Marrakech - Foum Zguid - Dades

6-day trip, mountains & bivouacs in the dunes

Passage through the Dades gorges.

Night in a camp in the sand dunes.

Program

We welcome you upon arrival at the airport.

Our driver will take you to your Riad, in the medina, where you will spend your first night.

Dinner will be served in your Riad as well as breakfast the next day before your departure.

Around 8:00/8:30 our driver will pick you up at your hotel or Riad and drop you off at our base.

At 9:00 you will be at the departure base where your motorcycles will be ready to ride.

Our hostess will do the last departure formalities with you, check your license and passport.

A welcome coffee, tea, orange juice will be offered to you in our reception bar accompanied by Moroccan pastries.

You can take advantage of this moment of relaxation to get to know your guide and any other participants.

You will choose your helmet and gloves, and you will contact your motorcycle ready in your name.

All motorcycles are equipped with Top Case for all your personal belongings necessary for this motorcycle ride.

A 4x4 assistance vehicle will do the whole raid with you and will transport your luggage.

Your guide will then give you the safety instructions so that you can drive serenely in Moroccan traffic.

And off we go for 6 days of riding and nearly 1,492 km…. At the latest at 10am we will hit the road.

This 6-day ride is a summary of beautiful Atlas mountain roads by motorbike and breathtaking landscapes.

During this ride we will cross two magnificent and famous passages, the Dades and Toudgha gorges.

To begin we will go around Marrakech and you will be able to appreciate the architecture of the ramparts of the Medina.

We will go along the popular and authentic districts of Marrakech before heading towards the Ourika road.

After 30 minutes maximum we will have left Marrakech and we will start the road towards the Tizi N'test pass.

Your motorcycles are adapted for this long ride and particularly comfortable for the pilot and his possible passenger.

All the roads taken during this long road trip are very pleasant winding roads with magnificent mountain landscapes.

Every lunchtime a deserved break is organized in traditional Moroccan restaurants.

The selected hotels, Raids, Guest houses will always be chosen for their calm, luxury and relaxation areas.

In the mornings 'quiet' departures at 10 am after a hearty Moroccan breakfast.

Day 1 - Marrakech/Taroudant - 241 km (via the Tizi N'Test pass).

Day 2 - Taroudant/Tata - 201 km.

Day 3 -Tata/Foum Zguid/Sand dunes - 143 km + 3-hour 4x4 ride back from the dunes de sable.

Day 4 -Campement/Ouarzatate - 172 km + 3 hours 4x4.

Day 5 -Ouarzazate/Bin El Ouidane - 248 km

Day 6 - Bin El Ouidane/Marrakech - 225 km

Total: 1.228 km or an average of: 204 km/day

The first day we reach Taroudant via the Tizi N'Test pass (2,100m), lunch at the pass.

The following day, the Taroudant-Tata route is one of the most beautiful roads in southern Morocco, with landscapes worthy of the American West.

Possibility of visiting Taroudant on foot with a guide (1h30 visit) before departure.

The next day, we head for Foum Zguid to take the 4x4s to the Sable dunes for a magical bivouac.

We'll spend the night in luxury tents with individual showers and toilets, and enjoy a meal around the fire.

This exceptional night and the sunset in the dunes (even sunrise for the bravest) will leave you with memories for a long time to come.

The next morning we'll take the 4x4 back to the motorcycles waiting for us at Foum Zguid.

The next night will be in Ouarzazate in an intimate guesthouse, and you can visit Ouarzazate in the late afternoon.

Possibility of visiting the Ouarzazate film studios before departure.

After a night in Ouarzatate, head for the Bin El Ouidane lake.

Don't forget your camera, as the roads we'll be taking today are exceptional.

Once again, small mountain roads all day and night facing the Bin El Ouidane lake.

On the last day, we return to Marrakech via the winding Atlas roads, passing the Ouzoud waterfalls.

Possibility of visiting the Ouzoud waterfalls with a guide (1h30 walk).

The last lunch will be ‘pantagruellic’ and will be taken in a restaurant typical of Morocco's ‘urban’ cities.

During this road-trip, all expenses are included: accommodation, meals, coffee breaks, lunch breaks, gasoline - no surprises for your wallet.

The only expenses that are not included and will remain at your expense are alcoholic beverages.

Your guide, familiar with Moroccan roads, will be able to adapt the speed of the group according to the level of the drivers and the traffic conditions.

On the way back to base on the last day, at our bar you can have a drink at the end and start to regret the moment when you have to think about going back….

Our driver will then take you back to the Riad reserved for you where you will have your last dinner.

The next day, our driver will take you back to the airport.

Our greatest satisfaction will be your smiles when we part with the promise to start again....