Bicycle Tours in Marrakech's Palm Grove: Explore Local Culture, Art and Landscape
4.8
19 Ratings
Marrakesh
Embark on a captivating bicycle tour through Marrakech's Palm Grove, immersing yourself in the local culture, art, and stunning landscapes. Discover the original Oasis of Marrakech with trained bicycle guides and explore off-track roads, visit tiny villages, and learn about the importance of water and palm trees. Optional visit to the Water Museum available.
Duration:
3 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
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La Palmeraie - With young trained bicycle guides you will discover the original oasis of Marrakech. With the bicycle, we can follow off-track roads trough this exceptional environment of the oasis passing different landscapes. We will discover the ways the community survives in these difficult geographic circumstances by visiting the traditional water system, having a small tour in an ecolodge where traditional building techniques are used by having a stop at an old factory producing ‘tadelakt’.
Meanwhile, we will offer you some survival tips & trick on how to survive in the desert and we have a picnic with a beautiful view.
You will learn and discover about this culture, how precious water is and the holiness of the palm trees that are of major importance for the oasis.
What's Included
- Bottled water
- Snacks
- Optional transportation
- Bicycle use
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
Additional Information
A short 20-minute bike ride from the City Centre will take you to the original Oasis of Marrakech, escorted by our young and professional bicycle guides. We will navigate through luxury villas and grand fortresses on untrodden paths, immersing ourselves in the small communities nested within the heart of the Oasis (Palm-groove) where residents continue to live.
Journeying through various terrains, our young guides will share their cultural insights, the value of water in their lives, as well as, the sacredness of the palm trees - a crucial element in the survival of the oasis. An intricate historical irrigation system tucked away in this challenging geographical location is a testament to the resilience of the local community, which we will explore.
Along the way, we will halt at various points allowing you to encounter Moroccan artisans in their small workshops, crafting objects out of Wood, Rattan, Moroccan tiles (Zelij), Metal… These visits will highlight the artistry born out of simplicity in materials and techniques.
Optional:
The opportunity to extend the tour for an additional 5 KM is available should you wish to explore the “WATER MUSEUM”.
Location
29 Rue Riad Laarous
Rue Riad Laarous
The tour starts from Pikala workshop that located on Riad Larousse in Marrakech
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.8
(19 Ratings)
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Maurizio_p
Apr 24, 2024
Different and an opportunity to do some sport - It was nice to ride the small part to leave the city center and experience the local traffic. After that, the chosen route is beautiful. The bikes were nice. The guide too. The "snacks", meaning local olives, mseme, tea, local olive oil and homemade butter, tasted delicious. I could have done a longer route and get more detailed explanations during the tour. Still highly recommended.
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Louisbb7023na
Apr 22, 2024
Super relaxing brake from the busy city - Very relaxing brake from the busy city with it's noisy car traffic. The two guides made us participants feel comfortable and one of them provided interesting historical and socioeconomic background information on the area. The amount and depth of information was appropriate for the audience. Nice simple breakfast in a barn. The route was easy for people 50-60 years old who are used to cycling. The tour is just brilliant in its simplicity.
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Monika
Apr 17, 2024
Instructive, relaxed bike tour with a friendly local guide - Exciting bike ride - table football in the village - cozy, delicious breakfast - baking bread in a clay oven - ancient water systems
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Z6372mupeterh
Apr 4, 2024
Recommended! Enjoy cycling outside the city - Super customer friendly and very good guide with a lot of knowledge of Morocco Relaxed atmosphere at the start Good bikes and neatly and patiently adjusted Nice to get out of the city for a while
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Claire_g
Oct 28, 2023
Brilliant way to see the Palmeraie - We wanted an activity outside the bustle of the Medina and this didn’t disappoint. An easy cycle around the Palmeraie and educational too. A great way to spend a morning and the kids (8 and 11) loved it too
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Z6372mupeterh
Sep 29, 2023
Educational tour outside the city - Very good guide who spoke fluent English (which is unfortunately not common in Marrakesh) AND you could ask him anything and he knew a lot. So apart from the sights you learned a lot. Breakfast is a small snack (bread) and tea. Very nice in a small house outside Marrakesh. Anyway, nice to tour outside the city again!!
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Christinahe3417hl
Apr 24, 2023
great fun - Excellent tour with english speaking student, a great introduction to Moroccan culture and the city of Marrakech.
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Q9227ztlindaf
Mar 13, 2023
A snapshot of traditional Marrakesh - A fabulous way to spend an afternoon away from the city. Our amazing young guide Yassir, took us on a trip that was historically interesting and informative and great fun. We learned so much from him about Marrakesh and Morocco in general. What a lovely young man, a credit to Pikala and their ethos of giving back to the youth community. I could not recommend this trip highly enough. Give it a try - you won’t be disappointed 👍🏻
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Excursion547126
Jan 8, 2024
Nice - We took the tour in the “palme grove”. Friendly bike ride and very friendly French-speaking guide. The departure is right in the medina. driving there is quite stressful, and sometimes even dangerous. The walk itself is not of enormous interest. We can't see anything of the villas hidden behind their high walls and the palm grove is sad to see (waste, few trees). The quad ride was much more fun (and just a few euros more)
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Mrsrosieb
Dec 2, 2023
A ride amongst the palms - Yassine was our guide, excellent English and very informative on our trip.
We had bread and tea with a local family, saw the palm grove, local artisans and a community bread oven. A very interesting little ride out.
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