We are back in Spain now, and have spent a few days looking back on our Moroccan Adventure. We've listed the highs and lows on
our blog, but a few things are of specific interest to any 4x4 folks thinking of spending some time there.
1. Heavy duty 4x4 gear is only required on some routes, which can be bypassed. 80% of the places we went could be done in a 2wd vehicle, and 95% could be done in a stock 4x4. Some stuff pushed us a little, meaning we had to let the tyres down and engage all the lockers. We were paranoid about not getting stuck as we travelled alone, and unless we met another heavy truck, most vehicles were not going to be able to pull us out. Anyway, my point is, you can visit this country easily in any vehicle. Our photos are naturally going to be of the more extreme stuff, pics of flat roads are not that interesting!
2. Diesel is cheap, oil changes are possible, but bring your own filters. We changed the oil quite often (every 3000km). our average distance per day of driving was 110km. The max distance we did on any day was about 230km, but we had very few days we did over 200km. We were on the smaller roads and pistes as much as we could as they were prettier, but that meant driving slowly. Watch this in your planning!
3. Diesel is availble just about everywhere. The furthest we went without buying fuel was about 500km, and 5 days. For most vehicles, that's probably possible. With a bit of planning, you could have a shorter maximum distance without fuel.
4. Navigation can be tricky, be sure to have your maps and gps points all set up before you go.
5. wifi is hard to come by, and it's never all that fast. Buy a maroc telecom usb stick when you arrive, and for €20 or so, you'll have the web for a month.
More stuff on the blog post, but I'll just wrap up by saying it's an amazing country, with super people. Just go!