Ride Tanzania on roads the safari vehicles never take
Guided mountain bike tours from the coffee slopes of Kilimanjaro to the Rift Valley floor, with a support vehicle behind you, a mechanic in it, and villages rather than lodges as the landmarks of the day.
A day trip to a nine-day crossing
Running guided MTB tours since
Co-organisers of Kilimanjaro 2 Natron
Mechanic, water and luggage behind you
A different country at 18 km/h
Most visitors see Tanzania through a window. On a bike you ride through the coffee and banana shambas on the Kilimanjaro foothills, past school gates at break time, down to the Maasai boma tracks on the Rift floor. People talk to you because you arrived slowly.
We have run these routes since 2016 and help organise the Kilimanjaro 2 Natron Stage Race, so the tracks on this page are ones our guides ride all year, not lines drawn on a map.
Cycling tours, with the numbers that matter
Every ride is private and supported by a 4x4 with a mechanic in it. Stages can be shortened, rest days added, and the vehicle is there for any climb you would rather not do.
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Find the rider you actually are
The honest question is not how fast you are, it is how you feel on day four. Find the description closest to you.
The country matters more than the effort
Day trips and shortened stages. Distances stay under 50 km a day and the vehicle is always a few minutes away.
Comfortable on dirt, happy for a long day
Where most of our guests sit. The eight and nine day tours work with a rest day and the vehicle for the one climb that stops being fun.
You want the hard version
The circumnavigation, the crater route and the run to the ocean, ridden at your pace with the guide on your wheel rather than in front of you.
What you ride, and what follows you
Every tour runs with a 4×4 support vehicle carrying water, spares, luggage and a mechanic. You can stop riding at any point in any day and nobody will discuss it.
The bike
- Hardtail 29er mountain bikes, hydraulic disc brakes
- Sizes XS to XL, set up for you on arrival day
- E-mountain bikes available on most routes
- Helmet, gloves, pump and spare tube included
- Your own bike is welcome, boxed and built by us
The support vehicle
- Land Cruiser with roof rack and spare bikes
- Cold water and fruit at roughly 20 km intervals
- Full spares kit and a mechanic who rides
- Your luggage moved to the next night stop
- A seat in the vehicle any time you want one
The crew
- Two guides on every multi-day tour
- Guides trained in wilderness first aid
- Local knowledge of every village on the route
- Radio and satellite phone in remote sections
- Evacuation plan filed before each departure
Riding before the heat, resting through it
We help organise the race, not just ride it
Ahsante is one of the organisers of the Kilimanjaro 2 Natron Stage Race, which runs from the slopes of the mountain down into the Rift Valley to Lake Natron. Our crew marks the route, drives the support and guides the stages, and that is the same crew that rides with you on tour.
Pick a month, see the ground conditions
June to October and January to February are the dependable windows. We suspend multi-day tours in April.
Peak season, cool and dry
Cool and dry throughout, and the busiest month on the mountain.
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Riders who have done it
Questions riders ask us first
No. The day trip and shortened stages suit anyone who rides occasionally. The longer tours want a regular weekend ride behind you. In every case the support vehicle means you choose how much of a stage you ride.
Hardtail 29ers with hydraulic disc brakes, sized XS to XL and fitted on your arrival day. E-mountain bikes are available on most routes and are popular with mixed-ability groups.
Yes. We collect it boxed from Kilimanjaro airport, build and check it before day one, store the box while you ride, and box it again at the end.
Our routes avoid the main highways almost entirely. Two guides ride with every multi-day group, the vehicle is never far behind, guides carry wilderness first aid training, and we file an evacuation plan before every departure.
Not inside Serengeti, the Ngorongoro crater floor or Tarangire, where cycling is prohibited. We ride the corridors, conservation areas and village land around them, and add vehicle game drives where the wildlife is.
A multi-day mountain bike stage race from the Kilimanjaro slopes down to Lake Natron in the Rift Valley. Ahsante is one of the organisers, supplying route crew, support vehicles and guides.
Guesthouses and small lodges on most nights, tented camp on the remote sections. Everything is named in your quote before you book.
Bike hire, guides, the support vehicle and mechanic, accommodation, all meals on tour, water and airport transfers. Flights, visas, drinks, tips and travel insurance are not included.
Tell us how you ride and we will build the route
Send your dates and your weekly mileage. We come back with stage distances, climbing, where you sleep and an itemised price.
- Stage by stage distance and climbing before you book
- Bike hire, e-bike or your own bike arranged
- Support vehicle, mechanic and two guides included
- Kilimanjaro, safari or Zanzibar days added if you want them