Morocco Motorcycle Tour
The Gateway to Africa

Highlights
High Atlas and Middle Atlas Mountains motorcycle rides
Tizi-n Tichka Pass – 2,260 metres above the sea level
Dades Gorges – ride the famous hair pins curves of Morocco
Chefchaouen – the Blue Pearl of Morocco
Todra Gorge – one of the most spectacular canyons in the World
City of Fez – also known as the Athens of Africa
Camel Ride at Sand Dunes of Erg Chebbi
Volubilis – best preserved roman ruins in Morocco
Crossing the Strait of Gibraltar

Day by day itinerary:

Day 1 Malaga, ESP (Europe)
Welcome to Costa del Sol, the city of Malaga, beautiful Spain. A walk in the city centre reveals monuments from the Phoenician, Roman, Arabic and Christian eras making it an open air museum. Try the traditional spanish cuisine and prepare for the 2 wheel adventure. 

Day 2 Malaga - Ronda - Algeciras
213 km –  about 4hrs30min riding
Used as a fortified post by the romans, the village of Ronda is known for its 18 century Puente Nuevo over El Tajo Gorge. Continue your journey to the Bay of Gibraltar. Evening in Algeciras, Spain.

Day 3 Algeciras, ESP (Europe) – Ceuta, ESP (Africa)  – Tetuan – Chefchaouen (MA, Africa)
146 km – about 4hrs51min riding
Cross the Strait of Gibraltar. Connecting the Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea the straight separates Gibraltar and Peninsular Spain in Europe from Morocco in Africa. Continue your adventure riding Riff Mountains to Chefchaouen, known as the Blue Pearl of Morocco.

Day 4 Chefchaouen – Volubilis – Fez
250 km – about 4hrs20min riding
Morning ride to Volubilis - the ancient capital of the kingdom of Mauretania, one of Morocco’s best preserved Roman Ruins. Continue your journey with the city of Fez also known as the Mecca of the West. Spend the night in a traditional Riad and enjoy a walk in the Medina Fes el Bali, a UNESCO World Heritage site.

Day 5 Fez

Enjoy a rest day in Fez. Also known as Athens of Africa, Fez will offer you the opportunity to tour the local souk, visit the oldest tannery in Africa, meet the local artisans and try the delicious street food. How does camel meat sound?

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Day 6 Fez – Er Rachidia
336 km – about 5hrs15min riding
Tizi N Tlghoumte Pass crossing the Atlas Mountains is next on our adventure. The sinuous road takes us to the famous Tunnel Zabal also known as the Tunnel of the Legionaries. The 50 m long the tunnel was built by the french foreign legion in 1930 and the Valley of the Ziz River. Evening in Er Rachidia.

Day 7 Er Rachidia - Merzouga
120 km – 2hrs riding
The scenery changes as we ride in the Merzouga Desert to the Sand Dunes of Erg Chebbi.  Enjoy the view of the large seas of dunes formed by wind-blown sand, mount on your camel and ride to the sunset in the desert. Accommodation in tents in a desert camp with traditional moroccan dinner will be an authentic experience.

Day 8 Merzouga – Tinghir
304 km – about 5hrs30min
Close to Tinghir you will find one of the most spectacular canyons in the World. When the high rocks close in around the road you are riding on, you know you arrived in Todra Gorge. Evening in Tinghir.

 

Day 9 Tinghir - Boulmane Dades – Ouarzazate
212 km – about 4hrs10min riding
Orchards of fig, almonds and olives sit at the foot of the mighty Atlas Mountain. Offering a dramatic landscape each turn offers a new view of the valley. Continue the journey to Ouarzazate, a caramel coloured oasis.  A noted film-making location, Ouarzazate is the place where Lawrence of Arabia, The Mummy or the Gladiator movies were filmed.

 

Day 10 Ouarzazate – Tizi-n Tichka Pass –  Marrakech
197 km – about 3hrs50min riding
Continue the Route of 1000 Kasbahs and cross High Atlas Mountains. Stop at Ait Benhadou Kasbah, a fortified village along the former caravan route between Sahara Desert and Marrakech - UNESCO World Heritage Site.  Cross Tizi-n Tichka Pass - reaching 2,260m above the sea level it is the highest major mountain pass in North Africa. Evening in Marrakech.

Day 11 Marrakech
free day
You can choose to explore the red city of Marrakech with its Majorelle Garden, Jemaa El Fna Square and Koutoubia Mosque. If you choose to ride we recommend a motorbike ride on Tiz-n-Test Pass, 2100m in altitude or an adventure on the Port of Essaouira where you can buy your fish directly from the fishermen and have the locals fry it on the spot for you. Evening in Marrakech.

Day 12 Marrakech - Rabat
about 2hrs riding

Ride north of Morocco along the Atlantic Ocean Coastline to its capital city – Rabat. Whitewashed houses, narrow streets and Rabat Medina make it a great place to wonder. Evening in Rabat.

Day 13 Rabat – Tangier
313 km - 4hrs40min

Ride to Hercules Caves on the NW Coast of the Atlantic Ocean close to Cape Spartel. Continue your journey to Tangier. The city has been described as exotic mystery, interesting history, beautiful vistas, unspoiled beaches. Evening in Tangier.

Day 14 Tangier, MA (Africa) – Tarifa, ESP (Europe) – Malaga
201 km – about 4hrs10min riding

Today we leave Africa behind. Catch the morning ferry to Tarifa (Spain) put the wheels of your motorbike on Europe Land and ride on the Mediterranean Coast to Malaga.  Evening in Malaga.

Day 15 Malaga

Catch your flight back home or expand your vacation. Spain has many treasures waiting to be discovered.

Price includes:
Services of a ride leader
Services of a mechanic
Services of a support vehicle to carry luggage, spares, etc.
Mechanical spares, servicing and repairs
First aid kit
Daily briefing and map package

Accommodation: 
13 nights accommodation in very good 3* and 4* hotels and 1 authentic night in desert camp (tents)

Meals:
14 breakfasts, 3 dinners (1 of them in the desert)

Transportation: 
Motorcycle hire
Top box for daily personal use
Motorcycle third party liability insurance
Return airport transfers
Camel ride in Erg Chebbi Sand Dunes
Crossing the Gibraltar strait by ferry (both ways)

OPTIONAL: 
Additional insurance coverage available on request at an extra cost.

Not included:
Most of the meals
Beverages
road taxes and tolls
parking fees
Visa’s
Traffic fines
Repair and/or recovery costs to the motorcycle for loss or damage caused by
negligence or failing to heed ride leaders directive
Medical costs – it is a pre-requisite that all clients have comprehensive medical insurance that covers for riding a motorcycle over 650cc in foreign countries
Activities not mentioned on the itinerary
International flights
Personal spending money 

Special notes and Info:
Duration of the tour: 15 days
Riding days: 12 days
Total distance: Approximately 2670 km/ 1660 miles
Shortest ride – 2h
Longest ride – 5h30min
Skill level: intermediate (experience in taking hairpin curves is required as well as riding small sections of gravel road)
Lodging type: good quality Hotels (3* and 4*) + 1 night in tents
Rides: on paved roads as well as on small sections of gravel roads

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