MOROCCO

Who better to guide you through the sand dunes than Mick Extance himself?

Morocco is certainly Europe’s nearest African neighbour with glimpses of settlement and traffic clearly visible across the Straights of Gilbraltar. Yet Morocco is very different.  In it’s 700,000 sq. km there are long sandy beaches some of which we ride on our Moutain/Desert/Coast trip, towering snow capped moutains with ski resorts, expanses of barren desert for the intrepid traveller, ancient cave drawings and striking Roman ruins for the historian.  Along with crowded weekly markets, ancient dwellings, primitive argriculture and quaint mud built houses (ksour). There is the pink Morocco of the spring almond blossom, the green Morocco of the olive tree plantations and the fertile valleys, the creamy white dwellings and the deep black Morocco of a Saharan night. The senses record the mixed spices of the souq, the smell of mint tea and donkeys linger in the air, the tast of tagine and the sound of the mosques calling the faithful to prayer.

MOROCCO IS NOT A PLACE TO LOOK AT, IT IS A COUNTRY TO BE ABSORBED!

From the agrigultural land in between Fez and Tangier, to the Atlas Mountains, which carve the country in tow and then down to the sahara desert which flows into the Atantic ocean, Morocco’s terrain is one of the most diversified and adventurous in the world.

We will be teaming up with Protrax who will be providing our back up support on our expadition. Protrax will also be guiding a convoy of Land Rovers.  The bikes will head off first, closely followed by the Land Rovers. We will meet up in the evenings at our designated locations. This along with Mick Extance leading and following the “Dakar Highway” in parts will make this an experience you will find hard to forget and the closest most of us will get to having the real Dakar experience!!

You will fly to Fez where we will meet you at the airport and take you to your first camp. This is where you will be introduced to your bikes and you can stock up on food supplies for your journey. We will have collected and brought your camping gear over in advance so your tent will be set up ready for you.  Food, camping equipment and baggage will be packed in our truck and taken to the next destination for you every day. This will leave you free to ride with no extra weight.

This trip is not for the faint hearted as you will be expected to camp and cook your own food every day after a long days riding. However, there will be options in some instances to take a local hotel. This will be up to you on the day and will be at additional cost.

We travel to Imichil, over the Atlas Mountains to and through Todra Gorge. Then over the lower Atlas to Zagora via Knob, a late start in Zagora sees us follow the “Dakar Highway” and the Algerian border on our way to Merzouga and the Erg Chebbie dunes where we stay for 2 nights ensuring a chance to ride deep into the biggest dunes in Morocco.  This is a great opportunity to get some training from Mick on navigating and riding dunes. From Mazouga we head to Fez via Midelt and Rich, once in Fes you have a change to relax in luxury or take time to stroll through the world heritage site which is the Fes Medina..an amazing experience.

We run 2 Morocco trips, the one described plus one that from Zagora heads down to Mahmid and follows the Dakar Highway this time to Foum Zguid, Tata and down towards Tan Tan where we turn right onto the Altantic highway, this is 2-3 days riding coastal roads, camping on beaches and driving along the Altantic shoreline before heading norht via the Tazi n Tiznet pass inot Marrakesh….This is the Moutain/Desert/Coast Safari.

All routes are suitable for Novice riders. Accommodation is down to you. You choose to camp the whole trip (all camp fees in Morocco included) or hotels or a mixture of both.

There will be 10 people on each expedition and both will be lead by Mick Extance and his team.  There will be a mechanic, a sweeper (to assist you on route) and a designated Land Rover for back up along the way.

The cost of each trip will be £1650 excluding flights. Included in the trip will be Camping, CRF250 or CRF450, Fuel, guide vehicle and 1 night at the Nomad Palace Berber camp in Mazouga on a D, B&B basis.

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