Paris Dakar 4x4 Expedition through Morocco

Your Paris Dakar 4x4 Expedition starts at 8 a.m. at Place Jacques Rueff in front of the Eiffel Tower, which Gustave Eiffel built from 1887 to 1889. After a brief introduction and the first instructions, you will drive in a convoy to the Dune du Pilat near Arcachon - at 110 m high, the tallest dune in Europe. You will spend the evening by the fish right at the harbor.

Your Offroad Journey Paris Dakar takes you through the sparsely populated expanses of Northern Spain, past landscapes reminiscent of American 4x4 adventures. After a night in Talavera de la Reina, you will reach on the fourth day Seville, the fourth largest city in Spain with one of the largest old towns in the world, and still have some time for the city.

Along the coast, you reach Rabat, the capital of Morocco and the seat of the royal family, before heading on small roads towards the Atlas Mountains - this Atlas Mountains Off-Road Tour spans approximately 2,300 km through Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia. Despite chaotic traffic, you reach your campsite at Ouzoud on a small campground.

Passing the mountain village of Asni at the foot of Jebel Toubkal (4,167 m, the highest mountain in North Africa), you reach the pass height of the Tizi n'Test - a stage of the Dakar Rally Route Morocco. You will need almost a day with your 4x4 vehicle to reach the day's goal of Taroudant on the other side of the mountains, on a single-lane road full of surprises.

Your Western Sahara Offroad Adventure begins with the first major offroad stage: For two days, you will traverse the western foothills of the Sahara towards Smara, past the disputed border between Morocco and the formerly Spanish-occupied Western Sahara. Here, the language noticeably changes to Spanish. You will set up your wild camps wherever you like.

For two days, you cross the desert along the Western Sahara and Mauritania on your 4x4 Adventure Expedition Morocco. You can choose between "pure Sahara" with more action or the relaxed coastal route towards the Atlantic, with a long beach stretch and an optional stop in the surfer town of Dakhla, before heading back into the Sahara.

This stage of your Morocco Mauritania Offroad route follows the 700 km long stretch of the Mauritanian iron ore train - one of the longest freight trains in the world - for about 350 km offroad. In two days you will reach the oasis town Atar, once an important city of the Moors, who gave the country its name.

On your Expedition Morocco Senegal, you will travel the historic route that officially led to Nouakchott before 2006: along the beach of the Atlantic coast, where the tides compact the sand firm and smooth. The journey requires good coordination with the tides. The day's destination is Nouakchott, the capital and center of almost half of the Mauritanian population.