10-Day Mountain Bike Tour of the High Atlas

Day 1: Arrival in Marrakech

Arrival at Marrakech airport, pick-up by our local partner and transfer to the hotel. Accommodation.

Day 2: Marrakech – Anamrou

Breakfast at the hotel and pick-up at 8:00. Drive to Tizgui Khmissa, where the bike route begins. We pass Imi Ouadar and reach the hamlet of Teurken (1,850 m) for lunch, then ride on through the Berber village of Ait Aatman to Anamrou (1,800 m). Dinner and night in a gîte d’étape. 30 km of mountain biking.

Day 3: Anamrou – Ait Ziteune

After breakfast, the second stage: we pass the village of Anerni, cross the Tizi n’Fourna pass (2,200 m) and descend through a string of hamlets — Infagen, Igourdan, Angal, Ait Hamed, Tafgart, Tizgui, Ameghras — to Ait Ziteune (1,000 m). Lunch at leisure on the way. Dinner and night with a family or in a gîte d’étape. 30 km of mountain biking.

Day 4: Ait Ziteune – Tassa Ouirgane

After breakfast, the third stage through the Berber villages of Tograman, Tiferwin, Wizilen and Agdour n’Kik to the Kik plateau – Tizi Wado (1,700 m). Lunch in Asni, then on to the hamlet of Tassa Ouirgane (1,400 m). Dinner and night with a family or in a gîte d’étape. 45 km of mountain biking.

Day 5: Tassa Ouirgane – M’zik

After breakfast we ride through the villages of Marigha, Tinzerte and Tagadert Ait Ali, where we have lunch. We then climb the Ait Mizane valley through the famous village of Imlil (1,750 m) and on up to M’zik (1,800 m). Dinner and night in a gîte d’étape. 35 km of mountain biking.

Day 6: M’zik – Imsker – Tansghart

Breakfast and start of the ride through Imlil, Ait Souka and Tamatert to the Tizi n’Tamatert pass (2,300 m). We descend straight down the Imenane valley through more Berber villages — Tachdirt, Ouaneskra, Tamguist, Ikkis and Amsakrou. Lunch in Arg, then on to Imsker. Dinner and night with a family or in a gîte d’étape in Tansghart (1,300 m). 32 km of mountain biking.

Day 7: Tansghart – Oukaimeden

After breakfast, a new uphill stage through Ifran, then zigzagging up the mountains to the Ousertek valley and on to the Oukaimeden pass. Lunch at leisure on the way. Dinner and night in the Oukaimeden refuge. 30 km of mountain biking.

Day 8: Oukaimeden – Ourika Valley – Marrakech

After breakfast, the last stage: a zigzag descent to the Ourika valley for lunch. In the afternoon, transfer by car to Marrakech. Accommodation. 43 km of mountain biking.

Day 9: Marrakech

Breakfast and a free day to visit Marrakech.

Day 10: Marrakech – airport

Transfer to the airport for your return flight.