MTB alongside elephant, buffalo and giraffe on the banks of the Zambezi — 48km of singletrack and game track in the Zambezi National Park, with the spray of Victoria Falls visible from the elevated sections. One of Africa’s most wildlife-rich riding venues.
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.
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.
Big 5 MTB safari in the private Mashatu Game Reserve of Botswana’s Tuli Block — guided riding through ancient baobab forests alongside elephant, lion, leopard and cheetah. The most exclusive MTB safari in southern Africa, accessed via a 4WD river crossing of the Limpopo into Botswana.
Pre-Saharan MTB through Morocco’s film capital and into the Draa Valley — 65km of desert piste past ancient kasbahs, date palm oases and the ksar villages of Aït Benhaddou. The gateway to the Sahara and the Jebel Sarhro massif for Morocco’s most adventurous riding.
MTB on the slopes of Africa’s largest massif — Mulanje Mountain rises as a dramatic inselberg from the Shire Highlands, 2,500m above the surrounding tea estates. 40km of trails through Malawi’s most biodiverse highland ecosystem, with Africa’s tallest indigenous conifer and endemic chameleons.