Tour Guide, Moshi, Tanzania
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Mount Kilimanjaro stands 5895 meters above Tanzania and is home to some of African best bike trails. Start off on the flowing singletrack, and work your way up to the roof of Africa's Uhuru peak. To hike one of the famous world's seven peaks it is the adventure of a lifetime and makes you one among billions.
There are two trail options: cycling up to the summit through Kilema route or day hike in Shira plateau to Cathedral point. This ride is designed to be challenging for those of good health and fitness but is achievable for most people provided they train in advance.
Shira Plateau Cycling Trail (40.45 km)
This ride is cross country where cycling starts at Londorosi Gate through the forest and Moorland habitats to Morum barrier/Picnic site (12 km). One can our vehicle to carry you up to Morum barrier then ride starts from there. From Morum barrier, the journey takes via Shira I to Cathedral point (6.03km) then headed to Uwanja Wa Ndege picnic site (1.95 km). After lunch and a good rest at Uwanja Wa Ndege, final day’s cycling starts towards the finishing point at Londorosi Gate. This ride is downhill cycling using the rescue road to Morum barriers 8.2 km then another 12 km to Londorosi Gate.
Kilema Summit Cycling Trail
Kilema Route takes you to the roof of Africa while cycling through the five eco-climatic zones. It is a cross country ride starting from Kilema Gate to Horombo Huts (19 km, day 1). Short rides to Zebra Rocks then back to Horombo Huts having a day stay for acclimatization (Day 2). After acclimatization and some repair of the cycle, the ride continues on the way to Mawenzi Hut via Jiwela Ukoyo to Kibo Hut (10.3 km, Day 3). Most of the trail is readable and visitors will enjoy a majestic view of Mawenzi Peak and Saddle area.
From Kibo, day summit starts at 10:00 am and continues up to the summit (6 km) then ride downhill to Horombo Hut with miles in length for night stay (16.3 km, Day 4). After a night stay, it followed with a steep downhill ride to Kilema Gate (19 km, Day 5). This exciting ride will be a truly memorable journey through the best that Mount Kilimanjaro has to offer.
Visitor’s Experience
For most people, the main attraction of travelling to a different country is to see new sights and enjoy new experiences. Sometimes those new experiences can make life harder or more inconvenient than you may like, such as rough terrain or different food, or simply a different attitude to solving problems. This is all part of the challenge you are signing up for! We are very privileged to live in a country with a high standard of living, and travelling exposes us to different challenges – all of which help broaden our horizons. We can guarantee that coming face-to-face with experiences outside your normal ‘comfort zone’ will help you bond with your fellow cyclists and provide you with plenty of things to laugh about! A sense of humour and sense of adventure are two of the most important things to bring with you! Our experienced tour guides and local crew will help bridge the cycling gap; take advantage of their knowledge so you can come away with an understanding of new adventures as well as the achievement of completing a challenging cycle ride.