The reconnaissance teams are out in the field finalising the last details of the route. The 2027 edition is already shaping up to be exceptional, both for its route and for the number of entries.
Want to be part of the legend? Register now.
2027 dates Jan 24 – Feb 6: Registration closes December 1
Some categories are already full: a waiting list is open.
4,000 km of special stages in Modern Race
3,000 km of special stages in Historic Race
15 days of adventure to Dakar, capital of Senegal
Marathon: the last great African marathon rally
The documentary · 12 minutes: : Watch it before you live it Click here
Twelve minutes of adventure, without a single word, filmed like cinema. Settle in: you'll understand why we come back every year.
Choose your adventure
More than 400 vehicles and 800 people form a caravan that sets off into the wild, across Africa's vast open spaces. Professionals and passionate amateurs share the same route and the same goal: reaching Dakar.
Modern Race
The full race format: performance, navigation and rankings.
Car / Bike / Quad / SSV / Truck
Historic Race
Historic Race A sporting-pace race for vehicles before 2007, alternating regularity, speed and navigation zones. Precision and driving skills count as much as the clock.
Car / Truck
Raid
Two formats to experience the road to Dakar at your own pace.
Raid Evo
The stepping stone to racing: the ideal way to discover the demands of rally-raid before moving up to Modern Race.
Raid Travel
Rally-raid in discovery mode: the whole road to Dakar, without the pressure of the clock.
Car / Bike / Quad / SSV / Truck
Starting from Tangier on January 24, the route heads south through Morocco and the great deserts of Mauritania, then finishes where the legend was born: in Dakar, on the shores of Lac Rose, on February 6.
2027 route map: start in Tangier on January 24, Meknes, Erfoud, M'Hamid, Assa, Laayoune, Dakhla (rest day on January 30), Aghouinit, Tabrankout, Teveritt, Mpal, finish in Dakar on February 6
Click here to view the route map
Created by those who wrote history
Jean-Louis Schlesser
Hubert Auriol
René Metge
Three great names of African rally-raid founded the Africa Eco Race with one idea: to preserve the spirit of the origins.
Jean-Louis Schlesser, two-time winner of the Paris-Dakar in 1999 and 2000, still directs the race. Here, navigation, endurance and the human adventure matter as much as speed.
Included in your 2027 entry
You drive.
We handle the rest.
Even more services are included this year. Boat, borders, bivouac, assistance: your only mission is to make it to the finish.
Your vehicle takes the boat
Round-trip transport of your vehicle (Ferry between Europe/Morocco – Boat between Senegal/Europe) and your own crossing in a shared cabin, meals on board included from Europe to Morocco.
Borders? Sorted.
Mauritania visa, customs and border formalities, green card insurance in Mauritania and Senegal.
Your bivouac every night
Access to the entire route and all bivouacs, with their full infrastructure from start to finish.
Dinner is served!
Breakfast, lunch pack and dinner at the bivouacs, throughout the rally.
We've got your back
Full medical coverage, repatriation assistance in race and raid, organiser's civil liability insurance.
Tracking and safety
Mandatory MARLINK / ERTF tracking and safety system.
Mounting kits not included.
Fuel
Bike and quad: fuel on special stages, at the bivouac and on some liaisons. SSV: on special stages and some liaisons.
All the way to the podium
Official start ceremony and prize-giving, official T-shirt and goodies, royalty-free official photos and videos.
No surprises
From the moment you register, you know exactly what your adventure includes.
