MAROCATLASGIB4X4 2011 SOLIDARITY RAID.

[Marocatlasgib4x4 Club]

OUR NEXT TOUR IS ALREADY BOOKED FOR THE 1st OF APRIL.

THIS YEAR THE TRIP CONSISTS OF 10 DAYS WERE WE WILL VISIT MERZOUGA,ZAGORA,  & MARAKESH.

 

 THE ITERNARY FOR THIS YEAR WILL BE THE FIRST OF APRIL GET THE FERRY TO MED PORT WERE WE WILL DRIVE TO TANGIER AND STAY FOR THE NIGHT.

2nd OF APRIL WE WILL GET THE AUTOPISTE UP TO MEKNES & THEN HIT THE ROAD THROUGH AZROU WERE WE WILL STOP AND HAVE PACKED LUNCH IN THE MAGICAL CEDDAR FOREST NATIONAL PARK WERE YOU WILL BE ABLE TO HAVE A CHANCE TO SEE THE SAME MACACS WE HAVE IN GIB IN THEIR WILDERNESS.

       AFTER LUNCH WE HIT BACK THE ROAD TO REACH MIDELT WHERE WE WILL PASS THE NIGHT IN A 4 STAR HOTEL,FROM WERE YOU CAN SEE THE GREAT GIBEL AIACHI WITH PROBABLY SOME SNOW.

        3rd DAY WE WILL START EARLY IN THE MORNING TO DRIVE UP TO ERFOUD WERE WE WILL GET THE DIRT TRACKS TO MERZOUGA AND REACH KASBAH LE TOUAREG WERE OUR FRIEND HASSAN IS AWAITING US.

IN MERZOUGA WE WILL STAY FOR 2 DAYS SO TO HAVE SOME FUN ON THE ERG CHERBI DUNES & DO SOME SOLIDARITY WORK AROUND THE REGION.

6th DAY WE WILL GET THE ROAD THROUGH ALNIF TO REACH THE SOUTH CAPITAL ZAGORA,HERE WE WILL STAY AT A 5 STAR HOTEL FOR 2 NIGHTS SO AS TO DO SOME SOLIDARITY WORK IN THE VILLAGES IN THE PALMERIE.

8th DAY WE WILL GET THE ROAD TO OUARZAZATE TO  AIT BEN HADOU WERE WE WILL GET THE ANCIENT ROUTE OF THE KASBAHS TO CROSS THE TIZIN TISHKA TO HEARD TO MARAKESH.

IN MARAKESH WE WILL SPEND A NIGHT TO MAKE SOME SHOPPING AND THE NEXT DAY HEARD BACK TO TANGIER TO GET THE FERRY BACK HOME.

[Alfred Balban]

HASSAN IS AN OLD FRIEND FROM MERZOUGA,KNOWN HIM SINCE 1994 WHEN HE WAS JUST A CAMEL GUIDE AND HAD A SMALL CAMPING AREA WITH WELLS SO YOU COULD SHOWER.TODAY HE OWNS KASBAH LE TOUREG WHICH HAS BECOME A 4 STAR HOTEL

[Marocatlasgib4x4 Club]

OUR SECOND DAY IN MERZOUGA HAS BEEN FILLED WITH LOADS OF ADVENTURES DURING THE DAY.WE HAVE BEEN ON THE DUNES AND BRIANS TOYOTA WAS THE ONLY  VEHICLE TO ACHEIVE THE STAGE OF THE DAY "REACH THE SUMMIT OF ERG CHERBI "
WE WERE CAUGHT IN A SAND STORM ON THE DUNES AND HAD TO HEAD BACK TO THE KASBAH,BRIAN WAS UNLUCKY TO BEND HIS STEERING BAR,WHICH HAS BEEN FIXED BY OUR GROUP MECANIC BIDOUI FOR TOMORROWS STAGE.

WE HAVE ALSO BEEN ABLE TO DO SOME SOLIDARITY WORK AROUND THE AREA WHICH WE WILL DO AGAIN TOMORROW IF NATURE LETS US OFCOURSE.

[Alfred Balban]

BRIANS TOYOTA LAND CRUISER ON THE CREST OF ERG CHERBI

[Alfred Balban]

CAUGHT IN THE SAND STORM.

[Marocatlasgib4x4 Club]

WE HAVE HAD TO STAY ONE MORE DAY IN MERZOUGA TO BE ABLE TO DO OUR SOLIDARIY WORK BECAUSE OF THE SAND STORM WE HAD.

WE EVENTUALLY DID OUR WORK EVEN THOUGH THE SAND STORM CUAGHT US AGAIN.

WE VISITED OUR FRIEND MOBAREK AT HIS KASBAH TAKOJT AND HAD A FANTASTIC LUNCH.

THE GROUP IS HAVING A GREAT TIME AND NEW EXPERIENCES WHICH THEY WOULD LIKE TO REPEAT THE NEXT YEAR.

[Alfred Balban]

This bike and other toys were given to me by my fellow workers at 

JSU MOD,I would like to thank them for making this kids so happy with their colaboration.

[Alfred Balban]

MOBAREK IS A YOUNG FRIEND WHO HAS DONE GOOD AS A CAMEL GUIDE & TOURS,HE HAS ACHEIVED HIMSELF SO MUCH AS TO OWN TODAY HIS OWN KASBAH,KASBAH TAKOJT,KNOWN HIM SINCE HE WAS EIGHT YEARS OLD AND I'AM VERY HAPPY FOR HIS SUCCES IN LIFE.

[Alfred Balban]

KASBAH TAKOJT

[Marocatlasgib4x4 Club]

AFTER WE HAD TO STAY ONE MORE DAY IN MERZOUGA WE DECIDED TO DRIVE  ON OUR WAY TO ZAGORA TO THE GORGES DU TODRA FOR SOME PHOTOS AND VISIT OUR FRIENDS AT THE KASBAH LES ROCHES.THERE WE HAD A NICE LUNCH AND THE KIDS HAD SOME FUN HORSE RIDING.

[Alfred Balban]

GORGES DU TOGRA IS A MAGICAL PLACE TO VISIT.YOU CAN DO OFFROADING,HORSE RIDING,TREKKING OR EVEN FREE CLIMBING,ANYTHING CAN BE ORGANIZED BY OUR FRIEND AT THE HOTEL LES ROCHES.

[Marocatlasgib4x4 Club]

AFTER LUNCH WE HAD A VERY LONG DRIVE TO REACH ZAGORA,375km WHICH TOOK US SEVEN HOURS TO COMPLETE,ARRIVING AT KASBAH ASMA LATE AT NIGHT BUT IN TIME FOR A NICE MEAL AND REST FOR OUR NEXT SOLIDARITY WORKING DAY IN THE PALMERIE.

[Marocatlasgib4x4 Club]

DAY SEVEN OF THE RAID,WE GET AN EARLY START AFTER BREAKFAST AND WE ENTER THE ZAGORA PALMERIE TRACKS TO DO SOME SOLIADRITY WORK,HALF WAY ON THE TRACKS WE REACHED TO A DEAD END BECAUSE THE TRACK HAD COLASPED BY HE FORCE OF THE RIVER,WE HAD TO TAKE A DETOUR WHICH TOOK US BACK TO THE ROAD BUT FIRST DOING OUR SOLIDARITY WORK.