get to the end of the tarmac road (more or less) at Msemrir, but long before that you can stay at a hotel right over the famous hairpins for 250dh half board. There are scores of other options. Chez Pierre's would be a treat.
Dades up and down will be a highlight - the same to Todra less so in my opinion, but continuing right through Todra up to Ait Hani, then northeast to Amellago village and south again at the tiny roundabout through the Rheris gorges down to Goulmina is a great ride with very little traffic. From Goulmina it's a couple of hours via Erfoud to Merzouga. A brilliant day's ride, imo.
The ride down to Zagora from Ozt is more popular but also great. I hear they've sealed the piste from Zagora northeast towards Tazzerine or somewhere (MS2 in the book) so less backtracking and more great desert vistas.
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Yes, Tinehir is just a placeholder on the map. We were planning on stopping somewhere near the Gorge. Thanks for the hotel recommendation. We will certainly check out the Chez Pierre.
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