Bonjour,
Nous sommes 5 moto Transalp 650 et nous projetons un voyage dans le sud tunisien. Notre projet est de faire bordeaux-tunis-tozeur-douz-ksar ghilane-djerba-tataouine puis retour.
Nous ferons ce voyage pendant les 15 premiers jours de mai (bateau déjà réservé)
Nous avons envie de faire une partie de notre périple dans le sable et je suis à la recherche d'info sur la partie douz - ksar ghilane : piont GPS, site à consulter, bons plans ...
Merci de votre aide
Les derniers kms de la piste Douz-Ksar Ghilane sont trés ensablés. Avec des gros trail alourdis par les bagages, le passage sera difficile. Je vous recommande de tester vos capacités de franchissement dans les petites dunes autour de Douz avant de vous lancer sur la piste.En mai, il peut déjà faire trés chaud et la ballade peut vite tourner au cauchemard. Il faudra aussi être extrèmement vigilants à rester groupés et ne pas perdre un membre du groupe car il est trés difficile de repèrer une moto dans la végétation. Histoire vécue en 87 quand nous avions "perdu" une moto pendant 1 heure. Son pilote avait eu la peur de sa vie ! Quelques mois plus tard, au même endroit, 2 motards allemands s'étaient égarés et étaient morts d'épuisement lors du Rallye de Tunisie...
Vous pouvez tenter le passage au départ de Ksar Ghilane qui se fait immédiatement dans le sable. Si c'est trop difficile, il est facile de faire demi-tour et le goudron n'est pas loin.
Bonjour, je pourrais te donner des éléments très précis si tu le souhaites, car nous partons à deux (600 XLM et 950 Adventure) faire à peu prêt le même voyage, sauf que nous partons fin mars et que nous revenons en France le 14 Avril.
Notre trajet (à grosse maille) :
Grenoble-marseille->bateau pour Tunis
Tunis : petite visite (dont carthage)
Tunis-Le kef
Le kef-Fériana par les pistes le long de la frontiere algerienne
Fériana-Middes-Nefta (par le site de star-war)
Nefta-Douz (par le sud du chott el Jerid)
Douz-Ksar Ghilane
Ksar Ghilane-Tatouine
Visite des ksour au sud-est de tatouine jusqu'a Remada
et après on verra en fonction des authorisations obtenues ou pas à Tatouine
J'ai déjà pas mal de traces et toutes les cartes tunisienne 200 000 au format ozi. Si cela t'interresse .. (navigation avec PDA-GPS et oziexplorer)
Si toi même tu as des choses au format ozi, n'hésites pas à me les proposer.
Départ dans 5 jours !
La vie est belle, respectons la et profitons d'elle
Ray
Salut, nous partons aussi du 18 avril au 5 Mai en Moto, 400 Drzs et 600 TT, et nous allons fair un 8 jusqu'a la pointe Sud de la tunisie.
J'ai beaucoup de fichier GPS au format MPS pour Map source de Garmin, si cela vous interesse.. avec plaisir,
Par contre je cherche à savoir les point precis de ravitaillement en Super dans le grand Sud : Tiaret, El Borma, et Ksar Guilane.
Si vous avez la bonne info je suis preneur...
Déjà bonne ballade a vous et .... à suivre.
Amicalement
un site serieux entre autres
tu trouveras aussi des vendeurs en bord de route un peu partout super en jerrican ;s"en servir avec moderation 😏 et qu'en cas de poussette 🤪
j'y serais pendant cette periode peut etre a +
bonne ballade et prudence
ce qui embellit le desert c'est qu'il cache un puits quelque part
( st exupery )
Salut, merci de ta réponse. J'espère que tout est bouclé pour votre départ dans 4 jours ... Je n'ai rien à te communiquer sauf l'adresse d'un site qui donne de bonne info + points GPS : http://www.philippe-bourgine.com/tunisie2007.htm#Données%20GPS
Evidemment je vous recontacterez dès votre retour pour avoir vos impressions et des infos surtout pour le tronçon Douz - Ksar Ghilane. Nous nous partons le 25 avril, arrivée à Tunis le 27 à 10h.
Si tu as le temps je suis preneur de points GPS pour le sud.
Bon voyage, éclatez-vous bien et ne vous faites pas mal.
Salut, merci de ta réponse. Oui oui je suis interressé par des fichier GPS du sud tunisien (Douz / Ksar Ghilane). Nous y serons du 29 avril au 7 mai nous aurons nos portables, on pourrait peut être essayer de se rencontrer quelque part pour échanger quelques bons plans.
Par contre je n'ai pas d'info sur les points de ravitaillement en super et ça m'interresse aussi.
Si je trouve qq chose je t'en ferais participer.
A bientot et bonne préparation
Salut, merci de ta réponse.
Ca c'est sur qu'on se testera avant de partir de Douz. Merci de tes info même s'ils mettent un peu les boules mais je comprends bien tes conseil. L'année dernière nous avons eu des galères entre Merzouga et Zagora avec les même moto et comme nous faisons ce treap pour avant tout se faire plaisir ...
Si tu as d'autres infos pour cette région (points GPS, ravitaillement ...) je suis preneur.
A +
Salut motard heureux
Alors ... tout s'est bien passé ? Je l'espère en tout cas, tout devait être super (même quelques galères peut-être), vous devez vous sentir un peu loin de tout et c'est très bien.
Je suis évidemment très très interessé pour avoir des info fraiches. Je te laisse mes coordonnées perso sur ta messagerie. A très bientot.
Xavier un motard à 11 jours du départ
Bonjour, j'ai bien vu ton mp, et je vais te faire une réponse plus direct.
Juste une info pour tout le monde : Douz -Ksar Ghilane : la piste est bonne jusqu'a 15 km de ksar Ghilane mais ensuite elle a été recouverte de petite dune (1 à 2m). Plus de piste, 15 km de hors piste et surtout des grosses dunes dans le dernier km (info données par des 4*4 qui ont du faire demi tour).
Nous en moto, au bout de 3 ensablements dans les 15 derniers kms et à l'épuisement physique pour dégager les motos (dont une 990 Adventura), nous avons fait demi tour. et du coup on a fait 180 kms ce jour la de pistes très souvent couverte de sale mou.
Je pense qu'il y a moyen de passer mais pas en suivant les traces présentes dans le sable ni les traces gps. Quand la piste finit, il faut prendre plus au sud et rester sur le sable couvert de fleurs (magnifique et très odorant) puis de monter sur Ksar Ghilane en suivant le pipeline. On était trop fatigué pour tenter mais suite à nos ensablements, pour revenir et retrouver la piste, c'est ce que nous avons fait. On a rouler au cap, en roulant sur les fleurs et faisant un détour par le sud. le retour à été très rapide et sans soucis.
A noter aussi : jamais se séparer : le collégue à 20 metres de toi dans les dunettes, tu le vois plus et tu es seul dans le désert !
Voila, sinon très heureux de l'avoir fait et pret à repartir dès que possible. Cette étape est un des plus belles meme si elle a été la plus dure.
Un motard encore plus heureux
Ray
Salut
Ce que vous avez trouvé ressemble très exactement à la description qu'avait faite "oldcruiser" dans une des réponses. Ce serait bien qu'on arrive à se téléphonner pour en parler plus longuement surtout ce soir car nous sommes tous réunis chez moi.
Je te relaisse mes coordonnées perso sur ta messagerie.
A très bientot
bonjour
je vais en tunisie en aout 2008 pour une ballade a moto nous avons des 660 xt
je recherche des traces gps pour zumo garmin pistes et routes pour une grande boucle du nord au sud tunisien merci d'avance si vous avez cela
Hello everyone.
I'm looking for campsites around BOLZANO (South Tyrol) for early September.
I'll be on my motorcycle with a small tent.
I've noticed that some campsites have exorbitant prices.
If you've traveled through the Dolomites by motorcycle or otherwise and camped there, I'd love any tips on places and prices where I can stay for one night or several.
Thanks to all of you, and happy travels.
I’m starting to think about a trip that’s really close to my heart: Algeria by motorcycle, specifically the southern part of the country. It’d be for January 2025, and I’ve got two main questions:
Is it possible for an individual on a motorcycle to travel freely, outside of any organized tour, or does the regulation require some kind of supervision in the Algerian Sahara region?
Is the Hoggar massif accessible by road or by (rideable) tracks?
Beyond the official recommendations, I’m really looking for your firsthand experiences.
Thanks so much for your answers, and sorry if my questions are a bit newbie!
I just realized I’ve been registered on VoyageForum since... March 28, 2012 😊. Yet, I’ve barely participated until now.
August 1, 2026, will mark a somewhat special milestone: 5 years on the road.
We left Switzerland on August 1, 2021 with a simple idea: let chance decide our direction. We placed a bottle of wine on a world map, spun it... and it chose our first destination.
A year later, when we arrived in Morocco, we faced a new choice: continue toward Africa or head to Asia. This time, a tarot card game made the decision. Since then, we’ve tried to keep this journey as open to the unexpected as possible.
Today, that adds up to about 120,000 km, 46 countries, and over 1,800 days on the road—mostly by motorcycle, but also by sailboat, train, bus, hitchhiking, or on foot when adventure calls.
Our guiding thread isn’t just the motorcycle, but service exchanges. Instead of simply passing through countries, we try to stop regularly to lend a hand to the people we meet. So far, that’s about 600 days of volunteering.
Over the years, we’ve:
renovated a house in Croatia
made earth bricks in the Moroccan desert
helped sail a boat through the Greek islands
looked after houses, dogs, horses, a camel... and lots of other animals
worked at a street art festival in Morocco
created videos for local associations and projects
worked the grape harvest on the Tibetan plateau
been accredited as "media" for the World Nomad Games in Central Asia
Some of the moments that have stuck with us the most include six months in China, a night spent on the Great Wall, the Pamir Highway, the Silk Road, three months in Taiwan, and the incredible encounters in the mountains of Central Asia.
We travel on Falkor, our lucky dragon—a 2014 BMW F800GS that’s been with us since the start and is starting to have some great stories of its own.
While we share our adventure on Instagram, Polarsteps, and YouTube, that’s not why we’re here. The forum’s rules about promotion are clear, and I totally get them. If I’m finally taking the time to write, it’s mostly because after five years on the road, I thought our experience might be useful to other travelers.
Happy to chat about:
preparing for a long motorcycle trip
visas and borders
the Silk Road and Central Asia
riding in China (with or without a motorcycle)
volunteering and service exchanges while traveling
gear, daily life on the road... or just the unexpected moments that make long-term travel so special
Looking forward to swapping stories and hearing about your adventures too! 😊 Greetings from Thailand, and happy to chat! ✌️
Hi there! My daughter and I are heading to Malta and I’d love to rent a scooter. Does anyone know any good places to rent from and what the budget would be for a week?
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I’d like to ride from Mahajanga to Morondava, sticking as close to the coast as possible—using roads and tracks—in September 2026. If you’ve got any suggestions, let me know! 😉
hi
planning to ride through Rajasthan on a motorcycle in January 2027 and I’d love to hear about the road conditions.
I’ll be riding with a buddy on a Royal Enfield that I’ll rent in Delhi.
Thanks for your tips!
hi there
I’m planning a 3-week motorcycle road trip in Rajasthan, renting a Royal Enfield in Delhi in January 2027.
I’d love to get some tips on a fun itinerary and hear your thoughts on the roads up north.
I’ve ridden a motorcycle in southern India—Kochi to Madurai—about 10 years ago.
Thanks for sharing your experience, and I’m all ears for any great tips you’ve got!
Best regards
hi there
I’d like to ride the RN 12 by motorcycle in September.
I’d love to know the main challenges—I ride a 300cc and do enduro in France.
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This trip requires experience with long motorcycle journeys, as we’ll cover around 7,000 km over 5 or 6 weeks (or more, depending on sightseeing and time spent).
I don’t expect dozens of applicants, since motorcycle riders are few and far between on this forum, but I’m putting this out there anyway.
Hi, I’d like to take a 15-day "break" to get away from the surrounding hustle and bustle.
Why not explore the Peloponnese!
I’m not particularly drawn to museums, ruins, or monuments.
I want to experience local life—small villages, seaside spots, beaches, and the interior if the landscapes are extraordinary.
Ideally, coming from Athens, I’d take a bus or train to get as close as possible to a starting point, then rent a scooter (125cc) to explore by taking secondary roads or even coastal paths. I’d stay in 2-3 places for a few days each to discover their surroundings.
Do a loop.
What do you think would be the ideal itinerary?
From Athens, the best option would be to take either a flight or a bus to Kalamata. Rent a scooter and head either west or east. Is there a tertiary road (very lightly trafficked) or a path where I can ride slowly, take it easy, and enjoy the scenery without being bothered by traffic? I’d like to go all the way to Monemvasia, still hugging the coast. I need to find a way to avoid returning to Kalamata to drop off the scooter and catch a flight—maybe a small town where the train stops so I can head back to Athens.
Thanks in advance for your tips.
I want to rent an off-road style motorcycle to get around the coast during my trip to Ecuador. I’m only finding options in Quito. Do you have any suggestions for me?
Hi there,
I’m planning a sidecar trip to South America for 4 or 5 months at the end of this year.
I’m looking for info on shipping my vehicle by sea—possibly to Uruguay or another destination, as I haven’t finalized anything yet.
How do you get visas for the countries I’ll be crossing: Uruguay, Argentina, Bolivia, Peru, and Chile? Are they e-Visas, obtained at the border, or through embassies?
Where can I get vehicle insurance?
Lastly, if any bikers want to join us (my partner and me), we’re open to that possibility too.
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Corsica has been a dream of mine for a long time: legendary roads, stunning landscapes, a unique vibe, and the perfect mix of sea and mountains. At the same time, I’m wondering if 2 weeks might be *too much* for Corsica—risking feeling like I’ve seen it all too quickly, especially on a bike.
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So I’m wondering:
Is it better to save Norway for next year, take 3 weeks off, and do it *properly*?
Or are 15 days enough for a first amazing taste of the country?
I’d love to hear about your experiences—whether it’s Corsica (ideal duration, routes) or Norway (what’s realistic in 2 weeks on a bike).
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Hello,
I'm thinking of buying a used small motorcycle to travel around the country for a month and a half.
I've done this in other countries without putting the registration in my name—is that possible in Guinea given the apparently frequent checks, or do I have to go through the paperwork?
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Hello,
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The ideal scenario would be to have a motorcycle driver and ride as their passenger on an organized trip.
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Hello,
I’ve got a plan with a friend to go on a motorcycle road trip in 2028 or 2029, starting in Santiago de Chile and ending in Ushuaia, for about a month.
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I’ve heard there can be quite a bit of wind depending on the season.
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It's all in the title: I'm heading to Krabi soon and want to rent a scooter for a few weeks, but after reading comments about all kinds of scams, I'm reaching out to ask where and how (read: *the right way*) to rent one.
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Don’t hesitate to get in touch!
Didier
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I’m Paul, 37, and I’ve already done a bit of riding in Morocco.
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We’ll need to coordinate departure dates—"ideally in November."
I’m currently checking out routes to take. Any tips would be welcome! :)
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One thing’s for sure—we’d prefer a guide in French since we don’t speak English 😅.
Could you share your experiences or advice?
I understand we need to book online rather than on-site.
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Hello,
Next October we’re planning to ride the Ruta de la Plata by motorcycle—a historic Spanish route that runs from Gijón to Seville, also known as the N630.
Has anyone here already ridden it?
Unfortunately, I’m worried that parts of the N630 may have disappeared or merged with the A66 motorway, forcing us to ride long stretches of highway, which we’d rather avoid.
Thanks in advance for any tips or details about this route!