Mountain Biking Programme:

Cycling in the African climate is challenging, hot and dusty, but for the enthousiast an opportunity not te be missed. Experiencing the people and their culture is easily done in a very unintrusive manner. Cycling affords you the opportunity to experience all the smells and bells ! Africa as it really is.

- Half day or full day rides
These rides take you around the local area of Arusha and will start from your hotel/lodge. Rides could include cycling through coffee plantations, villages set amongst bananas and cultivated areas or out in dryer Masai regions.

- Two day trip
A fly camp is set up out in a Masai area and the route takes you either around the northern side of Mt. Meru or around towards the west heading to the Monduli mountain ranges. A night at a Masai boma gives you some insight to the cultural ways of these people.

- Three days onwards
These also involve fly camps either set up alongside Masai homesteads or simply out in the bush. You may also reach villages and so be able to stay at campsites.
Longer trips can link in with a game viewing safari in which case you will be met either at Mto wa Mbu village, or go on towards Lake Natron and Ol Doinyo Lengai.

TOUR CODE: TA/MBP/101. 13 Days Mountain Biking program

Day 1: Arrival JRO transfer to Arusha Hotel (5 star hotel)-B/B or(similarly)
Day 2: Morning breakfast, drive to Longido at 8.30, by a jeep approx 1.30 HRS drive, while in Longido you will visit Maasai Bomas and climb the impressive Longido Mountain through the dense Natural Forest. Bike set-up, camp F/B.
Day 3: Bike Tour: Longido Camp towards the west Camp. 6 HRs ride about 75 km.
Day 4: Bike Tour : Proceed toward to Gel Bomba, 5 HRS ride about 70 km. Camp F/B
Day 5: Bike Tour: From Gelai Bomba to the north of Oldonyo Lengai. Camp at the end of the road. 4-5Hrs ride about 60 km.
Day 6: Bike Tour: Back to the end of the road towards south of Engaruka Camp, 5-6 HRs abour 70km, camp F/B.
Day 7: Bike tour: Engaruka Camp to Mto wa Mbu, 6-7Hrs ride about 95 km. Camp F/B.
Day 8: Bike tour: Mto wa Mbu to Lodoare Gate. 5-6 HRS ride and then transfer to Ngorongoro Wildlife Lodge for dinner and overnight.
Day 9: Breakfast with lunch boxes, a full day game drive at Ngorongoro Crater and back to lodge for dinner and overnight.
Day 10: By Car: Breakfast with lunch boxes drive to historical site of Olduvai gorge, afternoon drive back to Lodo- are Gate, dinner and overnight.
Day 11: Bike Tour: Lodoare Gate to Semal towards Mbulu Camp, 9 Hrs ride about 80 km.
Day 12: Bike Tour : From Mbulu camp to Mbugwe Camp through Magala-7-8HRs ride about 95 km.
Day 13: Bike Tour: Mbugwe Camp to Kwakuchinia, Makuyuni

From Makuyuni transfer by a jeep car to Arusha.
-End of Tour.

At Oldonyo Lengai mountain you will see the currently active volcano and lake Natron famous for its flamingos habitat. * During the Mountain Bike tour at Seremal, Mbulu, Magala, Mbugwe and Kwakuchinia you will be accrosing the top of the great rift valley, the escarpment view of lake Manyara,, the villages and the natives" farms.

Package Cost: The package price includes hotels, lodges, camping tents, breakfast, dinner (unless otherwise noted), maps and trail review, and luggage transfers between the hotels.

What to Bring with You: You should come with personal mountain bike, comfortable riding clothes: bicycling-specific shorts, helmet and gloves for early and late season touring, and rain gear are all especially recommended. You will also need spare tubes, tools, tire pump, water bottle, and first aid kit.

Udzungwa Mountain Biking

We will bike through Udzungwa Mountains and Sanje waterfall , towards part of the Eastern Arc Mountains.

The Udzungwa Mountains are part of the Eastern Arc Mountains, the arc which begins in Taita Hills in Kenya, and in Tanzania runs through the North and South Pare, the East and West Usambara, and the Nguu, Nguru, Ukaguru, Rubeho and Uluguru mountains and Udzungwa. The Udzungwa mountains are situation between the towns of Morogoro and Iringa.

The Udzungwas are 10,000 sq mtrs in total covered in wet humid climate providing water for Kilombero valley. The Great Ruaha provides electricity for much of the country. Rainfall in the southeast of the mountains amounts to 2,000 mm per year and on the Northwest rain shadow area it decreases to 600 mm. Temperatures range from 21-27 centigrade on average.

There are hundreds of different species of trees, shrubs, climbers and herbs of which 50 are restricted to the area. 200 species have medicinal properties. Also restricted to the mountains is the Iringa red colobus monkey(uhehe) and the Sanje crested mangabey

TA/MBP/102 :3 Days Udzungwa Mountain Biking

Day 00: Arrival Day:
0n your arrival you will be met and transferred to the hotel for Dinner and overnight at Kiboko Lodge.

Day 01:
Pick up in Kiboko and drive to Mikumi Genesis Motel for dinner and overnight. (Camp) FB

Day 02:
Breakfast/depart on 30km cycle, arrive in Mang'ula (Udzungwa Mountain View Hotel) set up camp/ Lunch, after lunch cycle to Sanje, arrive at Sanje waterfall. Enjoy a refreshing swim and explore the area before decend cycle to hotel/dinner FB

Day 03:
Wake up, breakfast, pack up camp, and depart to Airport.