For official participation in the event, it is necessary to purchase the Starter Package – the Dunav Ultra Adventure Box set. The package includes physical products and materials – various accessories, instructions, and specially produced, original sportswear for the event.

It also includes a PASS for an exclusively organized VIP cocktail.

*The package is physically delivered 10 days before the announced date of the event. The delivery address is specified in the Registration Form.

The Dunav Ultra Challenge is the only mass event in Bulgaria in which the participants start with specially made sports clothes and accessories. The cycling Dunav Ultra Jersey is tied to the cause of promoting the region and is a recognizable distinctive accessory for local people in the settlements along the route.

All cyclists with 3 or more participations have the opportunity to have their names factory-printed on the cycling jersey.
Starting in 2024, Dunav Ultra offers the opportunity to participate in the cause by having a company logo to be factory-printed on the jersey. In this case, the price of the Starter Package is multiplied by three, and 100% of the profit is used for the production and installation of the Dunav Ultra Information Board in a sparsely populated area along the route.

Only individuals who have turned 18 years old and have purchased the Starter Package are allowed to participate in the official registration for the Dunav Ultra: Next Level event. If parents, who are official (registered) participants in the event, start the journey with their own children, the latter will receive a Certificate of Participation.

Following the successful purchase of the Starter Package, participants will receive an electronic link with a Registration Form to fill out. The Registration Form has to be filled out personally for production, personalization, and delivery of the set of personal accessories – the Dunav Ultra Adventure Box.

Those wishing to participate in the Team of 2 or Team of 4 categories can coordinate with each other in advance and declare themselves as a Team during the registration in Vidin.

The registration event in Vidin will take place on August 30, 2024, at a location that will be announced separately.

*To optimize logistics and costs, promote mutual assistance, and share experiences, Dunav Ultra encourages Team participation.

Control Points are promotional zones marked especially for popularizing specific locations along the route. They are organized in various spots with the assistance of partner municipalities.

Typically, Control Points are set up in central areas of the towns, but exceptions are possible. These points are marked with flags and/or tents featuring the logos or coats of arms of the municipalities and signs of the hosting place.

Participants aim to capture a photo passing through each Control Point, thus collecting a complete set of pictures from all specified locations. These photos are added to the Dujnav Ultra mobile application and are a necessary condition for receiving the Certificate.

*In case a Control Point is missed and there is no photo from the corresponding location, a Participation Diploma is issued instead of the Certificate.

• Cyclists in this category can register for participation as Individuals, Teams of 2, Teams of 4.
• All individual participants start with GPS transmitters. For teams, the transmitter is worn by the Team Captain. Renting the devices is an additional fee, for which information will be provided separately.
• All participants must pass through pre-designated locations – Control Points located in different settlements along the route.
• All participants validate their passage through a Control Point with a photo. All photos are added to the Dunav Ultra mobile application or provided for review by an authorized person in Durankulak.

All participants in this category start together at least one hour before the mass start of the participants in the event. Cyclists who will cover the route “without support” should ride in a group up to 30 minutes after the start.

Subsequently, participants “without support” should split and ride individually, i.e., without forming a group, unless they are registered in a Team of 2 or a Team of 4 disciplines (group cycling is defined as two or more cyclists riding together).

Cyclists who register “with support” can ride in a group with other cyclists from the same subcategory.

• All participants/teams reaching the final point of the route within 48 hours and meeting the specified conditions receive a certificate. The certificate is marked as “Completed Within 48 hours.”
• Participants who do not manage to reach the final point within 48 hours but have met the specified conditions and successfully finish receive a certificate in the next category – “Within 5 days.” The certificate is marked as “Completed Within 5 days.”
• Participants who successfully finish but have not met the specified conditions do not receive a certificate. In this case, they receive a Participation Diploma.

• Only participants/teams who have reached the final point in one of the two sub-disciplines, “with support” or “without support,” in the fastest time are eligible to have their time recorded on the certificate. This can be only one of the three options: Individual participant, Team of 2, or Team of 4.
• If a participant/team that achieved the fastest time has missed passing through a Control Point, the time is not considered valid, and no certificate is issued. In this case, the next participant/team that correctly fulfills the conditions is recognized for the fastest time in that edition. The participant or team making the omission receives a Participation Diploma.

• Participants in this category do not carry GPS transmitters.
• The use of personal support vehicles as well as full technical or logistical support organizations is allowed.
• To be issued a successful Certificate, participants must validate their passage through all declared Control Points with their selfie photos. Every photo is added to the Danube Ultra mobile application.
• Participants who reach the final point in more than 7 days receive their Certificates only receive an electronic Certificate. (by email)
• Participants who do not submit photos from all Control Points do not receive the Certificate; in this case, they receive a Participation Diploma.

The cause of the event and the Dunav Ultra journey is to popularize over 110 locations along the Danube River and Dobrudzha, through which the route passes.