Who is this tour for

Get to know the Dakar Rally on an offroad adventure tour. This tour accompanies the rally from the start to the rest day.

Get up close with the racers at the start, in the Dakar Bivouac, watch the prologue at spectator points and visit on the rest day the Bivouac where the teams prepare the cars and bikes for the second half of the rally.

You'll travel through the stunning Saudi Arabian countryside on an Enduro bike, a KOVE Rally 450, a Buggy or in a 4x4, meeting the Dakar Rally. A complete off-road adventure with overnight stays in our own comfortable desert camps.

Definitely a once in a lifetime adventure.

Visits to the Dakar Bivouac

The Dakar Bivouac is open to visitors on selected days for the start, rest day and the final.

The VIP day ticket can be ordered through Ride Xpower. Admission is limited and should be booked well in advance.

For detailed information and availability, please contact us before the start of the tour; experience has shown that the organizers post ticket information very late.

Our general terms and conditions apply. This tour requires a 50% deposit and the rest is due 90 days before the tour starts. 

Arrival at Jeddah International Airport(JED) and transfer to the desert camp near KAEC (King Abdullah Economic City) where the Dakar Rally 2027 starts and ends. Distance 108 KM and approx. 1 hour drive.

For Enduro, KOVE Rally Bike and Buggy participants a shuttle will be organized depending on their arrival time in Jeddah, 4x4 participants get their 4x4 on arrival at the Jeddah Airport and will be guided to the desert camp. The meeting point will be at the airport or nearby, the location will be agreed over the WhatsApp group before arrival. Jeddah has 2 Terminals and you arrive depending on your airline (Terminal North and Terminal South)

Welcome by the tour manager in the camp and briefing on the tour.

Watch the Dakar Rally prologue at the start and from spectator points.

Prologue / Jan 1 / KAEC

Visit the Dakar Bivouac and stay in the Dakar Club, attend the briefing for the first stage.

Overnight stay in a desert camp. Breakfast, lunch snacks and dinner are provided in the camp.

Watch the start of the Dakar Rally from a spectator point along the first stage of the rally. This stage is a loop with return to the same Bivouac.

Stage 1 / Jan 2 / Loop round KAEC

Visit the Dakar Bivouac and stay in the Dakar Club, attend the briefing for the first stage.

Overnight stay in a desert camp. Breakfast, lunch snacks and dinner are provided in the camp.

The Dakar Rally has left KAEC and is completing stages 2-7 until the rest day on January 9th in Bisha during the Empty Quarter.

Stage 2 / Jan 3 / KAEC to Al-Ula

Stage 3 / Jan 4 / Al-Ula to Hail

Stage 4 / Jan 5 / Loop round Hail

Stage 5 / Jan 6 / Hail to Al Duwadimi

Stage 6 / Jan 7 / Al Duwadimi - Refuge Bivouac

Stage 7 / Jan 8 / Refuge to Bisha in the Empty Quarter

We are following the Dakar Rally at the start, spectator points, and finish lines of the stages wherever possible.

The Dakar Rally covers 9,000 kilometers over 14 race days, with stages up to 800 km long each day.

Since the Dakar Rally only announces the route the evening before the next stage, we can only finalize our route after the official briefing at 9 p.m. The route may also change during the night due to weather or other unforeseen circumstances.

Breakfast, lunch, dinner, drinks, and water will be provided at our desert camps.

The Dakar Rally's rest day allows us a full day at the Dakar Bivouac and a meet & greet with racers, service teams, and other visitors at the Dakar VIP Club. It's a fantastic experience, and you'll meet interesting people.

Our desert camp is located near the Dakar Bivouac, and we'll arrange shuttles to it.

Breakfast, lunch snacks, dinner, drinks, and water are provided at our desert camps.

Rest day of the Dakar Rally in Riyadh. Guided visitor tour to the paddock where we meet the racers and their teams who are preparing the bikes and cars for the second part of the rally. Overnight in a hotel in Riyadh. The evening is at leisure. Dinner not included. 

Dakar Bivouac tickets not included in the package.

The Dakar Rally has left BISHA and is completing stages 9-12 until the final in KAEC on January 15.

Stage 8 / Jan 10 / Loop round Bisha

Stage 9 / Jan 11 / Bisha to Wadi Ad Dawasir

Stage 10 / Jan 12 / Wadi Ad Dawasir to Bisha

Stage 11 Marathon / Jan 13-14 / Bisha to KAEC

Stage 12 / Jan 15 / Loop round KAEC (final stage)

We are following the Dakar Rally at the start, spectator points, and finish lines of the stages wherever possible.

The Dakar Rally covers 9,000 kilometers over 14 race days, with stages up to 800 km long each day.

Since the Dakar Rally only announces the route the evening before the next stage, we can only finalize our route after the official briefing at 9 p.m. The route may also change during the night due to weather or other unforeseen circumstances.

Breakfast, lunch, dinner, drinks, and water will be provided at our desert camps.  

Watch the final stage of the Dakar Rally at the start and spectator points. Take part in the award ceremony.

Stage 12 / Jan 15 / Loop round KAEC (final stage) and ceremony.

To give you the greatest possible freedom in deciding how long they stay at the Dakar Party, we will spend that night (from January 15th to 16th) in a guesthouse or hotel that you can easily reach from the Dakar Bivouac by Uber or taxi.

Dakar Bivouac tickets are not included in the package.

Good bye Dakar Rally and Saudi Arabia.

Departure from Jeddah International Airport. We will arrange a shuttle for the 1 hour drive to the airport.