Overview
This journey takes you through lively atmospheres of medinas, beautiful winding roads through mountains, ancient kashbas, challenging gravel tracks, good food, and breath-taking sceneries. Imagine riding curvy roads through the mighty Atlas mountain range, exploring the night market Djema el-Fna in Marrakech, and experiencing the rich culture and warm hospitality of the Moroccan people! Crossing the High Atlas mountains, Gorge du Dadès, Tizi ’n Tichka pass, exploring remote villages, the warm Moroccan desert, and the buzzing atmosphere of Marrakech. It is all going to happen!
Highlights
- Starts and ends in Marrakech
- See the beautiful Merzouga sand dunes
- Ride on the High-Atlas Mountains and the stunning Tiz n’ Test Pass
- Explore the buzzing UNESCO listed Medina of Marrakech
- Experience the warm hospitality of Moroccan people
- 8 nights accommodation
Ride Details
- Terrain
- over 40% of the total distance is off-road
- Bike
- personal bike or rental bike (BMW or KTM models)
- Mileage
- 1830 kilometers / 1137 miles
- Daily rides
- 100 - 320 kilometers / 62 - 199 miles
- Riding gear
- not included: helmet, boots, gloves, suit including protectors / back protector (please bring your own)
- Meals
- All breakfast, lunch, dinner are included
What's included
- 9 days holiday with 7 riding days
- 8 nights accommodation in hotels and unique (rural) Auberges (based on a twin room)
- All breakfasts (8x) and all dinners (8x)
- Transfers from/to airport on arrival and departure to/from hotel
- Support vehicle with mechanic, and carrying luggage, etc.
- Very experienced guide (and sweeper when ≥ 7 participants) on a motorcycle
- Garmin inReach satellite emergency tracker and/or satellite phone
Not included
- Flight tickets to and from Marrakech, Morocco
- Travel / medical insurance (with repatriation) and cancellation insurance
- (Alcoholic) drinks
- Lunches
- Gasoline
- Personal expenses
- Single room supplement
- Guided quad tour in Merzouga dunes (80 EUR per person for 2 hours tour)
- Any costs for unforeseen circumstances
Accommodation
Each location is chosen for variety and quality, ensuring an eclectic mix and unique experience at the end of each day’s riding. It ranges from a luxury 5\* hotel to (basic) auberges, a typical Moroccan inn, based on a twin room. Toilets and a hot shower are always available. Wi-Fi as well, but it can be a bit slow. Even more reason to have a real conversation with one of your riding buddies instead of hanging out on social media.
Food
Explore360° only halts the adventure at places to “refuel” where the food is good. Not only the bikes need to be maintained! You’ll sample the best of Moroccan cuisine and eat as the locals do, and indulge yourself with tagine, couscous or other local delicacies. Breakfast and dinner are included. Sometimes you have a simple picnics along the track as lunch, simply because there is nothing else available. Additional (alcoholic) beverages you’ll pay yourself.
Getting There
There is a lot of variety in the itinerary because you will cross the High Atlas (twice) and ride all the way to the Sahara desert in Merzouga. You will ride as much so-called piste (gravel/off-road) as possible. But you will spend some time on (curvy) tarmac as well, because you’ll cover a large part of the country. After all it’s an allroad tour. You will have a shorter / resting day in Merzouga
