Broadly speaking we run 19/20 day tour routes, the Atlas-Sahara-Atlantic Tour, better known as The Classic Tour, and the newly introduced Moroccan Discovery Tours.  The Classic Tours run throughout the year offering eight tour dates in total. The Moroccan Discovery Tours are run on two tour dates per year.  All tours depart from Algeciras on either the 1st or 8th of the month.  If duration is a problem clients can of course join and experience a shorter tour, for example do the first 12/14 days only [discounted of course].  If you have more time you can, as many do, stay on in Morocco with our [free] help and  guidance. Your open return Ferry and onward documentation is covered. 

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It is not by accident that the Atlas-Sahara-Atlantic Tour has become widely known as The Classic. Few countries, accessible to the Motorhome owner can offer the highest of mountains, endless desert, stunning ocean borders, dense forests, sweeping plains and of course ancient Imperial Cities. Morocco offers all these and so much more; all accessible during one visit. Follow the above map and you will see that Desert Detours have not only been able to weave and blend all these features and more into a truly stunning tour but have also managed to combine just the right amount of “Formal” and “Wilderness” camping to satisfy even the most discerning visitor. Taking advantage of our unsurpassed knowledge of Morocco [now in our 27th year], experience and contacts you can enjoy unique visits too Berber/Arab villages, schools, overnight desert camps and even spectacular festivals…..plus so much more. Our Atlas-Sahara-Atlantic Tour is indeed the most “Classic” of Moroccan Tours.

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Fed up with the increasingly commercial Euro Xmas, gray skies, cold winds and yet another "sale"? Or, perhaps you just feel the need for some warm winter sun? Then take a look at our ever popular Xmas/New Year Tour that will climax with a magical Christmas morning sunrise at Erg Chebbi Dunes [if we can catch one there may even be a turkey dinner waiting when you get back to camp…..Moroccan style!]. Tell friends that you are doing “presents” when you get back……Shopping in the souks and markets is not just cheaper, its more fun!   And what better way to start a new year than watching a spectacular Atlantic sunset from that wonderful laid-back coastal town of Essaouira. So, there's something for everyone. And you may even get back to Europe with a tan!!!

Click on the red dots to see that Santa comes along as well.

Following routes that no other organisation uses the Moroccan Discovery Tour is a unique and rare opportunity to visit and experience Morocco that very few have explored before. Using tracks, pistes, mountain passes and graded paths [all of course safe and non-damaging] we visit remote Berber/Arab villages, Nomad camps, open desert, deep forest, water falls and much more. Very much “Off the Beaten Track” this tour takes advantage of the more remote and stunning locations available for some real “Wilderness Camping”. NOT a test of vehicle or client, the Moroccan Discovery Tour is just that…..a Discovery!

PLEASE NOTE…..The illustrated “Trans Atlas-Imishil Expedition” tour is just the first of three Moroccan Discovery Tours we have already researched and have planned. Ask for details of future tours in this exciting new series that include the incredible “Plateau du Rekkam Raid”  covering the eastern Riff Mountains then onward towards Algeria and the stunning “Draa Valley Safari” covering breathtaking South Western Morocco and down towards Mauritania

The “Moroccan Discovery Tour” is just the first of three Discovery tours we have already researched and have planned. Ask about the “Plateau du Rekkam Tour” covering the Riff and Eastern Morocco towards Algeria and an incredible “Draa Valley Tour” in the breathtaking South West towards Mauritania.

We should remind you that on some routes we may use un-made tracks or cross high and narrow passes for short runs, and a few of our camping locations are of a “Wilderness” style. However, all are non-damaging, chosen with great care and driven very slowly! In fact it’s accessing some of these exclusive locations, mountain Berber villages, desert forts, and remote forest camps that set Desert Detours apart from all others. Desert Detours are NOT a “Rally” style tour operator. Sorry, no Bingo, fancy dress, embarrassing competitions on our tours.

You will be going to a Moroccan/Arabic/African destination. Safety and security are NOT an issue as we never leave your vehicles unattended or if left they will be in secure locations. You should be aware that we offer our itineraries in the understanding that they are for guidance only and whilst you will in the vast majority of cases follow the intended routes exactly and visit the locations indicated, localised weather or other conditions out of our control may mean diversions or delays…....but never curtailment. Expect the un-expected.