S-Files: Travellers’ Tales from the Sahara

See also:
Sahara A to Z

A collection of over 80 Sahara travel stories – mostly mine but many others – stretching back from last month to the middle of the last century.

2023 Morocco with 310GS

2023 Dacia Duster 4×4 in Morocco

2022 Morocco Fly & Ride gallery

2022 Toyota Prado in Morocco

1990 Algeria Mali Mauritania Yamaha Tenere XT600Z

1984 OSEWO Atlantic to Red Sea Sahara crossing with VW Kombis

2020 Hotel Sahara In search of lodgings with Africa Twin

1967 Sahara with Land Yachts

2021 Africa Twin in Morocco 1/2
Part Two

1984 Algeria with Bénélé

1989 Sahara Motorcycle Tour

1985-6 London to Dakar


1987-8 Tenere XT600 • ‘Paying the Ferryman’ (1/3)
Part TwoPart Three

1984-5 Trans Sahara west to east with VW campers (1/8)
Part 2Page 3Part 4Part 5Part 6Part 7Part 8/8

1956 Old film Trans Sahara with Peugeot sedans

2019 Western Sahara with Royal Enfield Himalayan

2018 Camel trek in Mauritania

2018 Riding in Southeastern Algeria again (Honda XR400 here)

2017 Jebel Hagar (Sudan, sort of) Ginge Fullen

2017 Yamaha XScrambleR in Morocco

2017 WR-ing about in Morocco

2016 Trans Sahara 1934

1964–2013 Sahara West to East Crossings

2016 Morocco 2016 bike tour (gallery)

2016 Yamaha Tenere trans Africa 1989 (article)

1973 – Trans-Sahara with Greeves motorcycles (video)

2015 High Atlas recce

2015 A month in Morocco with CB500X

2015 Morocco tours gallery

2014 Morocco Fly & Ride moto tours

2014 Mauritania • 3000km tour • Robert R

2013 Morocco Bike Tour (in 3 parts) • Ten days of R & R & R

2013 Mule trek Tassili rock art • On the famous plateau

2013 Report from Chad • BET: a four-week loop • Andzrej Bielecki

2013 Camels in Tassili N’Ajjer • Slide show with music (video)

2012 Morocco – Black Rock Desert • With a BMW 650 twin

2012 Hoggar Camel Trek • A walk to Assekrem and back

2012 Immidir camel trek • Report and slideshow

2011 Camelling in Chad • Four-week tour of the Ennedi • Alistair Bestow

2011 Algeria Ahnet 2011 4WD • Trip report

2010 Tibesti 2010 • Return to Chad • Gerbert van der Aa

2010 Amguid Crater 2010 • Slideshow of third visit

2009 The Empty Crater • Camel trek in Algeria

2008 Morocco • Yamaha Tenere

2008 Over the dunes and far away • Old Land Rover in Libya • Toby Savage

2008 Algerian Sahara • With old Land Rover • Richard Washington

2008 Desert Riders Tour • Some pictures

2008 Mazda project • Out goes the MAN, in comes a pickup

2007 Amguid Crater Trek • A few pictures and some words

2007 Desert Riders Tour video with M.A.N truck

2007 Desert Riders Tour • My bike tour in Algeria • Danny Ward

2007 Desert Riders Tour • Another view in TBM magazine • TBM

2007 MAN truck project, Algeria • A small lorry in the Sahara

2006 Sahara – The Empty Quarter • Atlantic to Libyan border

2006 Quick one to Tessalit • Delivering an 80 Tojo to Mali

2006 Desert Pickup Project • From the MSUI

2006 Saharan Eclipse Niger • Pics from the Tenere

2006 Gilf • Map of a High & Wild tour

2006 Salt caravan Niger • from Bilma to Agadez • Alistair Bestow

2005 Mountain of Goats Algeria • A Goat Story for Christmas

2004 Gilf Kebir Egypt • plus Uweinat and the Sand Sea

2003 Desert Riders • Riding to the Tenere’s Lost Tree

2003 Mercedes 190 Project Morocco • A cheap desert taxi

2003 Tunisia to Agadez Overland • by public transport • Jonathan Stonestreet

2003 Traveller Magazine • Short feature

2003 Trans Sahara to Gabon • Sian Pritchard-Jones, Bob Gibbons

2003 Desert Riders Return Algeria • Andy Bell’s long ride home • Andy Bell

2003 Douentza to Timbuktu • Mali on a KTM • Ian Thompson

2003 Flying a bike home from Algeria • Potentially quite boring unless…

2002 Fuel Caching in Algeria Toyota HJ61

2002 Chad Tour • The ‘standard’ loop • Sian Pritchard-Jones, Bob Gibbons

2002 For a few dollars more… What, more Algeria?

2002 Libya – Niger – Algeria • In the eye of the storm • Charles Megaw & Jo Butler

2001 Desert Travels • Practical advice about you know what from you know who

2001 Air-Tenere-Djado Niger • Three week tour

2001 Tenere Troubles • Algeria, Niger • Richard Washington

2000 Return to Algeria • … after 10 years

2000 Tenere • Niger • Tony Gastel

2000 Millennium in the Air • Niger • Tony Gastel

1999 Libya to Agadez • Two reports • Luc De Wolf, Gerbert Van De Aa

1999 Across Chad with Merc saloons • Mercing about • Gerbert Van De Aa

1998 Murzuk Sand Sea • Libya • Ursula Steiner

1998 The Red Plateau • First ride to Libya

1997 Desert Dealers • Selling a Merc in Mauritania

1990 Algeria Timbuktu Mauritania XT600 Tenere

1989 Sahara Motorcycling Tour

1987-8 Algeria

1985-6 London to Dakar

1984 Algeria

1982 Sahara XT500

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