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We
have been touring in Morocco for over 25 Years! Morocco
Overland / Big Trailie
Motorbike Tour -
"Desert & Mountains
Raid"
All large dual sport bikes suitable Start/End:
Tarifa, Southern Spain
(Riding down through Spain is quick
and easy. Call us for advice on route and accommodation including ferry options
pre/post tour) 
See
Tour itinerary below 
 Fully
Guided
Vehicle
Supported with bike trailer
Bilingual
Wildcat Guides
Unsurpassed
Route
Quality
accommodation
throughout
25
Years Experience running adventure holidays in Morocco; exploring the mountains
& the desert!
Wildcat
Garage in Marrakech for all our tour spares Wildcat
Adventures is
an approved tour operator for the Morocco Tourist Board 
Our
Price Includes - A
route which has been fully researched to give you the best motorcycling roads
- All
accommodation is prebooked and in ensuite rooms with showers and most with pool
!
(3 nights in Hotel, 3 nights in a Mountain Auberge, 1 night Desert Auberge,
4 nights traditional Kasbah)
- A
guarantee of services by a Bona Fide Tour Operator (Wildcat Adventures Ltd)
-
Ferry Spain to Morocco
- Border
formalities taken care of by Wildcat Adventures
- 13
days
- You
ride 11 DAYS in Morocco
- You
ride 10 days offroad in Morocco - approx
500 offroad miles - see itinerary & mileages below
- ALL
Breakfasts & ALL dinners in Morocco, light day snacks
- Michelin
maps with tour outlined
- Tour
package
- Tour
group supported by 4X4 VEHICLE with TRAILER to carry luggage, tools, spares, emergency
fuel, etc
- Fully
guided ALL the way
Bilingual
Wildcat guides EXCLUSIONS:
Petrol, tolls (approx 10 Euros), lunches, dinners in Spain, all beverages,
tips to waiters, parking fees, travel / bike / breakdown insurance PROTECTIVE
RIDING GEAR
You MUST wear:
- Body
armour (chest,knee,elbow, shoulders, back), enduro type jacket & trousers,
enduro type boots,
gloves, & helmet (with chin guard) goggles
if your helmet does not have a visor)
- a
full kit list is provided on booking
HIGHLIGHTS
Rif
MountainsRoman
site at Volubilis
Middle
Atlas Mountains (cedar forests and barbary apes)Desert
and Morocco's southernmost dunesHigh
Atlas MountainsJbel
Sarhro & Jbel Rhart MountainsDraa
Valley - Land of a thousand Kasbahs
Ait
Ben Haddou (Unesco World Heritage Site)
Ouarzazate
- film studios for great films as Kundun, Gladiator, etcThe
great Imperial City of Marrakech
Canyons,
Passes, and remote Berber villagesMorocco's
longest river
OUTLINE
ITINERARY
&
MILEAGES
Total
OFFROAD mileage:
approx 500 miles !
(Wildcat
Adventures reserves the right to alter the route based on weather & piste
conditions and experience/fitness of the group) Day
1 - Meet at accommodation
in Tarifa, Southern
Spain at 19:00hrs for a tour briefing and introductions.
Overnight
in hotel.
(Riding down through Spain is quick and easy.
Call us for advice on route and accommodation including ferry options pre/post
tour)
Day 2 - Tarifa to Middle Atlas Mountains
A short ferry to Morocco. We ride through the Rif mountains
to our quiet town in the Middle Atlas. Enroute we visit the famous Roman site
of Volubilis.
Overnight in hotel.
240 Miles
Road (Today's road mileage enables
us to get to the best offroad riding quickly)
Day 3 -
High Atlas Mountains
An
exciting ride through the snow peaked High Atlas to our mountain auberge in the
heart of the Atlas.
Overnight in mountain auberge.
170 Miles (80 miles offroad) Day
4- High Atlas Mountains
An
exciting ride over one of the most spectacular of the high Atlas passes through
remote Berber villages to our mountain auberge on the high plateau.
Overnight
in mountain auberge.
95 Miles (65 miles offroad) Day
5- Jbel Sarhro
A breathtaking
day ride through the incredible gorges of the Atlas.
Overnight
in mountain auberge.
146 Miles (45 miles offroad) Day
6 - Atlas Mountains to Sahara
We
ride into the volcanic mountains of the Jbel Sarhro and cross the plains to our
desert auberge at the foot of Erg Chebbi -
Morocco's highest dune.
We
overnight in a desert Kasbah with pool.
175 Miles (55 miles offroad) Day
7- High Desert plains
A classic high desert plains
ride through remote villages and palmeries to our auberge in the Jbel Sarhro mountains.
We
overnight in a traditional Kasbah with pool.
150
Miles (70 miles offroad) Day
8- Jbel
Rhart - Day Ride
A day ride on
the pistes of the Draa Valley, crossing the Jbel Rhart to th desert town of Zagora.
We overnight
in a traditional Kasbah with pool.
160 Miles
(100 Miles offroad) Day
9 - The
Draa Valley
A
rollercoaster ride with an opportunity to explore
some of the ancient Berber trading routes. We cross the Jbel Sarhro to our magnificent
kasbah overlooking the High Atlas.
100 Miles (50 Miles offroad) Day
10 - AitBenHaddou
A
day ride on the pistes of the High Atlas Mountains visiting the World UNESCO site
of AitBenHaddou.
Overnight
in a magnificent kasbah.
50-100
Miles (25-50 Miles offroad) Day
11- Marrakech
We traverse the High Atlas Mountains
over the Tizi-n-tichka pass - one of the most beautiful in the world to the imperial
city of Marrakech.
Overnight in hotel with pool.
150 Miles (22 Miles offroad) Day
12- Out of Africa
An enjoyable and scenic ride
north to Tangier on the new motorway. Afternoon fast ferry from Tangier to Tarifa.
350 Miles
Day
13- We bid our farewells until next time.
Note:
These offroad mileages can be increased or reduced to suit the group's fitness
and experience Minimum
12 riders
Date/Prices
(Price is per person based on sharing a room with another participant) 05
- 17 October 2010
Sorry
- Oct 2010 date now Closed!
Book
now for May 2011 17-29
May 2011
Only 4 Spaces Left!
11
- 23 Oct 2011
Spaces Available
£
2041 riding own motorbike
Single
Supplement £ 325
Note
on Single Suppplement:
Please note single rooms are subject to availability.
Many
hotels now insist on a twin room payment
even for single occupancy. Wildcat have in the past absorbed part of the cost
of a single room but we have had to increase the single room supplement due to
the high increased cost by accommodations.
BOOKING
FORM
To book this Morocco motorbike tour
please print, complete and send along with your £300 deposit.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
On
tour there is absolutely no pressure - you ride at your own pace. We
will have plenty of rest stops throughout the day to take on food & fluids
and admire the incredible views. The
focus of this tour is on enjoyment - it is not a race! 
SUITABLE
BIKES:
BMW GS series, Honda Africa Twin, KTM Adventure series, and Yamaha
Tenere are some examples of suitable bikes for this great tour.
Offroad tyres
are required
(you will NOT wear them out
riding to/from UK)
Please call us for advice on suitable tyres
"..thanks
for the excellent support, great riding and laughs. It was great to just ride
and see so much more of the country without stopping at every flippn village to
ask for directions! Me and the lads learned a valuable lesson on our first SOLO
attempt to Morocco - never again!
Looking forward to the Atlantic to the Sahara
& Ride to Dakar trips!!..."
Graham S (October 2009) |
| MOROCCO
OVERLAND / BIG TRAIL BIKE TOUR
'Desert & Mountains
Raid'
( 13 Days)
This
route is suitable for GS &
large Adventure / Big Trailie motorbikes.
(You
may trailer your motorbike to our base in Southern Spain and leave your van/trailer
for the duration of the tour) 05
- 17 October 2010
Sorry
- Oct
2010 date now Closed!
Book
now for May 2011 17-29
May 2011 £ 2041
4
Spaces 11
- 23 Oct 2011 £ 2041
Spaces
We
will be introducing a NEW
ADVANCED Morocco Overland Tour in 2011
limited
to bikes 400-750cc. For riders with offroad
experience who enjoy technical & varied terrain and long days in the saddle-
please
contact us for details.
Photo
Album Morocco ADVANCED Overland Tour "Hi
Brigitte and John,
Just a quick note to thank you for the excellent trip to
Morocco. Your choice of routes and accommodation were obviously made from years
of experience and I thought were all very good choices. In the future I won't
hesitate to contact you about further trips.."
Steve (Morocco Overland
May 2010)
"John,
Brigitte
Thanks to you both as always for a well researched and excellent
trip. I look forward to another off road adventure next year."
David (Morocco
Overland May 2010) "Thanks
John. I really enjoyed the tour
and appreciated all the effort you both put in beforeand during to make it all
run smoothly."
Tony
M (Morocco Overland May 2010) 
Fully
supported with 4X4 and TRAILER
Photo
Album Morocco "Desert & Mountains Raid" April 2010 Offroad Tour
Photo
Album Morocco "Desert & Mountains Raid" March 2009 Offroad Tour Want
to ride your big adventure bike offroad? Then read on... Our
25 years' experience riding throughout Morocco enables us to provide an exciting
combination of superb road and offroad riding with options to suit all abilities. 
This
adventure tour is designed specifically for solo riders using GS & large Adventure
/ Big Trailie motorcycles
SUITABLE BIKES:
BMW GS series, Honda Africa Twin, KTM Adventure series, and Yamaha Tenere are
some examples of suitable bikes for this great tour.
Offroad
tyres are required
(you will NOT wear them out riding to/from UK)
Please call us for advice on suitable tyres 
Offroad experience is essential (Please call us for advice)
We
have been riding offroad in Morocco
for over 25 years! THE
ROUTE
Desert
& Mountains Raid Route
MOROCCO
- a paradise for the offroad adventure motorcyclist. An unspoilt land of amazing
contrasts, magnificent mountains, forests and desert landscapes. 
Join
us for an unforgettable adventure and explore the remote tracks, high passes,
valleys and spectacular gorges of the high Atlas Mountains, Jbel Sarhro, and the
fringes of the Sahara. 
We
pass through Berber villages and witness a way of life unchanged for centuries. We
take the time to visit the UNESCO World Heritage site of Ait BenHaddou - the magnificent
village of kasbahs on a mountainside made famous by many classic films. 
Before
we finish our ride in Morocco we visit the most famous and most vibrant of the
Imperial cities - Marrakech. 
A typical day's
riding starts at 8am and we reach our destination around 4pm.
Please see LEFT for Itinerary with Daily Mileages.
TERRAIN Our
tour is a mix of road and offroad riding. The offroad sections (pistes) are generally
landrover width. The surfaces are a combination of hard packed (hamada) and gravel
roads. There will be dry riverbed crossings with a combination of sand and gravel.
Any water crossings will be very shallow and short. Offroad tyres are essential. 
Join the professionals
with over 25 years experience riding the pistes of Morocco and let us show you
an excellent offroad adventure as we explore Morocco's hidden treasures. John
Fulton and his experienced support team lead all the tours.
11 days riding
in Morocco with approx 550 miles offroad!
BOOKING
FORM
To book this Morocco motorbike tour
please print, complete and send along with your £300 deposit.
On
booking you will receive a package with MOROCCO FAQs, Kitlist, and Morocco Travel Information.
The final balance of your holiday is due 3 months prior to departure at which
point you will receive a full road map of Morocco with the route marked up. When
we meet you will receive a map providing a detailed description of each day's
ride, highlights, fuel points, meeting points, and accommodation address and telephone
numbers.
PHOTOS
GS & Large Dual Sport/Trail Bike
Offroad Tour
Offroad
Experience is Essential
You should be comfortable with the following
on
your large trailie: ascend
& descend hills with confidence
ride ruts
river crossings
ride
muddy or sandy terrain
lift, manoeuvre, and balance your bike
hill recovery
situations The Level 1 Motorrad
Offroad course is the benchmark for joining our tour along with several years
touring on the road. Our
tour has been specifically designed to appeal to riders with a moderate amount
of road experience and the basic offroad experience described above. Our
clients are mature riders and are interested in enjoying the scenery and the culture
in wild unspoilt places. The
route provides an ideal combination of exciting surfaced roads and easy offroad
riding in the mountains and the desert. The route is set up to accommodate large
Trail bikes ie 600 to 1200cc.
PROTECTIVE
RIDING GEAR
You MUST wear:
- Body
armour (chest,knee,elbow,shoulder,back)
- enduro
type jacket
- enduro
type trousers
- enduro
boots or similar - the boot MUST protect your full shin and calf - sorry no walking
boots allowed
- gloves
- helmet
(with chin guard) - sorry no open face helmets allowed
- goggles
if your helmet does not have a visor
- camel
bak type drinking system
A
full kit list is provided on booking
We
will be introducing a NEW
ADVANCED Morocco Overland Tour in 2011
limited
to bikes 400-750cc. For riders with offroad
experience who enjoy technical & varied terrain and long days in the saddle-
please
contact us for details. "..
thank you for looking after us on the fantastic off-road Moroccan trip we had
back in March."
Mark L (March 2009) |
