The Agadir Sable d’or Ride (Golden Sands of Agadir)

Arrive in Agadir airport where you will be met and transferred to your hotel for dinner and overnight. The meeting time is 7pm; if you have a later arrival a taxi will be ordered for you at extra cost (about 25 Eur).

After breakfast you head to ride, about 40 km outside of Agadir. try out your horses, arrange saddle bags and coats etc., and make any changes necessary to horse and rider combinations. Enjoy a short and slower morning ride before having a picnic lunch at the coast of the Atlantic, with a beautiful view over the ocean.

In the afternoon ride away from the coast, across the fertile plains of the Souss with many sandy roads allowing for good gallops. In this region vegetables are grown in greenhouses to protect them from the fluctuating temperatures. Tomatoes, potatoes and zucchini squash can be enjoyed year round! The dry brush in the open fields is used by the local people to feed their sheep and goats. The last hour will be a slower pace over stonier terrain to reach an inn for overnight in the village of Massa.

Today long sandy tracks take you from Berber village to Berber village. The red clay walls are mostly hidden by cactus bushes, from behind which you may see a pair of curious eyes watching as you go, as horses and riders are an uncommon sight in these regions. Under the hot sun, the farmers manage to grow a few crops but mostly live on the sheep and goats, usually tended by young children and older villagers.

Have lunch on the sandy plains and reach the Massa riverbed, where cacti and succulents grow.

Ride today in another sandy area with few dunes. You can canter between or over the small bushes growing. It’s an area where nomads camp, so you may see their sheep, goats or camels. After riding for 3 hours you will have lunch and leave the horses before taking a car to the city of Tiznit. Tiznit was built in 1882 by the Sultan Moulay Al Hassan I, form the Alaouiten dynasty. It was built as a fort as protection against Berber invasion. The city is famous for its silverwork, and in the afternoon you can visit the medina and see the local creations. Have dinner and spend the night at a hotel in Tiznit.

Drive back to the horses in the morning and continue through the sand plains intersected with agriculture. In addition to the herding nomads you may also see nomads who travel with their honey bees. Enjoy long canters before you reach your inn near Aglou.

Today as you scale the hills you will feel the fresh wind from the Atlantic Ocean. You’ll ride on the coast, on the beach and in the dunes, enjoying the magnificent blue of the water. Depending on the timing of the tide, you’ll have lunch on or near the beach and then enjoy canters while the tide is out. Your inn is in Sidi Rbat, very close to the beach, and you have the rest of the day to enjoy the ocean or walk along the Massa river in the nearby bird reserve.

Today’s ride is the longest of the week. This morning you ride along the coast and into the dunes and low hills along the coastline, ending on an enormous deserted beach where you have the opportunity for fast gallops. Only the cries of seagulls and the sound of the waves reaching the shore break the silence. Waves of birds, seagulls and flamingos will make way as your horses race along the beach. Before lunch you reach the dry bed of the Souss that is a large bird reserve. Their cries will accompany you for some time as you ride. Lunch will be in a large eucalyptus forest. Slowly you ride back into civilization and say good-bye to your horses. Transfer to your hotel in Agadir for your final night and farewell dinner.

Departure after breakfast, or as needed for your outbound flight.