FOLLOWING THE ROUTE OF 2005
In 2025 rally returns to West Africa commemorating the very first Budapest-Bamako which started in Budapest in December of 2005. We tried to be true to the original route, but unfortunately the ever changing political landscape of West Africa doesn’t permit us. We returned to the coast of Morocco and cruise all the way to Nouakchott just like in 2005. From then on we’ll hit Senegal and finish in another capital starting with a B, Banjul.
WARNING: Please always keep in mind that this is a volatile part of the world. Changes can happen between now and the finish day of the rally at any time.
START – BUDAPEST January 17, 2025
The rally will once again depart from one of Europe’s most beautiful cities, Budapest.
EUROPE
There will be only one extra long marathon stage in Europe. Teams will have to get to Genoa or one of the Spanish ports for the ferry crossing.
MOROCCO
Spectacular mountain roads along the Atlantic ocean will take us to the great desert. For the first time in 2005 the rally returns to Essaouria. We will drive into the desert and cruise down to Laayoune and Dakhla.
MAURITANIA
The rally will visit Mauritania’s most spectacular places with some classic destinations and pure Saharan driving. Expect golden sand dunes, soft desert paths and fast salt flats. We’ll pass through the Banc D’Arguin National Park and return to the B2 Beach named after the rally. Extreme off-road teams and race teams will have a chance to driving in the deep sands of the Sahara.
SENEGAL
Grassy, bushy savannas will welcome the rally in Senegal. Experience traditional African village life under ancient baobab trees as you navigate along dusty donkey tracks. Watch hippos and crocodiles in the Gambia river or visit the Simenti National Park to hang out with monkeys.
THE GAMBIA
We’ll cross the Gambia river and the African bush into The Gambia. We’ll visit the historic town on Jan Jan Bureh which once was a center of the West African slave trade, get a chance to see gorillas in the wild and will arrive ceremoniously on the “smiling coast” of Africa.
2024 Official Route
IMPORTANT: If you live in Spain, Portugal, Italy and France and don’t want to come to Budapest you may join the rally in Morocco.
