For this edition we have prepared a spectacular new itinerary which is both fun and allows you to experience an unforgettable adventure, discovering that your limits are far beyond what others tell you.
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The starting point is Tangier. After crossing the interior of Morocco, through the Atlas mountains, where we deliver school supplies and materials to villages previously selected by the Organization, we then continue Southbound, towards the dunes of the Erg Chebbi.
We cross the desert following the ancient route of the Paris-Dakar, to get to Marrakech, the most beautiful imperial city of North Africa, where we will spend a day sightseeing and end the tour UNIRAID 2021. We then return to Tangier to take the ferry back home.
In total, 6 stages that combine driving on mountain roads, tracks, sand and dunes. sleeping 2 nights in hotels, 5 in camps organized in the middle of the desert and 1 night, the marathon stage, free camping surrounded by dunes.
The challenge: To overcome 6 stages with only one "roadbook", a map and a compass (without GPS or electronic devices), aboard a car over 20 years old, overcoming natural obstacles and various tests of skill and strategy proposed by the Organization.
UNIRAID is organized by IRIDIS TRAVEL, a travel agency specialized in adventure travels, with more than 30 years of experience designing routes through the deserts of Africa.
Our main objective is to offer a journey with the maximum security measures, maintaining the spirit of solidarity and adventure at all times
Saturday: Tangier - Azrou
Sunday: Azrou – Rich (stage 1)
Monday: Rich - The Jorf (stage 2)
Tuesday: the Jorf - Erg Chebbi (stage 3)
Wednesday: Erg Chebbi - (marathon stage - day 1)
Thursday: (marathon stage - day 2) - Tazzarine
Friday: Tazzarine – Marrakech (stage 6)
Saturday: Marrakech - Marrakech
Sunday: Marrakech - Tangier
Mechanical assistance is one of the services most valued by all students participating in UNIRAID.
Our team made up of more than 30 professionals, 4x4 cars, vans, "broom cars" ... works the 24 hours of the day to solve the problems and breakdowns that may arise during the itinerary, because from the Organization, we want all students to be able to live and enjoy this unique experience.
UNIRAID is one of the few events of this type that includes mechanical assistance at Registration.
SECURITY
Despite participating with very old cars and without the help of GPS, the Organization uses the latest advances to ensure the safety of all participants: All participating teams are geolocated via satellite.
In the technical checks it is installed in each car, a device that allows the Organization to know the geolocation, speed, indidencias, etc, of each team, in order to intervene in case of need.
Because we want you to live the adventure ... and nothing more than the adventure.
Some stages of UNIRAID run through the old Dakar routes.
We always look for the most spectacular settings and far from civilization.
And at nightfall, our own camps await us, equipped with maximum comfort, in the middle of the desert.
ENVIRONMENT
UNIRAID reaffirms its environmental and sustainability commitment to the population and environment of Morocco. For this reason, carry out the actions detailed below, both to raise awareness among the participants, as to achieve the environmental objective of "Zero Impact":
All with the aim that the passage of UNIRAID is sustainable and respectful of the Moroccan environment.. That the only thing we leave behind are the gratitude and smiles of the recipients of our projects and solidarity material.