Southern Oasis Cycling E
Tour code: CSO Tour style: Classic Explore Tour comfort: Standard Cycle grade: Moderate
DURATION DAYS 8
TOUR
£495 £829
TOUR ONLY
FLIGHT INCLUSIVE
D8 D8
AYS AYS
Demnate Tizi n’Outfi 2180m
MARRAKECH Optional City tour
Toubkal 4167m
Jebel
Tizi n’Tichka 2260m
Toufrine
Tizi n’Fedrhate 2180m
HIGH ATLAS
Taourirt Kasbah Assermo
OUARZAZATE Agdz
Tinififte Pass 1660m
DRAA VALLEY
0 km 60 km Southern Oasis Cycling CS0 Winter cycling on Morocco’s Kasbah Trail
The climate in Southern Morocco is ideal for this active winter break. Surrounded by the Jebel Sahro mountain range we cycle through kasbahs, tribal villages and cool oases in the Draa Valley. We ride camels to a nomad desert camp in the Sahara, explore the rock formations of the Todra Gorge and ride through Berber countryside in the High Atlas.
8 day tour itinerary
Day 1 Join tour Marrakech. Day 2 High Atlas Stop at the famous kasbah in Ait Ben Haddou on the drive to Ouarzazate. Day 3 Draa Valley Surrounded by the Jebel Sahro mountain range, cycle from Ouarzazate into the Draa Valley, passing date palms, ancient kasbahs and ksours (fortifi ed villages). Days 4/5 Sahara Ride through the desert towards Erfoud, visiting the local market at Rissani. Take a camel ride to the vast sand dunes of Erg Chebbi and stay overnight in a nomad camp in the great Sahara. Day 6 Todra Gorge Take a walk through one of the region’s most impressive rock formations. Visit El Kelaa Mgouna –
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renowned for its rose-water – and drive through the scenic ‘Valley of the 1000 Kasbahs’. Day 7 High Atlas and Marrakech Driving into the High Atlas, take an exhilarating ride downhill from the Tizi n’Fedrhate Pass (2180m) through Berber fi elds and villages. Drive to the ‘Red City’ of Marrakech and spend time exploring the maze of alleyways in the souks and the celebrated ‘circus’ of Djemma el-Fna Square. Day 8 Tour ends Marrakech.
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DAILY DISTANCES
Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Day 7
45km 50km 35km 40km 49km
Skoura JEBEL SARHRO TAZZARINE SAHARA ALGERIA
Ighil M’Goun 4071m
EL KELAA MGOUNA
Todra Gorge Tinerhir
Rhettaras Rissani Walk in
Optional visit Maadid
ERFOUD Oasis
Erg Chebbi Sand dunes Camel ride
Tour essentials
Accommodation: 5 nights standard hotels, 1 night simple hotel 1 night basic desert camp. Meals: 7 breakfasts and 1 dinner are included. Tour Staff: Explore Tour Leader/guide cycles with the group each day. Included bike: 21-gear Stockli XC bikes with front suspension and a rear pannier bag. Route and Terrain: On this tour we cover approximately 219 km in 5 days (an average of 44 km a day). The terrain is mainly fl at or downhill on tarmac roads as we use a bus to drive the steeper sections. A support vehicle/bus accompanies the tour in full, providing transfers between cycling points and carrying luggage. We have graded this trip as moderate. Group size: Generally 10 to 16.
Planned tour dates
2013 Tour only dates 10 Feb - 17 Feb 17 Feb - 24 Feb 03 Mar - 10 Mar 24 Mar - 31 Mar 06 Oct - 13 Oct 27 Oct - 03 Nov 10 Nov - 17 Nov 22 Dec - 29 Dec 29 Dec - 05 Jan
2014 Tour only dates 16 Feb - 23 Feb 09 Mar - 16 Mar 13 Apr - 20 Apr
Flexible fl ight options We have a range of fl exible fl ight options available, please call our sales team for more details.
Single rooms are available from £55 For more information and to book, go online at
www.explore.co.uk
Africa - Morocco
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