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UK to Dakar
I plan on riding to Dakar in the spring taking in as much off road as possible . I was thinking of going Spain,portugal,spain,morocco,western sahara,mauitania,senigal. Any one done this ride got any recomendations for routes to take ? what paper work will i need ? what visas ? can i get them on the road ? i will be on a UK bike and passport.
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yep seen that after posting .thanks. so looks like good visa info. any must see/ do routes anyone???
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In Morocco you have all the pistes you could ever dream of, so why not stay there? It seems that the old myth of Dakar is still alive, truth is, Dakar is not a good goal in my opinion, even though I love Senegal.
The pistes in Western Sahara and Mauri are not safe for the moment, I don't think they will let you go far of the main road towards Mauri. Then there is the border with Senegal, which is a PITA. Google 'Rosso border'!
Once you get into Senegal it's a very beautifull country full of nice people, but not for offroading, for that, you need to be in Morocco!
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My friend, I beg to differ; the pistes in Western Sahara are safe. Well, they were last month anyway. Has something unpleasant happened in the past couple of weeks? What do you mean when you say they are not safe?
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You may be right that Western Sahara is safe, but in Mauritania the police don't like you to go off the main road. My point was not to look too far to the south for nice pistes, the east of Morocco has plenty of pistes.
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