What's all this about?

Take the smallest and least practical vehicle available in an entire continent, squeeze up to three uncomfortable Adventurists and throw it all at some of the most ridiculous and least hospitable terrain on our good earth. From the driest desert in the world, to the most dangerous road in the world, to the biggest rainforest in the world the Mototaxi Junket is rarefied adventure in it's finest form - completely stupid.

Find out when the next one is and when you can sign up here. To read all about the splendid receipt for adventuring mayhem you get for your entry fee head to the sign up page. 

There's no guarantee of making it to the finish, and of course there is no back-up, just how you want it - otherwise it wouldn't be an adventure. The finish party is two weeks after the start but how long it takes you depends on how much get lost and stuck in the middle of nowhere.

The machine of choice is the humble Mototaxi. Invented in Peru and not really perfected anywhere. Built from a motorbike and a few bits of pipe these hardy little ferrets are designed for pootling around the back streets of cities. Which makes them perfect for dirt tracks, waist high mud, salt flats, the Andes and sand dunes.

There's no such thing as a route on the Junket. Just a place to start and a place to arrive covered in mud, oil and missing the odd body part which you'll find in the un-route department (not the missing body part, just the start and finish). What happens in between, how you get covered in mud, where you loose the body part are your own choices to make. Ahh the true joys of adventure.

As with everything we do this adventure will help to save the world. So every team taking part has to raise a minimum of £1000 for our fine charities. Have a read of our charity section to find out more.

The rules of the game

1. The on your own rule.

This is exactly what it says on the tin. If you take part in this mother of all South American adventures you are actually on an adventure, not some poncy guided tour. That means no support trucks taking all the fun out of it. So when you get stuck you have to get yourself unstuck. Simple.

2. The please give us our mototaxi back at some point rule.

We love our mototaxis, probably slightly too much. That means we weep a bit if they go missing. So if you really can't go on you just need to tell us where you are leaving the mototaxi. Also if you completely mangle the beast we will charge you the cost price for us to fix it. We are not talking about scratches and little dents, but if you roll it off a ravine and burn it to a cinder we will need to charge a bit to put her back together.

3. The save part of the world rule.

Since we like planet earth we ask all our teams to raise at least 1000 bits of English gold to give to some amazing charities in South America.

4. The not a race rule.

Probably doesn't need explaining.

5. The don't come if you are a wimp rule.

Sometimes people get the wrong idea and find themselves with wet pants and a furious rage on when they discover the Mototaxi Junket is not a Thompson beach holiday. This is boring for us to deal with so do think about the reality of putting your life in danger and being smelly and uncomfortable for two weeks. Bliss for some, less so for others.