Sensible route for first Morocco bike trip?
Currently having a post-festivities planning session and have cracked out Chris's Morocco Overland book and the new 2023 RKH map of Morocco...
I'm planning a trip in March and was hoping to run my proposed route by some of the more experienced members of the group. I've been to Marrakesh for a long weekend before, but this will be my first trip into Morocco with my own transport. I plan on taking my RE Himalayan, which i've slowly been kitting out for overland travel.
Currently the plan is- Tangier - Essouira - Marrakesh (4 or 5 days)
- Marrakesh - Tizi n Test - MH7 - MS9 - Ourzazate (3 days)
- Ourzazate - Tinghir via Dades Gorge - MH4 - Nekob - Erg Chebbi (3 days)
- Erg Chebbi - MH13 + MH11 + MH2 - Khenifra (2 days)
- Khenifra - Fes - Chefchaouen - Tanger (3 days)
I've tried to pick out a good selection of routes from the book, but hopefully keep the days fairly manageable and being open to taking diversions around if routes are less inviting than I was hoping. My question is, is there anything in there that screams out "Oh you simply must go see ABC" or "Oh no, you want to avoid XYZ"?
Also, does anyone have any tips for parking a motorbike in Marrakech? I'm meeting up with my parents for a few days who are staying in the Medina. I don't know if using one of the compound car parks around the Medina would be better, or if parking a bit further out in Gueliz and walking in is a better option?
Thanks in advance,
Rory
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