RACE INFO

RACE INFO

RACE INFO

Namib Race Home

ITINERARY FOR NAMIB RACE (NAMIBIA) 2026

*NOTE THAT ALL TIMES ARE APPROXIMATE AND MAY CHANGE.

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 5-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, 13 August

Volunteers arrive (any time)

Friday, 14 August

Competitors arrive (any time)

Volunteer training (all day)

Saturday, 15 August

Competitor Briefing

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

Transfer to Camp 1

Sunday, 16 August

08:00: Start / Stage 1 - The Salt Pans

Monday, 17 August

08:00: Stage 2 - Into the Dunes

Tuesday, 18 August

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

Wednesday, 19 August

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

Thursday, 20 August

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

Friday, 21 August

Stage 5 (continued)

Saturday, 22 August

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, 23 August

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.