Only This section contains general observations about tent life. This section is no less important, as your time at the bivouac is an important part of the whole Marathon des Sables experience.
Competitors stay in a restricted area.
All competitors sleep in army green open-ended burlap tents, more commonly referred to as Berber tents. The tents are assembled and dissembled each day by Berbers employed by the race organization. Each tent contains a woolen carpet on the floor and is held up by bamboo sticks. Every competitor is assigned a tent with a number, and that will be your home for the duration of the event along with seven others, most probably of your same nationality. At times in the Sahara it can be very windy and subject to severe sandstorms.