The Route

The Proposed Route as of September 2003 - Click here for the map

Europe:

UK: London to Dover to
France: Calais to Paris to
Spain: Madrid to Gibraltar to

Africa:

(We'll have to review with FO guidance nearer the time)
Morocco: Ceuta (Sebta) to Fnideq to Tangier to Casablanca toMarrakech to
Tan Tan to
Western Laayoune to Dakhla to

Sahara:
Mauritania: Nouadhibou to Nouamghar to Nouakchott to
Senegal: Dakar with a possible detour into Gambia to
Tambacounda
Mali: Kayes to Kita to Bamako to Segou

We then have a few options depending on the local circumstances (and weather)

1. San to Mopti to Tombouctou to Gou to (Niger) to Niamey
2. San to Mopti to Gou to (Niger) to Niamey
3. to (ferry) to Tombouctou to Gou to (Niger) to Niamey
4. to San to (Burkina Faso) to Bobo Dioulas to Ouagadougan

Niger: Niamey to Maradi to
Nigeria: Kano to Maiduguri to
Chad: Ndjamena to Abeche.

WE MUST BE PAST THIS POINT BY MID-MAY

Sudan: El Fasher to El Obeid to Khartoum to Gedaref to
Ethiopia: Gonder to Addis Abeba to Moyale to
Kenya: Nairobi
Tanzania
Malawi / Mozambique

The route down from Nairobi is mostly on tarmac roads but varies on the conitions and advice that we get along the way.

Map