Banjul Challenge

The 3 week Banjul Challenge, departs the second week in January each year. Friday 13th January 2023, Friday 12th January 2024 ,Friday 10th January 2025 - application forms can be found from our top menu.

This was the worlds first ever Banger Challenge, and has spawned so many others. Teams have made it to West Africa, every year since 2003 making this Challenge the longest running banger challenge anywhere on this planet.

The cost per car is £399, and teams leave for Banjul in The Gambia West Africa. Meeting up for the first time in Tarifa Spain for a super show of trusty rusty vehicles (if you have successfully made it that far!). This terrible attire evening (shocking shirts required) is a great kick start to your onward journey and the perfect place to buddy up into smaller crews before pushing on to West Africa.

The Banjul Challenge heads South through Morocco, Western Sahara, Mauritania and Senegal, arriving in Banjul in The Gambia. The route travels mostly on tarmac roads, but the highlight is the two-day crossing of the Sahara Desert. The journey is approximately 3700 miles, and can comfortably be covered in three weeks (if all goes well). Those in a hurry have completed in under two weeks, but that is missing the point, really. This is NOT a race. There is so much of interest en-route that it makes no sense to rush your travels.

Banjul

This Challenge is open to all not just left-hand drive vehicles. There is a not for profit car buying service for those who cannot buy a car easily and this includes all paperwork.

The Banjul Challenge heads South through Morocco, Western Sahara, Mauritania and Senegal, arriving in Banjul in The Gambia. The route travels mostly on tarmac roads, but the highlight for some is the two-day offroad crossing of the Sahara Desert. Others stay on road preferring to explore places such as the Tergit oasis. The journey is approximately 3700 miles, and can comfortably be covered in three weeks (if all goes well). Those in a hurry have completed in under two weeks, but that is missing the point, really. This is NOT a race. There is so much of interest en-route that it makes no sense to rush your travels.”This Challenge is open to all not just left-hand drive vehicles. There is a not for profit car buying service for those who cannot buy a car easily and this includes all paperwork.

The route can be completed by almost any vehicle, and there is no distinct advantage to having 4 x 4 drive (except when others are stuck in the sand!). It is a condition of entry that all vehicles ending in the Gambia MUST be donated to the Charities Control Committee. The vehicles are auctioned and the funds raised are distributed to local worthy causes. This is the only legitimate way to ensure that the best price is obtained and that the funds are distributed appropriately.

Please click here for the application form and more details.