TRAIL RIDE
8 days | 7 nights

ALL YEAR ROUND
excluding Jul, Aug, Sep

ALL INCLUSIVE

EXPERIENCED RIDERS

Overview

Enjoy a spectacular riding eXperience combining a variety of different landscapes and amazing scenarios.
The freedom sensation of a hack in the beach, the peace hacking in the mountains and the charming way back home through the desert will stay in your memories forever.

You will kick off along the coast riding through the beautiful beaches and tall red cliffs heading then into the mountains, the land of the Argan trees. You will return to the farm through the stunning sandy desert!
In a beautiful beach where red cliffs and their large arches plunge into the ocean, if you are lucky and the conditions permit, you can have a swim with your horse

The accommodation was chosen for its charm!

During your eXperience you will stay in local guesthouses or hotels. The first and last nights you will stay in a beautiful farm, located between the Atlas Mountains and only 10 minutes from the sea.
All accommodations have been selected for their charm, comfort and conviviality to make sure you always feel the real Moroccan life.

The chef prepares delicious traditional Moroccan cuisine including all the specialities like couscous, tagines, grilled meat and fish and will meet you in fantastic locations for a picnic lunch.

An incredible eXperience that immerses you in the real Moroccan life, away from the tourist areas, riding through radical different scenarios.

Itinerary

Day 1
Welcome to the Agadir airport, transfer to the farm. On arrival you will be introduced to the team and the farm. You will meet the horses to after have a small talk, around a good Moroccan tea, about your programme and wishes. Depending on your arrival time, it's possible to have a short lesson indoors or a short hack outside for a first contact with the horses.

Day 2
First day. The beginning of your eXperience, and you ride towards the ocean through the beaches and cliffs to ride back into the mountain, through many small villages. You will then head south towards Mirleft across many isolated Douars. You will stay overnight in Douar Timgrad above Mirleft at the Kasbah of artists, picturesque, atypical heart of the mountain (this accommodation can change during summer).

Day 3
After a good breakfast with a beautiful view of the valley, you will ride down to Mirleft, a small fishing village with white colors. You will ride south, over the mountain where several passes will require a bit of walking! But the ocean view is always there! Finally, you reach Legzira, a beautiful beach with red cliffs and its large arches that plunge into the ocean! If the conditions permit you can swim with the horses!

Day 4
You will keep riding south, along the coast and through Sidi Ifni, an old spanish town. You will ride in the beach until you reach the city, the last colonised Moroccan city before the desert. Picnic lunch at the port. Gradually, the landscape become more and more arid until you finally reach your guest house in the true bivouac land, where you can enjoy a great view.

Day 5
Departing from the mountain you keep riding until you reach Wadi Assaka. You will stop for a picnic lunch at the mouth of the Wadi know as “foum Assaka” and, if the weather permits, you can have a swim on a wide sandy beach. You will then ride along the side of the river, through a protected natural reserve. If you are lucky enough, you might observe all kind of local animal life like birds, fish, turtles among others, while making your way to your next overnight destination. You will pass your night at the fantastic touristic resort Bou Jerif Fort, located at the door of the Sahara. With its immense charm and a great history it was built by the French government in 1935, during their last "pacification" effort in the South of Morocco, abandoned in 1956 when Morocco became independent, Bou Jerif was then occupied by the Moroccans themselves until 1969, which is when the Spanish left Sidi Ifni in the North and the Spanish Sahara in the South because they did not have any border to protect anymore. The fort also served as the first bivouac for the Paris Dakar Rally.

Day 6
You continue to follow the river through the valleys while admiring fascinating landscapes comparable to the High Atlas. You will stop for a picninc lunch at the edge of the wadi, in Chouikhate, where your chef is waiting for you. In the afternoon you keep riding along the river until it begins to lose its banks to the sand. Overnight in Laqsabi at New Manon Farm.

Day 7
Today you will ride towards to the palm of Thigmert. You will cross the desert until you start seing small cultivated fields. where you will have a last tasty picnic lunch prepared by the chef. A little bit further at Asri the truck to take you back to the farm is waiting.

Day 8
Transfer to Agadir Airport to catch your flight back home, with your head full of wonderful memories.

Additional information

Transfers from/to the airport included | Airport Gateway AGA

Bottled water is included but other drinks can be purchased on site

This eXperience is intended for experienced riders in the three paces (sitting and standing) in different types of ground. It is advisable to have a good physical condition as you ride 6 hours in average per day

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