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Highlights on this Tour
• Ancient city of Marrakech with its intriguing souqs
• The palmeraies and beautiful scenes of nomad and village life
• Great riding on fast flowing piste with single-track sections
• Overnight in the last stop before ‘Timbuktu’
• Full day’s landrover tour into the Sahara desert with the option to swap saddles for a ride on a camel!
• Return via the valley of a Thousand Kasbahs

Season
Winter On the plains, the days are usually warm (above 20°C) and the nights cool to cold. High up the days are clear with sunny skies, but the nights are often below freezing, and a good warm jacket is necessary. Some cold winds are likely. Very occasionally snow has been known at lower altitudes but it does not lie for long.
Spring and autumn The days should be warm to hot (18 - 28°C) with clear skies and the sun strong; the nights will be cool (8 - 18°C).
Mountain weather is always unpredictable and as a result we may very occasionally be forced to amend the itinerary for part of the trip, particularly if there has been recent heavy rain, or heavy melt-water from the High Atlas. Days 6 & 7 are the only days likely to be affected adversely and in the event that this is the case an alternative route will be taken, which might entail a long transfer or a road ride in place of the intended off-road route.

Service
Most of the tracks are vehicle width, and the Landrover support vehicles can follow us throughout the trip so you can ride as much or as little as you like and avoid the 2 or 3 major climbs! Accommodation is in 2- to 3-star hotels (so we avoid the cold winter nights), with one night spent in Berber tents.
It is a good idea to have a small daypack for those items you will need during the day, this can be stored in the Land Rover and will be easily accessible. It is also handy to bring your camel, not for riding on Laurence of Arabia style, but for drinking from!

Price per person
US$ 1395 per person

Included in price
• Arrival and departure transfer Marrakech airport
• 3 hotel nights (B&B, 2 star) in Marrakech
• 1 hotel night (1/2 board, 2 star) in Ait Ben Haddou
• 1 hotel night (1/2 board, 2 star) in Agdez
• 2 hotel nights (1/2 board, 3 star) in Zagora
• 1 night on half board at Kasbah Baha Baha or similar under nomadic tents in N'kob
• Land Rover at our disposal whole MTB trip (7 days)
• Western leader and guide throughout trip

Not Included
• International flight to and from Marrakech
• Morocco Visa fees
• Travel insurance (We insist you have one)
• Soft/alcoholic drinks
• Dinners in Marrakech
• Lunches throughout the trip
• Bar bills and laundry
• Airport taxes
• Optional trips and sightseeing tours - sightseeing of Marrakech city on day 2 (optional)
• Additional nights at the beginning or end of trip
• Tips
• Excess baggage charges

This trip is actually not demanding if you don't ride all the big climbs. But we are riding at altitude some days and also some days are long, so this trip will be good exercise for most people!

Winter in the Draa Valley and Jebel Sahro