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Namib Race 2024: Schedule (27 April 2024)

Competitor Briefing
The first official meeting is the Competitor Briefing that all competitors must attend.  It will take place on Saturday, 27 April at 09:00 at The Swakopmund Hotel & Entertainment Centre in the courtyard area.


Competitor Check-In – This is when all your mandatory paperwork and equipment is checked.  It will begin immediately after the Competitor Briefing. Remember to bring all of your equipment, clothing, food and electrolytes to the Competitor Check-In. Check-In times are scheduled by tent number and are as follows:


Time

09:00 Competitor Briefing (all competitors)

10:30 4 Deserts Club members & VIP’s

11:00 Tents 1 to 7

11:45 Tents 8 to 13

12:30 Tents 14 to 18 and single tents

15:00 Buses depart for Camp 1. 


Note - Lunch is not provided, but you have plenty of time to enjoy your last meal in the desert.


Saturday Breakfast - Breakfast is provided for you at the hotel on Saturday morning from 6:30am to 9am. 

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Hotel Check Out and Room Charges - You must be checked out of your room by 10am. 

Your hotel room is paid for on the night of Friday, 26 April, and again after the race on Saturday, 4 May. Note that RacingThePlanet does not cover any extra charges, such as room service, telephone calls, laundry, etc. These charges must be paid by you when you check out from the hotel (both times). Failure to do so will result in a delay in departure to Camp 1. 


Luggage – You can leave one piece of luggage in Swakopmund while you are in the Namib Desert. We recommend that you lock the bag as a precaution. 

This piece of luggage should be left at the designated location at the hotel you are staying at before the race, with a Namib Race luggage tag securely attached to it. You will be given the luggage tag after the briefing. This bag will be stored in a secure location close to the hotel. You can pick it up from the hotel lobby when you return after the race. Please keep the luggage that you leave to one bag only.  

For those staying in a different hotel after the race, you should leave your bag at the hotel that you check out of on 27 April and we will organize for it to be the hotel you are staying at after the race. 


Leaving for Camp 1 – We will depart for Camp 1 on Saturday, 27 April, at 15:00.  The buses will leave from the car park in front of The Swakopmund Hotel & Entertainment Centre.  You will be driven about 1 hour to Camp 1 in the Namib Desert. You should fill your water bottles with water that we will provide before you board the buses.

 

Do not forget that you need to bring a meal for Camp 1 on Saturday evening (this is in addition to the 14,000 calories). The Namib Race 2024 will start at 08:00 on Sunday, 28 April.