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Morocco

May—June 2026 · Morocco · Road trip

WhenMay—June 2026
CountriesMorocco
KindRoad trip
Stages18

Route

Journal Notes (18)
Day 1 - From Germany to Southern France

Some travel days are destinations in themselves. They are not defined by a single landmark, a famous viewpoint, or a particular attraction. Instead, they are about movement, changing landscapes, and the gradual transition from one region of Europe to another. This day was exactly …

Day 2 - Along the Mediterranean – From Southern France to Spain

The second stage of the journey began shortly after sunrise in southern France. The previous day had ended among the vineyards and historic landscapes surrounding Béziers, and now the road continued south toward another country, another language, and another chapter of the advent …

Day 3 - Crossing Continents – From Spain to Morocco

A long travel day from Lorca in southeastern Spain to Fnideq in northern Morocco. The route crosses the dry interior of southern Spain, passes the high landscapes of Andalusia, descends toward the Costa del Sol, reaches the ferry port of Algeciras, crosses the Strait of Gibraltar …

Day 4 - From Fnideq to Oujda: A Long Road Across Northern Morocco

A long road journey across northern Morocco, from the Mediterranean coast near Fnideq to the inland city of Oujda. The route passes through Tétouan, the Rif Mountains, the Al Hoceima region, Nador, and the dry eastern landscapes of Morocco. Over more than 500 kilometers, the driv …

Day 5 - Flooded Roads on Morocco’s Eastern High Plateaus: A Road Journey from Oujda toward Bouanane

A long road journey through eastern Morocco, starting in Oujda and heading south across the high plateaus toward Aïn Bni Mathar, Tendrara and Bouarfa. The route was planned to continue farther into the remote interior toward Bouanane, but flooding made the road impassable and for …

Day 6 - From the Eastern High Plateaus to Zagora: A Long Road Across Morocco’s Interior

A long inland road journey across Morocco, starting in the high plateau country west of Bouarfa and continuing through Bouanane, the Errachidia and Tafilalt regions, Erfoud, Rissani, Alnif and Tazzarine before reaching Zagora. After the previous day’s flooding and forced return, …

Day 7 - From Zagora to Guelmim: Across the Desert Roads of Southern Morocco

A long desert-road journey across southern Morocco, starting in Zagora and heading west through Foum Zguid, Tata, Akka and Assa before reaching Guelmim. The route covers almost 590 kilometers through dry valleys, stony plains, oasis towns, low mountains and remote interior landsc …

Day 8 - From Guelmim to Laayoune: Along Morocco’s Southern Atlantic Road

A long road journey from Guelmim to Laayoune, crossing Morocco’s southern interior before reaching the Atlantic coast near Tan-Tan and El Ouatia. The route continues south through Akhfenir and the Tarfaya region before turning inland toward Laayoune. With more than 450 kilometers …

Day 9 - From Laayoune to Dakhla: A Long Atlantic Road Through the Sahara

A long southbound road journey from Laayoune to Dakhla along Morocco’s southern Atlantic corridor. The route passes through Boujdour and continues across more than 500 kilometers of open desert plains, low coastal landscapes and remote road sections before reaching the Dakhla pen …

Day 10 - Dakhla

Dakhla is one of the most distinctive destinations on the Atlantic coast of Northwest Africa. Set on a narrow peninsula between the open ocean and a wide, sheltered lagoon, the city is surrounded by a landscape where desert, sea and sky meet in an almost uninterrupted horizon. It …

Day 11 - From Dakhla Back to Laayoune: North Along Morocco’s Atlantic Sahara Road

A long northbound road journey from Dakhla to Laayoune along Morocco’s Atlantic Sahara corridor. The route leaves the Dakhla peninsula, crosses more than 500 kilometers of open coastal-desert plains, passes the Boujdour region, and ends near Laayoune. With low elevations, wide ho …

Day 12 - From Laayoune to Tafraoute: From the Atlantic Sahara into the Anti-Atlas Mountains

A long road journey from Laayoune to Tafraoute, starting in the Atlantic Sahara and ending in the Anti-Atlas mountains. The route follows the southern Atlantic corridor through the Tarfaya, Akhfenir and Tan-Tan regions, turns inland through Guelmim and Bouizakarne, and then climb …

Day 13 - From Tafraoute to Boumalne Dades: Across the Anti-Atlas and the Southern Moroccan Highlands

A long mountain and highland road journey from Tafraoute to Boumalne Dades, crossing the Anti-Atlas, the Taliouine and Tazenakht regions, Ouarzazate, Skoura and the Dades Valley corridor. The route covers around 475 kilometers and climbs repeatedly through dry mountains, high pla …

Day 14 - From Khénifra to Tangier Med: From the Middle Atlas to Morocco’s Northern Coast

A long northbound road journey from Khénifra in the Middle Atlas to the Tangier Med area on Morocco’s northern coast. The route crosses central Morocco, descends toward the Meknes region, passes through the Ouazzane and Chefchaouen areas, continues through the Rif Mountains towar …

Day 15 - From Algeciras to the Valencian Interior: A Long Drive Across Southern and Eastern Spain

A long road journey from Algeciras to the Valencian interior after returning from Morocco across the Strait of Gibraltar. The route follows the Costa del Sol toward Málaga, turns inland through Andalusia, crosses the high landscapes around Granada, Guadix and Baza, descends into …

Day 16 – From the Strait of Gibraltar to the Mediterranean Coast

This journey across southern Spain follows a route from the Strait of Gibraltar in the south toward the Mediterranean coast in eastern Spain. Travelling north and east through Andalusia and onward to the Valencian region, the route reveals the changing character of southern Europ …

Day 17 - From the Valencian Interior to Orange: A Long Road North Through Spain and Southern France

A long northbound road journey from the Valencian interior to Orange in southern France. The route descends toward the Spanish Mediterranean corridor, passes Valencia, Castellón, Tarragona, Barcelona and Girona, crosses the France-Spain border near the eastern Pyrenees, and conti …

Day 18 - From Orange to Southern Germany: A Long Northbound Drive Through France, Alsace and Baden-Württemberg

A long northbound road journey from Orange in southern France to the Enz region in southwestern Germany. The route follows the Rhône Valley past Valence and Lyon, crosses eastern France through the Besançon and Belfort corridors, continues north through Alsace past Mulhouse, Colm …