7 Day Guided Motorcycle Tour in High Atlas Mountains, Morocco

Overview

Looking for some stunning High Atlas scenery, beautiful off-the-beaten tracks, and Berber culture? This is the tour for you! Amazing High Atlas Mountain scenery, twisty asphalt roads, and challenging off-road tracks, passing through small Berber villages, visiting local souks, and crossing fields full of palm, olive, and fig trees. All will be part of the experience!

Highlights

• Spectacular tracks combined with dramatic mountain landscapes, green palmeraies
• A hike to the 110-meter high Ouzoud Falls with her Barbary Apes
• 2700 meters mountain passes with spectacular scenery
• River crossings – get ready for a swim with the local kids!
• Isolated Berber villages that welcome you with open arms
• Crossing green fields, with occasionally a donkey blocking your way
• Lively local souks, lunch with a local family
• 6 nights accommodation, some with a swimming pool

Itinerary

1. Day of arrival

   Pickup from the airport (not included in the price) and a 30-minute transfer to a hotel located 20 kilometers outside Marrakesh, on the outskirts of the High Atlas. A quiet harbor in the heart of nature, marked by a magical environment and a peaceful atmosphere. Enjoy the afternoon by the pool or a well-earned massage at the spa… or why not do both. Dinner and general briefing at the hotel at 8 p.m.

2. Day 1 - Drargua to Demnate (132 kilometers / 82 miles)

   Breakfast around the pool at 08:00. Once breakfast is done and the assistance 4×4 is loaded with your luggage, you will be introduced to your bikes with a brief explanation of how they operate. Those with little riding experience will have to book an extra day at the beginning of the tour so that the guide can instruct them on how to ride the bike safely and competently. Today’s route is split into 3 parts A, B, and C. Part A is 83 kilometers long. The first 30 kilometers take you on road back in the direction of Marrakesh. At the town of Tahanout, you turn south off the Marrakesh road and up

3. Day 2 - Demnate to Ouzoud (81 kilometers / 50 miles)

   Breakfast at 8 a.m., then you leave at 9 a.m. On leaving the hotel, you head down the hill on the asphalt into Demnate, a bustling market town, where you will fuel up the bikes. Once fueled up, it's 5 kilometers more on-road and then you ‘hit’ the dirt. Another real mix of tracks today, all beautiful with some stunning scenery. Morocco really is a magical place and so changeable. One minute you are on wide, winding tracks that remind you of Namibia, and the next you are picking your way down through a forested valley. Midway through the morning, you will stop at the Green River for a swim and

4. Day 3 - Ouzoud to Zouit Ahansal (172 kilometers / 107 miles)

   Breakfast is at 8 a.m. then you leave at 9. You leave the waterfalls and head to the market town of Azilal where you will stop for a coffee. Afterward, you’re off deeper into the mountains with a spectacular view over the lake of Bin el Ouidane. On leaving the lake, you head in an easterly direction through the village of Ouaouizerth. It’s your last chance to fill up with fuel as for the next three days there are no stations on your route (the support vehicle always carries extra fuel). You ride around the eastern side of the lake and back up into the Atlas mountains. More great riding as you

5. Day 4 - Zouit Ahansal to Tabant (105 kilometers / 65 miles)

   This day takes you from Zouit Ahansal to a hotel in the village of Tabant which is 60 kilometers away. You will drop your luggage at the hotel and then take a 45-kilometer round trip to have lunch with a local family in the mountain village of Tamernout. Today’s route is in two parts, A and B. Part A is 60 kilometers in length and takes you over two passes of more than 2000 meters, the highest being 2750 meters. The first part is new, very smooth asphalt, skate park smooth. Shortly after starting, you are soon above the tree line. Again great views stretch off to the horizon. Lots of Berber vi

6. Day 5 - Tabant to Demnate (85 kilometers / 53 miles)

   The first 17 kilometers are in the Palmeraie of the Ait Bougemez valley. You twist your way through the fields of apple trees and cereal crops on single-track walking paths. Lots of friendly locals with animals everywhere so it’s slow going. Real village life is on show all around you. Palmeraie done, and it’s back onto the asphalt for more of the same scenic, twisting roads meandering through the mountains. You will stop for a mint tea in the shade of a walnut tree before setting off again to do the tourist thing at a natural bridge in Imi n Ifri. It’s well worth taking the walk under the bri

7. Day of goodbye

   Today you can sleep in unless you have an early flight to catch. On this day you say your goodbyes… or maybe you start planning your next tour? Have you been on our Mountains and Valleys Tour? Make sure you don’t forget anything when you get on your way to the airport or your next holiday destination. Thank you for joining this tour! Desert Rats hopes you had an amazing time. Please leave your review of the tour.

Ride Details

Terrain

30% offroad, 70% asphalt

Bike

rental bike (Docker Apollo (2021))

Mileage

2,800 kilometers / 1,800 miles

Daily rides

81 - 172 kilometers / 50 - 107 miles

Riding gear

not included, please bring your own gear

Meals

breakfast and dinner at hotels, picnic or cafe lunches

Food

If you have an allergy or special dietary requirement, please let the Desert Rats team know beforehand.

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