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9 Day Atlas and Desert Guided Motorcycle Tour in Morocco from Malaga, Spain
Málaga, Spain; Tetouan - Ifrane - Tinerhir - Merzouga - Dades - Marrakech - Tanger, Morocco
Exciting Spain and Morocco Motorcycle Tour
This exciting Atlas and desert motorcycle tour is a perfect opportunity for riders to explore the architecture, culture, and gastronomy of Morocco. Enjoy touring with an expert trilingual guide and a like-minded group, as you pass by the various cultural and natural wonders across Morocco. Enjoy a unique experience in a Desert Bivouac. During the tour, you will visit some amazing places that Morocco has to offer, including Marrakech where you will enjoy a rest day to explore this vibrant city.
Key Information
- Bike: personal or rental (BMW, Honda and Benelli models) bike
- Terrain: mix terrain
- Mileage: 2800 kilometers / 1740 miles
- Daily rides: approximately 200 to 400 kilometers / 124 to 249 miles
- Riding gear: not included
- Meals: breakfasts, lunches, dinners, and non-alcoholic drinks
Meet the instructors
João
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Highlights
- Starts and ends in Malaga, Spain
- Have a unique experience in a Desert Bivouac
- Discover the blue waters of Lake Tislit and Isli
- Enjoy a once-in-a-lifetime ride through the Atlas Mountains
- Ride Tizi n'Tichka Mountain Pass, Dades Gorge, and Todgha Gorge
- See the famous UNESCO World Heritage site, Ait Benhaddou
- 8 nights accommodation
- Meals & non-alcoholic drinks included
Skill level
- Beginner
8 days with instruction in English
The organizer also speaks: Portuguese, Spanish
Group size: Maximum of 6 participants
Accommodation
Check-in Time:
10:00
Check-out Time:
13:00
Accommodation will be in a double room at various high-quality hotels and riads.
Program
Day 1: From Spain to Morocco (approximately 250 kilometers / 155 miles)
The meeting point for the tour will be in Málaga in a location to be shared as soon as you book your tour. You should arrange to be at the location (Guadalmar area) around 10 a.m. for a tour briefing, load all the luggage and gear on your bike, and start the journey. You should start riding by 12 p.m.
You will ride through the coast from Málaga to Tarifa, where you will take the ferry to Morocco. After the customs formalities in Tanger, you will head out to your first destination in Morocco, the town of Tetouan.
In the evening, you will have dinner at the hotel and there will be a briefing about the next day's ride. Every night, you will have a briefing for the next day.
Day 2: Tetouan - Fez - Ifrane (approximately 350 kilometers / 217 miles)
Early in the morning, you will ride towards Fez. The terrain is perfect for motorcycles and it offers a fantastic atmosphere in which you will taste sheer driving on a scenic route with little traffic. Narrow roads, and lots of animals to watch out for. Behind the Rif Mountains, you will reach the vibrant city of Fez, the first of the imperial cities of Morocco.
You will have a stop for lunch in Fez. Expect a long day with impressive scenery. You will reach the high plains of Central Morocco, where the vastness and beauty of this country emerge while on the horizon the first foothills of the High Atlas appear. You get to Ifrane, also known as the Switzerland of Morocco, where you will rest for the night. Enjoy dinner in the hotel.
Day 3: Ifrane - Imilchil - Tinerhir (approximately 350 kilometers / 217 miles)
Today, you will pass the first crossing of the High Atlas Mountains, heading towards Imilchil. It is a small town in Midelt Province, located at an elevation of 2119 meters in the valley of Assif Melloul ("White River"). After a quick break in Imilchil, you will head to Todgha Gorge. It is a canyon in the eastern part of the High Atlas Mountains in Morocco, near the town of Tinerhir, where you will stop for the night and have dinner in the hotel.
Day 4: Tinerhir – Merzouga (approximately 200 kilometers / 124 miles)
Get ready for an early breakfast and ride to the desert. You leave the mountains behind and enter the Sahara Desert. The ride will be mostly flat as we approach the amazing Sahara desert dunes. You will have a stop for pictures with the dunes on our back and head to a desert camp where you will have a unique experience in a desert bivouac. Depending on the hour you arrive at the camp, you might be able to enjoy a sunset camel ride.
Day 5: Merzougha - Dades
If you are up for a very early wake-up, you will be able to enjoy the unique sun rising behind the dunes e from the desert camp. Afterward, you will enjoy breakfast on the camp and start heading north heading to Boumalne Dades. You will leave the desert on your back and start heading to the twisty mountains.
You will cross the Saghro Mountain between N´Kob and Dades where you will ride a high pass at 2800 meters with an amazing view. You will have a stop at a very small and traditional Te shop on the High Pass for a break, Te and Pictures. Afterward, you head to your final destination of the day – Boumalne Dades – where you will overnight and enjoy dinner at the hotel.
Day 6: Dades - Ouarzazate - Ait Benhaddou - Tizi n'Tichka - Marrakech (approximately 360 kilometers / 224 miles)
Get ready for an early breakfast and ride to Dadès Gorges, which offers a spectacular scenic route formed by a series of rugged wadi gorges carved out by the Dadès River in the Atlas. After a stop on top of the Dades Gorges, you will continue your journey towards Ouarzazate, while enjoying the view of the Atlas on your right. Head north in the direction of Marrakech.
About 35 kilometers / 22 miles out of the city of Ouarzazate, you will find the Ksar (fortified town) of Ait Ben Haddou, a well-known UNESCO World Heritage site. From here, you will pass the Atlas through the Tizi n'Tichka Mountain Pass at 2260 meters to Marrakech. The landscapes are magnificent and you will have a great pleasure winding on these marvelous mountain roads. Enjoy dinner in the hotel.
Day 7: Rest and explore Marrakech
Day 8: Marrakesh – Tanger (approximately 448 kilometers / 279 miles)
Ride, ride, ride… Heading back to Europe… You will overnight in Tanger.
Day 9: Tanger - Malaga (approximately 419 kilometers / 260 miles)
After breakfast, you have a small ride towards Tangier Port to catch the ferry ride back to Europe. Once in Spain, the group will head out to Málaga where you will finish the tour. Say goodbye to your fellow travelers, hoping that this tour will be an unforgettable experience and remain a long and pleasant memory for all participants.
Please note that there is no guarantee about weather conditions; overnight destinations and meal plans can be changed.
Motorcycle models available for rent:
- Honda CB500X
- Honda CRF300L
- Honda NC750X
- Honda Africa Twin CRF1100
- Honda NT1100
- BMW F750GS
- BMW F850GS
- BMW R1250GS
- BMW R1250GS Adventure
- KTM 390 Adventure
- Benelli TRK502
- Benelli TRK702
Skill level required for this tour:
Beginner
- can ride for two to three hours
- minimal riding experience
- assistance required
- comfortable with curves and leans
- basic experience with unsurfaced roads
- short distance ascents and descents
Included excursions
- Enjoy a once-in-a-lifetime ride through the Atlas Mountains
- Ride the Tizi n'Tichka Mountain Pass, Dades Gorge, and and Todgha Gorge
- Ride some unique roads far from the beaten track
- Have a unique experience in a Desert Bivouac
- Enjoy a sunset camel ride
- Discover the blue waters of Lake Tislit and Isli (Imilchil)
- See the famous UNESCO World Heritage site, Ait Benhaddou
- Explore Marrakech
Instructors
João Gomes
João started to ride motorcycles in his youth age and from his mid-twenties he selected the motorcycle as the main travel mode to discover other countries.João lived in Africa for 10 years and during that time traveled on a motorcycle around many of the sub-Saharan countries. At the age of 38,João decided to start a lifetime journey, traveling from Cape Town to Cairo, on a solo 6 months trip. After, he traveled around South-Asia on a motorcycle for a year. From then he has been organizing motorcycle tours to many different destinations and would like to share with you a vacation of a lifetime!
Location
Your motorcycle tour will start and end in Málaga, Spain. This trip will take you from Spain to Morroco: Tanger, Tetouan, Fez, Ifrane, Imilchil, Ouarzazate, Tinerhir, Merzouga, the valleys of Dades, Ait Benhaddou, Tizi n'Tichka, Marrakech.
Food
You will be served daily breakfast, lunch, and dinner with non-alcoholic drinks. Non-alcoholic drinks included during the meals.
The following meals are included:
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Drinks
The following drinks are included:
- Water
- Soda
The following dietary requirement(s) are served and/or catered for:
- Regular (typically includes meat and fish)
If you have special dietary requirements it's a good idea to communicate it to the organiser when making a reservation
What's included
- 8 nights accommodation
- BMW or Honda motorcycle rental
- Walking Tour with local guide at the Marrakesh Souk
- Daily breakfast, lunch, and dinner (from dinner first day to breakfast last day)
- Ferry fares
- Information pack and souvenir
- Multilingual tour guide
- Non-alcoholic drinks (during meals)
- Third-party liability insurance
What's not included
- Airfare
- Lunch and Dinner on the rest day in Marrakesh
- Alcoholic Drinks
- Fuel
- Medical and accident insurance
- Bike accidental damage deposit (to be returned if no damage was caused)
- Personal expenses
- Personal travels
- Repatriation insurance
- Visa
- Riding gear
- Things that are not listed as included
How to get there
Recommended Airports
AGP
Málaga Airport
10 km
Transfer not provided
Cancellation Policy
- A reservation requires a deposit of 30% of the total price.
- The deposit is non-refundable, if the booking is cancelled.
- The rest of the payment should be paid 30 days before arrival.
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