Oriental Desert Express
Navigate from Oujda to Bouarfa across a span of 305km.
10 hours
305 km
Moderate
Standard Coach
Meals: Lunch/Snacks Included
Ensuite: No
diesel locomotive
1,067 mm (Cape gauge)
Manual sand clearing required
Sand dune encroachment on tracks
Extreme temperature variations
Remote maintenance in desert conditions
50 km/h (intentionally slow for sightseeing)
Disused colonial-era line kept alive for tourist charters