Sand and nothing but sand … The dream of many a riders, the vast plains of the Moroccan Sahara….
Your stay : 6 days, 5 nights, 4 riding days
Minimum number of participants : 8 to 10 pers
Departure and arrival : Merzouga/Merzouga
Accommodation : Hostels and hôtels de charme with pool
Skill level : all level of riders with off-road experience
Best season : January 15 through end of February
Price : on demand/ Person for 10 Riders.
Included :
– Motorcycles, fuel
– Mechanical and logistical assistance (4×4)
– Lunch on riding days
– Accommodation with breakfast and evening meal throughout your stay
– Ground transport from and to airport
Not included :
– Air fares
– Drinks and extras
– The obligatory repatriation insurance
Specifics : A 4 Day expedition on the borders of the Sahara (834 km)
Day 1 : Arrival in Marrakech
– Pick up at the airport, transport to hotel, welcome drinks
– Meeting with the team and your motorcycles
– Final formalities such as checking the contracts and payments
– Allotment of your motorcycles and inventory
– Dinner and night at the hotel
Day 2 : Beginning of the expedition … 175 km
Breakfast and briefing on riding in the sand (theory and applied). After crossing a region of small dunes, the trail goes South … Sandy in the beginning, the trail gets harsher next to wadis, and then suddenly it’s just a white powder … the locals call it “fech fech” ! Colour variations on golden sand and black stone hills, in the distance the horizon blurs the mountains, the trail follows a chain of dunes, crosses a small dry lake, then we arrive at the first oasis. In the afternoon we ride on a beautifully subtle and fast track in magnificent surroundings, you’ve indeed reached the gates into the Sahara! Arrival at tonight’s hotel and dinner.
Day 3 : Distant horizons … 211 km
Right at the beginning, the trail seems to roll away in the distance, the horizon is empty; straight and fast, the trail demands full attention for out of nowhere elevations appear under your wheels. The second part of the trip will be more sinuous on rocky trails with many ups and downs. Then a little bit of vegetation, we cross a beautiful palm tree grove, and again those hills of black rocks typical for Southern Morocco; the trail grows softer as we descent on a great plain. The first dunes, sand all around. Arrival at the camp in front of the high dunes of Erg Chegaga. Dinner and night under the stars.
Day 4 : Desert and mountains … 227 km
Sand as far as you can see and some small stretches of dunes before the trail turns North. The track is fast and the elevations grow, some small villages and cultivated areas lead to a beautiful pass through a rocky canyon…. Again a vast plain and some grey and white dunes along a wadi. Arrival in a beautiful palm tree grove and at tonight’s hotel.
Day 5 : Wadis and white dunes … 221 km
Cap East, the canyon trails are sinuous and hilly, then a vast chain of dunes blocks the way, we cross a wadi, then large trails get around the numerous massifs of black rocks to take us north of Erg Chebby which we circle on a beautiful wadi trail. Return to our base camp. End of expedition, dinner and night at the hotel.
Day 6 : Breakfast at the hotel
Spend the day at your leisure before your return flight.
Transport to the airport
Option 7 days, 6 nights, 5 riding days (1014 km)
Price : for 10 people on demand /person.
Day 5 : Wadis and white dunes … 221 km
Cap East, the canyon trails are sinuous and hilly, then a vast chain of dunes blocks the way, we cross a wadi, then large trails get around the numerous massifs of black rocks to take us to Erg Chebby which we circle on a beautiful wadi track. Arrival at the hotel, dinner and night at the foot of the dunes.
Day 6 : Loop on the plateaus … 180 / 240 km
Some dunes to start the day, then a beautiful and fast wadi track takes us to a circle which we’ll climb up to the plains of the grand Moroccan East. The rocky trail is demanding, but the vistas are worth it; we turn and turn and descend in U-bends, then again lovely sandy and fast tracks, some forgotten oasis villages and soon a large track for an exciting final sprint … arrival at the hotel, end of expedition, dinner and night at the hotel.
Day 7 : Breakfast at the hotel
Spend the day at your leisure before your return flight.
Transport to the airport
