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RICKSHAW
RUN SRI
LANKA

THE DETAILS:
RICKSHAW RUN
SRI LANKA
Sri Lanka is rammed with off road tracks,
mountain roads, jungles, elephants,
beaches, remote national parks, amazing
food and some of the nicest people on
Earth.

Here’s the run down on how to squash

yourself and a couple of mates in a glorified
lawnmower and adventure your way across
the island.

The Rickshaw Run is also available in All

India and Himalaya flavours.

CONTENTS

1. The un-route
2. The dates
3. Entry fee & what's included
4. The rickshaw
5. Pimp my rickshaw
6. Driving license & insurance
7. On the road costs
8. Saving the world
9. The warning
10. I'm ready. Sign me up
11. Subscribe and follow
12. Contact us

1. THE UN-ROUTE

START: Negombo, just north of Colombo

FINISH: Rekawa Beach, South Coast

DISTANCE: 650km (ish)

TIME: 2 days test driving, 6 days on the

road

Jungles, off-road tracks in the middle of

bloody nowhere, the crumbling remnants of
past kingdoms, mountains, elephants and
remote villages. All this goes towards
making an adventure that will melt your face
with awesomeness.

Set off from Negombo, an hour or so north

of the capital Colombo and head inland to
the mountains around Kandy. After you've
got totally lost in the hills head East for a bit
of coastal action then make your way to the
finish line near the Southern coast. As this is
an unsupported adventure the exact route
you take, where you sleep and how lost you
get is entirely up to you, just as it should be.

"In one sentence? Fan-fucking-

tastic."
Carol B, April 2019

"Probably the most fun you can

have on three wheels whilst
sweating off 20% of your body
weight."
Walker R, April 2019

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2. THE DATES

OCTOBER 2023 - TWO SPOTS

LEFT

5th October: Pre-adventure evening beers

6th October: Test Driving & Launch Party
7th October: Test Driving & Team Briefing
8th October: Launch Day
14th October: Finish Line & Party

JANUARY 2024

30th December: Pre-adventure evening

beers
31st December: Test Driving & Launch Party
1st January: Test Driving & Team Briefing
2nd January: Launch Day
8th January: Finish Line & Party

MARCH 2024

14th March: Pre-adventure evening beers

15th March: Test Driving & Launch Party
16th March: Test Driving & Team Briefing
17th March: Launch Day
23rd March: Finish Line & Party

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AUGUST 2024

8th August: Pre-adventure evening beers

9th August: Test Driving & Launch Party
10th August: Test Driving & Team Briefing
11th August: Launch Day
17th August: Finish Line & Party

OCTOBER 2024

3rd October: Pre-adventure evening beers

4th October: Test Driving & Launch Party
5th October: Test Driving & Team Briefing
6th October: Launch Day
12th October: Finish Line & Party

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3.ENTRY FEE &

WHAT'S INCLUDED

£1,995 per rickshaw, up to three people in

each engineering marvel on wheels.

That makes it a measly £665 each for a

team of three.

You can pay in instalments too, chopping

the fee up into monthly chunks.

WHAT YOU GET FOR YOUR

MONEY

THE RICKSHAW
A start of the art 3-wheeled, 4-stroke
air-cooled rickshaw with insurance
and all the other necessary
paperwork.

TEST DRIVING
Two days of adventure prep and test
driving including rickshaw driving
lessons from the Rickshaw Run crew.

RICKSHAW REPAIR
LESSONS
Our expert mechanics will bestow
their knowledge in sessions covering
basic maintenance and repairs on the
road.

TEAM FLAG TO PIMP

YOUR RIDE
A ruddy great big flag, designed by
you to mount upon your steed.

LAUNCH PARTY & LAUNCH

DAY CEREMONY
A ruddy great big knees up including
dinner, some free drinks and
awesome local live music. Plus an
official send off ceremony on launch
day.

FINISH LINE & FINISH

PARTY
We set the stage for your finish line
photo and round things off with
another bloody great big knees up to
swap tales from the road. Much back
slapping and a bit of falling over is
likely.

THE ADVENTURE
Offering the best and worst that Sri
Lanka can throw at you and all the
stories and glory that go with it.

THE KNOWLEDGE
Support from our team of experts to
advise you how to get to the start
line, the best outfits for the parties
and the best biscuits to pair with
Ceylon tea.
Plus the team handbook with all the
pre adventure knowledge you need
so you can keep the bit between the
start and finish focused on getting
totally lost.

A COMMUNITY OF
LIKEMINDED IDIOTS
We'll introduce you to Sri Lanka
Rickshaw Run veterans if you want a
chat before the adventure. Most
importantly you get the company of
fellow Adventurists in Sri Lanka.
You're joining a collective of genius-
idiots drawn to the call of overland
stupidity.

REFUNDABLE VEHICLE
DEPOSIT

We take a refundable vehicle deposit of

£1000 per team, due about a month before
the launch.

The deposit is fully refundable and

deductions will only be made if the rickshaw
is seriously damaged or if there are bits
missing. If you don't bring it to the finish line
we'll need to use some of your deposit to
recover it so it's best, and cheaper, to get it
there yourself.

We understand the 'shaws will take a bit of a

kicking because we've been running these
adventures since 2006 so we don't deduct
anything for normal Rickshaw Run grade
wear and tear. We'd rather not have to take
a deposit at all but it's a boring necessity so
we do our best to make it as painless as
possible.

"Absolutely loved it. More please.

Truly memorable experience in a
beautiful country."
Allison S, April 2019

"Better than a kick in the dick"

Pat S, April 2019

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