Which rally raid to choose in the Balkans, the Mediterranean or North Africa, in what order, and which training gets you there – with the 2027 dates of each event.
Zagreb Winter Rally (1 Dec – 28 Feb), Zagreb Spring Rally (1 Mar – 31 May) and Roadbook Selection from Knin (1 May – 30 Jul). Ride on any day with the Terra Pirata app.
Established rally raids by other organisers, with dates as published on their official websites in October 2026 – always confirm with the organiser before you book. All dates, bajas included, are in the full rally raid calendar 2027 on dinaricrally.com.
24 January – 6 February 2027 · Morocco to Senegal
Africa Eco Race
Tangier to Dakar. Competition plus Raid formats. Bikes, quads, SSVs, cars and trucks.
Each of these was held in 2025 or 2026. We add the 2027 dates when the organisers publish them.
Galicia Rally – SpainFIM Europe TT Rally Cup round. 2026: 12–18 April, Santiago de Compostela.
Sardegna Rally Raid – ItalyRally raid from Olbia. 2026: May.
TransAnatolia – TurkeyRally and Raid across Anatolia. 2025: 30 August – 6 September.
Greece Rally – GreeceRally raid around Serres for bikes, quads, SSVs and cars. 2026: 20–26 September.
Fenix Rally – TunisiaRally with a non-timed Discovery class, held in 2025. 2026 edition: late October.
Which one first?
From the first roadbook to the world championship
Most riders start with an event that has a non-competitive class or no timing at all: the Dinaric Eco Raid, the Adventure Raid at Hellas or the Adventure Raid at the Morocco Desert Challenge. The next step is a full rally raid close to home – the Dinaric Rally, Hellas Rally or Rally Albania. Desert events like the Morocco Desert Challenge or the Africa Eco Race come after that, and the world championship rounds in Portugal and Morocco are for riders with several rallies behind them.
What decides most first rallies is navigation, not speed. Reading the roadbook, keeping the CAP and resetting the trip after a mistake can be learned in a week. The Roadbook Rally Bootcamp runs in May and July in time for the summer rallies, and the Morocco Rally Training in March prepares you for sand and dunes. Not sure which fits you? See rally training courses compared.
Looking for the history? See the rally raids that are no longer held – from the Paris–Dakar in Africa to the Rallye des Pharaons and the Merzouga Rally.
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Is your event missing?
We list rally raids, adventure raids and roadbook events in the Balkans, the Mediterranean and North Africa. Send us the name, dates and the link to your official page.
