Tour Details
Our Cycling Challenge from Kilimanjaro to Ngorongoro Conservation Area takes us through Tanzania’s lush green forests to dry bush lands, remote villages to bustling towns and from lakeside shores to plantations! You will cycle along rough/dirt roads and smooth tarmac roads under the hot tropical sun. Cyclists are provided hot lunches everyday during the tour and there are several rest stops where cyclists can take a breath, top up water and have some fruits and snacks. The tour incorporates different aspects of Tanzania’s attractions including the beautiful scenery, diverse cultures and amazing wildlife; hence making it more than an ordinary cycling tour.
Highlights
- Begin your journey at the base of Mount Kilimanjaro.
- Visit local communities and learn about their way of life.
- Enjoy the unique culture and scenery of the area.
- Enjoy the opportunity for incredible wildlife photography.
- Conclude your cycling tour and reflect on your incredible journey.
LET'S Trip
TOGETHER
Meet & greet/bike fitting/briefing/welcome dinner
Meet & greet group then transfer to your Lodge in Moshi. Arrange bike fitting, briefing and welcome dinner with the leader. Bicycles should be at your Lodge at least 2 hours prior to the fitting session with the cycle maintenance team as well as the chief and assistant guides. Once bikes are fitted, they should be kept at the Lodge ready for the challenge.
At around 06:00 morning, the whole team is on standby position at the Lodge awaiting clients. The cycle starts on a rough road for the first 18 km; then we are on tarmac road for 16 km before getting back to dirty road for the remaining part of the day which is 26 km. The team should be cautioned of the sharp descents and if coupled with a morning dew on the surface could spell disaster.
After the turn off, the cycle follow roads meandering through mountain villages and lots of ups and downs en route. Fortunately, very few vehicles roam this high up on the mountain. At the 18 km mark we leave Mount Kilimanjaro and onto the lowlands. We cycle on tarmac road again till we stop for lunch at the 31.7 km mark. Lunch will be served at local restaurant ‘Village Meru’ premises where all facilities are including shade, water and wash rooms.
The remaining 26km is cycled on dirt road with panoramic views of Kilimanjaro and Meru. The cycle will continue straight to Olpopongi Maasai Village for overnight.
Another tough test! Dust pans, dry and hot day ahead. The cycle takes us from Olpopongi Maasai village area which is part of the Amboseli / NgasuraiBasin ecosystem and helps to preserve important seasonal elephant routes. Many species are permanent residents, while others use Ndarakwai seasonally. Keep your eyes open for some wildlife action. The path goes through Maasai villages and towards Mt.Meru. Dust masks or shield of some kind is highly recommended especially for this part. Dirty road ends at the junction of the Arusha – Nairobi Rd (42.8 km) where another careful cycling on the traffic tarmac road for 29 km before catching a 4.5 km dirty road and then cycle on the tarmac road for 2 km to Tembo Club Campsite for the overnight. Accommodation: Camping.
The day begins early with cycling from our campsite, with our first water stop at Meserani. We cycle on a tarmac road for 84 km and another 14 km on a rough road to Roika Camp (Tarangire). On the way, we enter the Monduli TPDF (the national army zone). 01 break stops are scheduled by the time close or within this area. The clients should be advised against stopping or taking photographs till we clear the army zone some 15km later. The army zone is located on the left side of the road (the side we will be riding on) and unfortunately, any breaks are to be stationed on the right side of the road. Caution to oncoming vehicles till we clear this area please!!
We will have a stop at Makuyuni Town for a lunch and continue our cycling to Roika Tented Lodge. There is a swimming pool at the lodge as a welcome relief from the hot day. Accommodation: Camping at Roika Campsite.
Start a full day cycling from the Tarangire signpost to Lake Manyara.
The tarmac road leads us to Lake Manyara with beautiful views of the Rift Valley directly in front of us as well as the lake. It is worth mentioning that this is the main road to the northern circuit parks and we’ll expect loads of safari vehicles roaming this area. Road safety issues will be very important to address on this day. The cycling for this day will take 4 to 5 hrs and we plan for lunch at Lake Manyara Hotel where the cycle ends and after lunch the clients will rest for the whole of the evening time.
The final leg of our cycle starts from the hotel at 6:30 am and follows the dirt road till we hit the tarmac road at the 7km mark. From there we pass through small villages and townships all the way to the gate. Our aim is to end our bike at around 10:30 am. We congratulate & cheers for our achievements!
- Picnic Lunch boxes will be provided to all clients.
- Day Safari – Ngorongoro Crater
On Arrival at the Lodge in Arusha:
- Free Welcome snack + drink
- Complimentary non-alcoholic beverage (juice, soda, water) Snacks (nuts, crisps, vegetables, bite-size pizza)
- Full Hot Feast Style Celebratory Dinner accompanied by live BBQ to be served at the Lodge at 07:30 pm
Leave Arusha in good time for your flight departing Kilimanjaro Int’l Airport (JRO)
NB: Please note that the above Itinerary involves complex logistics and may be subject to slight changes during the execution of the tour
- Mountain bikes
- All Park fees and village fees
- Government fees and taxes – inclusive of 18% VAT & Concession fees
- Accommodation on full board basis – Camping and hotel accommodation as indicated on the itinerary
- Unforgettable cycling experience!
- Up to 6 litres of bottled mineral water per participants per day (for cycling days)
- Game drive – Ngorongoro Crater
- Cultural experience first-hand!
- English speaking tour guides + Safari driver guides
- Support vehicles and Proper Safari Vehicles
- All bike transfers
- Airport transfers – airport pick-ups & drop
- Mountain Bikes (except for the participants who will be using their own bikes)
- Gratuity (recommended 10% of cost)
- International and domestic flights
- Cycling helmets
- Laundry Service & Items of personal nature
- Alcoholic drinks and soft drinks while at the Camps (these drinks can be arranged while at the Camps for extra cost) and hotels
- Extra activities not mentioned on the above tour
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What Our Clients Say About Us
Nour2023-06-19The most Joyful & Strategic Team This team is absolutely incredible. Apart from the 10/10 strategy and organisation they will go above and beyond to provide something money cannot buy. This team is about personalising every part of the journey to the needs of the group. They do everything with joy and their desire to share colorful experiences is genuine and evident. I cannot show enough gratitude for how much they made my time in Zanzibar special, they deserve all the flowers and more. I will definitely be coming back and if a trip to the east coast of Africa is on your list then this team is a MUST ! Asahnte Sana to Abel & the team and inshallah we meet again for another adventure !dr_nikki_biggs2023-06-19Phenomenal Abel and his team looked after a group of us cycling around Zanzibar last week, raising money for HIPZ - Health Improvement Project Zanzibar. The whole team were incredible - personable, encouraging, consistently going above and beyond to make the experience the absolute trip of a lifetime. There were so many working parts to getting all 22 of us around the island safely whilst coordinating the safety, catering and support teams. Abel - you were incredible, thank you!Krzysztof F2020-03-01Fantastic private safari in all North Tanzania parks We have arranged private safari with Trek&Hide Adventures. We visited all parks in North Region, totally within nine days. We have very much enjoyed our adventures on safari and would like to specially thank our driver Tuma for his efforts of finding us all interesting animals. He was very effective and very brave while driving, but we felt that our safety was his first target. Tuma's knowledge on animals and their habits was deep and he explained us all secrets of their life. He shown us as well very interesting facts from everydays life of Masai tribe and other ones, living in various areas. It was very nice to us getting familiar with Tuma and spending time together not only during game drives, but as well during dinners eaten together in Ang'ata lodges. We discussed on this day achievements and plans on the next day, or just were joking. We recommend Trek & Hide adventures for effective, nice, interesting and enjoyable safari.Tina S2020-01-07Excellent professional Safari Planners with lots of attention to detail and insider knowledge We travelled as a group of friends (2 mothers, 3 teenagers) two weeks over Christmas 2019 with Trek & Hide Adventures. Abel, one of the owners of Trek & Hide developed a fabulous 6 day Safari agenda (incl 4 national parks, Tarangire, Serengeti, Lake Manyara, Ngorongoro Crater) complemented by 5 days R&R on Zanzibar. Due to T&H´s fabulous hotel contacts, Abel was able to secure excellent lodges for us despite such short notice booking during holiday high season! Way to go! Being in the incoming travel industry in Germany myself I especially appreciated Abel´s professionalism and always immediate response to our inquiries from the onset in the planning phase. The Safari was organized flawlessly with lots of attention to detail, everything was taken care of and anticipated ahead of time. We travelled the many stops without any delays or issues along the way. Overnights, optional lunch boxes, special needs at the lodges were all managed smoothly by T&H office. Abel was in touch with our driver on a daily basis to anticipate changes we made along the way, which afforded utmost flexibility even for last minute changes in the daily agenda Our driver Joseph was amazing! Not only was he very professional, always kind and a true pleasure to be with, he was also extremely knowledgeable and experienced in regards to the wild life. He took us off the beaten tracks of the other jeeps, which afforded that we were able to experience many animals including all the big 5 within a short distance from our car! Joseph knew the behavior of the animals, anticipated their movements and made us linger when other jeeps just made a quick stop and kept going. This way we were able to witness 3 lions in action hunting a zebra starting out just 3 meters from us, had elephants almost putting their trunk into our car, had cheetas come so close they touched our jeep, among many more once in a lifetime experiences. Joseph was THE BEST!! He offered so much insight and interesting facts along with his great humor that even our teenagers stayed on board for the full 6 days, not even unpacking their mobile phones even once during Safari!! Having such an experienced driver-guide we felt totally safe and well taken care of throughout our travels through the wild life! Abel also organized all airport transfers, airport hotels and touring in Zanzibar for us. Again all ran smoothly. At Abel´s recommendation we also scheduled a fascinating spice tour, as well as an interesting tour of historic Stonetown once in Zanzibar. The local guide there was also very knowledgeable and professional. All in all it was an exceptional visit, Trek & Hide showed us the best Tansania and Zanzibar have to offer. Thank you so very much, we will come again for sure! Tina, Owner, Culture Trip GermanyCamper7273582019-09-27Amazing company to climb Kilimanjaro with Abel and his team were super helpful in putting together a very well planned trip for a group of 18 people (not easy). We took the Lemosho 7 day route in August, it was a really beautiful and surprisingly not crowded at all, especially the first 3 days. Our guide (Masada) and his team were truly amazing, their experience on managing schedules, gear, altitude sickness, etc was remarkable. The food was delicious, toilets clean, and everything set up by the time we got to camp. They kept the group always in a positive mood and honestly were really fun to hang out with. Highly recommended if you're looking to climb Kili!Katrina2019-02-17Brilliant trip! Could not recommend Trek & Hide Adventures highly enough. Abel and his team are supremely professional, personable and excellent at what they do. We had an amazing safari incorporating Ngorongoro and the Serengeti, and then climbed Mount Meru. The trip was seamlessly organised, the food prepared by our own assigned cook was delicious, our driver was knowledgeable and patient... A trip of a lifetime! Thank you Abel and you team- I’d give 6 stars if I could!Nomad382019-02-14Great company, recently established - organised a fantastic tailored safari and hike for us Trek and Hide was only established recently but its management team is very experienced and we highly recommend it. Abel organised a superb trip for us that included 4 days (3 nights) safari to watch the migration in Ndutu, travel through the Serengeti and into the Ngorongoro Crater in an ideal Toyoto Landcruiser. The driver/guide and chef were both fantastic, and the trip was tailored to our interests and budget. We loved camping - including on the Ngorongoro crater rim, and watching the sunset and sunrise. We followed the safari with a climb up Mt Meru, and once more Abel had lined up a superb guide and good porters and we were able to keep the same chef. In addition he arranged for us to stay in a very nice hotel (the Mt Meru View Lodge), where one of our family stayed whilst the others climbed the mountain. We think that Abel and Trek and Hide are excellent and totally sussed out what would be ideal for us. [NB category is family with adult children - not on list below]simoncNYC2019-02-11Fantastic company and unforgettable memories! Abel planned a wonderful adventure for my friends and I. The trek of Mt. Kilimanjaro was very organized and we didn't have to worry about anything except climbing. We also had a 3 day safari after the climb and that was magical. Everyone was professional and took good care of us. Abel is communicative and works with you to make sure you have everything you need. He even helped organize a surprise birthday celebration! I will definitely work with Abel and his team again for future visits to Tanzania!Sherry R2019-02-08Professional and helpful Thanks to Abel and his crew from Trek & Hide Adventures I were able to climb Mount Meru! Not only did he organize my trip very last minute and was flexible and professional, but his crew was really helpful, friendly and caring during the whole 3-day-trip. And the food was really amazing: fresh, warm and delicious. I can really recommend his tour agency. As for the mountain climbing itself: I would only recommend the 3-day-hike if you are trained and know how your body reacts to high altitude. If you only have three days, you walk from the first hut to saddle hut (4hours) and continue to the summit and back to saddle hut. (10hours). Yet, is worth the climb because of the very beautiful nature, the possibility to see lots of animals and the amazing views! Thanks a lot again, Abel!KAW2019-01-20Trek & Hide gave us an experience of a lifetime! Abel and his team took phenomenal care of my group as we climbed Kilimanjaro and had a 3 day safari. Our guides, drivers, porters and team were incredible, caring people that made our journey more than just a vacation. I couldn't recommend this company more for planning Kili climbs or intimate safari adventures in Tanzania. They handled everything - accommodations, food and even provided invaluable support when we had some unexpected changes in travel.