Nothing is the same this year.

It is clear to all of us that “ElChott 2020”, like other sports or travel events also, can only take place under clearly defined conditions. For that it will be a comprehensive hygiene and prevention concept. And even if we are likely to face some restrictions, we will try to adhere to the planned event schedule.

The most important requirement, however, is the negative PCR test to be presented upon entry. The test result must not be older than 120 hours when we arrive in Tunisia on October 25th, 2020.

Each participant is self responsible for ensuring that the test will be carried out on time and that the result will be presented.

All notes made on our pre-tour have been evaluated.

The routes of the days stages as well as the routes of the service teams are determined finally.

The rally road books for the 10 stages are ready for printing:

• 1,441 road book images – total: 2,520 km – special stages: 1,365 km

The service road books are also ready to print:

• 261 road book images – 1,926.5 km of service routes

Back from our pre-tour, we are happy and a little proud too that we can announce: The “El Chott 2020” rally can take place in the planned period and with almost no restrictions.

• All planned routes are checked.
• Hotels and camps are also checked.
• The road books will be created in the next few days.
• Nothing stands in the way of the approval of the rally by the Tunisian authorities.

Years of continuous cooperation with the same partners always pays off, especially under difficult conditions.

Conclusion: We offer you the opportunity still in 2020 to drive a real desert rally with about 1,600 race kilometers (a total of 2,600 km).

• as a motorsport challenge in extreme terrain
• as a training under competitive conditions for “bigger tasks”
• as a real “dune adventure” in our Discovery Class
• to experience Tunisia individually in the Adventure Class
• or just to get out in this “crazy” year

Important for your registrations:

• deadline for the “normal booking price” until 23rd August extended
  deadline for “late booking price” until 13th September extended

And here you can find the online registration forms: -> registrations

Current covid-19 information:

Tunisia is far less affected by the corona pandemic than Europe or neighboring countries in North Africa. In addition to the much lower travel activity of the Tunisians, the main reason for this is the consistent action of the government. All measures such as travel and moving restrictions, distance rules or the wearing of mouth / nose protection were implemented nationwide at an early stage. Similar to ours, the hygiene measures are still relevant. All other restrictions have since been canceled. In the rural regions of the Tunisian south or in the desert itself, i.e. where the rally takes place, the number of infected people is so low that there is almost no risk of infection.

The consequences of the global pandemic, the de facto collapse of tourism, hit Tunisia as a classic holiday destination all the harder.

As things stand at the moment, there are no requirements for most European when entering Tunisia. If the number of new infections in the country increases, a negative test to be shown is under discussion. With us, Tunisia is NOT classified as a risk area. Accordingly, no special requirements are to be expected also on the return journey.

2020/07/24 – 10:00 am

• The supplies for the next 2 weeks are stowed away.
• The navigation and tracking devices are installed.
• The pre-tour to El Chott 2020 begins with our trip to the ferry

Next stop: Bellinzona (CH) – meeting point with team “Santana”.

Current information from the tour, photos and other news can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/ElChott/

And with our satellite-based tracking, you can follow our daily routes through Tunisia: -> EXPLONA-Tracking-website

From June 27th, the borders of Tunisia will be open again for general travel.

Germany, Italy, Austria, Switzerland and most other European countries are classified on a list by the Tunisian Ministry of Health as “low Covid 19 risk” countries. Travelers from these countries are exempt from all measures discussed until now.

No quarantine, no negative test to be presented – now nothing stands in the way of our pre-tour. Tunisia, we are coming.

Even we do not yet know how many teams are finally registering for “El Chott 2020”, we will use two vehicles to check all the planned special stages and service routes. Based on this we will write the road books subsequently.

After months of uncertainty, we are very happy to be able to offer a marathon rally for 2020 also. For some amateurs, the event will be the highlight of the rally year. Others use the “El Chott” for testing and training and still others want to explore Tunisia in one of our two tourist groups.

You are all heartily invited: share our passion!

Please support us by registering soon. -> registration form

All registration fees will of course only be payable once the rally has been confirmed finally.

IMPORTANT: 

Despite the corona restrictions, we try to realize the “El Chott – Sahara Rallye de Tunisie” as planned. Whith it we want to offer to all rally enthusiasts the opportunity to experience great motorsport at a marathon rally in 2020 also.

Measures catalog of the Tunisian government (as of June 10, 2020)

The Tunisian government has introduced a number of measures to contain the pandemic since March 12. Since May 4 there are some gradual easing.

Since June 4 trips between the governorates are again possible without special permission. The curfew between 11pm and 5am was canceled on June 9th. The requirement to wear a nose-mouth protection and the general hygiene and distance rules remain in place.

The opening of the borders for general traveling is planned for June 27, 2020.

All of this makes us optimistic that at the end of October – at least in more than 4 months – a rally can take place without major restrictions.

As it is currently still unclear under which conditions entry will be possible from the end of June (quarantine, showing a negative test or only measuring fever), the implementation of our pre-tour planned for the end of July has not yet been finally secured. As soon as we getb the OK from Tunisia, we will be able to prepare all special stages and the required road books as planned.

The best way to support us is to signal your participation by registering soon. -> http://www.elchott.com/archives/category/nennformular?lang=en

All registration fees will of course only be payable once the rally has been confirmed finally.

We have just received the information from the Hotel “Eisenacher Haus” that the current tenant will not continue to operate the hotel.

Regardless of the Corona requirements, the hotel will remain closed until further notice. As a result, the rally presentation can’t take place at the scheduled time.

The new location and date for the participant meeting will also be based on the date of our pre-tour. This will probably take place in July / August. Then we will have all the information for a basis of which we can offer a detailed rally presentation.

I would like to explain once again that we are doing everything possible to carry out the El Chott 2020 as planned. But especially in the current situation we urgently need your support for this:

Please register as soon as possible. Use the time until the entry deadline for normal entry fee on July 5th, 2020 for your online registration.

A rally can only take place with a sufficient number of participants !