About this trip
Fourteen days cycling across Morocco's shifting landscapes, from Marrakesh to Tangier by way of Chefchaouen, Fes and the High Atlas Mountains. You ride through desert, mountains, forests and orchards, covering genuine distances on two wheels rather than watching them from a bus window.
This is a proper cycling tour built for people who already ride — expect long climbs and full days in the saddle, with a support vehicle following in case you need a break. An e-bike option takes the edge off the tougher inclines if you want it.
Along the way there's a camel ride at sunset on the edge of the Sahara and a stop in Ait Benhaddou, the fortified desert city familiar from film and TV. Nights are a mix of a mountain gite, a desert camp and basic hotels, plus one overnight train journey.
What you'll do
- Cycle from Marrakesh to Tangier via Chefchaouen and Fes
- Climb through the High Atlas Mountains by bike
- Ride a camel at sunset as the Sahara cools
- Explore the ancient fortified city of Ait Benhaddou
- Overnight in a mountain gite and a desert camp
- Take an overnight train journey as part of the route
- Demands a good level of cycling fitness — there are long, sustained climbs
- An e-bike option is available if you want extra help on the hills
- A support vehicle is on hand throughout if you need to rest or skip a stretch
Worth it if you're fit enough for sustained hill climbing and want guides who genuinely care. Think twice if you need e-bikes—they're pricey and dated—or if the logistical hiccups (Marrakech start, train journey, bike servicing) will annoy you.
- Guides Abdul, Mohamed, and Rashid were organised, patient, knowledgeable, and went above and beyond—fetching medicine, sorting delayed luggage, hosting family tea.
- Two guides rotating lead and rear positions meant faster cyclists got challenged pace while slower riders took photos without holding the group back.
- Cycling is genuinely hilly and mountainous; e-bike option exists but costs nearly three times European prices and older, heavy models. Pack serious layers for winter trips.
- Starting Marrakech means rushed first day cycling through medina before 1:30 checkout, then a slow, noisy, sleepless train to Tangiers with late hotel check-in.
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Departing in Sep is cheapest — from £1,215, about 39% below the priciest month (May).
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Where to stay
A night before your tour in Marrakesh · 5 Sept – 6 Sept
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