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Paris Dakar 4x4 Expedition through Morocco
The Paris Dakar 4x4 Expedition takes you with your own or rented off-road vehicle from Paris through Spain and the Morocco Offroad Rally Route to Mauritania and Senegal. You can optionally start from Paris with 21 travel days or from Algeciras with 17 travel days.
The Journey
Off-road vehicle expedition Morocco to Dakar
The Offroad Journey Paris Dakar takes you first through the "vegetable chamber" of northern Morocco to Marrakech, where you set off after dinner at the Djemma el Fna. Over the Tizi n'Test Pass, your convoy of off-road vehicles crosses the Atlas Mountains to the Hamada plain and the edge of the Sahara. Continuing along former stages of the Dakar Rally, you head into the Western Sahara, along the Atlantic coast to Mauritania and all the way to Dakar. You can start either with 21 days from Paris or with 17 days from Algeciras, as a 4x4 Tour Morocco Senegal at your own pace instead of rally pace, with a lot of personal responsibility on the way.
Key Highlights of the Trip
Key Highlights of the Trip
Paris – Start of the Paris Dakar 4x4 Expedition
Your Paris Dakar 4x4 Expedition starts at 8 AM 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 convoy to the Dune du Pilat near Arcachon - at 110 m high, the tallest dune in Europe. You will spend the evening enjoying fish right by the harbor.
France – Over the Pyrenees to Spain
Following in the footsteps of the Paris Dakar Rally, you cross the foothills of the Pyrenees and reach your daily destination Burgos via the high plateau of the Iberian Meseta. Before that, you see the Atlantic Ocean, which will accompany you thousands of kilometers further south. You will spend the night in a small country hotel, and the evening will wind down with tapas and beer.
Days 3 & 4: Sierra de Gredos to Seville
Your Offroad Journey Paris Dakar takes you through the sparsely populated expanses of northern Spain, past landscapes reminiscent of American 4x4 trips. After a night in Talavera de la Reina, on the fourth day you reach Seville, the fourth largest city in Spain with one of the biggest old towns in the world, and you still have some time for the city.
Arrival on the Morocco Offroad Rally Route
Early in the morning you depart for Sevilla and reach the last kilometers to the ferry port in Gibraltar, where more participants join you. After the crossing, your Morocco Offroad Rally Route begins with customs and immigration procedures. You will set up your camp in the Moroccan hinterland near Tanger Med - the first camping night of the expedition.
Rabat and the Cascades de Ouzoud
Along the coast, you reach Rabat, the capital of Morocco and the seat of the royal house, before heading down 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 camp near Ouzoud at a small campsite.
Rest day in the foothills of the Atlas
This day of your Off-Road Vehicle Trip Morocco gives you time to relax: You check the vehicles and prepare them for the tougher desert stages. The route continues through the foothills of the Atlas Mountains and remains challenging, but it is intentionally planned with more time. You spend the evening in the camp.
Assni and crossing of the Tizi n'Test
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. It takes almost a day with your 4x4 vehicle to reach the day's destination Taroudant on the other side of the mountains, on a single-lane road full of surprises.
Culture and driving fun towards the south
Your 4x4 Expedition Africa continues through the south of Morocco, where the landscapes become drier and more remote. This leg combines local culture, mountain landscapes, and varied 4x4 driving, as the convoy gets closer to the Sahara. The rhythm is clear: drive, adapt, set up camp, move on.
Day 10 & 11: Through the Sahara to Smara
Your Western Sahara Offroad Adventure begins with the first major offroad stage: For two days, you will cross the western foothills of the Sahara towards Smara, passing by the disputed border between Morocco and the formerly Spanish-occupied Western Sahara. Here, the language noticeably switches to Spanish. You will set up your wild camps wherever you like.
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To the metropolis El Aaiún
On a dusty track along the Saguia el-Hamra, you reach the coast and El Aaiún, the largest city in Western Sahara - part of this Offroad Adventure Sahara Morocco. If you make good progress, there will be time in the afternoon to let the vehicles rest or take a dip in the sea. Overnight stay will be at a campsite with showers.
Day 13 & 14: Sahara, Sahara and Sahara
For two days, you will cross the desert along the West Sahara and Mauritania on your Off-Road 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.
Border formalities for Mauritania
On this Offroad Tour Morocco Mauritania, you will cross the no man's land to the checkpoint in the middle of the desert, where you will deal with the entry documents for Mauritania - a country of 1.03 million km² that is rather unknown despite its size. You will set up your camp after the border in the idyllic dunes.
Day 16 & 17: The Oasis City of Atar
This stage of your Morocco Mauritania Offroad route follows the 700 km long route of the Mauritanian iron ore train - one of the longest freight trains in the world - for about 350 km off-road. In two days you will reach the oasis town of Atar, once an important city of the Moors who gave the country its name.
Back to the Sea towards Dakar
After four to five days in the Sahara, your 4x4 Tour Morocco Senegal returns to the sea - one last time half on-, half off-road, before the Sahel zone begins. Overnight stays are at the beach, and those who wish can go fishing: The sea off Mauritania is among the richest fishing waters in the world.
At the beach in the capital Nouakchott
On your Morocco Senegal Expedition, 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 goal is Nouakchott, the capital and center of nearly half of the Mauritanian population.
Across the Senegal River to Saint-Louis
On fine Feschfesch dust, you reach the border at the Senegal River, which gave the country its name - a highlight of your Morocco Offroad Rally Route. Through a bird sanctuary in the national park, where European migratory birds winter, the landscape becomes greener. The day's goal is Saint-Louis with its well-preserved colonial town center; you will camp near the beach.
Finish line of your Paris Dakar 4x4 expedition
From Saint-Louis you reach Dakar around noon - part of it again on the beach. Just like the real Paris-Dakar, your Paris Dakar 4x4 Expedition ends at the shore of Lac Rose, the pink salt lake on the outskirts of the city. During the last evening together, you celebrate your arrival. Afterwards, you either ship your off-road vehicle by container or drive back over land with the guides towards Morocco.
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If you start in Paris, it's about 7,100 km, from Algeciras around 4,700 km. You will travel the European stage almost exclusively on asphalt.
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Yes, vehicle transport is possible upon request. You apply for a Carnet ATA for your vehicle and issue a power of attorney for the transport by a driver from OVERCROSS.
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For Senegal, the ADAC recommends a Carnet de Passage. It is not mandatory, but you are on the safe side with it (see service for more info).
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