Africa
ExtremePiste de l’Erg Murzuq — Ubari to Tumu via the Fezzan Sand Sea Core
Sahara's sand sea — no track, no mercy.
Overlanding Trails in Africa
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ExtremeTibesti Massif Approach — Zouar to Emi Koussi Summit Track
Africa's highest summit. Zero infrastructure. Real consequences.
Africa
ModerateSossusvlei Desert Circuit — Sesriem to Deadvlei via Elim Dune and Big Daddy Dune
325-metre dunes and 900-year-old ghost trees.
Africa
ExtremePiste de l’Erg Ubari — Sebha to Germa via the Fezzan Lakes and Sand Sea
Crater lakes buried in the heart of the Sahara.
Africa
ExtremePiste de l’Aïr et Ténéré — Agadez to In Gall via Temet and Erg du Ténéré
Edge of the Ténéré. No margin for error.
Africa
ExtremePiste de Djanet — Djanet to Tamanrasset via the Hoggar Trans-Saharan Volcanic Plateau (Piste Directe)
700km of volcanic Sahara between two desert capitals.
Africa
ExpertPiste de l’Acacus — Ghat to Wadi Teshuinat via the Acacus Rock Art Mountains
Saharan rock art and sand in Libya's lost range.
Africa
ExtremePiste du Tenere — Agadez to Fachi via the Ténéré Desert Core
The Sahara's hardest blank space — no margin for error.
Africa
ExtremePiste du Temet — Agadez to Temet Dunes via the Aïr–Ténéré Corridor
Into the Ténéré — no tracks, no signal, no mercy.
Africa
ExpertHuab River Valley Track — Palmwag to Ganias via the Damaraland Desert Spine
Elephant country. No roads. No margin.