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10 Days The Big Mountain Bike Adventure :

Day 1: Arrival Casablanca or Marrakech Airport

We will pick you up at the airport and drive you to your Riad in Marrakech, where you’ll spend the first night. If you arrive in Casablanca, you’ll have a transfer of about 3 h, for arrivals in Marrakech only 20 min. Free time in Marrakech to explore the souks or relax in your Riad. In the evening, you can either have your dinner in one of the numerous restaurants with terraces overlooking Jemaa el Fna-Square, or in a relaxing and quiet athmosphere in your Riad (dinner not included).
Overnight with breakfast in a Riad in the medina of Marrakech.

Day 2: Marrakech - Demnat - Skoura

Today, your biking adventure starts! We’ll drive with our comfortable 4x4-cars to the city of Demnat and over the Tizi n'Fedghat Pass. We start our biking adventure beyond the village of Ghessat and ride together in direction south to reach the Oasis of Skoura. Enjoy the fantastic landscapes during the drive and get used to your bike. Overnight in a Kasbah hotel with dinner and breakfast.

Driving distance: 210 km / Biking Distance: 36 km
Altitude Gain/Loss: +250 m/-350 m / Physical difficulty: AA / Technical skills: AA

Day 3: Skoura - Draa Valley - Zagora

Today, we get up early to get the most of our biking day. There is a lot to see and explore! We’ll drive in direction Djebel Saghro and will ride the moonlike landscapes of this amazing and unknown range. After lunch along the way, we leave our bikes and head for a three hour trek through a landscape too difficult to ride with the bikes. We will arrive at the Draa Valley and its huge palm groves in the evening. Overnight in a Kasbah hotel in the Oasis with dinner and breakfast.

Biking Distance: 41 km / Trekking distance: 3 h
Altitude Gain/Loss +600 m/-950 m / Physical difficulty: AAA / Technical skills: AA

Day 4: Draa Valley - Bouira

Today, we leave the Draa Valley and bike along a trail ending up at the Djebel Ourti, where we’ll enjoy a last view of the Atlas Mountains in our back. The stone desert scenery is punctuated with a few isolated villages and small cultivated terraces. Enjoy your lunch along the way. We ride over small passes before winding down a superb canyon. In the evening, we arrive at a beautiful Oasis where we’ll spend the night under the stars. Overnight in a self setted up tent with dinner and breakfast.

Biking Distance: 60 km
Altitude Gain/Loss +600 m/-800 m / Physical difficulty: AAAA / Technical skills: AA

Day 5: Draa Valley – Bani Mountains

This morning we will discover the amazing palm grove of the Rtam Wadi before riding the vast arid plains that lead up to the foothills of Djebel Bani. After our lunch break under beautiful tamarisk trees, we start again to climb a pass, where we will enjoy fantastic views on the Anti Atlas mountains. The afternoon ride is quite easy and enjoyable and soon we arrive at a natural amphitheater, where we will set up our camp for the night. Overnight in a self setted up tent with dinner and breakfast.

Biking Distance: 50 km
Altitude Gain/Loss: +560 m/-400 m) / Physical difficulty: AAA Technical skills: AA

Day 6: Bani Mountains – Chegaga Desert

Today, we continue our journey south over a single track, which is normally used by camels! We will discover amazing canyons where still nowadays some nomad families live. On the southern side of the Diebel Bani we see the first dunes in the distance. Meet the Sahara tonight, as we are setting up our camp directly in the sandy desert! Overnight in a self settet up tent with dinner and breakfast.

Biking Distance: 46 km
Altitude Gain/Loss +300 m/-400 m / Physical difficulty: AAA / Technical skills: AAA

Day 7: Chegaga Desert - Iriki - Foum Zguid

Be ready for your last biking day, which takes us from the sand dunes in direction west. We will cross the spectacular dried lake of Iriki, which is famous for its mystical Fata Morganas. Riding this white and endless surface is an amazing experience for everyone! Our day ends near the Djebel Mdaouer Kebir, where we hand over our bikes and drive with the 4x4 cars to the village Foum Zguid.
Overnight in a nice Riad (with a swimming pool!) with dinner and breakfast.

Driving distance: 26 km / Biking Distance: 56 km
Altitude Gain/Loss + 300m/-150m / Physical difficulty: AAA / Technical skills: A

Day 8: Foum Zguid - Marrakech

After breakfast, we leave the desert for a scenic drive up north via Taznakht and the Tizi n’Tichka-Pass over the High Atlas Mountains in direction Marrakech, where we arrive in the evening. Free time to enjoy a traditional Hamman and Massage, and relax in your Riad. Overnight in a Riad in Marrakech with breakfast.
Driving distance: 170 km

Day 9: Explore Marrakech

Explore the medina and its labyrinth of lively streets and famous souks with a professional city guide. You will visit the famous Palais de Bahia, with its fantastic courtyards and mosaic walls built for Bou Ahmed. Stroll through the Jewish Quarter and notice the difference in architecture in this district. Visit the hidden Saadian tombs built during the reign of Sultan Ahmed El Mansour in 1557.

You’ll arrive at the Koutoubia mosque and the Djemaa el Fna-square, where you can drink some freshly pressed orange juice while observing the bustle of the snake charmers, henna tatoo artists and water sellers. See the Medersa Ben Youssef coran school with its magnificent Arab-Andalusian architecture.

Last but not least, you’ll visit the beautiful Majorelle Garden. This botanical garden is a quiet oasis and the former home of the famous french designer Yves Saint Laurent. Nowadays, the bright blue villa contains a Berber Museum with a beautiful selection of traditional clothes and jewellery. Overnight with breakfast in your Riad in Marrakech.

Day 10: Departure from Marrakech or Casablanca

Your transfer to the airport will be arranged according to your departure time. Transfer times: Marrakech 20 min / Casablanca 3 hours.

Included :

• Arrival and departure transfers (Marrakech or Casablanca Airport)
• 3 nights with breakfast in a Riad in the medina of Marrakech
• 3 nights in a Kasbah Hotel with full board
• 3 nights in tents with full board
• Water during the bike tour
• Transfers and assistance with 4x4 car including fuel
• Mountain bike guide
• Camping equipment (except sleeping bags to bring your own)

Not Included :

• Mountain Bike hire (Euro 170 per week), or bring your own
• Lunch and dinner in Marrakech
• Soft drinks and alcoholic beverages
• Travel insurance (obligatory!)
• Tips for your guides