Palmeraie Quad Bike & Camel Ride in Marrakech with Mint Tea

Highlights

• About 1.5 hours of quad biking through the Palmeraie
• 45–60 minute camel ride among the palm trees
• Mint tea, bread and olive oil in a Berber family home
• Helmet, goggles and chèche scarf provided
• Automatic quads: no experience or licence needed
• Morning or afternoon departure with hotel pick-up

Itinerary

1. 1

   09:00 · Hotel pick-up

   Your driver collects you from your hotel or, if your riad is inside the medina, from the nearest point a car can reach, which we confirm the day before. It is then a 20–30 minute drive to the Palmeraie base camp on the northern edge of the city. Prefer a slower start to the day? The afternoon session leaves at around 14:00 instead.

2. 2

   09:30 · Briefing and gear

   At the base camp you are fitted with a helmet, goggles and a chèche, the traditional scarf that keeps dust and sun off your face. Your guide runs through the controls and the safety rules, then you take a short practice lap to get comfortable before heading out onto the tracks. The quads are automatic, so the basics take only a few minutes.

3. 3

   09:45 · Quad bike ride

   Follow your guide for about an hour and a half along dirt tracks, through the palm grove and over open, stony plains. The pace is adapted to the group, so complete beginners and more confident riders alike can enjoy the ride. Quads are either one per person or shared by two, and there are pauses for photos among the palms.

4. 4

   10:30 · Berber tea break

   During the quad session you stop at a family home in a Palmeraie hamlet for mint tea served with bread and olive oil. It is a welcome chance to stretch your legs, shake off some dust and get a glimpse of everyday life in the earth-built villages just outside the city, before climbing back on your quad for the rest of the loop.

5. 5

   11:15 · Camel ride

   Time to swap engines for camels. A cameleer leads you on a relaxed 45–60 minute ride through the palms, an altogether gentler way to take in the scenery after the buzz of the quads. There is plenty of time for photos, and you can try on traditional Berber clothing if you like, which makes for great pictures among the palm trees.

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   12:30 · Return to Marrakech

   After the camel ride, your driver takes you back to your hotel or riad in Marrakech, arriving around midday with the afternoon free. If you chose the afternoon departure instead, the same programme simply runs from around 14:00, with the camel ride in the softer light of late afternoon. After heavy rain, the route may be adapted or the tour rescheduled.

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