Guides for 5 day ride from Marrakesh
 

Hey all, new to the forum and very appreciative of all the information here!

I'm planning a ~five day ride starting in Marrakesh during early January. I'd be willing to hire a guide for this, to help me and a friend squeeze as much for the short period of time as we can.

Are there any recommendations for this kind of service, or do you recommend planning it independently?

I also dropped Loc2roues and Palme Kech notes about renting F800-class bikes based on the recommendations here. Hope the bikes are available; you all are wonderful. :D

~g

There is so much free online expertise, information and mapping that the costs of hiring a guide might be seen as extravagant.
It's not like Morocco is dangerous or needs specialist knowledge to uncover some great places.
To me planning the itinerary is a big part of the adventure – just remember the common Moroccan newbies' mistake of trying to cover too much distance in the time allocated.
Failing that, the agencies you mention may be able to provide a guide, but I get the feeling they'll be in a car, not on a big bike (or the cost will be the same).