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Bike Tours from Marrakech

Every bike tour from Marrakech we run starts with a pickup at your riad and ends with a drop-off at the door. The High Atlas begins an hour south of the city, so you can be on singletrack at 2,300m by mid-morning and back in the medina for dinner.

Years guiding the Atlas
30+Years guiding the Atlas
Riders per group
2–12Riders per group
Amazigh guides, born here
LocalAmazigh guides, born here
Support vehicle, always
4x4Support vehicle, always

Tours starting from Marrakech

Day rides for people short on time, and multi-day trips for people who came for the riding.

Two mountain bikers climbing a track above the Marrakech plain

Mountain bike

1 day (4–5 hours riding)

Day Mountain Bike Tour from Marrakech

Hotel pickup at 9am, real Atlas singletrack by 10.30, back in Marrakech for dinner.

Difficulty
Easy to Moderate
Riding distance
30 km
Highest point
2,300 m
Season
Year-round

From€125 per person

Three riders climbing a graded piste above terraced fields in the Atlas foothills

Electric mountain bike

1 day (4–5 hours riding)

e-Bike Day Tour in the Atlas Mountains

The 2,300m pass, the Imenane valley and lunch in Ikkiss. All in a day, all on electric assist.

Difficulty
Easy
Riding distance
32 km
Highest point
2,300 m
Season
Year-round

From€145 per person

Two riders on a stony trail past almond trees in blossom

Enduro mountain bike

1 day (4–5 hours riding)

Imlil Enduro Day Tour

One day, maximum descending. The steepest lines above Imlil and Azzaden, with uplift where the road allows.

Difficulty
Advanced
Riding distance
25 km
Highest point
2,300 m
Season
March–November

From€155 per person

Rider crossing a shallow river over wet rock on a High Atlas trail

Mountain bike

2 days / 1 night

2-Day Atlas Mountains MTB Tour

The shortest trip that still gets you a night in the mountains — Imlil to Imi Oughlad, then over the Tachet pass into the Azzaden.

Difficulty
Intermediate
Riding distance
64 km
Highest point
2,100 m
Season
March–November

From€420 per person

e-Bike rider above an Atlas valley in late afternoon light

Electric mountain bike

2 days / 1 night

2-Day Atlas Berber Valley e-Bike Tour

Green Atlas valleys on day one, the stone desert of Agafay on day two.

Difficulty
Easy
Riding distance
74 km
Season
Year-round

From€520 per person

Three gravel riders climbing a forest piste in the High Atlas

Gravel bike

2 days / 1 night

2-Day High Atlas Gravel Bike Tour

Agafay desert piste on day one, the Kik Plateau on day two. The best gravel riding within reach of Marrakech.

Difficulty
Intermediate
Riding distance
130 km
Highest point
1,700 m
Season
March–November

From€480 per person

How close are the mountains, really?

Imlil, the village we use as a trailhead, is 65km from Marrakech — about an hour and a half by road, and the last half of it is a proper mountain road climbing through Asni. You leave the plain, cross into the foothills, and the range simply appears.

That proximity is the reason this works as a day trip at all. In most mountain ranges an hour of driving gets you to the outskirts. Here it puts you at 1,740m at the foot of North Africa’s highest peak.

Doing it as a day trip

Our day tours run 9am to roughly 5pm, door to door. That leaves your evening in Marrakech intact, which matters if you have one or two nights in the city and do not want to lose one to logistics.

The standard day climbs from Imlil to the Tizi n'Tamatert pass, traverses the Imenane valley through a string of villages, stops for lunch with a family in Ikkiss, then descends the Asni valley. It is a genuine mountain day, not a token loop near a car park.

If the climb worries you, take the e-bike version or use the support vehicle for the ascent and ride the whole descent. Both are completely normal.

Or use Marrakech as a base

Multi-day tours start and finish in the city, so you can book your riad for the whole stay and leave luggage there while you ride. We collect you on the first morning and return you on the last afternoon.

The one thing to plan around: do not book a departing flight before about 9pm on your final day. Mountain roads and bike washing take the time they take, and we would rather not rush the last descent.

Common questions

Can you pick us up from anywhere in Marrakech?

Yes — any hotel or riad in the city, including Gueliz and the Palmeraie. If your riad is deep in the medina where a vehicle cannot reach, we meet you at the nearest square and tell you exactly where when you book.

What time do day tours get back to Marrakech?

Around 5pm for the standard day tours. Traffic coming into the city in the late afternoon can add half an hour, so we plan for that rather than promising a time we cannot keep.

Is one day enough to see the Atlas Mountains?

It is enough to ride a real mountain pass, cross a valley and eat in a Berber village, which is more than most visitors manage. What a day cannot give you is the evening in the mountains — for that you need at least the 2-day trip.

Do we need to bring anything from Marrakech?

Cycling shorts, a breathable top, sunglasses, sun cream and a water bottle. Stiff-soled shoes help. We bring the bike, the helmet, the tools and the food.

Come and ride the High Atlas

Tell us when you are coming and how you like to ride. We will build something around it and tell you honestly whether it suits you.

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