Out of the city and onto the trails

Your morning begins with a transfer from Marrakech to the edge of the Agafay Desert, roughly 40 minutes south of the city. On arrival, your guide introduces the e-bikes, adjusts your setup, and walks you through a short safety briefing before you set off.

The electric assist means you do not need to be an experienced cyclist. The bikes handle the uphill sections while you focus on the ride and the landscape opening up around you.

Desert plateaus and eucalyptus forests

The first stretch of the route takes you across the rocky Agafay plateau — a dry, mineral landscape of light brown earth and low ridgelines with the Atlas Mountains framed along the southern horizon. The terrain here feels remote and wide open, far from any road.

From the plateau, the trail drops into eucalyptus-lined forest paths and hidden canyons carved by seasonal rivers. Your guide adjusts the pace and route to suit the group, with stops for photos at natural viewpoints along the way.

A village pause with Berber tea

Midway through the ride, you stop at a small Berber village for a tea break at a local home. Mint tea is prepared in the traditional way — poured from height into small glass cups — and served alongside simple pastries or seasonal almonds.

This is not a staged visit. You are a guest in a working household, and the pace of the stop reflects that. Your guide provides context about village life, local agriculture, and the communities that have lived in the Agafay region for generations.

The return ride and final views

After tea, the route continues along a different set of trails through the desert, connecting single-track paths, open ridges, and dry riverbeds back toward the starting point. The final stretch offers some of the best Atlas views of the ride.

Back at base, you hand in your equipment and transfer back to Marrakech, arriving around midday or early afternoon depending on the session you choose.

A quieter way to see Agafay

This is not a motorised adrenaline experience. It is a guided ride through a landscape that most visitors only see from the back of a quad or a camel. The e-bike lets you cover real ground while keeping the pace human and the desert quiet.