Cycle Morocco in 14 days, small group holiday

Overview

This two week guided, small group cycling holiday starts and ends in Marrakech, taking in mountains and desert. The holiday covers a wonderful circuit that takes in the Rif Mountains, Middle Atlas and High Atlas Mountains, as well as some time spent in the desert. Morocco is an extraordinary country to cycle in, starting in Marrakech where we not only have time to absorb the famous fiesta mood that is omnipresent in its legendary Djemaa el-Fna Square but also cycle in and around the city. The daily cycling distance is between 15-50km a day, often starting early in order to avoid the hottest time of the day, but with some traditional 'hammams' along the way to soothe those well worked muscles. There is always superb food to fill those hollow legs. From Marrakech we take an overnight train to Tangier, where we cycle around this historic port city on the shores of the Atlantic, with its eclectic mix of North African, Spanish, French and Portuguese influences. After a cycle along the coast, we head up into the Rif Mountains to the 'Blue City' of Chefchaouen, using a mix of pedal power and support vehicle for the more steep mountain routes, as we do at various stages along the way. We move from mountains to medieval on our next stage of the journey, in Fes, an innately elegant town with beautiful ancient Islamic heritage and where we take time off our bikes to explore the city on foot. We then move up a gear, or down perhaps, as we head into the Middle Atlas Mountains, cycling to the town of Ifrane which was built by the French and has slightly incongruous chalet style houses. And after that, another complete change as we descend to the Sahara Desert to Merzouga, where giant dunes and arid landscapes mean that we swap our bikes for camels, heading off to a Bedouin style camp for the night. Less well known, but often the highlight of this trip for many is Todra and Dades Gorges where we cycle along the valley floors for yet another Moroccan landscape spectacle, with the added bonus of a night in a kasbah in the former, and some superb hairpin bend cycling in the latter. From now until November 2026 we are reducing the single supplement on this trip to only £49 for departures from now until 31 Dec 2028!

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