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Figuig can be reached by bus from Oujda or Er Rachidia, either way via Bouarfa, 100 or so km to the north. Some of the Oujda buses run all the way: others, and I think all the er Rachidia services, involve a change of bus at Bouarfa. Either way it's a day's travel, approaching 400 km either way.
Expect a lot of security checks on the Figuig-Oujda route: my bus was stopped four or five times by the gendarnerie, who each time wanted to take down the particulars of me and my travelling companion. Heigh-ho, provides a chance to stretch to legs & take a photo of the increasingly empty landscape.
The reason for thisthe attention is the proximity of the Algerian border.
Updated Aug 8, 2007
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Figuig is small enough to explore on foot. But the favoured local means of transport is the bicycle. The main street is thick with them, and the local custom sems to be that only the really timid use the handlebars. Hands are stuck in pockets. Of course, there's virtually no motor traffic, so it's not that suicidal. I didn't see anybody fall off.
I even saw steel reinforcing rods being transported by bike, dragging after the rider like a mad bride's train!
I didn't inquire about hiring a bike but this is Morocco, I'm sure it could be arranged if the price was right.
Updated Oct 20, 2006
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