5-Day High Atlas Mountain Biking Tour from Imlil
Highlights
Imlil, Atlas Mountains, Marrakech, Ouirgane
Locations Covered
Imlil, Atlas Mountains, Marrakech, Ouirgane
nature, camping, Mountain Biking
Group Tour
5 Days
Hard
Arabic, English
Description
Embark on an adventure expedition to bike across the High Atlas mountain valleys and villages and explore more about the Berber. Enjoy single-tracking which is established by the locals, sip mint tea with the family in the heart of the High Atlas and dive into the local culture of Morocco.
Itinerary
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Day 1- Imlil - Imnane Valley - Imi Oughlad
Start at 9:30 am, and cycle towards Tizi n' Tamatert (2,300 m). You can have lunch up there if you are already late. Otherwise, stop for lunch in Techdirt.
After lunch, you have two options:
Option one: there is a single-track and off-road biking tour. Note that the people who can't use single-track, will be using the off-road).
Option two: Relax with some tea at the top and keep biking to the Amgdoul for lunch there. After lunch, you have the single track between the Berber villages.
As you pass by several villages, you can also have tea in one of these villages( especially IKiSS).
When you arrive in El Bour, you have to carry your bike or pose.
Overnight stay.
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Day 2- Imi Oughlad - Azzaden Valley
Early in the morning, you will start two hours of biking to reach the top. Then, you again have two options:
Option one: Keep biking to the Id Issa Village and have lunch there. After lunch, start biking up to Tizi Oussim village. When you reach the village, try to make your way to Ighoulidin Waterfall. Upon arrival, get some rest, enjoy the scenic views and then start biking down the same road.
Option two: Bike down from the top via single-track to the Berber villages and carry the bike in the van and drive towards the top for lunch. After lunch bike towards the Id Issa village.
Overnight stay in Id Issa villages.
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Day 3- Azzaden Valley - Ouirgan - Ait Zitton
After breakfast, you will bike down a nearby river, across the villages, enjoying a wonderful landscape on your way to Tassa Ouirgan.
Have lunch in Ouirgan.
After lunch, keep biking close to Ouirgan Dam towards Ait Zitton on a lovely single track amidst superb flora.
Enjoy an overnight stay in Ait Zitton.
Note: On the way to Ait Zitton, there are some places where you can carry your bikes.
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Day 4- Ait Zitton - Imi n'Talla
Wake up and have breakfast, then keep biking for approximately half an hour.
You'll carry your bikes up to the forest for 15 min. Enjoy off-roading until you reach a river and then carry your bikes for next 10 minutes.
Take a single track through fields toward a pass where you can have a break before going downhill.
Have lunch, after then again start biking for next 30 min to the accommodation.
Overnight stay.
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Day 5- Imi n'Talla - n'Fiss Valley (Ouirgan)
Restart from Imi n'Talla via an off-road until you reach a village at the foot of the mountain.
After this, you'll carry your bikes up to a pass and then take a break for a while.
Head down to Oued N'fis. When you reach the bank of a river, there are two options:
1st option: Take a single-track
2nd option: Follow the river to a village where you can have a cup of tea.
Keep biking down in the same direction until reaching the site where you will have lunch.
After this, bike your way a little further to reach your hotel in Ouirgan where you can spend a night or transfer back to Marrakech.
What's Included
What's Excluded
Cancellation Policy
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For cancellations upto 2 days before the tour -
Refund of 80% of the tour price.
Price
Adult | |
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1 to 4 | /person |
Child | |
1 to 4 | /person |
This is a group tour |