Enduro and Rally Bike Tour

Meet Dakar Enduro Tour.

The Dakar Rally takes place over 15 days from January 1st to 15th, 2027. A prologue on January 1 will be followed by 13 race days with divided into 11 stages where two are marathon stages over two days and a rest day.

Tour Offers

The Ride Xpower Enduro and Rally Bike Tour meeting the Dakar is offered as

• Full Distance Enduro Tour from Dec 31 to 16 with 17 tour days and 14 days of riding

• Start Enduro Tour from Dec 31 to 10 with 11 tour days and 7 days of riding

• Finish Enduro Tour from Jan 8 to 16 with 9 tour days and 6 days of riding

Tour Bikes

You will ride 4-stroke enduro bikes from DUCATI, KTM and GASGAS and our new KOVE 450 Rally, bikes similar to the Dakar race bikes. 2-stroke bikes are not designed for long-distance riding and do not perform well in sand.

Riding Level

We carry out the enduro tour in two groups with different lengths of the daily routes, levels of difficulty and structure of the tour

• The MAD MEN group for the tough guys and gals who really want to know and

• The RELAXED group for those who want to try but aren't sure they can keep up

The “Mad Men” group will maximize daily trips and ride max they can manage on a day. The service jeep will catch up with them to bring water, food and essential fuel for the day. They want to feel and exceed their limits

The "Relaxed" group is well balanced between challenging riding and a trip to the overnight location when that's enough and adjusts the length and difficulty of the daily journeys day by day.

Both groups will see maximum of the Dakar Rally and visit the Dakar Bivouac where offered by the Dakar.

Route

We will meet every the Dakar Rally at the start, spectator point along the route and / or the stage final.

Our route will be along the race route, but we will take shortcuts and we will not drive on or cross the race track. We will meet the service car at the official spectator points for refueling. Our daily route length is adjusted to the group's riding abilities and the daily conditions.

We plan to cover 150 to max. 250 km (100-170 miles) each day. Our route will be a mix of meeting the Dakar Rally, riding through the desert and visiting interesting places. It will be demanding and the extent of the trip and the speed will be agreed upon by the group.

Even if you are not an experienced sand driver, you will be able to master the tracks without any problems.

Accommodation in the Camps

We'll stay overnight in our desert camps throughout the tour and we'll feel like the Dakar Rally riders by setting up our own camps in the dunes.

More info about the Desert Camp.

Luggage Transport

Your personal luggage is transported by the camp team.

Dakar is a real Adventure

Participating in the Ride Xpower Dakar Adventure means you will feel and push your limits, even if you don't ride as extreme as the racers and Enduro bikers. The 4x4 tour is designed to give you a taste of what it means to compete in the Dakar and you will drive in some difficult off-road sections. We'll meet the Dakar racers at the spectator points, but we'll focus on driving an off-road adventure tour.

Tour Program and Safety

The Dakar Rally is a true adventure. Saudi Arabia is a very well-organized and safe country. Ride Xpower tracks its participants with a location system and satellite emergency call function.

The rally will not announce the day's route and spectator points until late the previous day. Shortly before the start, the racers receive the road book for the next day.

We have to anticipate and adjust our routes accordingly - that's part of the adventure, you never know what's going to happen tomorrow, managing it is the adventure of this tour. What we will know are the locations of the rally overnight camps between stages, but not the route taken by the racers.

The daily tour program, the starting order for the Dakar Rally, and the final starting location will be announced at the daily Dakar briefing at approximately 9:30 PM and subsequently shared in the Ride Xpower WhatsApp group. Therefore, the tour program for the following day can only be finalized after the Dakar briefing.

The Ride Xpower team will be in Saudi Arabia throughout December exploring the routes and desert camp locations for the Meet Dakar Tour.

Visit to the Dakar Bivouac

The Dakar allows access to selected bivouacs in the form of a guided VIP tour. Limited day tickets can be ordered exclusively through Ride Xpower.

Tour Packages and Itineraries.

The tour package includes

• Overnight stays desert camps in single tents fully equipped with very good and warm sleeping mattress and bag

• Breakfast, lunch snacks, dinner and drinks (water, soft drinks, alcohol free beer)

• Motorbike with fuel - Ducati Enduro 450 or Kove Rally 450

• Professional Tour Manager

• Service car following the route where accessible

• Rescue 4x4 following the riders

• Luggage transport between the stages of the tour

• Ride Xpower Meet Dakar Souvenir

Not included

• Damages on the rental bike, a full cover insurance is offered as extra

• Ride Xpower Rebooking Cover (offered as extra)

• Dakar Bivouac tickets including Dakar VIP Club (offered as extra)

• Visa, personal insurances, travel cancellation cover

• Flight tickets and airport transfers

• Extra nights before and after the tour

• Board during stays in hotels booked as extra before, during and after the tour and in the hotel on Jan 15

Enduro Tour Itinerary

16 tour days, 13 adventure days

• Dec 31 - arrival and visit of the Dakar paddock (optional), New Years eve in the desert camp

• Jan 1 - watch the Dakar Prologue and visit the Dakar Bivouac (optional)

• Jan 2 - watch the start, spectator points and the stage final of the loop stage

• Jan 3-8 - adventure tour meeting the Dakar Rally, arrival of the 9-day tour to the final on Jan 8

• Jan 9 - visit the Dakar Bivouac on the Dakar rest day (optional)

• Jan 10-15 - adventure tour meeting the Dakar Rally, departure of the 11-day tour to the start on Jan 10, Jan 15 - visit of the Dakar Bivouac in the evening and attending the ceremony (optional)

• Jan 16 - departure