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R203 Taroudant to Marrakesh

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Is this route fully sealed and suitable for 2wd saloon or,is 4x4 still advised?
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The top third was still a piste in 1972, but sealed some time later. Nowadays convoys of French motorhomers go over the pass without a worry in the world, see W10 Tizi n'Test
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Cheers Tim,

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R203 Taroudant to Marrakesh

In November 2015 some short sections before reaching the pass were not sealed. But I guess that they have already completed the pavement of the south ramp of Tizi n Test.
The rest is more or less good tarmac.
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I crossed this around one week ago on a large motorbike. You'd have no problem in anything reasonable - I even saw a coach built motor home coming the other way to me!

A much better crossing than the Tizi-n-Tichka in my opinion; smaller, quieter, more peaceful.
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Tony, your Qashqai will have no problems at all. And it will be an all together smoother experience than the Defender!
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