Enjoy the Adventure
This adventure combines some of the best mountain biking trails in Tanzania with an awe-inspiring journey around the base of Africa’s highest mountain, Mt. Kilimanjaro. As the tallest freestanding mountain in the world, Kilimanjaro offers diverse ecosystems and microclimates, from lush tropical forests to frigid Alpine environments.
Over the course of 5 days, you’ll cycle around Kilimanjaro, experiencing its varied landscapes up close. Following the biking portion, you’ll embark on a safari through Tarangire, Ngorongoro, and Lake Manyara National Parks. This unique blend of biking and safari promises a truly magical experience, culminating in an epic wildlife adventure.
Tour Map
This comprehensive map is designed to guide you through an exciting journey filled with remarkable destinations and captivating experiences.
- Day 1: Machame Gate - Machame Camp
- Day 2: Machame Camp - Shira Camp 2
- Day 3: Shira Camp - Barranco Camp Via Lava Tower
- Day 4: Barranco Camp - Barafu Camp
- Day 5: Barafu Camp To Uhuru Peak
- Day 6: Mweka Camp To Mweka Gate
Itinerary
We have carefully planned out each day to give you the best possible experience. From exploring historic landmarks to tasting delicious local cuisine, each day is packed with adventure and excitement. Join us as we take you on a journey through some of the most fascinating destinations in the world.
Today, you’ll meet your guide for a comprehensive briefing on your upcoming tour and get your bike fitted. If you arrive on a morning or afternoon flight, you’ll also have time for a quick test ride through the nearby sugar cane plantations and surrounding villages.
- Road Surface: Tarmac and dirt road
- Accommodation: Camping at Marangu Hotel
- Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner included
Lake Challa, a serene and remote caldera lake straddling the border between Tanzania and Kenya, offers a perfect escape from city life. Located just 55 km from Moshi, it’s an ideal destination for a day of relaxation and exploration. Surrounded by stunning, untouched nature, the lake provides opportunities for hiking, swimming, kayaking, or simply enjoying the breathtaking views.
In the morning, your guide will pick you up from your accommodation. You’ll cycle to Lake Challa Safari Camp with a packed lunch and drinking water. Upon arrival, you’ll be greeted by the private game reserve overlooking the lake. Spend the day swimming in the crystal-clear waters, exploring the area, or kayaking (optional).
The lush scenery and diverse wildlife, including baboons, velvet monkeys, blue monkeys, antelopes, elephants, and various bird species, make this a unique experience. You’ll also have a chance to interact with local people and observe their daily activities.
At the camp, you can enjoy the on-site bar serving both alcoholic and nonalcoholic beverages, as well as a restaurant offering snacks and main meals. You’ll spend the night camping at Lake Challa.
- Road Surface: Tarmac and dirt road
- Accommodation: Camping at Lake Challa
- Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner included
Today, we continue our journey northward, cycling anti-clockwise around Mt. Kilimanjaro. As we ascend to higher altitudes, you’ll observe impressive water and soil conservation farming practices by the locals. The route takes us close to the Kenyan border, with a gentle climb that eventually leads to a steep final 6 miles.
By the afternoon, we’ll reach our comfortable chalets, one of the key starting points for mountain excursions.
- Road Surface: Tarmac and dirt road
- Accommodation: Camping at Snowcap Cottages
- Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner included
Today’s ride takes us along the volcano, navigating through wide and deep river streams. We’ll pass through fertile areas dotted with numerous small farms before reaching the expansive plains where the mountain slopes blend into the flat terrain.
Our cycling tour concludes at Simba Farm, perched atop extensive wheat and barley fields with sweeping views of the western Kilimanjaro plains.
- Road Surface: Tarmac, dirt, and gravel road
- Accommodation: Camping at Simba Farm
- Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner included
Today, we’ll explore the Enduimet Wildlife Management Area, a hidden gem in Tanzania. Located next to Amboseli National Park, Enduimet is a key migratory route for wildlife, including African elephants. While the area is predominantly inhabited by the Maasai, you’ll also encounter the Chagga, Meru, and Pare tribes.
Your ride begins across wide-open plains dotted with acacia trees, gradually becoming greener as you approach the lower slopes of Kilimanjaro, where farming is prevalent. As you traverse the Maasai Lands, you’ll experience the unique coexistence of the nomadic Maasai people with the surrounding wildlife.
The ride will cover both dirt and tarmac roads, ending at Tinga Tinga Village, where you’ll spend the night. This will be our final day of biking.
- Accommodation: Olpopongi Maasai Village
- Road Surface: Tarmac, dirt, and gravel road
- Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner included
After breakfast at Olpopongi Maasai Village, your safari guide will pick you up for a 3-hour journey to Lake Manyara National Park. Although one of Tanzania’s smaller parks, Lake Manyara is renowned for its rich diversity. The park’s shallow, alkaline lake is a seasonal haven for thousands of flamingos, creating a striking pink spectacle.
The park also hosts over 400 bird species and an array of mammals. You might spot troops of baboons in the forests, giraffes, buffaloes, zebras, and wildebeests on the grassy plains, and elephants and lions in the acacia woodlands. From the open roof of your vehicle, you’ll enjoy close-up views of the wildlife and the stunning landscape of the park and the Great Rift Valley.
In the evening, you’ll drive to Karatu for your overnight stay at Marera Lodge. Along the way, you’ll stop at a viewpoint to admire the breathtaking views of Lake Manyara and its surroundings.
- Accommodation: Marera Lodge
- Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner included
After an early breakfast, you’ll take a short drive to the Ngorongoro Crater entrance and begin your descent into the crater, which is nearly 600 meters deep and about 20 kilometers wide. This enormous caldera is home to a diverse range of wildlife.
During your game drive, you have the chance to spot various mammals, including the Big Five—lion, elephant, buffalo, rhino, and leopard—as well as Grant’s and Thomson’s gazelles and mountain reedbucks. Keep an eye out for spotted hyenas and some of the over 500 bird species that inhabit the area.
After enjoying a picnic lunch in the crater and continuing your game viewing, you’ll ascend out of the crater and travel back to Migombani Camp for the evening.
- Accommodation: Migombani Camp
- Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner included
After breakfast, you’ll pack up and check out from your lodge, then head to Tarangire National Park. The drive to the park takes about an hour, covering approximately 67 kilometers.
Tarangire is renowned for its vast grasslands, impressive baobab trees, and the perennial Tarangire River, which attracts the largest elephant herds in northern Tanzania. The river and seasonal swamps draw a variety of wildlife, including elephants, giraffes, bushbucks, hartebeests, dik-diks, waterbucks, warthogs, and reedbucks. The park also hosts buffaloes, zebras, and wildebeests, often pursued by predators such as lions, leopards, and cheetahs, though sightings of these predators can be rare.
After an extensive game drive, you’ll exit the park and return to Arusha town, Moshi, or the airport.
- Meals: Breakfast and Lunch
Included / Excluded
To help you plan your trip, we have put together a list of what's included and what's not included in your tour package. This will give you a clear understanding of what to expect and help you make any necessary arrangements before your journey begins.
- All 3 meals (Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner)
- Snacks and fruits
- Complimentary 3+ liters of mineral water everyday
- Mountain bikes & Helmets
- Camping gears like Quality Tents, mattress, Chairs and Tables
- Support vehicle (Backup vehicle)
- Tour guide(s), Bike Mechanic, Driver and Cook
- Village fees, Camping fees, WMA fees (Wildlife management Conservation Area).
- One night while on the trip and one night at the hotel in Moshi
- Cycling fees and All entry fees
- Complete First Aid kit (for use in emergencies only)
- Compulsory tips for Guide, Bike mechanic, Driver and Cook
- Sleeping bag, (You can rent if you don’t have when you arrive in Moshi)
- Items of a personal nature
- Entry visa for Tanzania
- Optional but highly recommended travel and medical insurance.
- Personal medicine
