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In a nutshell
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Start
Finish
Countries
Stages
Rest days
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Paris,
France
Dakar, Senegal
France, Andorra, Spain, Morocco,
Western Sahara, Mauritania, Senegal
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12 days : Le Puy, Carcassonne, Zaragoza,
Cuenca, Granada, Fès,
Marrakech (2),
Sidi Ifni, Dakhla, Nouakchott,
St. Louis
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Total distance
Average distance
Total climbing
Average climbing
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7.200 km
118 km
60.000 meters
980 meters
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4.500 miles
74 miles
197.000 feet
3.230 feet
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Road condition
Period
Accommodation
Price ( full tour )
Discount
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99% paved
Sunday September 3rd,
2023
Sunday November 12th,
2023
Campings, bush camps and
17 hotel nights
€ 8.900,-
€ 400,- for early registration
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Description
The first Paris-Dakar started in 1979. By car as you
probably know. During the next decennia this rally grew
into a world-class event without equal. In the course of
years loads of people have been attracted to accomplish
this journey mostly by motorized vehicles. We offer you
the possibility to experience this extraordinary dream
on your bike. You will taste the sweetness of completing
this wonderful ride on a bicycle.
Out of Paris we
will follow peaceful roads to show you the most
beautiful places of France.
Via the mountain Princedom of
Andorra in the
Pyrenees we drop down in the rough inner lands of
Spain to continue
further south. The ferry across the Strait of
Gibraltar gains you access to the immense African
continent. Morocco
offers fascinating cities of former Kings, valleys of
dates, oasis and the rugged landscape of the Atlas
Mountains. The journey continues by traversing the
Sahara via the
Atlantic Route, where we will experience the emptiness
of Mauritania and
sleep below breath-taking starry skies. The finish lies
in the most western point of Africa,
Dakar, the capital
of Senegal.
Paris-Dakar is a journey through different cultures,
sceneries and climates. You cycle from the catwalk in
Paris to the little huts below baobab trees in Senegal.
Rolling hills, burning sun, spectacular down hills,
winds blowing from all directions, roads with potholes,
pouring rain, tarmac like silk, freezing temperatures in
the night and forties in the desert, challenging
mountains and everlasting flats.
The start of the 4th
edition of "Paris-Dakar" is
September 3rd, 2023
at the base of the Eiffel Tower. More than ten weeks
later, on November 12th, 2023 you arrive after 7.200
kilometres (4.500 miles) with a great feeling of
satisfaction in Dakar.
Paris-Dakar is more than just a "normal" bike ride. It's
a combination of the physical challenge, the
appreciation of the natural beauty, the view of the
cultural inheritance and above all a mental freedom.
Next to that, the bike journey is open for cyclists from
all around the world to create an exceptional
atmosphere, during as well as after the bike ride.
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