Region de l' Adrar Travel Guide

 johnsakura Says:  You get to the wall and you have to deliver your passport to the Moroccan authorities. You stay under Moroccan army custody maybe even for a few days. Don’t go... 

 Off The Beaten Path in Region de l' Adrar

 johnsakura Says:  Fortress on the border with Western Sahara -> “Le Mure”NO Man’s LAND. BE careful be careful be careful. mines, pirates… old asphalt road broken by explosions... 

 Off The Beaten Path in Region de l' Adrar

 johnsakura Says:  Bir Moghrein -> Fortress on the border with Western Sahara (on Michelin Map it’s the star)We had to make 96km until a place known has "Le Mure" or "the wall"... 

 Off The Beaten Path in Region de l' Adrar

 johnsakura Says:  We got to the police check point on the town and stayed there until they stamped our passports out, and we knew that was going to be the beginning of our big... 

 Off The Beaten Path in Region de l' Adrar

 johnsakura Says:  So this picture is from the cafe or restaurant on top of the Rich Mountains. This is the only stop existing in the way. Lots of kms without a living soul but... 

 Off The Beaten Path in Region de l' Adrar

 johnsakura Says:  Half the way you pass the Rich Mountains, where on top you have a small café that usually have some Polisario taking some tea, painting new car plates with new... 

 Off The Beaten Path in Region de l' Adrar

 johnsakura Says:  I was coming by a small car and my friends which had to switch to a Toyota pick up truck due to the extreme weight on our small car, too much weight for the... 

 Off The Beaten Path in Region de l' Adrar

 johnsakura Says:  The other solution is to go inside the dunes after the small village of Touajil. The local transportation pick up trucks don’t do this way cos they usually have... 

 Off The Beaten Path in Region de l' Adrar

 johnsakura Says:  Choum -> Touajil -> Fderik -> Zouerat +-250kmThis is a very rough journey. Usually local 4x4 make the shortest and fast way through the train tracks... 

 Off The Beaten Path in Region de l' Adrar

 johnsakura Says:  If it wasn’t for this guy we wouldn’t make it to Morocco on this part of Tiris-Zemmour. He drove a small Opel Corsa through 9km of dunes after Touajil, help us... 

 Off The Beaten Path in Region de l' Adrar

 johnsakura Says:  This is a very nice person. He helped us all the way to the border with Western Sahara. Of course nothing on this trip to Mauritania end up going as planed,... 

 Off The Beaten Path in Region de l' Adrar