Exploration Tour
Start date	July 14, 2020 11:00 p.m. (PT)[?]
End date	July 28, 2020 10:59 p.m. (PT)[?]
Number of cups	12
Ranked cups	Toad Cup (week 1) Toadette Cup (week 2)
Coin Rush course	N64 Choco Mountain
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TheExploration Tour was the twenty-second tour ofMario Kart Tour, which began on July 15, 2020 and ended on July 28, 2020. Due to its theme around exploration and treasure-hunting,Captain Toad andToadette in her explorer gear fromCaptain Toad: Treasure Tracker were added as the new spotlight drivers of the tour, while also adding appropriately-themed kart parts such as theClackety Kart and theTreasure Map.Choco Mountain fromMario Kart 64 reappears as the signature course of the tour since its last appearance inMario Kart DS. This tour also featured aHeavy Hitters Pipe, a pipe that focused on heavyweight drivers, and became available on July 19, 2020 and ended on July 23, 2020. The menu's background featured the mountains from Choco Mountain as the landmark for this tour.

Starting from this tour, theWildfire Flyer kart is available in regular tour pipes.

This tour also marksNabbit's physical debut in the game in thevs. Mega Nabbit bonus challenge after having his emblem on abadge in the Standard Challenges 1-3, and he was added as a playable character in thenext tour.

Spotlights[edit]

Exploration Pipe 1 July 14, 2020, 11:00 p.m. (PT) – July 28, 2020, 10:59 p.m. (PT)			Exploration Pipe 2 July 21, 2020, 11:00 p.m. (PT) – July 28, 2020, 10:59 p.m. (PT)
Driver	Kart	Glider	Driver	Kart	Glider
Captain Toad	Clanky Kart	Treasure Map	Toadette (Explorer)	Clackety Kart	Pink Gold Paper Glider

Special pipe[edit]

Heavy Hitters Pipe July 19, 2020, 11:00 p.m. (PT) – July 24, 2020, 10:59 p.m. (PT)
High-End spotlight drivers
Funky Kong,Dry Bowser,Wario (Hiker) andRosalina (Aurora)
Super spotlight drivers
Donkey Kong,Bowser,Wario andRosalina

Names in other languages[edit]

Cups[edit]

Toad Cup Ranked cup (week 1)	N64 Choco Mountain	1,400	3DS Toad Circuit	1,000	SNES Mario Circuit 2T	1,400	Ring Race
		2,100		1,500		2,100
		2,800		2,000		2,800		5
		3,500		2,500		3,500		15
		6,900		4,900		7,000		25
Roy Cup	SNES Koopa Troopa Beach 2R	1,200	N64 Royal Raceway R	1,600	RMX Choco Island 1	1,500	Steer Clear of Obstacles
		1,900		2,500		2,300
		2,500		3,300		3,100		1
		3,100		4,200		3,900		2
		6,000		8,000		7,500		3
Toadette Cup Ranked cup (week 2)	SNES Mario Circuit 3R	1,100	GCN Dino Dino Jungle	1,400	N64 Choco Mountain T	2,100	Break Item Boxes
		1,700		2,300		3,400
		2,300		3,100		4,500		10
		2,900		3,800		5,700		15
		5,300		7,100		10,500		20
Lakitu Cup	DS DK Pass R	1,700	SNES Mario Circuit 2	1,100	RMX Choco Island 1R	1,300	Do Jump Boosts
		2,700		1,800		2,100
		3,700		2,400		2,900		5
		4,600		3,000		3,600		8
		8,300		5,400		6,500		12
Larry Cup	SNES Mario Circuit 3T	1,200	N64 Choco Mountain R	1,600	DS Waluigi Pinball	1,300	Time Trial
		2,100		2,700		2,200
		2,800		3,700		2,900		2:35.00
		3,500		4,600		3,700		2:10.00
		6,100		8,000		6,400		1:58.00
Baby Rosalina Cup	DS DK Pass	1,500	DS Waluigi Pinball T	1,600	SNES Mario Circuit 2R	1,200	Goomba Takedown
		2,700		2,800		2,100
		3,700		3,800		2,800		15
		4,600		4,800		3,500		35
		7,700		8,000		5,900		50
Yoshi Cup	N64 Royal Raceway T	2,200	RMX Choco Island 1T	1,900	N64 Choco Mountain	1,600	Big Reverse Race
		3,900		3,500		2,900
		5,300		4,700		3,900		50cc
		6,800		6,000		5,000		100cc
		10,900		9,600		8,000		150cc
Dry Bowser Cup	SNES Koopa Troopa Beach 2	1,400	GCN Dino Dino Jungle T	1,800	3DS Toad Circuit T	1,300	Smash Small Dry Bones
		2,500		3,400		3,100
		3,400		4,600		4,300		5
		4,400		5,800		5,400		10
		6,800		9,100		8,500		15
Waluigi Cup	DS Waluigi Pinball R	1,500	3DS Toad Circuit R	1,400	DS DK Pass T	2,400	Glider Challenge
		2,800		2,600		4,600
		3,800		3,500		6,300		200
		4,800		4,500		8,000		400
		7,300		6,800		12,100		500
Diddy Kong Cup	SNES Mario Circuit 3	1,300	N64 Choco Mountain T	2,300	SNES Vanilla Lake 1R/T	1,500	Combo Attack
		2,500		4,500		3,000
		3,500		6,200		4,100		5
		4,400		7,900		5,200		15
		6,500		11,600		7,700		25
Shy Guy Cup	N64 Choco Mountain R	1,900	SNES Koopa Troopa Beach 2T	1,800	3DS Daisy Hills R/T	2,500	Time Trial
		3,800		3,600		5,000
		5,200		4,900		6,800		1:05.00
		6,600		6,200		8,700		0:55.00
		9,400		8,900		12,400		0:47.00
Donkey Kong Cup	GCN Dino Dino Jungle R	1,900	N64 Royal Raceway	2,000	SNES Rainbow Road R/T	2,700	vs. MegaNabbit[a]
		4,000		4,200		5,600
		5,500		5,800		7,700		50cc
		7,000		7,300		9,800		100cc
		9,700		10,200		13,600		150cc

Footnotes

Signature kart sets[edit]

Drivers with a corresponding cup in the tour were bumped one rank up in every course of their cup.

Cup	Character	Kart	Glider
Second course of every cup
Third course of every cup
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Rewards[edit]

Gold cells indicate rewards exclusive to Gold Pass members.

30	60	75	120	165		200
Paper Glider	Pipe Buggy	Mushmellow	Bob-omb Parafoil	Baby Mario	Ice Bro	Gold Clanky Kart

Grand Stars		15	30	45	60	75	90	105	120	135	150	165	180	190	200	210	220	225	230	235	240	245	250	255	260	265	270	Total	Grand total
Free pipe launch		1								1				1										1				4
Coin				100		100		100			100		100					100		100					100	100	100	1000	2100
			300				300										500											1100
Rubies			5		3		3		3			3							3									20	50
				5		5		5			5		5			5												30
Item tickets				3							3				3	2	3											14	44
						5	5	5							5	5	5											30
Star tickets					1								1															2	3
									1																			1
Point-boost tickets									1								2			3								6	12
					3								3															6
								1								1			2									4	8
				2								2																4
							1								1			1										3	5
			1								1																	2
Level-boost ticket																												3	12
																												9

New content[edit]

Drivers[edit]

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  Captain Toad

• 

  Toadette (Explorer)

Karts[edit]

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  Clackety Kart

• 

  Gold Clanky Kart

• 

  Dark Buggy

• 

  Koopa King

Gliders[edit]

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  Treasure Map

Courses[edit]

• 

  N64 Choco Mountain (N, R, T)

Paid banners[edit]

Name	Availability	Cost	Contents	Banner image
Value Pack	July 14, 2020 – July 28, 2020	US$1.99	Rubies ×5 Star ticket ×2 Item ticket ×3
Dark Buggy Pack	July 14, 2020 – July 28, 2020	US$19.99	Dark Buggy ×1 Kart point-boost ticket ×1 Rubies ×45
Hammer Bro Pack	July 14, 2020 – July 28, 2020	US$39.99	Hammer Bro ×1 Gold Swooper ×1 Rubies ×90
Dozer Dasher Pack	July 21, 2020 – July 28, 2020	US$19.99	Dozer Dasher ×1 Kart point-boost ticket ×1 Rubies ×45
Koopa King Pack	July 21, 2020 – July 28, 2020	US$39.99	Dry Bowser ×1 Koopa King ×1 Rubies ×90

Challenges[edit]

Tour Challenges 1				Tour Challenges 2				Gold Challenges
Completion reward:Quick ticket ×1				Completion reward:Coin Rush ticket ×1				Completion reward:Rubies ×5
Do 50Mini-Turbo boosts.	Land 5 hits withRed Shells.	Do 50Jump Boosts.		Use 10Mushrooms.	Get a Fantastic combo a total of 3 times.	ActivateFrenzy mode 3 times.		Land 3 hits withBob-ombs.	Do 100 Jump Boosts.	Get a Fantastic combo a total of 10 times.
Use 3Mushrooms in a single race.	Earn a score of 9,000 or higher using a driver with a hat.	Take out 5traffic cones.		Get a combo count ×10 or higher.	Earn a score of 8,000 or higher on an N64 course.	Take out 3pipes.		Get a combo count of ×30 or higher.	Do 50 Mini-Turbo boosts using a driver wearing a helmet.	Earn a total score of 20,000 or higher in theLarry Cup.
Do 20 Jump Boosts on an SNES course.	Earn a total score of 20,000 or higher in theLakitu Cup.	Glide a total distance of 5,000.		Earn a score of 9,000 or higher using a driver wearing gloves.	Cause opponents to crash 3 times while gliding.	Race in every course of every cup, including bonus challenges.		Land a hit with anice ball.	Earn a total score of 20,000 or higher in theShy Guy Cup.	Break 5snow blocks.

Initial pipe appearance rates[edit]

Exploration Pipe 1[edit]

Exploration Pipe 2[edit]

Heavy Hitters Pipe[edit]

Items obtained from a new Heavy Hitters Pipe
Item	Normal			Super			Super Spotlight			High-End Spotlight
	Character	Kart	Glider	Character	Kart	Glider	Character	Kart	Glider	Character	Kart	Glider
Amount	14	11	9	1	4	3	4	0	0	4	0	0

Profiles[edit]

• Mario Kart Tour Twitter:
  • "The Marine Tour is drawing to a close in#MarioKartTour. Have you had your fill of swimming? Starting Jul. 14, 11 PM PT, it's time to set your gaze on different sights. Pop#MKTQuiz: which course is this? Get ready for the Exploration Tour!"^[1]
  • "It's time for the Exploration Tour! New course N64 Choco Mountain has come to#MarioKartTour, and there are many existing courses for you to explore too. Will you drive with the pack or go off the beaten path?"^[2]
  • "We've assembled a collection of the game's heaviest hitters including Dry Bowser, Funky Kong, Wario, and Rosalina! The Heavy Hitters Pipe is available in#MarioKartTour from July 18, 11:00 PM PT, to July 23, 10:59 PM PT."^[3]
  • "A certain thieving troublemaker appears in the last cup of the Exploration Tour! A Mega-sized version is waiting to take you on in the Donkey Kong Cup's bonus challenge, so what are you waiting for?"^[4]
  • "The Exploration Tour is almost over. Thanks for racing! It's not time to ride off into the horizon just yet, though. Next up in#MarioKartTour is the Wild West Tour!"^[5]

Names in other languages[edit]

References[edit]

• Mario Kart Tour tours

• Articles with unsourced dates
• Articles with unsourced foreign names