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Trekking, desert, mountains and the roads between — written from Morocco, at the pace the country actually moves.

2 pieces matching “piste”

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An open field of wind-rippled dunes with scattered tamarisk, the kind of erg terrain a raid crosses on piste
Journeys
Southern Morocco

Raid 4×4 in Morocco: How the Real Thing Works

Not a desert excursion with a driver — a multi-day convoy crossing the ergs on piste, navigating by GPS and roadbook. Routes, vehicles, sand technique, permits and what it actually costs.

8 min read
Vast rippled sand dunes near Merzouga stretching to the horizon under a pale sky
Desert
Sahara

Erg Chebbi or Erg Chigaga: Choosing Your Sahara

Morocco has two great sand seas and they offer genuinely different trips. One you drive to on tarmac; the other costs you sixty kilometres of off-piste to reach.

3 min read