Desert Horse Riding Holiday in Morocco

Discover Morocco on horseback during this mesmerizing trail ride! Morocco is an exceptional land to discover on the back of a horse, where many surprising details and immersive experiences await. You will cross the oasis, villages, dunes, and rocks on horseback, and embark on the adventure of a lifetime through this magical, surprising territory.

Key information

Rider Weight Limit: 198 pounds / 90 kilograms
Horse Height Range: About 14 hands
Tack Type: English tack
Horse Breed: Berber-Arabian

Highlights

6 days of riding
Berber-Arabian horses provided
5 - 6 hours of riding per day on five days
Half-day of riding on the sixth day
Guides and equipment included
7 nights accommodation
Daily delicious meals
Airport transfers

Skill level

Intermediate
Advanced

Styles

6 days with instruction in English

The organizer also speaks: Arabic, French

Group size: Maximum of 8 participants

Airport transfer included: Ouarzazate Airport

Accommodation

Your accommodation throughout your trail ride will be in collective tents for six to seven people, or, if you wish, in a two-person igloo tent. The first and last nights will be spent at a hotel, in double rooms.

Individual travellers: If Ranch de Diabat doesn't find the second person for a double room, there will be a supplement for a single room.

Program

Level of difficulty: Intermediate - In order to participate in the trek, the riders need to be comfortable in all three gaits and have experience of riding outside. It is best that they have already done a full day on horseback.

Day 1: Arrival

You will be welcomed at the airport and transferred to Zagora. Overnight will be at a hotel.

Days 2 - 6: Horse riding

Every day you will be in the saddle for about five to six hours. You will start by exploring the large spaces of the Moroccan desert. During the ride in the desert, you will cross the last mountain range that separates you from the Sahara. Following a path with hairpin bends, you continue to the top, where you will enjoy a magnificent panorama.

The descent leads to oases on desert plateaus, where only a few acacia trees, looking like umbrellas, survive the dry climate. Gradually, as you advance towards the south, you approach the first dunes the size of which increases progressively until they fill the landscape that lies before you. Continuing towards the Draa Valley, you cross vast dune fields dotted with tamarisk.

You will find houses, palm groves, and kasrs (fortified villages). As you enter the Draa Valley, crossing the dunes, there are plateaus (reg) and gorges. Later, you encounter small villages where you pass by ksar and gardens to the heart of the palm groves and oases. Every evening you can enjoy a bonfire, a traditional Moroccan meal, and a night in a bivouac under a Berber tent. Dinner and overnight will be at Berber camps.

Day 7: Ride back to Zagora

On this day, you will return to Zagora, for only a half-day of riding. In the afternoon, it is possible to visit the Medina of Zagora, then transfer to Ouarzazate. Dinner and overnight will be at a hotel in Ouarzazate.

Day 8: Departure

You will be transferred to the airport.

Note: If weather conditions require it or due to unexpected factors, Ranch de Diabat reserves the right to modify certain route sections or stages in the interest of the participants.

Food

During your stay, you will be provided with all meals. If you prefer to arrive at Marrakesh Menara Airport (RAK) and stay at the hotel in Ouarzazate, meals will be your responsibility for the day.

The following meals are included:

Breakfast
Lunch
Dinner

The following dietary requirement(s) are served and/or catered for:

Regular (typically includes meat and fish)

If you have special dietary requirements it's a good idea to communicate it to the organiser when making a reservation

How to get there

Recommended Airports

RAK

Marrakesh Menara Airport

252 km

Transfer not provided

OZZ

Ouarzazate Airport

121 km

Transfer included

Arrival by airplane

Please book your flight to arrive at Ouarzazate Airport (OZZ). Transfers from and to this airport are included. Ranch de Diabat will pick you up from the airport.

There is also the possibility to arrive at Marrakesh Menara Airport (RAK). Transfers from and to this airport are not provided. With a small taxi, you can reach the bus station of Soupratours in about 15 minutes and 70 MAD (price to recheck). The bus timetable is as follows: 8:00 - 12:29; 12:45 - 17:14; 15:00 - 19:59; 15:30 - 19:59, and the price of a bus ticket is 90 MAD.

From the bus station of Ouarzazate, a small taxi at your expense will conduct you to the hotel communicated to you by Ranch de Diabat, in around 10 minutes, at the price of about 50 MAD. The whole thing will cost you around 210 MAD. If you prefer to arrive at Marrakesh Menara Airport (RAK) and stay at the hotel in Ouarzazate, meals will be your responsibility for this day.

For those who want to return to Marrakesh Menara Airport (RAK) independently, you can take a small taxi from the hotel to the Soupratour Bus Station for about 50 MAD (price to recheck). The bus timetable is as follows: 01:00 - 05:30 (night travel); 8:45 - 13:15; 15:15 - 20:00, and the price is 90 MAD. From the Marrakech Soupratours station, a small taxi will take you to the airport at a cost of around 70 MAD (price to recheck).

Airport: Ouarzazate Airport Airport transfer included: Ouarzazate Airport No additional charges. You can request this in the next step.

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