| Dakar Motorbike Adventure Tour 24 Day |
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| Description | The Dakar Rallye is the single most extraordinary race of its
kind. The race started in 1979 as a race from Paris to Dakar.
In 2009 the race was moved to South America. Due to the enormous success if the race in its new location it will again be run in South America in 2012. As the condor (rather than the crow) flies, almost 5,000 kilometres separate Mar del Plata from Lima. In 2012, the Dakar will be staging a pan-American adventure of more than 9,000 kilometres in total. Unlike previous year’s loops, the route will transport the rally from the shores of the Atlantic Ocean to those of the Pacific, enabling its competitors to discover new lands and another aspect of South America. The scale of this challenge has also led to a change in the race’s format, which will include 14 days of racing in 2012. Constantly guided by the Andes Mountain range, the drivers and riders will be crossing the Atacama, and will experience in particular the diversity of the dunes as they head into Peru. The competitors will be getting to the heart of the sporting matter on 1st January, after the starting ceremony at Mar del Plata. Used to journeying through Argentina, the riders, drivers and crews will this time be making a bee-line for the Andes Mountains. Only a few familiar landscapes as well as some first-rate sections, including dunes and canyons, have been selected for the Argentine part of the programme in 2012. The rally will enter Chile with a spot of climbing. After having travelled over the Andes, the rally will then start to follow the range to its tip, working their way up between the mountains and ocean. During this journey northwards, the Dakar will be delving in to the heart of the Atacama Desert, where navigational skill is just as important as the ability to tame the dunes. |
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| Distance | Ratio | 3600km | 85% Dirt | 15% Road | |||
| What's Included | Our tours are all-inclusive packages*.
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| Cost | All inclusive $17950 [Convert
Currency.] All hire motorcycles require a $2500 security deposit. The deposit will be refunded upon safe return of your motorcycle. |
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