The Sahara beckons in this four-day, open-water swimming event. The premise? You have four days and four stages to swim the Sahara.

What is Morocco Swim Trek?
It’s a four-day open-water swimming race, set in Morocco. Ignore the word ‘trek’. It’s just swimming!

How does Morocco Swim Trek work?
Each day includes a new open-water swimming stage. Think four days and four stages, each with a different distance and start line. Overall total swim distance: 30km (18.65 miles).

What are the stage distances?
For the 2017 race, the longest swim is on day three. See the schedule below:

November 29 – Stage One, Dragon Island. 6.5km
November 30 – Stage Two, Pearl of Dakhla. 8.5km
December 1 – Stage Three, Pink Floyd Marathon. 10km
December 2 – Stage Four, Nomad Swimmer. 5km

Where is it?
The 2017 event, which is the third edition of the Morocco Swim Trek, takes place in the lagoon of the city of Dakhla, Morocco.

Where do I sleep?
In a Berber tent. The event is a ‘roving’ race, where you camp where you finish. Today’s finish line then becomes tomorrow’s start line.

What do I wear to swim in?
It’s totally up to you. Swim with or without a wetsuit, goggles and swim cap – there’s a different ranking system for swimmers with wetsuits and swimmers without.

When is it?
The 2017 event takes place across a total of five days, including arrival the day before and departure a day after the event: from November 28 (arrival day) to December 3 (competitors leave), including registration and after-party.

Tell me more? Visit www.moroccoswimtrek.com