RACE INFO

RACE INFO

RACE INFO

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ITINERARY FOR NAMIB RACE (NAMIBIA) 2024

*NOTE THAT ALL TIMES ARE APPROXIMATE AND MAY CHANGE.

Overview
Namib Race 2024 Overview
Host Town for the Race

SWAKOPMUND, NAMIBIA

Most common ways to get to Swakopmund are:

1. Fly to Johannesburg or Cape Town in South Africa. Take a 2 hour regional flight to Walvis Bay Airport in Namibia. Walvis Bay is 30 minutes drive from Swakopmund.

2. Fly to Windhoek in Namibia. It is a 4 hour road transfer from Windhoek to Swakopmund. 

For more details about how to get to Swakopmund, including flight routes and transfers, download this "Travel Information" document.

Thursday, 25 April

Volunteers arrive (any time)

Friday, 26 April

Competitors arrive (any time)

Volunteer training (all day)

Saturday, 27 April

Competitor Briefing

Competitor Check-In, including administrative, medical and equipment review

Transfer to Camp 1

Sunday, 28 April
08:00: Start / Stage 1 - The Salt Pans
Monday, 29 April

08:00: Stage 2 - Into the Dunes

Tuesday, 30 April

08:00: Stage 3 - Crossing the Desert to Moon Valley

Wednesday, 1 May

08:00: Stage 4 - The 'Dry' River Valley

Thursday, 2 May

08:00: Stage 5 - The Long March: Passing Rossling Mountain

Friday, 3 May

Stage 5 (continued)

Saturday, 4 May

10:00: Stage 6 - The Final Footsteps to the Atlantic Ocean

12:00 (noon): Finish

Awards Presentation

Competitors & Volunteers stay overnight at the Event Hotel

Sunday, 5 May

Race activities have concluded and you are ready to depart or continue your travels in Namibia.

*Note that all times are approximate and may change.