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Day 1: Marrakesh - Tizi n Test - Taroudant
Nice easy start.
Day X: Possibly take a day off in Taroudant
I think an evening stroll may do you
Day 2: Taroudant - Igherm - MA14 / MA3 / Tizerkine Gorge - Tafraoute
I presume you mean MA3 all the way to Ait Ballou, then back via northern MA14 (road). MA3 is still amazing, tight/unused for a few km in the west but a bit improved at the east end. See my Book Updates. Fyi outbound, Ait Mansour gorge more scenic if you have time.
Day 3: Maybe stay in Tafraoute and rest / do a day trip
No, keep driving!
Day 4 & 5: 2 days to drive Tafraoute - Erg Chegaga in the most interesting way, stay in desert camp
You could save your time/backtracking by carrying on the previous day to Tata. Next day on to Foum Zguid and to your desert camp. I would go down the white line on p161 map - FZ to to orange checkpoints line (MS8 no checkpoints any more) then at 29.75051, -6.59195 (MS8KMI71?) go NE across the lake bed past small dunes. The track is on wikilocs or OSM or somewhere (I found it; it worked). I am told it's already baking down south. This may constrain your desert ambitions.
Day 6: Erg Chegaga - Nkob - Ikniouen - Dades
Presuming you go out via Tagounite gap (slow in a car) so I would aim for Nekob instead (via Tafechna plain- all road now).
Nek-Ik-Dad is a great drive but all road now. I would next day do something in amazing Saghro instead, like MZ1 (or whatever I call it now), or MH14/15.
Day 7: Climb out of Dades either via Dades gorge or via MH19 + MH18, don't know where to spend the night.
Places to stay along the reservoir west of Ouaouazeght.
Day 8: Drive to Fes
Will be loads, but see easy access Z hotel I used in Accom section above, the other week. Can do old town by foot/bus from there if you want.
How reasonable is any of this? Do I need to add more days, and if so where? I have absolutely no idea how accurate Google Maps driving times are in Morocco.
I never use but down south roads are empty. Any piste much slower, obviously. I would import a proper OSM map for the pistes. https://sahara-overland.com/2014/12/27/morocco-maps/
I would like to drive out to Erg Chebbi, but I crossed it off the list in favor of more time in mountains.
Good decision. Leave Chebbi to everyone else.
Overall, is this a good itinerary? Would you add other detours, or maybe even simply go somewhere else? Looking at pictures, I think I'm quite interested in the Anti-Atlas and the deserts / valleys / gorges there, but I obviously haven't been in any of these places so I have no idea.
Anti-Atlas and the deserts / valleys / gorges are the right places to explore in the FJ. MA7 is looking up, MA6 dead slow but amazing (not sure if FJ has axle clearance). Loads more in this Jebel. Assaragh cliff/oasis well worth a visit. I am hoping your car has a/c.
Post us some pics of the FJ in action, especially if it's yellow ;-)
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