No one has crossed the Sahara with his/her own vehicle for the past ten years. I am not talking about going down South on tarmac, that has always been feasible. No tour operator has run self-drive tours in Algeria with a true desert crossing over that time either.

If you look at Geko´s itinerary, you'll see that they travel on tarmac to Djanet and do a loop in the Tassili..which is something entirely different to what is proposed here. Their rates are w/o ferry and visa, i.e. there is at least 1.3k on top of what you see. Comparing apples with pears is not helpful.

I can assure you, it is impossible to run a commercial tour for 4x4´s over 3weeks in DZ for 2.5k. If you can do that, you are in business, big time, there is strong interest from Italy, France and the German speaking countries.

@Chris..you might want to open your eyes and ears. I witnessed animosity towards yourself: you brought your bike to a 4x4 show in the UK, quite a number of folks were commenting: "what does he want here on his bike?" And that was not said in a curious way.

Another incident I saw on a motorway on the continent: a car cuts across a bike, the biker accelerates and kicks off the far side mirror of the car with his foot whilst overtaking on the wrong side. A friendly gesture ? Maybe not.

That aside, the animosity was not my idea, a lot has been written about it and studies carried out, just one example:

https://www.sciencedirect.com/scienc...01457518301854

If you search the web, you'll find plenty about the topic. It could help to stop that wishful thinking and face the facts instead.