
Camel ride to the desert camp in Erg Chebbi
Day 14: Back to Malaga and farewell dinner

Getting ready to leave Chefchaouen... and Morocco...

Above the clouds!

Closing the Tour with some excellent Paella
Day 13: Fes (back) to Chefchaouen

Coffee break at Volubilis

The ruines of what was once a Roman city with over 10.000 inhabitants

Wonderful ancient mosaic

Where are the riders? Oh, having lunch inside of course!

It's a Sontaya driveby!
...in Morocco's "Andalusian Hills"

Approaching the Blue City for the second time this trip, closing our loop on this Morocco tour. The city view keeps amazing us!
Day 12: Rest day in Fes

In Fes, again, we took a guided tour in the old town.

One of the entrance gates - Form inside and Outsider.
It dates back to the 13th century.

Next stop: one of the 2 palaces of the king.

Visiting a pottery, we could see the process from "dirt" to mosaiques and other precious products.






From a rooftop, we watched the tanners at work.This place is a world heritage and dates back to 11th century.


A walk in the small alleys of the old town...



At a cupper smith

Make a wish, Sontaya 


In Fes is the oldest university (...we were told...)


Morocco is also famous for its sweets (linke i.e. nougat and nuts with honey)

Interesting hair (beard) color...!


In an old islamic school. Today, it is a museum and the students go to university.

One of many small market places

Watching a weaver at his loom.

In the evening, we came back to the Medina for some Thai dinner at a quite well hidden restaurant

What a happy tour guide to have Thai with Thai in Morocco. 
Day 11: Erfoud to Fes

Start for the longest riding day (423km), through Erfoud

A market along the road north

One oasis of many in the "rocky mountains"



The joy of some curves

Wild dogs at the road side

Cedar trees

Beware of monkeys in the woods!

A view on Fes from our hotel
Day 10: Erg Chebbi to Erfoud

Sunrise

Our tent camp in the desert




On our way back


Getting some souvenirs from our Berber guides


Peera, enjoying the wongerful weather in our nice new hotel in Erfoud
Day 9: Boumalne Dades to Erg Chebbi and overnight stay in desert camp

Old and new village

Coffee stop at the entrance to the Todra canyon


In(to) the canyon



Some houses, built right in/under the cliff

Desert picnic, with desert!


Fountain in the desert

Camel ride into the vast Sahara desert, on our way to the Berber tents where we will spend the night... EPIC!



"Camel - equipped by Touratech" 


Who is training whom? 


Sunset in the desert

Not much can beat this desert sunet!

Dinner time

Day 8: Ouarzazate to Boumalne Dades

Cockpit view! 

Meeting the locals, and they are happy to pose for our picture!

Our Tour Members like the cats of Kasbah Taorirt... and vice versa

Fantastic Edelweiss picnic spot in the Gorges du Dadès

Picknick in the Dades canyon.

Traditional welcome at the hotel.

Beautiful view from the pool/bar terrace.

Ending the day with a this sunset.
Day 7: Marrakech to Ouarzazate

Our today's tour took us further south, through the Atlas mountains.

Well paved roads, as well as...

...construction sites accompanied us..


Between Marrakech and Ait Ben Haddou

Passing the highest point today...

...at over 2.000 meters.

Lunch time

Chicken Tajine

Ait Ben Haddou fortress.
Some scenes of Gladiator and Game of Thrones were shot here.

Arrival at our hotel "Oscar" (with famous movie Studios)

Disagreed



Many well known movies were (partly) made here:
Gladiator, Black hawk down, Asterix and Cleopatra, and many more - we had to take a tour!

Noah's ark

A model for an exploding car in James Bond

Some random desert village; also been used for Ben Hur.
Day 6: Rest day in Marrakech

Life as it is in Marrakech: Donkey and charriot logistics


Lining up for a group picture at the Jemaa el-Fna square.

Inside Marrakech' medina

The Bahia Palace with its stunning patio galleries, including picture-happy Edelweiss group members!

For the start, we took a guided Tour in the Medina (old town)

The Bahia Palace with its wonderful patios


Wie then continued to the soukh (market)


A real maze oft small streets, Ehre they dell almost everything.

Hand made oil

The smell oft the spices is amazing - right, Peera?!

Sontaya and Radab bought some local clothes (and posed as Jedi).

We found a beautiful rooftop restaurant for lunch
Day 5: Rabat to Marrakech

Our first stop today was at the famous Hassan II. mosque in Casablanca

We took a guided tour, to learn more about it


Already exhausted...? 


Rick's Café
Once, being in Casablanca - one HAS to visit this well known location (from the famous movie)!



The lunch was delicious

Day 4: Chefchaouen to Rabat

Here comes Thailand!


Coffee stop in Quezzane

Meeting the locals while enjoying the Atlantic waves.

Morocco's capital Rabat as seen from our hotel rooftop.

Rooftop sunsets are the best!
Day 3: Ceuta to Chefchaouen

Lunch break at the beach in Oued Laou

Delicious seafood oft the day

In the afternoon, the sun came out and we enjoyed some curves and beautiful landscape (linke this George)

"Couleur Locale" in the Blue City

Day 2: Malaga to Ceuta

Early morning in Malaga


Starting off with a ride through the Andalusian Mountains and a visit to the beautiful city of Ronda. Puente Nuevo connects two parts of the city over a 120m deep canyon: impressive!

Gathering the group to enter the Plaza de Torros bullring.

Ever wondered what it would be like to fight a bull?

On the ferry to the African continent!


Gibraltar stuck in the clouds...

Filling up with a view!

Ceuta, near the Yacht harbour
Day 1: Arrival in Malaga and getting familiar with the motorcycles