The camp runs Saturday to Saturday. Day one you're collected at Agadir airport and driven about an hour to Ait Baha, where you stay the first night at Hotel Al adarissa, build your bike, look around town and take a short ride before dinner. Bike boxes stay behind. Day two is a ride to Tizourgane Kasbah for lunch, over the pass and 18km down into the Ameln Valley to Chez Amaliya, which is home for the rest of the week.

From day three to day six the routine settles: rides leave around 9am, routes and GPX files are set out at the evening or morning briefing the day before, and you should expect 80–120km taking four to seven hours with café and lunch stops. The ride leaders talk through your training aims so the week is pitched at what you're working towards. Day seven goes back over the pass with lunch on the way and an alternative route to Ait Baha, where you pack the bikes away and have a last dinner together. Day eight is the transfer back to Agadir airport.

The riding is on tarmac, mostly in good condition. Moroccan roads often have a single strip of tarmac down the middle with gravel margins, and you'll share them with drivers who are generally used to and relaxed about cycling groups. Most gradients sit around 6% — the roads were laid out by French surveyors in the 1920s — but there are steeper climbs well into double figures. A low bottom gear is recommended.

What separates this from a standard European training camp is the terrain and the traffic. The Souss-Massa area around Tafroute has very little traffic and long open roads, with rolling hills, flat plains and several long alpine-type climbs. The leaders ride with you and give advice on riding technique through the week.

You bring your own bike — there's no hire. There are workstands and a minimal workshop, but no high-quality bike shops within 200km, so bring the spares you might need and check wheels, tyres and brakes before you travel. Tougher winter training tyres are worth considering given the rougher surface. Helmets aren't a legal requirement in Morocco, but you may want one for your own safety and for travel insurance conditions.

Groups are capped at 16. If you want a second week, the routes in week two are guaranteed to be different, given how much choice there is in the area.

What's included

- 7 nights hotel accommodation, half board basis, sharing rooms - Lunches and refreshments at morning and afternoon stops, supplied by the guide - Backup vehicle for luggage and rider assistance - Transport from Agadir airport to the start hotel in Ait Baha - Transport from the final hotel in Ait Baha to Agadir airport - Services of experienced ride leaders - All breakfasts and evening meals, at the hotel or a nearby restaurant

What's not included

- Travel to and from the airport in the UK, and any UK accommodation before or after the flight - Drinks with evening meals - Extra food or drinks stops you make yourself in local cafés, or lunch on rest days - Entry fees at attractions - Any other personal expenses, fees, taxes or gratuities - Travel insurance - Single room supplement (£300, subject to availability) - Bike hire (not available — bring your own bike)