New Year's Eve Motorcycle Tour Morocco: Enduro Adventure in the Dunes

Your New Year's Eve motorcycle adventure starts in Málaga. You arrive at the hotel near the airport and meet the enduro group. In the evening, the tour guide gives a short briefing about the days ahead. Rest well — the real trip begins tomorrow.

Today you leave the blue city behind. The route follows small mountain roads and first off-road trails through the Rif. You ride past Berber villages and green valleys. In the late afternoon, the group reaches the area around Fes for the night.

From Zagora, the route leaves the tarmac after a few kilometers. The off-road trail to Erg Chebbi runs for 28 km through the second largest dune area in Morocco. Some dunes reach up to 150 meters high. Nomads and caravans once rested here on the way across the Sahara. These days push both you and your motorcycle. Deep sand, wide plains, and hard rocky tracks wait on every kilometer — a full enduro experience.

Early in the morning, the group passes the military checkpoint. The route heads to the dry salt lake Lac Iriki. This region is full of stony deserts and small oases. You ride hard tracks and wide flat plains on the way. Small dune fields wait near Erg Chigaga, the largest dune area in Morocco. Nomads once hid here from the African sun. You sleep close to the dunes. Later, the trip continues to the Berber village of Mhamid, where you feel the real desert life.

The enduro adventure is coming to an end, but one big highlight is still ahead. You visit Aït-Ben-Haddou, a fortified Berber village and UNESCO World Heritage site. Over 20 Hollywood films have used it as a set. After a short stop, you ride the Tizi n'Tichka pass through the High Atlas — the highest mountains in North Africa. In the afternoon, you reach the red city of Marrakech. The group toasts to the finished enduro trip at the hotel. In the evening, you can walk through Jema el Fna square in the Medina. This place is a living symbol of Moroccan culture.

The last kilometers in Morocco are in the roadbook. After breakfast, you ride small on- and off-road sections toward Tangier and the ferry. In the late afternoon, you leave Morocco across the Strait of Gibraltar. Before sunset, you reach the airport or the hotel in Málaga. Your New Year's Eve enduro adventure ends here — with new memories for a lifetime.