Spain Portugal and Morocco

 

 

Day 1: Your Lisbon airport transfer will take you directly to our joining hotel, ready for an early start tomorrow. Today you will meet your crew for your tour briefing and welcome dinner.
Day 2: Leaving the Portuguese capital of Lisbon we ride due south along the Atlantic Coastline the most southwesterly point of the European continent, at Sagres, a town with a definite “end of the world” feel to it.
Day 3: We are in the Portuguese Algarve and ride the extraordinary Serra de Monchique, riding small remote backcountry roads through tiny farming communities before returning to the coast at Tavira
Day 4: Crossing into Spain today, and the legendary Andalucía, we ride into the mountains of this remarkable region overnighting in a 15th Century Hacienda located on the outskirts of the stunning Arcos de la Frontera
Day 5: We cross into Morocco today, via the Straits of Gibraltar, and ride onto the beautiful “blue village” of Chefchaouen, a village in the shadow of the Rif Mountains.
Day 6 & 7: A full days ride today to one of the most fabled cities in Morocco, that of Fez. We spend a full day in Fez allowing us time to visit the renowned Fez Medina among ancient sights.
Day 8: Leaving Fez we ascend into the Middle Atlas Mountains and a landscape of vast valleys and oasis of palm filled canyons to our overnight stop at Midelt.
Day 9: Descending somewhat we reach the very edge of the Sahara Desert and swap our bikes for camels and ride out to our overnight 5 star campsite, set deep within the sand dunes, not far from the Algerian border!
Day 10: Back on our bikes we ride the “Route of 1000 Kasbahs”, a historic route littered with Kasbah’s and palm filled oases on our way to the extraordinary Todra Gorge then onto Boumaine Dades, where we spend the night.
Days 11 & 12: We visit one of Morocco’s finest Kasbahs of Ait Ben Haddou before ascending into the High Atlas Mountains via the incredible Tizi n'Tichka pass. Two nights are spent in Marrakesh giving us time to visit the old medina and the amazing Djemaa el Fna, a chaotic main square that bursts to life at sundown, and has been operating since the 11th Century
Day 13: More superb back country riding today and we ascend and descend the Atlas Mountains via rarely used single lane roads; it’s a real introduction into rural Moroccan life
Day 14: More great riding today back into the ever present Atlas Mountains through a rarely visited region of remote villages and epic landscapes. We arrive into the UNESCO listed Meknes for our overnight stop and can visit the old medina.
Day 15: A short ride out to Morocco’s finest Roman ruins of Volubilis before continuing onto the beautiful coastal fortified village of Asilah where we spend our last night in Morocco.
Day 16 & 17: Breakfast in Morocco, lunch in Gibraltar & dinner in Spain!!! We cross back into Spain and stop of the wonderful Rock of Gibraltar before ascending into the mountains to the incredible Ronda. Two nights are spent in Ronda allowing us time to explore this amazingly located, historic city that straddles the El Tajo Gorge.
Day 18: Another superb ride day exploring the empty back roads of Andalucía before reaching the renowned city of Granada, home to the magnificent Moorish fortress & palace complex of Alhambra.
Day 19: We start the day off with a visit to the UNESCO listed Alhambra before riding the “Caliphates Way”, a route littered with Pueblo Blanco’s (White villages) all adorned with ancient fortresses. The day is finished off at the staggering Mesquita (mosque / cathedral) in Cordoba.
Day 20: We cross back into Portugal today via some superb country lanes and mountain top fortress villages. We overnight at another UNESCO listed village of Evora
Day 21: After spending the morning in beautiful Evora we take a short ride amongst beautiful cork, eucalyptus forests and grape vines to Lisbon for our last night of this incredibly diverse ride in 4 different countries.
Departure day: Spend some time in Lisbon or fly home, the choice is yours.