As you read this, the dust is swirling across the Western Cape. We are in the penultimate day of the 2026 Absa Cape Epic. Lungs are screaming, the “Untamed” is living up to its name, and the leaderboard is balanced on a knife-edge. Whether you are currently tracking the live splits from a laptop or…
A diverse network of trails in the Klein Karoo featuring scenic mountain passes, technical singletrack, and relaxed town loops.
Every year, thousands of riders dream about lining up at the start of the Absa Cape Epic. It’s the race that sits at the very top of the mountain biking bucket list — eight days of racing through the rugged beauty of the Western Cape, battling heat, dust, and the relentless ticking of the clock….
The Zambia side of Victoria Falls delivers some of southern Africa’s most dramatic MTB — gorge singletrack above the Batoka, river trails through the Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park alongside white rhino and zebra, and Livingstone’s growing trail network in the surrounding bush.
Africa’s most adventurous MTB safari — guided riding through South Luangwa among lion, leopard, elephant, hippo and wild dog on the remote trails of Tafika Camp. The original walking safari destination now offers the continent’s most wildlife-rich MTB experience, with armed guides and game drive vehicles in support.
MTB on the slopes of Africa’s most perfect volcanic cone — 45km of trail through Mount Meru’s coffee and banana foothills, with Kilimanjaro rising above the horizon and giraffe, buffalo and colobus monkey as constant companions in Arusha National Park.
Singletrack on the slopes of the world’s highest freestanding mountain — 38km of trail rising through Kilimanjaro’s rainforest zone and coffee belt on the popular Machame route approach, with the glaciated summit towering 5,895m overhead and the plains of East Africa spreading below.
East Africa’s finest forest MTB — 60km of singletrack through Mabira’s primeval rainforest canopy, 54km from Kampala. Chimpanzee calls, 300 bird species overhead, and red laterite singletrack threading through one of Uganda’s most biodiverse forest ecosystems. Day trip from Kampala or stay at the eco-lodge.
Gravel riding at the foot of the Mountains of the Moon — 70km of laterite roads through tea and coffee plantations beneath the glaciated Rwenzori peaks, with the equator crossing mid-ride and chimpanzee forest within pedalling distance. Uganda’s most dramatic gravel destination.
MTB in one of Earth’s most biodiverse ecosystems — 35km of singletrack through Madagascar’s rainforest among golden bamboo lemur, red-bellied lemur and the bizarre endemic flora of an island that has been isolated for 88 million years. Africa’s most exotic MTB destination.