Tanzanian Cycle Adventure

DURATION

10 days

ACCOMMODATION

Lodges & Camping

Trip Difficulty
DIFFICULTY
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Long cycling days in hot weather

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LOCATION

Tanzania, Africa

MEETING POINT

London or Kilimanjaro Airport

GROUP SIZE

2-16

REVIEWS

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Incredible scenery, impressive mountains, unbroken calderas and plain upon plain of the richest wildlife you’re likely ever to see? They’re just the cherries on top. 

On this unforgettable trip, you’ll see the most amazing, natural sights that Tanzania has to offer – from the saddle. 

The 360km route will take you and your bike across Tanzania’s famous northern circuit in 5 days, from the base of the world’s highest free-standing mountain – Kili herself – to the biggest unbroken caldera on earth, the Ngorongoro Crater. 

Though this tour’s starting and end points may sound like the highlights of the tour, wait till you see all the amazing places and cultures you will visit and experience in between. We welcome you to come and experience this incredible journey with us.

Keep reading to find out where your wheels will take you during this amazing adventure. 

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Whats Included In Our Tanzanian Cycle Adventure

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  •  whats_included_textMax 16 Travellers Per Group
  •  whats_included_text3* Hotels, Lodges & Tents (Twin Share)
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  •  whats_included_text9 Breakfasts, 4 Lunches & 8 Dinners
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Tanzanian Cycle Adventure Itinerary

For Bucket Lister + Trips you will meet your Bucket List Leaders at the airport and fly out as a group.

If you have booked a Bucket Lister Trip our local guides will see you in Tanzania soon!

If you are on a Bucket Lister+ Trip or have booked transfers you will be picked up from Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) and transferred to the Weru Weru River Lodge in Moshi. If you are ‘land only’, or on a Bucket Lister trip you will need to make your way to Weru Weru River Lodge.

You will have the rest of the day to relax and settle in.

 

Today you are free to explore the local town Moshi, and check out the local cafes and street food.

There will be a briefing to discuss the cycle route. We will also have a bike fitting to ensure you are comfortable for the miles ahead.

The first day of riding takes us from the greener southern side of Mt. Kilimanjaro towards the more arid western side of the mountain.

Through coffee and banana plantations we cycle through the more fertile areas of southern Kilimanjaro. As we head west we will cycle through the more arid open plains and acacia woodlands. These plains support a remarkable variety of wildlife and spectacular views of Mt. Kilimanjaro.

While Moshi is home to the Chagga people, the west Kilimanjaro plains are home to the nomadic Maasai people who co-exist with the surrounding wildlife and are why this area is known as the Maasai Lands.

The ride today will be on both dirt and tarmac roads and you will finish the ride at the Ngabobo village where we spend the night.

Today’s cycle will be a long and dusty one as we cycle from the west Kilimanjaro plains towards Arusha city.

The first section of the ride will be through the Ngasurai open plains which serve as a migratory path for elephants moving to and from the Amboseli National Park in Kenya.

Once we finish the dirt road we will enter the main tarmac road towards Arusha city passing a few small villages and settlements along with Mt. Meru looming in the background.

Just before reaching the bustling city of Arusha, we will divert through a coffee estate as we head towards our boutique lodge just outside the city.

Today’s ride will be the longest distance, but not the toughest, and will be mostly on tarmac roads. The ride will take us through many villages, towns and open plains.

The long stretches of undulating road through the Tanzanian countryside perfectly illustrate Ernest Hemingway’s quote: “It is by riding a bicycle that you learn the contours of a country best since you have to sweat up the hills and coast down them”.

After completing the tarmac road section, we will divert onto a dirt road that takes us to our tented camp/campsite on the border of the Tarangire National Park, home to the largest concentration of elephants in Tanzania. There’s a swimming pool at the campsite; the perfect ending to a long, hot day of cycling.

Today’s ride marks another exciting day as we cycle through the migratory wildlife corridors between Lake Manyara and Tarangire National Parks.

The first section of the ride takes us back to the main road which we follow for a few kilometres before diverting onto a dirt road towards Lake Manyara. This area is rich in wildlife, and you will notice a significant number of Maasai settlements along the way.

One of today’s highlights will be the beautiful views of the Great Rift Valley directly in front of us as we head towards Lake Manyara. After the dirt road section of today’s ride, we will rejoin the main tarmac road towards Mto wa Mbu town for several kilometres before diverting onto the dirt road towards tonight’s campsite.

Today’s ride will be the final (and toughest) – but the most rewarding. We start off cycling from the dirt road back onto the tarmac road and head past the bustling town of Mto wa Mbu and the entry gate of Lake Manyara National Park.

We then proceed on a very tough cycle up the Great Rift Valley escarpment leaving behind a spectacular backdrop overlooking the beautiful Lake Manyara National Park and its surroundings. If there’s ever a place to take a great selfie, it’s here.

We then proceed on a tarmac road past colourful Karatu town towards the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Our ride will finish at the entrance gate to the Ngorongoro Conservation Area where, if we have time, we will go on a game drive around the beautiful crater.

After a celebratory toast to your achievement, you will be transferred to the lodge where you will spend the night.

We will transfer back to Moshi; on the way we will stop off at ‘African Galleria’ to learn about the mining of tanzanite, and the ‘Amani Street Children’ centre.



This marks the end of our Tanzanian adventure.

If you haven’t had enough, you can continue with a trip to Zanzibar!

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  • Day 2 3* Lodge – Twin room
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  • Day 3 3* Lodge – Twin room
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  • Day 4 3* Lodge – Twin room
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  • Day 5 Camping
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  • Day 6 3.5* Lodge – Twin room
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  • Day 7 Camping
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  • Day 9 3* Lodge – Twin room
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  • Day 10 Flight
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Bucketlister trips are our standard for all our incredible trips. When you book a Bucketlister trip we will organise everything for you from the first to the last location on your adventure and you’ll have a local guide with you every step of the way. All you’ll need to organise is your own flights and transfers. (Additional Options for Land Only Transfers)

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