This wide-ranging and exciting biking holiday begins at the world-famous Victoria Falls and finishes in Cape Town. This action-packed holiday also includes plenty of time off the bikes, to enjoy a riverboat cruise on the Chobe River, game drives in the Moremi Game Reserve (Okavango) and the opportunity to spend a little time with the San (Bushman) people and learn a little of their self-sufficient lifestyle. This African odyssey is a fascinating mix of adventure biking, travel and exploration through Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia and South Africa. A mountain bike fitted with semi-slick tyres is best suited for the long stretches on tarmac, but a set of off-road knobbly tyres is also recommended for the Namib Desert, where traction and control are more important. Our accommodation ranges from comfortable guesthouses to camping wild under the African night, as well as using many fixed campsites - some of them with swimming pools. Vehicle support is almost always available.
D1
Meet at the Shearwater Explorers Village campground in Victoria Falls. Walk to Victoria Falls. A single transfer from Victoria Falls Airport is provided.
D2
Cycle through the Zambezi National Park to Botswana. Transfer to Chobe River Camp. Chobe River cruise.
D2
Ride through elephant country to Pandamatenga. Transfer to camp via the Makgadikgadi Saltpans.
D2
Transfer to Planet Baobab, then cycle and a further transfer (look out for wildlife) to the Botswana bush town of Maun.
Drive onto Moremi Game Reserve in search of the 'Big 5'. Overnight in the wilds of Moremi.
Morning game drive in the Moremi Reserve. Return to Audi Camp at Maun and afternoon at leisure.
D3
A superb day of cycling (and transfer) towards to the vast Kalahari Desert. Meet the Bushmen.
Transfer through the Kalahari and across the border to the Namibian capital, Windhoek.
D1
Scenic drive to the Gamsberg Pass (2347m), then cycle on a gravel road ro Rooisand.
D2
Cycle across the Tropic of Capricorn, then transfer and cycle to our camp at Sesriem.
D1
Cycle amongst Sossusvlei's famous dunes, hike on Dune 45 and into Hidden Vlei before returning to Sesriem.
D2
Cycling through Namibia’s epic desert landscape (in 2 stages) to Betta Campsite.
D2
Continue cycling south-west across Namibia’s dream-like landscapes to Kanaan.
D1
Transfer to Hobas Campsite near Fish River and cycle out to a viewpoint for Africa’s largest canyon.
D1
Cycle alongside the Fish River Canyon and then drop down to the campsite at the hot springs of Ai Ais.
Drive through irrigated farmland and vineyards to our camp by the Orange River. Afternoon free to canoe or cycle.
Cross the border into South Africa and drive to the Cederberg Wilderness Area.
D2
Great cycling into the Cederbergs via the Uitkyk Pass (1022m). Hike up to the Stadsaal Caves, a site of San people rock art.
D1
Dirt road cycling to Clanwilliam and transfer and cycle via Melkbosstrand to Cape Town.
D2
Drive to the Cape of Good Hope. Cycle back to Cape Town via Chapman’s Peak Drive and Hout Bay.
Your holiday ends after breakfast. A single transfer to Cape Town Airport is provided.
Camping