Routes through Morocco
You can cover a vast amount of Morocco on sealed roads. In fact you can get all the way to the dunes at Merzouga on roads with only the last 2 or 3 k's on hard piste. It's well worth it. I took a K1200RS down there no problem. The route I did was over to Ceuta, Chefchaouen (good first overnight stop to get acclimatised..) then Marrakesh, over the Tizi 'n Tichka Pass (2000m and a great ride) to track the south side of the Atlas down to Ouarzazate and Errachidia to Merzouga then back north again. Takes about 7-10 days.
Get a foretaste of what real border crossing is like when you enter (don't be put off but it does take time and if it is your first time, swallow your pride and pay one of the semi-official guides to help you through, otherwise it's not easy to fathom what they are asking for), very friendly place but do expect "hassle". It's not as bad as it was but there is one area to stay away from, in the mountains east of Fes. Dope growing area and you'll risk to get stitched up first by the locals then the police.
Morocco started my interest in the desert. Off to Libya this year.
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