Early brekkie in the hotel, then we take our transports deep into the Sahara. Sh*t is getting real now folks. 

It's a 9 hour drive, punctuated with tea stops, lunch breaks, and photo opportunities. The adventure is just getting started. 

The transport is comfortable, even if the road is not, with 3 people per air-conned SUVs. 

Prep day. We wake up and eat, eat, eat, and eat some more. 

Gear check. Medical check. Stretching. Downtime. If you're feeling antsy, we have an optional trip to the ancient town of Ouadane in the afternoon. 

Today is the day. We start at sunrise. A group breakfast, prepared by our local chef, then we prepare our snacks, our water, and we hit the start point. The gun goes off, and we're good to go. 

50km to cover today. 5km check-points with water. One foot in front of the other. 

When you get through it, camp will be waiting for you. Hot food, cold water, and a bed. You can do it. Eyes on the prize. 

Waking up this morning will be hard. But nothing food in life comes easy. Everything the same. Brekkie once more, sunrise once more, starting gun once more. The legs, however, they won't be the same. Suck it up. 50 more kilometres today. 

Today will be the hardest today. Just get through it. Tears, blood, whatever it takes. Tomorrow night, you made it. 

Listen. I'm going to give it to you straight. Legends aren't made through comfort and 8 hours of sleep. So yes, waking up this morning will be tough. Painful. You'll feel like there's no way you can eat another 50km. But you can. 

Get to the starting gun. And focus on metre by metre. The finishing point awaits. The sands dunes of the ancient city of Chinguetti awaits. As does a hot shower and chilled bedroom. Legendary status incoming...

Did someone say there's a group of absolute heroes sleeping in Chinguetti? Congrats folks. You can never be an average person again. You have 150km through the soft sands of Sahara under your belt. No-one can ever take that away from you. Today you rest.

Chinguetti is a sleepy outpost in the desert. It's also home to ancient Islamic Libraries, so if you want to experience a bit of culture, we will take you there to experience an ancient way of life. 

If you just want to sob in your room all day, knock yourself out. Either way, you're a beast!

We have 2 programmes available as part of your Eye of the Sahara Ultra Marathon expedition.

• OPTION 1; No Iron Ore Train experience.

If you're in a rush, or the thought of a hitching a ride on the back of a train AFTER an ultra marathon doesn't appeal (who can blame you?!), then Day 7 is the dive back to Nouakchott. You've completed your punishment, and you can fly home tonight. See you on the next one.

• OPTION 2: EOTS + The Iron Ore Train. SELECT THIS AS AN ADD-ON IF YOU WISH TO EXTEND!

If you're an actual psychopath, welcome! The trip is extended a couple of extra days to allow us to ride the Iron Ore train. And on Day 7, we live Chinguetti and drive to the train tracks, via Atar (to buy the gear we need for the train). Tonight, we live our Dune fantasies by riding on the longest train on the world. All being well, the train will arrive around 5pm. We climb on, make our beds, and stay on it for the next 15 hours or so. 

One of the WILDEST of nights of your life is over. Sunrise on the train is something you can't prepare for. This is living life. 

That being said, you'll welcome the early arrival into the port town of Nouadhibou. Here we'll have an early check-in to our hotel for a WELL EARNED shower. You'll be filthy from the iron ore. I mean filthy! 

I may know a guy who knows a guy in Nouadhibou. So despite Alcohol being illegal here, stick with me kid. It's time to celebrate!

NOTE: This is only part of the itinerary if you have selected, and paid for, the additional add-on

That's the end of the line. We have a bus transfer back to the Capital City, it takes about 6 hours or so. Depending on your flight time, you can stay an extra night or leave the same day, we can help organise that stuff for you.

NOTE: This is only part of the itinerary if you have selected, and paid for, the additional add-on