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MARCH 2012 SOLIDARITY RAID.

Event Details

Time: March 9, 2012 at 2pm to March 25, 2012 at 7pm
Location: Morocco
City/Town: Morocco
Website or Map: http://maps.google.com/maps/m…
Phone: 0035054031219
Event Type: solidarity, raid
Organized By: MarocAtlas Gibraltar 4x4 club,Alfred Balban,
Latest Activity: Jun 3, 2021

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Event Description

We will meet at the parking at Rosia Bay at 2pm for a group photo,then depart from Gibraltar and head up to Tarifa were we will board the ferry to take us straight to Tangiers were we will stay at a Hotel for the night so as to make an early start in the morning.

Stage 1;We will hit the road and head up to Midelt using the A1 and N13/P21,548 km, 5 hours 39 mins.On the way we will stop for lunch at the Ceddar Forest were you will see the Barbary apes in the wild.We will stay at the Hotel Asma for the night.

Stage 2;Will have to be an early morning start to enter the tracks up the Gibel Aiachi and do almost 200 kms through the Circ Du Jafar,the most dangerous tracks in the Grand Atlas,here we will visit the locals and do some solidarity work on the way up to Imichid,stay at arbuerge Tislite at the foot of Tislite Lake over 2250 metres high.

Stage 3,317 kms;Will take us down the south side of the Atlas doing up to 3000 m picks and spectacular views of the Boumain Dades Valley,we will be doing Solidarity work on the way down till we will reach the Todra Gorge where we will stop for lunch at the Hotel Les Roches.After lunch we will head down south to Erfoud were we wil Refuel our vehicles and hit the fast tracks to Merzouga.Here we will stay for two nights at the Kasbah Le Touareg.We will be experiencing the magic of the desert and drive on the Erg Cherbi dunes visiting the nomads and doing solidarity work in the area.

Stage 4,195 kms.We will make an early start to enter the Legendary Paris Dakar Rally tracks through M'cesi to take us up to Tagounite,we will camp in the desert for the night before getting to Zagora,also doing solidarity work on the way as this are desolated areas.

Stage 5,198 kms.Will take us through the legendary tracks to Fourum Zguid were we will have to pass a military control post,List of participants and their vehicles will be provided so as to make things easier at the controls,this is a safety reasons for the group as its easy to get lost and end up in algeria.We will be driving over a prehistorical lake called Lake Iriki,you will experience the mirage and actcually see the lake.

Stage 6,462 kms;This will be a long drive through Assa with a possible desert camp before arriving to Plage Blanche were you will be able to drive your vehicle on the beach for over 50 kms,depending on the weather we will camp or stay at the Bou Sherif camp site were you will camp or get a room.

Stage 7,176 kms;We will get the tracks by the coast line that will take us to the wreck on the beach and then to Sidi Ifni were we will stop to have lunch of sea food,then drive up to the Valley of the Painted rocks in Tafroute,camping will be in the valley.

Stage 8,380 kms;We will make an early start to be able to drive through the semi Atlas to get us to Marrakaesh,there we will spend the night and do some shopping in the famous market of Jmel Efna.Later we will make a drive up to the Ouzoud Falls 125 kms,stay there for the night and next morning drive on the highway back to Tangiers.

Requisits: The Organisation would appreciate the participants to remember this is a Solidarity Raid so you will have to need to leave space in your vehicles to be able to load stuff.

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Comment by Alfred Balban on February 14, 2012 at 18:26: Been to the printers and the tshirts have been received so they will start to work on them tis week,will post the logo when they email it to me.

Comment by Marocatlasgib4x4 Club on February 8, 2012 at 19:34: Stickers are ready and will be issued to all cars participating tonight.

Comment by Marocatlasgib4x4 Club on February 4, 2012 at 13:59: No the biggest number has been 15.

Comment by Adam Karp on February 4, 2012 at 13:55: Not long now dudes!!!!!! Alfred what is the most cars that have gone in the past?

Is this the biggest raid yet?

Comment by Marocatlasgib4x4 Club on February 4, 2012 at 10:51: THE INSCRIPTIONS FOR THE RAID ARE ALREADY CL0SED,NO MORE VEHICLES ARE ABLE TO ATTEND AS WE HAVE ALREADY MORE THAN EXPECTED AND BOOKINGS ARE ALREADY MADE.
This years team will consist of 11 vehicles,26 persons.All attending should have by now received the itenary of the complete raid by email.
See vou all soon

Comment by Marocatlasgib4x4 Club on February 1, 2012 at 18:59: Hope not :-)

Comment by Adam Karp on February 1, 2012 at 18:40: OK I am also doing the 16 days! I may not have a job when I get back ;)

Comment by Alfred Balban on January 31, 2012 at 16:19: Louis you have to put yourself as attending you are going on a Toyota like mlne,Farids ;-)