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Jeeps, bikes head into final day of Skardu rally

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GEO NEWS

August 20, 2017

SHIGAR: The final round of the three-day Sarfaranga cold desert jeep rally began in Gilgit-Baltistan’s Shigar Valley on Sunday.

Over a 100 off-road jeeps and 25 bikes are participating in the rally, which started on August 18.

Bikes participating in the competition. Photo: Hamid Hussain
Bikes participating in the competition. Photo: Hamid Hussain
Evening view of Sarfaranga desert. Photo: Hamid Hussain
Evening view of Sarfaranga desert. Photo: Hamid Hussain
Tents set up for tourists, participants. Photo: Hamid Hussain
Tents set up for tourists, participants. Photo: Hamid Hussain
A jeep participating in the rally. Photo: Hamid Hussain
A jeep participating in the rally. Photo: Hamid Hussain
Aerial view of tent village. Photo: Hamid Hussain
Aerial view of tent village. Photo: Hamid Hussain
A jeep participating in the rally. Photo: Hamid Hussain
A jeep participating in the rally. Photo: Hamid Hussain
Participating jeeps pictured at the second day of the rally. Photo: Hamid Hussain
Participating jeeps pictured at the second day of the rally. Photo: Hamid Hussain
A jeep participating in the rally. Photo: Hamid Hussain
A jeep participating in the rally. Photo: Hamid Hussain

Participants will traverse through a 30km track to compete for the Rs2 million cash prize.

A tent village was established in Shigar Valley for the tourists who are participating in the jeep rally.

A polo tournament is also part of the event.