morocco in april 2010

[manxpanzer]

howdy all.
myself and the better half are off for a month in morocco next year
will be doing a mix of cheap hotels and camping, just after advice on locations of siutable campsites.
1; on the way down through spain (getting boat to santander) about 4/3 hours from santander? Will be staying at "camping rio jara" near tarifa (used it before ) the night before morocco.
2; in morocco itself? I know hotels are cheap enough, but i dont think she'll like wild camping
3; will be taking a week or so up through france via milau bridge so any idea's (routes and fun roads etc)?
just trying to keep the costs down

 

[Tim Cullis]

In some parts of Morocco (mountains, deserts) it's easy to wild camp, in other places all the land is private/in use. I've only stayed in a few official camp sites--in Chefchaouen, Timnay (north of Midelt) and Tafraoute.

The disadvantage I found with official camp sites in Morocco is that sometimes they are in isolated places on the edges of towns and security is a bit iffy so you don't want to ride off into town leaving all your gear lying around. Pitches can be brutally hard, so a mallet is a good idea.

 

[Michael R1150GS Adventure]

and in Chefchaouen campsite, get your hard hat out!

There tends to be lots of firs dropping out of the trees onto your head

AND i agree with taking the mallet, my motorcross boots wouldnt even touch the groud it was so hard ha ha

 

[dazzer]

howdy all.
myself and the better half are off for a month in morocco next year
will be doing a mix of cheap hotels and camping, just after advice on locations of siutable campsites.
1; on the way down through spain (getting boat to santander) about 4/3 hours from santander? Will be staying at "camping rio jara" near tarifa (used it before ) the night before morocco.
2; in morocco itself? I know hotels are cheap enough, but i dont think she'll like wild camping
3; will be taking a week or so up through france via milau bridge so any idea's (routes and fun roads etc)?
just trying to keep the costs down

I found that you can get a room for only a few £ more than camping.
I only take a small tent so we can have a few wild camps if we find the right place to do that.


see you on the road

Dazzer

 

[Riders Rest]

will be taking a week or so up through france via milau bridge so any idea's (routes and fun roads etc)?
just trying to keep the costs down

Some route ideas in and around Millau, and the Massif Central some of what I call forgotten France www.motomassif.info