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The Timbuktu Challenge Presentation Holland – 23rd March 2010

The Timbuktu Challenge Presentation Holland – 23rd March 2010. table of contents. The concept The route Organisation Ppreparation What else to bring Accommodation Transport Pricing Conclusion. 1. concept: Amsterdam to Timbuktu. A legendary motorcycle expedition

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The Timbuktu Challenge Presentation Holland – 23rd March 2010

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  1. The Timbuktu Challenge Presentation Holland – 23rd March 2010

  2. table of contents • The concept • The route • Organisation • Ppreparation • What else to bring • Accommodation • Transport • Pricing • Conclusion

  3. 1. concept: Amsterdam to Timbuktu A legendary motorcycle expedition • Maybe the reason why you bought this bike • 7000 km through 3 African countries • 3 weeks (6 till 28 November 2010) • 30 travel/endurance motorbikes (BMW GS; KTM Adventure, etc.) • Only limited off-road experience required

  4. 1. concept: Amsterdam to Timbuktu Key factors: • An unforgettable adventure • A mythical setting • Expedition / no race / team spirit / culture / adventure • An experienced organising team (logistics, technical, etc.) • Expedition but no torture • Training for the less experienced by Frans Verhoeven

  5. 2. The route • A trans-sahara expedition • 2 departures: Amsterdam & Brussels • Meeting point = Sète (south of France, 1266 or 1000 km) • 30 hours to cross the Mediterranean Sea • Tanger, Morocco: adventure starts there • Mountains, coast, sahara & sahel • Road type: mix of everything but doable for all

  6. 2. The route • Morocco • Western Sahara • Mauritania • Mali

  7. 2. The route • Morocco

  8. 2. The route • Western Sahara

  9. 2. The route • Mauritania

  10. 2. The route • Mali

  11. 3. Organising team • About 15 people • Gert, Brigitte, Frans, Cécile, Bert • Cooks, mechanics, logistics, reccie-team, medic, media • Two trucks, four 4 x 4’s • Local agents, authorities & security

  12. 4.1. Preparation - motorbike • Fuel autonomy of 250 km minimum • Garmin GPS (latest list soon available on website) • Security equipment: • Satellite phone (can be rented via organisation) • 2 fire flares, compass, emergency blanket • Emergency meal, drinking water (min 3 liters), small sleeping bag • Basic toolkit, tyre repair set (+ Leatherman) • Map of North/West-Africa (Michelin Map N° 741)

  13. 4.1. Preparation – motorbike – part 2 • Protections: • Crash bars • Engine protector • Hand guards • Specific protection (type dependent) • Tyres:Preferably Conti TKC 80 allroad • Panniers: • No Panniers, maybe small luggage roll • Tankbag (when necessary) • Parts • Brake en clutch levers • Chainlink (when applicable) • same brand and type!! • Iron wire • Duct tape • Ty wraps

  14. 4.1. Preparation – you! • Timbuktu training weekend: 18/19 September 2010 • On the agenda: • Course in navigation & gps • Course in first-aid • Course in bush mecanics • Technical checks of your motorbike • Evaluation of your driving skills + ½ day off-road course • Administration (medical / paperwork / visa applications)

  15. 5.1. What else to bring • 2 metal expedition boxes (Dakar size) • Transported by the organisation truck • Extra equipment to bring: • Tent / inflatable mattress / sleeping bag • Clothes / toiletries / medication • Plate, cup, cutlery • Spare parts if needed • Documents (cfr. next slide)

  16. Documents: International passport Drivers license 5 passport pictures Vehicle ownership document Vehicle insurance (incl Morocco) Procuration (for Morocco) Medication: Headache tablets Malaria tablets MalaroneLariam Doxycycline) Sun protection Immodium - Motillium 5.2. What else to bring

  17. 6. Accommodation • Based on bivouacs & hotels (60% - 40%) • Our bivoucs have: • Clean toilets • Camp showers • Better food than hotels • Camp fire • And so much more 

  18. 7. Transport • Ferry Sète (Fr) – Tanger (Morocco): on Sunday 7th Nov 2010 at 1PM. 30-36 hours of resting, partying, team building. (2 nights + 1 day) • To get home afterwards: • In Bamako: motor will be packed in specially prepared container (by us) • The containers will be transported overland by large trucks to the port of Dakar (Senegal) • From Dakar, the container will be shipped by Grimaldi to the port of Amsterdam • All participants will leave Bamako on the 28th November in the morning. At 10.30 AM you’ll be home in Amsterdam/Brussels.

  19. 8.1. Rental options – motorbikes • BMW R1200GS • Specifications: • Perfect state • 1 year old • 5000 km only • Technical assistance incl. • 1750 € rental for 3 weeks

  20. 8.2. Rental options – 4x4 • Jeep Wrangler • Specifications: • Perfect state • 1 year old • Technical assistance included • 2500 € per person rental for 3 weeks

  21. 9. Pricing • Prijs All-in: 4850€ (t.e.m. 30 april) • Participation fee to the expedition • 36 hours crossing of the Mediterranean Sea • Accommodation (hotels & bivouacs) • Daily breakfast & 3-course dinners • Minimum 15 people assistance • Plane ticket from Bamako to Amsterdam/Brussels • Repatriation of motorbike to port of Rotterdam/Antwerp • Transport & availability of spare parts

  22. Conclusion: we offer you … • a once-in-a-lifetime adventure • for every level of experience • to mythical locations • with an experienced organisation team • for a very honest and relatively low price Thank you & hope you join us

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