Mountain Bike Morocco

Highlights

• Discover the beautiful landscape of mountains and berber villages by bike.
• Enjoy culture and architecture of the Berbers in their villages.
• Explore hidden cycling routes.
• Mountain Bikes provided are adapted to each person.
• Savor the Berber cuisine by enjoying a lunch on a wood fire in the middle of nature.

Description

You will start your trip with a private pick up from your accommodation in Marrakech. This excursion is one of our best guided mountain biking holidays to discover the Morocco atlas montains by bike tour, you will start your tour Upon arrival to Imlil, a small Berber village in atlas montains, after one hour drive from Marrakech, your guide will give you more details about the road you are going to take as well as instructions to follow for your safety.

Your mountain bike morocco excursion will begin on a flat course, easy pedaling, and then it will go up to the village of Arghen, your first stop. In the last quarter of the eleventh century, Ibn Toumert, one of the greatest figures in the history of the moroccan middle ages, grew up in this village at the foot of the mountains. You will climb through a forest under the shadow of the cliffs to the pass of Mzik. Tizi Mzik has an altitude of 2,480 meters. It’s a second stop, which allows appreciating very different panoramic views on the mountainous massifs. Continue to the village of Armed. This extraordinary place is built on a huge moraine spur over the valley at 1840m. Enjoy the variety of colors of the Berber houses and the fields in stages without forgetting the beautiful view on Mizane valley.

Your host will be waiting for you, to share Berber know-how in the culinary field. A typical lunch consisting of salads, tagines with Berber spices, bread cakes and tea, all prepared on a wood fire. Your meal will be served outdoors on a magnificent panoramic view with carpets and cushions in Berber colors and small coffee tables... etc. Enjoy a tea with Berber aromatic plants and enjoy a moment of serenity. After lunch, you will go up through the fields of barley and orchards of cherry, walnut and apple trees to reach the village of Tamaterte. Then, pass through a pine forest, to Tizi n 'Tamatert (2279 m).

Final descent through the village of Ait Souka and Dowgadir, you’ll then reach your transport which will take you to Marrakech.

What's Included

• Transfer by 4x4 from and to your accommodation in Marrakesh
• Local mountain guide speaking French or english
• Bike and helmet
• Lunch
• Tea and water

What's not Included

• Other drinks

Know before you go

Bring comfortable clothes and shoes, sunscreen, sunglasses and camera.

Cancelation policy
Flexible : Cancel up to 3 Days in advance for a full deposit refund

Map and itinerary

The map bellow indicate the itinerary of the activity.