The Western Atlas Traverse

Highlights

• Two passes above 2,200 m
• Hand-picked auberges, eco-lodge and riads
• Five dinners, six lunches and five breakfasts included
• Transport from airport to airport

Itinerary

1. Day 1

   Arrival in Marrakech

   We meet you at the airport and take you to your hotel. Briefing and bike fitting in the evening.

2. Day 2

   Marrakech – Anamrou (30 km)

   Pick-up at 8:00 and a drive to Khmissa, where the riding starts. Over the Imi Ouadar pass to Teurken (1,850 m) for lunch, then through Ait Aatman to Anamrou (1,800 m). Night in a mountain gîte.

3. Day 3

   Anamrou – Ait Zitoun (30 km)

   Past Anerni and over the Tizi n’Fourna (2,200 m), then a long descent through Infagen, Angal, Tafgart and Tizgui down to Ait Zitoun (1,000 m). Night with a local family or in a gîte.

4. Day 4

   Ait Zitoun – Tizi Wadou – Ouirgane (45 km)

   Through the villages of Tougramane, Tiferwine and Agdour n’Kik to the Tizi Wadou (1,700 m), lunch in Asni, then on to Tassa Ouirgane (1,400 m).

5. Day 5

   Ouirgane – Imlil – Mzik (39 km)

   Through Marigha and Tinzert to Tagadirt for lunch, then up the Ait Mizane valley through Imlil (1,750 m) to Mzik (1,800 m). Night in a gîte.

6. Day 6

   Mzik – Tizi n’Tamatert – Imsker – Tansghart (41 km)

   Past Imlil and Tamatert to the Tizi n’Tamatert (2,300 m), then down the Imenane valley through Tachedirt, Ouanskra and Ikiss. Lunch in Arg and on to Tansghart (1,300 m) for the last night.

Timings are a guide. Your guide adapts the pace to the group and the weather.

Route

Starts at Marrakech

Historic sites along the way

Photos from this tour