Offer includes the bib for the MDS adventure and 4 nights in a double room.
MDS CAPPADOCIA - TURKEY 2025
2nd edition – From June 21 to 28, 2025
MDS CAPPADOCIA – TURKEY
IN THE HEART OF LOVE VALLEY
Registration opening: September 18, 2024
THE CONCEPT
Registration is currently sold out. To join the waiting list, please fill out the online form by clicking here.
Get ready to experience a magical parenthesis in Cappadocia from June 21 to 28, 2025.
On the program: a week of adventure in Cappadocia with 3 stages, to be covered at your own pace.
You will sleep 3 nights on the MDS bivouac, in the middle of beautiful and unusual rock formations and 4 nights in a hotel (2 nights before, 2 nights after).
Discover the movie of the MDS Cappadocia 2024
DISTANCES
You will have the possibility to choose between 3 different distances: 70, 100 or 120km, divided into 3 stages.
Here is the breakdown:
- Stage 1: around 25 to 30km
- Stage 2: around 20, 40 or 60km
- Stage 3: around 25 to 30km
The stages can be completed at your own pace: walking or running.
The program of the adventure
The offers
What is included in the offer:
- Transfers between the airport, the hotel and the desert
- 4 nights hotel accommodation in double room (2 before the race, 2 after)
- Bib for the adventure
- 3 nights on the MDS bivouac, in individual tent
- Medal and finisher t-shirt
- Dinner and Gala evening
When registering, you will be able to inform the name of the people with whom you would like to share your accommodation. If you don’t provide any information, you will be assigned with other participants who speak the same language as you.
THE ADVENTURE OF A LIFETIME
Join the adventure serenely
We have set up ultra-flexible registration, cancellation and postponement conditions, so that you can book with complete peace of mind.
Free postponement
In case of doubt as the adventure approaches, you can postpone your participation free of charge to the next edition, until March 23, 2025.
Cancellation conditions
Our registration conditions allow you to cancel free of charge until 5 months before the event.
Refund in case of cancellation
In case of cancellation of the event by the organization, you will be refunded 100% of the amount you paid within 60 days.
Details of cancellation and postponement conditions are available in the regulations:
CAPPADOCIA
Cappadocia is without a doubt, a place that you must discover once in your life! Located in the center of Anatolia, Cappadocia is characterized by its fairy chimneys and its troglodyte dwellings carved in the rock. The Cappadocia region is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
The centuries have replaced the sand dunes of Cappadocia with fascinating cone-shaped rock formations. This new MDS destination will delight trekkers and runners alike with a rolling playground with slightly less sand than other MDS.
INFOS CAPPADOCIA - TURKEY 2024
INFO HOW TO GET THERE?
You need to book your flight tickets to arrive at Kayseri Airport (ASR), Turkey.
Transfers between the airport and the hotel will be organized on Saturday, June 21 and 28. The journey takes about 1 hour.
PROGRAM OF THE WEEK
Saturday: arrival at the hotel.
Sunday: technical and medical checks.
Monday: transfer by bus, first stage, night at the bivouac.
Tuesday: second stage, night at the bivouac.
Wednesday: rest day, night at the bivouac.
Thursday: third stage, night at the hotel.
Friday: free day, Gala evening.
Saturday: transfer to the airport, end of the MDS adventure.
Depending on your desires, you can extend your stay if you wish to continue discovering Turkey.
DISTANCES
You can choose between 3 distance formats: 70, 100 or 120 km, spread over 3 stages.
These distances are given as an indication and are likely to be revised downwards according to the type of terrain and the difference in altitude of the routes.
WHAT DO I TAKE WITH ME?
If it’s your first MDS, you probably have a lot of questions. Once you register, we'll send you a full checklist of the material, but here is the principal to have per person:
- Backpack plus 2 water bottles (type Ultrabag 20L)
- T-shirt + running shorts
- Trail shoes (gaiters are not recommended for this destination. As the MDS Cappadocia is not very sandy, their use could actually lead to blisters)
- Cap and sunglasses
- Change: T-shirt + light shorts / leggings
- Windbreaker jacket for the evening and morning
- Sleeping bag + mattress for the night
- Hygiene products (sun cream, soap, antiseptic...)
- Toilet paper
- Food and kitchen utensils (cooking utensils, lighter, fire pellets...)
You can bring a large suitcase with more clothes, which you will leave at the hotel and find after the MDS adventure.
PRICES
The prices for the MDS Cappadocia - Turkey 2025 are as follows:
- From September 18 to 30, 2024: €2.150/person
- From October 1 to 31, 2024: €2.200/person
- From November 1, 2024: €2.250/person
INCLUDED IN THE REGISTRATION
- Transfers between the airport, the hotel and the desert
- 4 nights in a hotel, double room (2 before the race, 2 after)
- Bib for the adventure
- 3 nights in bivouac, in individual tent
- Medal and finisher t-shirt
- Dinner and Gala evening
ULTRA-FLEXIBLE REGISTRATION CONDITIONS
Cancellation conditions:
- Cancellations are possible without charge until January 19, 2025.
- From January 20 to February 23, 2025 included, 25% of the total amount of the registration will be kept by the organization in case of cancellation.
- From February 24 to March 23, 2025 included, 50% of the total amount of the registration will be kept by the organization in case of cancellation.
- After March 23, 2025, no refund is possible, however it will still be possible to postpone your registration according to the conditions of the event.
Postponement conditions:
- Up to and including March 23, 2025, postponement to the next edition is possible for free.
- From March 24 to May 11, 2025, included: 250€ fee for a postponement.
- From May 12, 2025: no postponement possible.
SAFETY
During the race, you will be surrounded by the medical and organization teams from the beginning to the end of the stages.
The courses are marked with stakes every 50/100m, so it is almost impossible to get lost.
You will all be equipped with a GPS beacon with an alarm button, allowing the organization to locate you at any time.
A medical tent is present at the bivouac where you can go at any time.
PAYMENT TERMS
You can pay by:
- Credit card
- 1, 3 or 5 instalments
- Bank transfer
- 1 instalment
The number of instalments may vary depending on the date of registration. The registration will be 100% validated once the total amount of the registration is paid.
ABOUT US
Since 1986, the MARATHON DES SABLES has been crossing the world's most beautiful deserts with several concepts: the MARATHON DES SABLES THE LEGENDARY (252 km in the Sahara Desert in Morocco), the MARATHON DES SABLES (70, 100 or 120 km over 3 stages) and the new 2024 concept, the MDS TREK (4 stages with a total distance of up to 120km) providing an accessible adventure while maintaining optimal comfort.
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