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| Family Biking, Wildlife and Culture Adventure. |
Our Kenya and Tanzania family adventure includes all that is special in our regular biking adventures but with reduced biking distances and extra family friendly activities added in.
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KENYA and TANZANIA ’16 Day Family Biking, Wildlife and Culture Adventure’
Travel at the pace of Africa on this 16 day African adventure,
Experience the culture, wildlife and landscapes of an amazing continent.
We are a small personal travel company with a passion for getting out and exploring new and exciting destinations around the world. We have created our family adventures to include all that is special in our regular biking adventures but with reduced biking distances and extra family friendly activities added in so you and your family can truly appreciate this magnificent continent.
On our 16 day family adventure we travel from Dar es Salaam in Tanzania to Nairobi in Kenya. Travelling far from busy roads and main tourist routes you will experience a different face of Africa - local villages and traditional tribesmen, breathtaking scenery and wildlife grazing on the plains. We travel through open savannah, desert, mountain rainforest and tropical coastline. We hike in the foothills of Mt Kilimanjaro with its snow-covered peaks and camp in the wilderness under a cloudless African sky.
We take a break from our bikes to visit Ngorongoro Crater, which hosts the largest concentration of plains game anywhere in the world and Amboseli National Park in Kenya to give you the wildlife experience that East Africa is famous for. Enjoy a day hike on the foothills of Mt Kilimanjaro and visit a local school in the unspoilt Usambara Mountains. Bike through the Usambara Mountains and along the tropical Indian Ocean coastline, camp with a local Maasai family, stroke a giraffe, ride an ostrich and so much more.
WHAT IS THE BIKING LIKE?
9 days with biking - 90% on dirt and 4x4 roads, some paved roads, and a wee bit of non-technical single track. While most of the riding on this trip is non-technical some off road biking experience will help.
A good level of fitness will add to the enjoyment of your trip.
From 10km to 40km per day. Total distance approximately 200 - 230km.
Fully vehicle supported.
THE BASIC LO-DOWN
We travel between Dar es Salaam on the Indian Ocean coast in Tanzania and Nairobi in Kenya.
100% vehicle supported. Our trusty support vehicle carries all your luggage, helps you up those hills (if you like) and always has lunch, snacks and water at hand.
Two Game parks included, Ngorongoro Crater (Tanzania) and Amboseli National Park (Kenya).
Reptile park, Elephant orphanage and Giraffe centre included.
Group size minimum 4, maximum 10 plus our leaders and local crew.
Accommodation is twin share - 1 night in a hotel; and single or double for 14 nights camping. (Upgrades to rooms are available at some campsites at your own expense).
Food includes 3 meals per day from dinner on Day 1 to breakfast Day 16. This excludes 2 lunches and 2 evening meals which are at your own expense to give you the opportunity to experience local cuisine.
Includes visit to a rural primary school in Tanzania and Maasai village school in Kenya.
ITINERARY
Dar es Salaam to Nairobi
Please note: The beach in Dar es Salaam is beautiful. If you care to spend some time lulling on the beach before the trip, please let us know and we can help you organise additional accommodation.
Day 1 – Arrive in Dar es Salaam.
Day 2 - Bike to Bagamoyo, enjoy a swim in the Indian Ocean, visit the historic slave museum.
Day 3 - Bike along a little used dirt road and through sleepy palm lined villages.
Day 4 – Head up into the Usambara Mountains.
Day 5 - Visit a local primary school.
Day 6 - Biking through pristine rainforest and village farmland.
Day 7 – Hike on the lower slopes of Mt Kilimanjaro, Africa’s highest mountain.
Day 8 – Transfer to Arusha. Bike to reptile park.
Day 9 - Bike to Mto Wa Mbu.
Day 10 - Game drive in Ngorongoro Crater.
Day 11 – Transfer to Kenya. Bike around the lower slopes of Mt Kilimanjaro.
Day 12 - Visit a Maasai manyatta.
Day 13 - Game drive through Amboseli National Park.
Day 14 – Bike to an ostrich farm.
Day 15 – Visit an Elephant and Rhino orphanage and giraffe centre on the edge of Nairobi.
Day 16 - Fly out.
Please remember that this is a guide only and due to unforeseen circumstances it may be necessary to make changes to the itinerary.
*Room upgrades are at your own cost and are subject to availability.
** School visits. The local schools in East Africa are very different to what we are used to in the western world. We have established a relationship with a school along our route which we try to visit on every tour and help in a small way with practical gifts etc. Please contact us for more information regarding these school visits and how you may be able to help them.
DEPARTURE DATES FOR 2009
Thurs July 30th to Fri Aug 15th 2009: Dar es Salaam to Nairobi.
PRICES FOR 2009
Euro €1970 (Plus local payment USD$250, bike hire in country USD$250)
Prices include
transport, meals, accommodation and activities for the duration of the trip as per detailed itinerary.
Prices do NOT include
airfares, visas, airport taxes, optional meals, optional activities and excursions, vaccinations and personal equipment.
LOCAL PAYMENT
is a part of your trip cost and is payable at the beginning of your trip to your tour leader at the pre-departure meeting on your arrival in Africa, rather than at the time of invoicing. (See Pre-departure Information)
WHAT IS ADVENTURE BIKING?
We get off the beaten track onto remote and little used dirt roads as much as possible. Some of the time we use paved roads and also at times single track, the later with not too much technical difficulty. There is sometimes the opportunity for getting off the main tracks and onto some more serious off road biking if you wish.
All our biking is vehicle supported which means all your gear is carried for you. Lunch and water are always at hand.
If you need a break from the saddle you can ride in the vehicle at any time.
You don’t need to be a fitness fanatic to come with us, but a reasonable standard of fitness is required and makes your trip more enjoyable.
This trip is not about covering as many miles as possible. It is about experiencing Africa from a different perspective, meeting the local people and experiencing the sights sounds and smells of Africa. You will become part of the landscape and environment we are passing through, merging with the people and wildlife that we encounter along the way.
People who come with us enjoy the active outdoors and want something different in a holiday. By doing one of our trips you’re not just a spectator, but part of the scene getting to touch, smell and see what’s going on from close-up rather than as a passer-by.
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