Ride some of the original Dakar Rally routes and immerse yourself in the rich culture of one of North Africa’s most breath-taking countries. Visit the famous Cathedral Dunes at Erg Chebbi and get a sand riding master class from seven times Dakar veteran Mick Extance himself.
Important information 9th – 13th February
Tour 1 datesThe famous Sahara desert is magical and what better way to explore it than to ride across and around the biggest and highest dunes in southeast Morocco - Erg Chebbi. We will go directly from the hotel doorstep all the way around the dunes and back! This is a very special day with incredible scenery and one you will always remember if you have never seen the Sahara desert before! We will stop and see the local nomads along the way to fully indulge into the local culture.
Day 2 brings us onto some of the original Dakar routes! A 80km ride out to dutchmans café with lots of different terrain for us to tackle and enjoy, we will arrive here for lunch then make our way back towards base camp.
A nice ride out to visit the mines not to far from the Algerian border, these mines are spectacular just don’t ride to close! From there we will head back across the dunes and head into the town of merzouga where we will have some lunch and explore the local markets, From there our last trip through the dunes will bring us back to nomads palace!