The third edition of this unique adventure starts Sunday September 6th, 2009 at the base of the Eiffel Tower. Ten weeks later, and 7.200 kilometres ( 4.500 miles ) further, you arrive with a great feeling of satisfaction on November 14th in Dakar.

The first Paris-Dakar started in 1979. By car as you probably know. Meanwhile this rally has grown into a world-class event without equal. In the course of years loads of people have been attracted to accomplish this journey mostly on motorized vehicles. We offer you the possibility to experience this extraordinary dream on your bike. You will taste the sweetness of completing this wonderful ride on a bicycle.

Out of Paris we will follow peaceful roads to show you the most beautiful places of France. Via the mountain Princedom of Andorra in the Pyrenees we drop down in the rough inner lands of Spain to continue further south.

The fast ferry across the Strait of Gibraltar gains you access to the immense African continent. Morocco offers fascinating cities of former Kings, valleys of dates, oasis and the rugged landscape of the Atlas Mountains. The journey continues by traversing the Sahara via the Atlantic Route, where we will experience the emptiness of Mauritania and sleep below breathtaking starry skies. The finish lies in the most western point of Africa, Dakar, the capital of Senegal.

The kilometres, mostly paved, you cover with your own strength and in a speed you prefer. You can compete with the other participants and try to cover the distance as fast as possible, or you can choose to enjoy the beauty of the European and African landscape thoroughly. You decide by yourself.

Paris-Dakar is more than just a “normal” bike ride. It’s a combination of the physical challenge, the appreciation of the natural beauty, the view of the cultural inheritance and above all a mental freedom. Next to that, the bike journey is open for cyclists from all around the world to create an exceptional atmosphere, during as well as after the bike ride.

The credo of Bike Dreams is: “Life is not the dreams you have, but the dreams you realize”.