Editing Exploration Tour (2023)

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{{tour infobox
|title=Exploration Tour
|image=[[File:MKT Exploration Tour 2023.png|200px]]
|start=February 7, 2023<br>10:00 p.m. (PT)
|end=February 21, 2023<br>9:59 p.m. (PT)
|cups=15
|rank=[[King Bob-omb Cup]] (week 1)<br>[[Shy Guy Cup]] (week 2)
|coin=[[Piranha Plant Cove]]
|before=[[Winter Tour (2023)|<<]]
|after=<!--[[ Tour|>>]]-->
}}

The '''Exploration Tour''' is the eighty-ninth tour of ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'', which began on February 8, 2023 and ends on February 21, 2023. The tour introduces a brand new course to ''Mario Kart Tour'' and the [[Mario Kart (series)|''Mario Kart'' series]] called [[Piranha Plant Cove]] and is the first tour to introduce a [[new course]] since the [[Sundae Tour]] thirteen tours prior (which introduced [[Sky-High Sundae]]) and is also the first tour to introduce multiple routes of the same new course together. Reflecting the theme of the tour, two variants of [[Shy Guy]] based on the yellow and light-blue [[Exploring Shy Guy]]s seen on [[GBA Sunset Wilds]] were added as new drivers.

The Winterfest, which began in the [[Winter Tour (2023)|previous tour]], lasts until the end of this tour.

==Spotlight Shop==
{| align=center width=85% cellspacing=0 border=1 cellpadding=3 style="border-collapse:collapse; font-family:Arial; text-align:center"
|-style="background: #89A"
|colspan=5|'''Week 1&2 banner items'''<br>February 7, 2023, 10:00 p.m. (PT) &ndash; February 21, 2023, 9:59 p.m. (PT)
|-style="background: #ABC"
! style="width: 8%;"|Item type
! style="width: 15%;"|Name
! style="width: 17%;"|Cost
! style="width: 20%;"|Contents
! style="width: 40%;"|Banner image
|-
!style="background: #ABC"|Kart
!Yellow Offroader
|70 [[File:MKT Icon 1Ruby.png|20px]] [[ruby|rubies]] for 1st purchase;<br>100 rubies for 2nd and 3rd purchases respectively
|[[File:MKT Icon YellowOffroader.png|x100px]]<br> [[Yellow Offroader]] ×1
|<!--[[File:MKT Tour89 YellowOffroader.png|x150px]]-->{{no image|150px}}
|-style="background: #89A"
|colspan=5|'''Week 1 banner items'''<br>February 7, 2023, 10:00 p.m. (PT) &ndash; February 14, 2023, 9:59 p.m. (PT)
|-style="background: #ABC"
!Item type
!Name
!Cost
!Contents
!Banner image
|-
!style="background: #ABC"|Driver
!Peach (Explorer)
|105 [[File:MKT Icon 1Ruby.png|20px]] [[ruby|rubies]] for 1st purchase;<br>150 rubies for 2nd and 3rd purchases respectively
|[[File:MKT Artwork PeachExplorer.png|x100px]]<br> [[Princess Peach|Peach (Explorer)]] ×1
|<!--[[File:MKT Tour89 PeachExplorer.png|x150px]]-->{{no image|150px}}
|-
!style="background: #ABC"|Glider
!Treasure Map
|70 [[File:MKT Icon 1Ruby.png|20px]] [[ruby|rubies]] for 1st purchase;<br>100 rubies for 2nd and 3rd purchases respectively
|[[File:MKT Icon TreasureMap.png|x100px]]<br> [[Treasure Map]] ×1
|<!--[[File:MKT Tour89 TreasureMap.png|x150px]]-->{{no image|150px}}
|-style="background: #89A"
|colspan=5|'''Week 2 banner items'''<br>February 14, 2023, 10:00 p.m. (PT) &ndash; February 21, 2023, 9:59 p.m. (PT)
|-style="background: #ABC"
!Item type
!Name
!Cost
!Contents
!Banner image
|-
!style="background: #ABC"|Driver
!Light-blue Shy Guy (Explorer)
|105 [[File:MKT Icon 1Ruby.png|20px]] [[ruby|rubies]] for 1st purchase;<br>150 rubies for 2nd and 3rd purchases respectively
|[[File:MKT Artwork LightblueShyGuyExplorer.png|x100px]]<br> [[Exploring Shy Guy|Light-blue Shy Guy (Explorer)]] ×1
|<!--[[File:MKT Tour89 LightblueShyGuyExplorer.png|x150px]]-->{{no image|150px}}
|-
!style="background: #ABC"|Glider
!Wonderful Diamond
|70 [[File:MKT Icon 1Ruby.png|20px]] [[ruby|rubies]] for 1st purchase;<br>100 rubies for 2nd and 3rd purchases respectively
|[[File:MKT Icon WonderfulDiamond.png|x100px]]<br> [[Wonderful Diamond]] ×1
|<!--[[File:MKT Tour89 WonderfulDiamond.png|x150px]]-->{{no image|150px}}
|}

===Daily Spotlight===
The Daily Spotlight contains a mixture of items themed around the tour, items that have ranked tracks as favorites, and gold items. The rates listed are specific for that type of item; drivers, karts, and gliders are selected separately. Items marked with an asterisk (*) do not appear in the Daily Spotlight during the week they are available as Spotlight Shop banner items.

{|class="wikitable" style="margin:auto; text-align:center"
!colspan=2|High-End items obtainable from Daily Spotlight during the Exploration Tour
!Rate (each)
|-
!rowspan=3|High-End drivers
|[[Captain Toad]], [[Toadette|Toadette (Explorer)]], [[Petey Piranha]]
|7.2046%
|-
|[[Mario|Mario (Classic)]], [[Princess Daisy|Daisy (Fairy)]], [[Princess Peach|Peach (Explorer)]]*, [[Cat Peach]], [[Princess Daisy|Daisy (Swimwear)]], [[Princess Peach|Peach (Happi)]], [[Tanooki Mario]], [[Luigi|Luigi (Golf)]], [[Cat Mario]], [[Cat Mario|Cat Luigi]], [[Princess Daisy|Daisy (Sailor)]], [[Toadette|Toadette (Sailor)]], [[Luigi|Luigi (Knight)]], [[Tanooki Mario|Kitsune Luigi]], [[King Bob-omb]], [[Kamek]]
|4.8031%
|-
|[[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi (Gold Egg)]], [[Roving Racers|Gold Koopa (Freerunning)]], [[Dry Bones|Dry Bones (Gold)]], [[Dry Bowser|Dry Bowser (Gold)]], [[Shy Guy|Shy Guy (Gold)]], [[King Boo|King Boo (Gold)]], [[King Bob-omb|King Bob-omb (Gold)]], [[Chargin' Chuck|Chargin' Chuck (Gold)]]
|0.1921%
|-
!rowspan=3|High-End karts
|[[Clanky Kart]], [[Clackety Kart]], [[Sunset Cloud]], [[Tanooki Kart]], [[Camo Tanooki Kart]], [[Offroader]], [[Dark Buggy]], [[Red Crawly Kart]]
|3.5920%
|-
|[[Red B Dasher]], [[Gilded Prancer]], [[Cat Cruiser]], [[Red B Dasher Mk. 2]], [[Sky-Blue B Dasher Mk. 2]], [[Lunar Cruiser]], [[Gray Cat Cruiser]], [[Jukebox Buggy]], [[Green Lightning]], [[Magma Broom]], [[Yellow 8-Bit Pipe Frame]], [[White Bruiser]], [[Lightning Streamliner]], [[Coral Jet Cruiser]], [[Shielded Speedster]], [[Black Carriage]], [[Flaming Speeder]], [[Streetle]], [[Blue Speeder]], [[Swift Talon]], [[Blazing Eagle]], [[Moo Moo Offroader]], [[Pink Speeder]], [[Pink Sneeker]], [[Crimson Hop Rod]], [[Dark Hop Rod]], [[Sakura Hop Rod]], [[Piranha Pipes]], [[Red Offroader]]
|2.3946%
|-
|[[Gold Egg]], [[Gold Clanky Kart]], [[Gold Pipe Frame]], [[Gold Snow Skimmer]], [[Gold Bunny]], [[Gold Kiddie Kart]], [[Gold Zucchini]], [[Gold Standard]], [[Gold Double-Decker]], [[Gold Sweet Ride]], [[Gold Eagle]], [[Gold Rambi Rider]], [[Gold Jingle Bell]], [[Wild Gold]], [[Gold Train]], [[Gold Cheep Snorkel]], [[Gold Cheep Charger]], [[Gold Bullet Blaster]], [[Gold Trickster]], [[Gold Bruiser]]
|0.0958%
|-
!rowspan=3|High-End gliders
|[[Candlelight Flight]], [[Silver Candlelight Flight]], [[Wonderful Garnet]], [[Wicked Topaz]], [[Piranha Plant Balloons]]
|4.0606%
|-
|[[Crimson Crane]], [[Sweetheart Glider]], [[Treasure Map]]*, [[8-Bit Star]], [[New Year's 2021]], [[Toe-Bean Balloons]], [[Calico Parafoil]], [[Starry Great Sail]], [[Sunny Surf Master]], [[8-Bit Super Mushroom]], [[Black Cat Parafoil]], [[Record Setter]], [[Origami Glider]], [[Sakura Origami Glider]], [[Magniflying Glass]], [[Flybrary Book]], [[Pink Magniflying Glass]], [[8-Bit 1-Up Mushroom]], [[Fire Manta Glider]], [[Icy Mario's Mustache]], [[Silver Luigi's Mustache]], [[Mario's Hat Balloon]], [[Para-Panini]], [[Autumn Leaves]], [[Calico Toe-Bean Balloons]], [[Nabbit Oilpaper Umbrella]], [[Wario's Mustache]], [[Black Starchute]], [[Boo Masks]]
|2.7071%
|-
|[[Gold Glider]], [[Gold Crane]], [[Silver-and-Gold Hearts]], [[Gold Home-Field Glider]], [[Gold Tanooki Parafoil]], [[Gold Penguin Wingtip]], [[Gold Toe-Bean Balloons]], [[Gold Eggshell Glider]], [[Gold Cloud Balloons]], [[Gold Swooper]], [[Golden Wings]]
|0.1083%
|}

==Cups==
{| align=center width=90% cellspacing=0 border=1 cellpadding=3 style="border-collapse:collapse; font-family:Arial; text-align:center"
{{MKT cup table row
|C=King Bob-omb||Ra=1
|R1=[[Piranha Plant Cove]]||R1.I=PiranhaPlantCove PeachExplorer||R1.1=1,300||R1.2=2,000||R1.3=2,300||R1.4=2,600||R1.5=2,900
|R2=[[GBA Sunset Wilds|GBA Sunset Wilds R]]||R2.I=SunsetWildsRGBA CaptainToad||R2.1=1,000||R2.2=1,400||R2.3=1,700||R2.4=1,900||R2.5=2,200
|R3=Piranha Plant Cove 2||R3.I=PiranhaPlantCove2 PeteyPiranha||R3.1=1,400||R3.2=2,100||R3.3=2,500||R3.4=2,800||R3.5=3,200
|CN=[[Steer Clear of Obstacles]]||C.I=Tour19 BirdoCupChallenge||CC=[[Donkey Kong]]||CT=[[N64 Kalimari Desert]]||C.1=1||C.2=2||C.3=3
}}
{{MKT cup table row
|C=Mii||Ra=
|R1=[[GCN Cookie Land]]<br>(Balloon Battle)||R1.I=CookieLandGCN PeteyPiranhaMiiRacingSuit||R1.1=1,500||R1.2=2,400||R1.3=2,800||R1.4=3,200||R1.5=3,800
|R2=[[Wii Koopa Cape]]||R2.I=KoopaCapeWii PaulinePartyTime||R2.1=1,900||R2.2=2,900||R2.3=3,300||R2.4=3,900||R2.5=4,500
|R3=[[3DS Rock Rock Mountain|3DS Rock Rock Mountain T]]||R3.I=RockRockMountainT3DS FunkyKong||R3.1=1,500||R3.2=2,300||R3.3=2,600||R3.4=3,000||R3.5=3,600
|CN=[[Glider Challenge]]||C.I=Tour58 BabyDaisyCupChallenge||CC=[[Ice Bro]]||CT=[[SNES Vanilla Lake 2]]||C.1=150||C.2=300||C.3=580
}}
{{MKT cup table row
|C=Shy Guy||Ra=2
|R1=Piranha Plant Cove 2R||R1.I=PiranhaPlantCove2R PeachHappi||R1.1=1,400||R1.2=2,200||R1.3=2,600||R1.4=3,000||R1.5=3,600
|R2=[[GBA Riverside Park|GBA Riverside Park T]]||R2.I=RiversideParkTGBA TanookiMario||R2.1=1,300||R2.2=2,100||R2.3=2,400||R2.4=2,800||R2.5=3,400
|R3=Piranha Plant Cove R/T||R3.I=PiranhaPlantCoveRT LightblueShyGuyExplorer||R3.1=1,600||R3.2=2,600||R3.3=3,000||R3.4=3,400||R3.5=4,200
|CN=[[Goomba Takedown]]||C.I=Tour65 DiddyKongCupChallenge||CC=[[Toad (species)|Toad (Pit Crew)]]||CT=[[Wii Mushroom Gorge]]||C.1=12||C.2=22||C.3=32
}}
{{MKT cup table row
|C=Fire Rosalina||Ra=
|R1=N64 Kalimari Desert||R1.I=KalimariDesertN64 Kamek||R1.1=1,100||R1.2=1,800||R1.3=2,100||R1.4=2,400||R1.5=3,100
|R2=Wii Mushroom Gorge T||R2.I=MushroomGorgeTWii CatToad||R2.1=1,900||R2.2=3,200||R2.3=3,600||R2.4=4,300||R2.5=5,400
|R3=[[3DS Piranha Plant Slide]]||R3.I=PiranhaPlantSlide3DS FireRosalina||R3.1=1,900||R3.2=3,100||R3.3=3,600||R3.4=4,200||R3.5=5,400
|CN=[[Smash Small Dry Bones]]||C.I=Tour76 KamekCupChallenge||CC=[[Shy Guy|Black Shy Guy]]||CT=Wii Koopa Cape||C.1=5||C.2=10||C.3=15
}}
{{MKT cup table row
|C=Mario||Ra=
|R1=GBA Sunset Wilds||R1.I=SunsetWildsGBA PeachExplorer||R1.1=1,200||R1.2=2,100||R1.3=2,400||R1.4=2,800||R1.5=3,700
|R2=[[GBA Snow Land]]||R2.I=SnowLandGBA Mario||R2.1=1,300||R2.2=2,100||R2.3=2,500||R2.4=2,900||R2.5=3,800
|R3=Wii Koopa Cape R/T||R3.I=KoopaCapeRTWii KitsuneLuigi||R3.1=2,000||R3.2=3,400||R3.3=3,900||R3.4=4,600||R3.5=6,100
|CN=[[Time Trial (Mario Kart Tour)|Time Trial]]||C.I=Tour89 MarioCupChallenge||CC=[[Birdo|Birdo (Light Blue)]]||CT=Piranha Plant Cove 2||C.1=2:05.00||C.2=1:55.00||C.3=1:48.00
}}
{{MKT cup table row
|C=Nabbit||Ra=
|R1=3DS Rock Rock Mountain||R1.I=RockRockMountain3DS ToadetteExplorer||R1.1=1,400||R1.2=2,500||R1.3=2,800||R1.4=3,400||R1.5=4,600
|R2=Piranha Plant Cove 2T||R2.I=PiranhaPlantCove2T BirdoWhite||R2.1=1,900||R2.2=3,400||R2.3=3,900||R2.4=4,600||R2.5=6,300
|R3=SNES Vanilla Lake 2||R3.I=VanillaLake2SNES Nabbit||R3.1=1,400||R3.2=2,400||R3.3=2,700||R3.4=3,200||R3.5=4,400
|CN=[[Do Jump Boosts]]||C.I=Tour89 NabbitCupChallenge||CC=[[Larry Koopa|Larry]]||CT=Piranha Plant Cove||C.1=10||C.2=13||C.3=16
}}
{{MKT cup table row
|C=Monty Mole||Ra=
|R1=3DS Piranha Plant Slide R||R1.I=PiranhaPlantSlideR3DS LuigiGolf||R1.1=1,700||R1.2=3,000||R1.3=3,400||R1.4=4,100||R1.5=5,700
|R2=[[GBA Battle Course 1]]<br>(Balloon Battle)||R2.I=BattleCourse1GBA LuigiKnight||R2.1=1,800||R2.2=3,200||R2.3=3,700||R2.4=4,400||R2.5=6,200
|R3=GBA Sunset Wilds T||R3.I=SunsetWildsTGBA MontyMole||R3.1=1,800||R3.2=3,200||R3.3=3,600||R3.4=4,400||R3.5=6,100
|CN=[[Big Reverse Race]]||C.I=Tour89 MontyMoleCupChallenge||CC=Any character||CT=GBA Snow Land||C.1=50cc||C.2=100cc||C.3=150cc
}}
{{MKT cup table row
|C=Chargin' Chuck||Ra=
|R1=Wii Mushroom Gorge R||R1.I=MushroomGorgeRWii CharginChuck||R1.1=1,800||R1.2=3,300||R1.3=3,700||R1.4=4,500||R1.5=6,400
|R2=GBA Riverside Park R||R2.I=RiversideParkRGBA DaisySailor||R2.1=1,300||R2.2=2,400||R2.3=2,700||R2.4=3,300||R2.5=4,700
|R3=N64 Kalimari Desert R/T||R3.I=KalimariDesertRTN64 ToadetteExplorer||R3.1=1,200||R3.2=2,200||R3.3=2,500||R3.4=3,000||R3.5=4,300
|CN=[[Ring Race]]||C.I=Tour58 MetalMarioCupChallenge||CC=[[Ice Mario (Super Mario Galaxy)|Ice Mario]]||CT=SNES Vanilla Lake 2||C.1=10||C.2=15||C.3=22
}}
{{MKT cup table row
|C=Pink Gold Peach||Ra=
|R1=Piranha Plant Cove T||R1.I=PiranhaPlantCoveT CaptainToad||R1.1=1,800||R1.2=3,500||R1.3=3,900||R1.4=4,700||R1.5=6,900
|R2=GBA Sunset Wilds R/T||R2.I=SunsetWildsRTGBA PinkGoldPeach||R2.1=1,800||R2.2=3,300||R2.3=3,800||R2.4=4,600||R2.5=6,700
|R3=GBA Snow Land R/T||R3.I=SnowLandRTGBA PastryChefMiiRacingSuit||R3.1=1,700||R3.2=3,300||R3.3=3,700||R3.4=4,500||R3.5=6,600
|CN=[[Break Item Boxes]]||C.I=Tour74 ToadetteCupChallenge||CC=[[Hammer Bro]]||CT=3DS Piranha Plant Slide||C.1=12||C.2=18||C.3=26
}}
{{MKT cup table row
|C=Yoshi||Ra=
|R1=Wii Koopa Cape R||R1.I=KoopaCapeRWii Yoshi||R1.1=1,800||R1.2=3,500||R1.3=3,900||R1.4=4,800||R1.5=7,100
|R2=3DS Piranha Plant Slide R/T||R2.I=PiranhaPlantSlideRT3DS CastleMiiRacingSuit||R2.1=1,700||R2.2=3,400||R2.3=3,800||R2.4=4,700||R2.5=7,000
|R3=SNES Vanilla Lake 2R||R3.I=VanillaLake2RSNES ToadetteSailor||R3.1=1,500||R3.2=2,800||R3.3=3,200||R3.4=3,900||R3.5=5,800
|CN=[[Combo Attack]]||C.I=Tour31 BabyLuigiCupChallenge||CC=[[Mario]]||CT=GBA Sunset Wilds T||C.1=8||C.2=12||C.3=20
}}
{{MKT cup table row
|C=Iggy||Ra=
|R1=GBA Riverside Park||R1.I=RiversideParkGBA BrownMiiRacingSuit||R1.1=1,300||R1.2=2,600||R1.3=2,900||R1.4=3,500||R1.5=5,400
|R2=N64 Kalimari Desert R||R2.I=KalimariDesertRN64 Iggy||R2.1=1,200||R2.2=2,400||R2.3=2,700||R2.4=3,400||R2.5=5,100
|R3=GCN Cookie Land<br>(Balloon Battle)||R3.I=CookieLandGCN CatLuigi||R3.1=1,900||R3.2=3,800||R3.3=4,300||R3.4=5,300||R3.5=8,100
|CN=Steer Clear of Obstacles||C.I=Tour6 MarioCupChallenge||CC=[[Baby Peach]]||CT=3DS Rock Rock Mountain||C.1=1||C.2=2||C.3=3
}}
{{MKT cup table row
|C=Toadette||Ra=
|R1=GBA Snow Land R||R1.I=SnowLandRGBA CatMario||R1.1=1,400||R1.2=2,900||R1.3=3,300||R1.4=4,000||R1.5=6,200
|R2=Piranha Plant Cove R||R2.I=PiranhaPlantCoveR PeteyPiranha||R2.1=1,700||R2.2=3,500||R2.3=3,900||R2.4=4,800||R2.5=7,500
|R3=Wii Mushroom Gorge||R3.I=MushroomGorgeWii Toadette||R3.1=2,100||R3.2=4,300||R3.3=4,800||R3.4=5,900||R3.5=9,100
|CN=[[Take them out quick!]]||C.I=Tour83 HammerBroCupChallenge||CC=[[Yoshi]]||CT=GBA Riverside Park||C.1=0:00.00||C.2=0:08.00||C.3=0:16.00
}}
{{MKT cup table row
|C=Ice Bro||Ra=
|R1=SNES Vanilla Lake 2T||R1.I=VanillaLake2TSNES BirdoBlack||R1.1=1,100||R1.2=2,300||R1.3=2,500||R1.4=3,100||R1.5=5,000
|R2=3DS Rock Rock Mountain R||R2.I=RockRockMountainR3DS MetalMario||R2.1=1,400||R2.2=2,900||R2.3=3,200||R2.4=3,900||R2.5=6,200
|R3=3DS Piranha Plant Slide T||R3.I=PiranhaPlantSlideT3DS IceBro||R3.1=2,300||R3.2=4,900||R3.3=5,500||R3.4=6,800||R3.5=10,700
|CN=Glider Challenge||C.I=Tour70 MiiCupChallenge||CC=[[Koopa Troopa]]||CT=Wii Koopa Cape||C.1=200||C.2=400||C.3=650
}}
{{MKT cup table row
|C=Baby Daisy||Ra=
|R1=N64 Kalimari Desert T||R1.I=KalimariDesertTN64 BabyDaisy||R1.1=1,500||R1.2=3,100||R1.3=3,500||R1.4=4,300||R1.5=7,000
|R2=Wii Koopa Cape T||R2.I=KoopaCapeTWii DaisySwimwear||R2.1=2,100||R2.2=4,400||R2.3=4,900||R2.4=6,100||R2.5=9,900
|R3=GBA Snow Land T||R3.I=SnowLandTGBA RoaringRacerMiiRacingSuit||R3.1=1,700||R3.2=3,600||R3.3=4,000||R3.4=5,000||R3.5=8,000
|CN=Time Trial||C.I=Tour89 BabyDaisyCupChallenge||CC=[[Dry Bones]]||CT=Piranha Plant Cove||C.1=1:35.00||C.2=1:28.00||C.3=1:23.00
}}
{{MKT cup table row
|C=Cat Peach||Ra=
|R1=GBA Battle Course 1<br>(Balloon Battle)||R1.I=BattleCourse1GBA LuigiClassic||R1.1=1,800||R1.2=4,000||R1.3=4,400||R1.4=5,500||R1.5=9,000
|R2=GBA Riverside Park R/T||R2.I=RiversideParkRTGBA CatPeach||R2.1=1,600||R2.2=3,500||R2.3=3,900||R2.4=4,900||R2.5=8,000
|R3=Piranha Plant Cove 2R/T||R3.I=PiranhaPlantCove2RT LightblueShyGuyExplorer||R3.1=1,900||R3.2=4,100||R3.3=4,600||R3.4=5,700||R3.5=9,400
|CN=[[Vs. Mega]] [[Iggy Koopa|Iggy]]||C.I=Tour5 BabyPeachCupChallenge||CC=Any character||CT=3DS Rock Rock Mountain||C.1=50cc||C.2=100cc||C.3=150cc
}}
|}

==Today's Challenge==
Players' most recently used kart and glider are chosen, and favorite and favored ones have extra priority. Opponents are arranged randomly. On day 1 of this tour, players finish a balloon battle in [[GCN Cookie Land]] in the [[Mii Cup]] using the [[Mii|Petey Piranha Mii Racing Suit]] for a free pipe launch. Starting from day 2, players have to finish a race in the earliest incomplete course that is not in any of the ranked cups using the driver shown on the course's thumbnail every day to obtain the corresponding reward in the table below. Once all of the courses are completed, the courses are selected at random.

{| align=center width=40% cellspacing=0 border=1 cellpadding=3 style="border-collapse:collapse; font-family:Arial; text-align:center"
|-style="background: #89A"
|'''Day(s)'''
|'''Reward'''
|-
!1-13	
|[[File:MKT Icon Launch Pipe Green.png|50px]]<br>Free pipe launch
|-
!14
|<!--[[File:MKT 027QB.png|50px]]<br>-->Badge
|-style="background: #89A"
|colspan=2|'''Today's Challenge Pipe'''
|-
|colspan=2|[[File:MKT Tour45 TodaysChallengePipe.png|x150px]]
|-style="background: #ABC"
|colspan=2|'''Pipe contents'''
|-
|colspan=2|[[Ruby|Rubies]], [[coin]]s, driver (Normal/Super/High-End), kart (Normal/Super/High-End), glider (Normal/Super/High-End), [[item ticket]]s
|}

==Rewards==
Gold cells indicate rewards that are exclusive to Gold Pass members.
{|class="wikitable" style="margin:auto; text-align:center"
|-
![[File:MKT Icon GrandStar.png|20x20px]] 30
![[File:MKT Icon GrandStar.png|20x20px]] 55
|-
|[[File:MKT Icon GoldCandlelightFlight.png|75x75px]]
|[[File:MKT Icon GoldClankyKart.png|75x75px]]
|-
|style=background:gold|[[Gold Candlelight Flight]]
|style=background:gold|[[Gold Clanky Kart]]
|}
<br>
{|class="wikitable scrollable" style="margin:auto; text-align:center; font-size:90%"
|-
!Grand Stars!![[File:MKT Icon GrandStar.png|20x20px]]!!15!!20!!25!!30!!35!!40!!45!!50!!55!!60!!65!!70!!80!!90!!100!!110!!120!!130!!140!!150!!160!!170!!180!!190!!200!!210!!220!!230!!240!!250!!260!!270!!280!!290!!300!!310!!320!!Total!!Grand total
|-
!rowspan=2 colspan=2|[[Pipe Cannon|Pipes]]
|||[[File:MKT Icon Launch Pipe Green.png|20px]]||||[[File:MKT Icon Launch Pipe Green.png|20px]]||||[[File:MKT Icon Launch Pipe Green.png|20px]]||||||||||||||[[File:MKT Icon Launch Pipe Green.png|20px]]||||||||||[[File:MKT Icon Launch Pipe Green.png|20px]]||||||[[File:MKT Icon Launch Pipe Green.png|20px]]||||||||[[File:MKT Icon Launch Pipe Green.png|20px]]||||||||[[File:MKT Icon Launch Pipe Green.png|20px]]||||[[File:MKT Icon Launch Pipe Green.png|20px]]||||[[File:MKT Icon Launch Pipe Green.png|20px]]||||||||||10
!rowspan=2|26
|-style=background:gold
|||[[File:MKT Icon Launch Pipe Green.png|20px]]||[[File:MKT Icon Launch Pipe Green.png|20px]]||[[File:MKT Icon Launch Pipe Green.png|20px]]||[[File:MKT Icon Launch Pipe Green.png|20px]]||[[File:MKT Icon Launch Pipe Green.png|20px]]||||||||||||[[File:MKT Icon Launch Pipe Gold.png|20px]]||[[File:MKT Icon Launch Pipe Green.png|20px]]||||||||[[File:MKT Icon Launch Pipe Gold.png|20px]]||[[File:MKT Icon Launch Pipe Green.png|20px]]||||||[[File:MKT Icon Launch Pipe Green.png|20px]]||||||||[[File:MKT Icon Launch Pipe Green.png|20px]]||||||||[[File:MKT Icon Launch Pipe Green.png|20px]]||[[File:MKT Icon Launch Pipe Green.png|20px]]||[[File:MKT Icon Launch Pipe Green.png|20px]]||[[File:MKT Icon Launch Pipe Green.png|20px]]||[[File:MKT Icon Launch Pipe Green.png|20px]]||||||||||16
|-
!rowspan=2|[[Coin]]s
!rowspan=2|[[File:MKT Icon Coins 2.png|50x50px]]
|500||||500||||500||||500||||||500||||500||||||||||||||||500||||||||||||||||||||500||||500||||500||||||||5000
!rowspan=2|15000
|-style=background:gold
|5000||||||||||||5000||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||10000
|-
!rowspan=2|[[Ruby|Rubies]]
!rowspan=2|[[File:MKT Icon 1Ruby.png|50x50px]]
|10||||||||||||5||||||||||3||||||||||||||||3||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||21
!rowspan=2|56
|-style=background:gold
|15||||||||||||10||||||||||10||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||35
|-
!rowspan=2|[[Item ticket]]s
!rowspan=2|[[File:MKT Icon ItemTicket.png|50x50px]]
|||||||||||||||5||||||||||||||||||||||5||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||10
!rowspan=2|30
|-style=background:gold
|||||||||||||||10||||||||||||||||||||||10||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||20
|-
!rowspan=2|[[Star ticket]]s
!rowspan=2|[[File:MKT Icon StarTicket.png|50x50px]]
|||||||||||||||||||||2||||||||||||3||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||5
!rowspan=2|5
|-style=background:gold
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||0
|-
!rowspan=2|[[Quick ticket]]s
!rowspan=2|[[File:MKT Icon QuickTicket.png|50x50px]]
|||||||||||||||||1||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1
!rowspan=2|4
|-style=background:gold
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||3||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||3
|-
!rowspan=6|[[Point-boost ticket]]s
!rowspan=2|[[File:MKT Icon Point-boostticket1.png|50x50px]]
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1||||||||||||||||1||||||||1||||||||||||||||||||3
!rowspan=2|8
|-style=background:gold
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||5||||||||||||||||||||5
|-
!rowspan=2|[[File:MKT Icon Point-boostticket2.png|50x50px]]
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1||||||||||||||||1||||||||1||||||||||||||||||||||3
!rowspan=2|8
|-style=background:gold
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||5||||||||||||||||||||||5
|-
!rowspan=2|[[File:MKT Icon Point-boostticket3.png|50x50px]]
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||1||||||||||||||||1||||||||1||||||||||||||||||||||||3
!rowspan=2|8
|-style=background:gold
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||5||||||||||||||||||||||||5
|-
!rowspan=2 colspan=2|[[Level-boost ticket]]s
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||[[File:MKT Icon Level-boostticket1.png|30px]]||[[File:MKT Icon Level-boostticket4.png|30px]]||[[File:MKT Icon Level-boostticket7.png|30px]]||3
!rowspan=2|22
|-style=background:gold
|||||||||||||||||[[File:MKT Icon Level-boostticket3.png|30px]]<br>(3)||[[File:MKT Icon Level-boostticket2.png|30px]]<br>(3)||[[File:MKT Icon Level-boostticket1.png|30px]]<br>(3)||||||[[File:MKT Icon Level-boostticket6.png|30px]]<br>(2)||[[File:MKT Icon Level-boostticket5.png|30px]]<br>(2)||[[File:MKT Icon Level-boostticket4.png|30px]]<br>(2)||||||||||||[[File:MKT Icon Level-boostticket9.png|30px]]||[[File:MKT Icon Level-boostticket8.png|30px]]||[[File:MKT Icon Level-boostticket7.png|30px]]||||||||||||||||||||[[File:MKT Icon Level-boostticket7.png|30px]]||||||||19
|}

==New content==
===Cups===
*[[King Bob-omb Cup]]

===Drivers===
<gallery>
MKT Artwork LightblueShyGuyExplorer.png|[[Exploring Shy Guy|Light-blue Shy Guy (Explorer)]]
MKT Artwork YellowShyGuyExplorer.png|[[Exploring Shy Guy|Yellow Shy Guy (Explorer)]]
</gallery>

====Mii Racing Suits====
<gallery>
MKT Artwork BrownMiiRacingSuit.png|[[Mii|Brown Mii Racing Suit]]
</gallery>

===Karts===
<gallery>
MKT Icon BlueCrawlyKart.png|[[Blue Crawly Kart]]
</gallery>

===Gliders===
<gallery>
MKT Icon WonderfulDiamond.png|[[Wonderful Diamond]]
MKT Icon GoldCandlelightFlight.png|[[Gold Candlelight Flight]]
</gallery>

===Courses===
*[[Piranha Plant Cove]] (N, R, T, R/T)
*[[Piranha Plant Cove|Piranha Plant Cove 2]] (N, R, T, R/T)

==2-Player Challenge==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width=100%
!rowspan=2|Name
!colspan=3|Courses
!colspan=7|Opponents
|-
!First
!Second
!Final
!
!6th
!5th
!4th
!3rd
!2nd
!1st
|-
|rowspan=3|<!--[[File:MKT Vs. Shy Guy Brigades.png|200px]]<br>-->'''Vs. Shy Guy Brigades'''
|rowspan=3|
|rowspan=3|
|rowspan=3|
!Driver
|[[File:MKT Icon GreenShyGuy.png|37px|link=Shy Guy|Green Shy Guy]]
|[[File:MKT Icon PinkShyGuy.png|37px|link=Shy Guy|Pink Shy Guy]]
|[[File:MKT Icon BlackShyGuy.png|37px|link=Shy Guy|Black Shy Guy]]
|[[File:MKT Icon ShyGuy.png|37px|link=Shy Guy]]
|[[File:MKT Icon YellowShyGuyExplorer.png|37px|link=Exploring Shy Guy|Yellow Shy Guy (Explorer)]]
|[[File:MKT Icon LightblueShyGuyExplorer.png|37px|link=Exploring Shy Guy|Light-blue Shy Guy (Explorer)]]
|-
!Kart
|[[File:MKT Icon DKJumbo.png|37px|link=DK Jumbo]]
|[[File:MKT Icon DKJumbo.png|37px|link=DK Jumbo]]
|[[File:MKT Icon DKJumbo.png|37px|link=DK Jumbo]]
|[[File:MKT Icon DKJumbo.png|37px|link=DK Jumbo]]
|[[File:MKT Icon ClacketyKart.png|37px|link=Clackety Kart]]
|[[File:MKT Icon ClankyKart.png|37px|link=Clanky Kart]]
|-
!Glider
|[[File:MKT Icon SafetyGlider.png|37px|link=Safety Glider]]
|[[File:MKT Icon SafetyGlider.png|37px|link=Safety Glider]]
|[[File:MKT Icon SafetyGlider.png|37px|link=Safety Glider]]
|[[File:MKT Icon SafetyGlider.png|37px|link=Safety Glider]]
|[[File:MKT Icon SilverCandlelightFlight.png|37px|link=Silver Candlelight Flight]]
|[[File:MKT Icon CandlelightFlight.png|37px|link=Candlelight Flight]]
|}

==Announcement==
{{multiframe
|align=right
|1=<div style=background:#999999>[[File:PiranhaPlantCove.jpg|x120px]]</div><div style=background:#999999>[[File:PiranhaPlantCove2.jpg|x120px]]</div>
|2=The spot the difference images.
}}
In the announcement post for the tour on official social media accounts, two images of [[Piranha Plant Cove]], acting as a {{wp|spot the difference}}, were released, featuring ten differences in total:<ref>@mariokarttourEN (February 1, 2023). [https://twitter.com/mariokarttourEN/status/1621040723197046784 "''Piranha Plant Cove, an all-new course for the Mario Kart series, will appear in the Exploration Tour starting Feb. 7, 10:00 PM PT! To get ready, can you spot the differences between these two images? There are 10 in total! #MarioKartTour''"] ''Twitter''. Retrieved February 1, 2023.</ref>
#[[Luigi]]'s kart is a [[Red Crawly Kart]] in the first image, and a [[Blue Crawly Kart]] in the second.
#A [[boomerang]] is present behind [[Petey Piranha]]'s kart on the far-left of the second image, but is absent from the first.
#[[Captain Toad]] is in a different pose.
#A large pillar is standing upright in the second image, but has fallen over in the first.
#The [[Maw-Ray]] is higher in the second image. 
#Purple sparkles in the background are in a different arrangement between the images.
#[[Mario]] uses his normal variant in the first image, but his Classic variant in the second.
#[[Bowser]] is holding a [[Bowser's Shell]] in the first image, but a [[Spiny Shell]] in the second.
#The [[Shy Guy]] at the front is blue in the first image, but yellow in the second.
#The [[Item Box]]es are at a different angle between the images.

==Names in other languages==
{{Foreign names
|Jap=探検ツアー
|JapR=Tanken Tsuā
|JapM=Exploration Tour
|ChiS=探险巡回赛
|ChiSR=Tànxiǎn Xúnhúisài
|ChiSM=Exploration Tour
|ChiT=探險巡迴賽
|ChiTR=Tànxiǎn Xúnhúisài
|ChiTM=Exploration Tour
|Fre=Saison d'exploration
|FreM=Exploration Season
|Ger=Abenteuer-Tour-Saison
|GerM=Adventure Tour Season
|Ita=Tour degli esploratori
|ItaM=Explorers' Tour
|Kor=탐험 투어
|KorR=Tamheom Tueo
|KorM=Exploration Tour
|Por=Temporada de expedições
|PorM=Expeditions Season
|Spa=Temporada de exploración
|SpaM=Exploration Season
}}

==References==
<references/>

{{MKT}}
[[Category:Mario Kart Tour tours]]