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see the sunrise here, or better still, two sunrises. An absolute must, a unique experience, and best of all from a hot air balloon!
Another unique experience is riding on the numerous narrow trails. Most of the trails were very rocky, made of washed-out loose limestone quarries, with beautiful views of the many small and narrow valleys. On the stage north towards Corum, this section reached the highest point of the TransAnatolia Rally Raid 2025, which was 2,081 metres high and cold for Anatolian conditions at this time of year.
Cereal cultivation is dominant in the region east of Ankara, so sandy and extremely dusty dirt roads were everywhere in the lowlands. Here, too, participants had to maintain a fast pace to avoid the dust and overtake those ahead of them.
This fifth stage was a marathon stage covering a total of 424 kilometres over dusty tracks and numerous transfer roads, but it was an alluring one that highlighted the beauty of Eastern Anatolia as well as the harsh climate in which the people here live and work.
The riders were exhausted by now, six days of rallying take their toll on your fitness, and the outside temperatures were correspondingly high, even in the mountainous regions. The evenings were a little cooler at around 25 degrees, perfect for camping, and the meals, breakfast, and dinner, always offered a welcome
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