Desert Rats

Desert Rats

Multi-day Tours4WD, ATV & Off-Road ToursAdrenaline & Extreme ToursMotorcycle Tours
About
Desert Rats is owned and run by John Griffiths, Su Downham and Martine Goldenbeld and is a sister company of MotoAventures. We offer motorcycle tours for adventurous people who want to discover true Moroccan life, using the local way of getting around. No driver’s license needed, off the beaten track, exploring Moroccan culture & hospitality, and very important, having a good time!
Ouarzazate, Morocco

Why book with Desert Rats
  • We offer off-road tours in Morocco with KTM motorcycles and and on-road tours with BMW motorcycles.
  • We have been organising tours in Morocco for over 25 years.
  • Dutch • French • Spanish • German • English
  • Professional tour guide
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john b
7 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Apr 2023 • Friends
What an amazing trip we had, Martine and Ali were outstanding and the attention to detail was excellent they really looked after us. The routes were planned with military precision and the views are spectacular. The little dockers actually made the trip as we were like kids again . I can’t recommend Desert Rats highly enough it was excellent value and wish them continued success. Hopefully we will be back next year.
Written April 29, 2023
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The Hague, The Netherlands27 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Oct 2023 • Friends
The trip through the High Atlas was unbelievably beautiful! There were five of us: family trip with 5 nieces. The moped was super stable and could easily handle the highest mountain (2700+ meters). Wonderfully relaxed, saw a lot, and ate delicious food (as a vegan I often got my own tagine with seasoned vegetables - delicious!). And of course tea and hospitable people everywhere. The hotels were also chosen with great care: very beautifully located, lots of beautiful Moroccan tiles and design, and good food everywhere. Martine was a great guide: relaxed, very professional and super helpful. This holiday was a very nice mix of adventure, action and relaxation, special landscape and beautiful colors, friendly people, and lots of fun. We also laughed a lot. In short: recommended!!! We are also very curious about your Martine's other tour!
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Written November 14, 2023
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Joost V
12 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Oct 2021
We have just returned from Morocco having enjoyed a 5 day adventure with Dessert Rats Tours through the Atlas Mountains. The routes, scenery and Riads, used for the overnight accommodation and evening dinners, were absolutely first class. The Dokker bikes are great, comfortable, very easy to handle and indestructible. We cruised up and down the Atlas Mountains between 1500m and 2800m. The tour also included a lunch with a local family and a visit to a local school. What a great way to see this beautiful part of Morocco and experience the local culture. Everything was brilliantly organised and above all we felt extremely safe and well cared for. A big thank you to Martine, John and Su.
Written October 27, 2021
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Mark B
13 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Apr 2023 • Couples
What an amazing tour! Great off-road trails and off the beaten track into mind blowing landscapes on the trusty little Dockers. A great mix of boutique hotels selected for their beauty, location and comfort, among palmeries and beautifully restored Kasbahs, all offering excellent Morrocan cuisine.
Food with Berber families, impromptu visits to markets and regular stops for mint tea in little villages all added to the fabulous tour.
Martine was a great guide and companion and Ali - the support vehicle driver and mechanic was always there to make sure our bikes were safe and ready to go.
This week on the Mountains and villages tour was a trip of a lifetime with a fantastic mix of
riding, culture and food.
We definitely will be back for another tour.
Written April 7, 2023
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Brian G
Staffordshire, UK9 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Apr 2023 • Solo
Fabulous experience throughout. Martine the Tour guide was brilliant she planned and organised everything from end to end. The routes through the Atlas mountains and local villages were amazing as we're the hotels and the food. I would highly recommend this tour for those who want the excitement of riding emixed with cultural experience. 5*.
Written April 30, 2023
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Francesco M
30 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jun 2022 • Friends
Everything on our motorbike trip was way above expectation. We went through mountain villages completely unspoiled by tourism, where people and kids cheered up at us, in the beautiful scenery of the high atlas. Most of the time we were the only tourists and we experienced the incredible hospitality of Berbers. Martine and John were incredible guides and have clearly made a lot of research to find the most incredible riads and the most exciting routes. I won't forget the visit to a local school and the lunch with a Berber family. Thanks, Martine, thanks John!
Written June 11, 2022
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john s
1 contribution
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Oct 2023 • Friends
After doing a number of motorcycle tours of India and the USA I can honestly say this was the best organised one I have ever done. Martine ran it with calm efficiency and good humour and took us to places most tourists never see. Morocco is a wonderful country with lovely people and I for one will be back to do other Desert Rats tours.
Written October 28, 2023
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Freedom730434
1 contribution
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Nov 2023 • Friends
Three experienced riders decided to join the Desert Rats Mountains and Valleys Tour led by Martine and Jamie.
It wasn't about the the little 110cc Appollo Docker Motorcycles but to see the real Morocco, It's landscapes, people and culture.
Saying that, the bikes were fun to ride and reliable.
The whole trip was truly excellent. From the arranged 4 hour Taxi transfer from Marrakech Airport to the Hotel in Quarzazate to our departure.
Martine has planned exciting routes through stunning scenery, selected lovely hotels/guest houses and somehow arranged some memorable experiences like sharing meals with the locals in their homes.
I can only reiterate all the positive reviews previously written.
It really was a fantastic experience. Great value and extremely well organised.
Thank you Martine and Jamie for a very memorable week.
And to top it off we had blue skies and sunshine.

Paul - UK

Written November 15, 2023
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patricia a
Jersey City, NJ9 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Oct 2023 • Solo
I really loved this ride, it was beyond my expectations. I highly recommend this tour. It was well organized and had excellent mechanical support. The experience of going into the villages and seeing the kids faces and the locals saying hello, waving their hands, is unique! The smells of the mountains and the rural countryside is indescribable! The hotels we stayed at were beautiful and offered gorgeous views of the land. I went as a solo woman and felt safe the entire trip. Martine the tour guide was knowledgeable, kind and attentive! Thank you Desert Rats for a wonderful tour!
Written October 21, 2023
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Bertram
Haarle, The Netherlands2 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
May 2022 • Friends
We had a great time in Morocco with our family. We cruised on the easy going “Dockers” through the most beautiful trails and amazing nature, visited exiting hotels and stunning sites. It was so much more than I expected, Thanks Martine!
Written May 11, 2022
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