7 Days biking Atlas Mountain.

THE STRONG POINTS

• Non-tourist region
• Quality of the course
• Playground (a large variety of  small tracks for gravel ike ride)
• No 4x4 transfers during the course
• Total immersion in the inhabitant
• Arrival in Marrakech the red city.
• Large varieties of landscapes
•  Unusual encounters and warm welcome from the people.
• Achievable from April to November. Departure on the date of your choice from 2 or 3 people.

DETAILS

·         ACCOMPANIMENT: Mountain bike guide
·         ACCOMMODATION: guest-house, homestay and hotel
·         BAGGAGE TRANSPORT: Only your business for the day; a vehicle transports your luggage from one accommodation to another.
·         NEXT DEPARTURES: See dates
​The diversity of the landscapes encountered in just one week of travel:​

• Mountains of the High Atlas.
• Gorges and rocky peaks of Ounila Valley.
• Greenery of the gardens and palm groves.
• Ksers of Ait Benhaddou.

DESCRIPTION

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A great crossing of the High Atlas starting from the pre-Saharan southern slope.
To better discover its diversity every day a small linking step.
Magnificent landscapes, many highlights, astonishing and invigorating colors (the whole palette of ochres). Adobe houses, kasbahs, nomadic tents.
A traditional life, customs unchanged for centuries, and the legendary Berber hospitality... We are welcomed everywhere, invited for tea.

DAY1: Marrakesh

Transfer from the airport to your hotel-riad near Jemâa el Fna square.
Depending on your arrival time you will visit the city on the first or the last day. Marrakech is a magical city. Don't miss going to the square.

• Accommodation: Palm Menara.
• Meals: Dinner
• Note: Bikes Parking at the Hotel 

Day 2: VALLEY OF ROSES, DADES VALLEY AND GORGES

Mountain biking Morocco in the Ait You desert
In 4x4 crossing the High Atlas, Ouarzazate and the valley of the kasbahs. Very nice road.
The raid begins with the descent of the tizi n'Ti'louit (2005m) towards the Valley of the Roses, with ocher-red lands.
Lunch in a family kasbah in the Valley of Roses at Bou Taghrar (1550m).
In the afternoon crossing the high desert of Aït Youl (1547m). Visit of the Kasbah. Ascent in the spectacular Dadès valley to the gorges (1662m).

• Hotel in the Dades Gorges.
• Superb 300 km transfer.
• Mountain biking: 41km, trail 17, road or trails 24. Easy terrain.

Day 3:  DADES - IMILCHIL

In 4x4 the upper Dades valley - exceptional natural sites: monkey fingers, gorges, Dades turtle - to Jebel Arhen Bou n'Ouerz and its Andean landscapes.
The raid begins at Tizi n'Ouerz (2892m) with a 24 km descent towards the mountain pastures and the village of Agoudal (2486m). Lunch.
In the afternoon we follow the upper courtyard of the assif Melloul on the ocher-yellow highlands to Imilchil (2119m) known for its fiancés party (36km).

• Hotel in Agoudal or Imilchil.
• 140 km between the gorges and Imilchil.
• Mountain biking: 50km of track, 10km mountain road.
• Easy terrain.

Day 4: HIGH PLATES AND CIRCUS OF ANERGU

In 4x4 we cross the lake of Tislit.
We take our bikes at the beginning of the track. Highlands day. Nomads and herds roam them from the month of May.
Lunch at Tasraft (2083m).
At the end of the afternoon, a steep descent -12km- to the Anergui circus (1441m).

• Night in a lodge.
• 75 km between Imilchil and Anergui.
• Mountain biking: 40km of track.
• Stony ground
• Crossing wadis.

Day 5: ASSIF MELLOUL GORGES, THE CATHEDRAL

Beautiful gorges of the assif Melloul still in water. Stone and adobe houses, numerous villages, nomads, magnificent landscapes.
Lunch at 1200m near the rock called "the Cathedral".
In the afternoon, tour of the Cathedral. Trails in the pine forests.

• Night in a lodge.
• 35km of small track between Anergui and the Cathedral.
• Tour of the Cathedral 20km (half track, half paths).
• MTB: 55km.
• Medium terrain.

Day 6: THE CATHEDRAL, ZAWYAT AHANSAL

In the morning climb to 1912m (in 4x4, mountain bike for those who wish) before the descent to Zawyat Ahançal (1595m).
In the afternoon, discovery of the Cirque de Taghia, the Moroccan Dolomites, a mecca for climbing.

• Night in a lodge.
• 45 km of track between La Cathédrale and Zawyat Ahançal (sometimes written with a ç, sometimes with an s).
• Medium terrain.
• Total drop: +1320m, -840m.

Day7:  TIZI N’TIGHRIST, AÏT BOUGMEZ VALLEY, IMI N’IFRI NATURAL BRIDGE, MARRAKECH

Last day of raid. In 4x4 we take advantage of the brand new tarmac to quickly get to the tizi n’ Tighrist and ride our bikes to descend towards the beautiful valley of Aït Bougmez to the 28 villages.
At the end of the afternoon we reach Marrakech in 4x4. Stop at the natural bridge of Imi n'Ifri.

• Riad night in the medina.
• 30 to 40km.
• Easy terrain.

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Level of difficulty (1, 2, 3) of this circuit:

As an indication on the technical level, this circuit receives classification 1 or 2:

Level 1: rolling path or path, without obstacles, small roads with little traffic;
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Level 2: Path or path with passages containing obstacles (stumps, stones, etc.) steep path with slope.

The price includes :

• Ground transfers necessary for the normal course of the trip
• Accommodation as described
• Full board during the circuit (except for lunch and dinner in Marrakech)
• Supervision by a guide - Moroccan guide from the MTB Morocco team
• Assistance from a local team (drivers, cooks)
• A group pharmacy
• Mineral water (water to be treated provided)

The price does not include:

• Insurance, assistance
• Lunch and dinner in Marrakech
• Visits to museums, monuments and sites not included in the program
• Additional trips related to a modification of the program for meteorological reasons
• All personal expenses
• Everything that is not indicated in the section “the price includes”.