A short guide about Bicycle Touring to Morocco
Morocco is fascinating, with mysterious beauty and extreme contrasts. An hour by ferry from Spain, but worlds apart, with a deep culture based on Islam. Traditionally women are totally covered, revealing only their eyes, men wear 'jellabas', and water sellers are found in traditional costume.
Travel in Morocco is rewarding but not without complications, young men offer their services as guides and women get more attention than they’re use to. Once you have adapted to their way of life, you’ll find Moroccan’s generosity and hospitality genuine. A week in Morocco is plenty of time to see amazing geological landscapes, palm oasis, painted rocks, and the Berber way of life. Tafraoute is a two hour drive from Agadir (the Red City with pink mountains), the drive is as stunning as the destination. Roads are of good quality and a rental car can be brought over from Europe to Tanger on the car ferry.
Explore thousand year old medinas from the medieval times, or the modern cosmopolitan cities. There is the quiet beauty and solitude of sand dunes in the desert near Merzouga or visit the snow-capped mountains dotted with Berber villages or it’s beautiful beaches. Azrou is a quiet Berber town with a forest, 2 hours drive from Rabat. Morocco’s three mountain ranges have diverse landscapes; The Rif in the north has the mountain village, Chefchaouen, and the Anti-Atlas remain mostly undiscovered. Trekking The High Atlas Mountains will catch you a glimpse of authentic Moroccan life, and there are good slopes for the adventurous skiers. The oasis of the pre-Sahara presents vast palm groves in the desert and mud kasbahs and ksours near Zagora.
Morocco is a fascinating place to visit, with four great imperial cities; Rabat, Fez, Meknes and Marrakesh full of medieval monuments, medinas and squares overflowing with snake charmers and story-tellers. If you like mint tea and kebabs, have a medieval spirit and extreme outdoor adventure, then Tourabout has some magical Moroccan delights for you.