Dakhla ChallengeEntry Fee: £250

The Dakhla Challenge (leaving April 5th 2012)  aims to traverse Morocco off piste crossing the Atlas and heading out into the desert camping under the stars. While going offpiste is usually not for the faint hearted, the group approach allows the Good Samaritan spirit in us all to help teams in trouble and teams assemble at the Challenge hotel in Tarifa, included in your fee, allowing you to meet fellow Teams and get organised into groups for Morocco.

You will be provided with a roadbook penned by Sahara guru Chris Scott (www.sahara-overland.com) and the aim is to get to Dahkla using as little tarmac as possible. Bivi under the stars and the more inappropriate the car,the better.

All Bikes, cars or trucks welcome, whether 2WD or 4WD, but we suggest that each sub-group is composed of only 2WD or 4WD. The reason is that the 4WD routes are too tough for 2WDs and 2WDs will only slow the 4WDs down. The 2 WDs can use the routes in the roadbook which are all passable while the 4WDs can use tougher routes in Sahara Overland which is the  hardback bible mailed to all teams. We also suggest that every team carries GPS and knows how to use it and recharge it! Hopefully, you'll manage to keep your vehicle in one piece and will return home with it.

Fes may be your first night in Morocco, and then you're off into the Atlas mountains via the stunning Todra gorges with an R&R day or three in Marrakech.

There are 3 options, 1st being a 1 week jaunt to Marrakech,flying home on Easyjet and leaving the car there. Option 2 is to take 2 weeks and get to the finishing line at Dahkla, leaving the car for a charity auction and again flying home. You will need an internal flight to connect with Marrakech airport for Easyjet. Option 3 is to drive home but allow more than 2 weeks as it is a long way back to the UK.

We plan a car auction in Dakhla and a final 2 days of an off piste nature organised by our Dakhla contact Freya but this is not yet firmed up. http://www.ambienceofdakhla.com/

We go over Easter, leaving Thursday April 5th 2012 (first night at a hotel in Calais) In April  the weather is good for camping in Morocco and there are 2 bank holidays to use up,thus saving your holiday allowance. Winter is too cold and summer too hot. The fee is £250 per car and for your fee you get:

•Chris Scott Sahara Overland book. RRP £20.
•One paperback issue book by a previous participant.
•Exclusive PDC 'road-book' including guidance notes
•Official PDC car stickers and entry numbers.
•Two nights accommodation for 2 people, half board in one of two designated hotels in Southern Spain.
•Support on the Morocco/Mauritania border, where your car can be sold and proceeds to charity.
•Behind the scenes administration to try and smooth passage through Morocco(no guarantees of success, however!)
•Behind the scenes international liaison with partners and coordinators that allow this event to take place.
•Web site listing and Publicity.
•Inclusion within the formal lists of Participants that are issued to the Officials of some of the countries en route.