Cycle Africa Tours

Our two day, one night Gravel Bike getaway from Cape Town will clear your head but also you give you an opportunity to explore the Breede Valley and possibly see some game on the few private farms we cycle past. 

Collection from guest house in Cape Town.
Transfer to Worcester – bike setup and depart.
Overnight in Robertson.
Once back in Worcester, load bikes and transfer back to Cape Town.

Our Garden Route cycle tour takes you into the Little Karoo and onto Cape Town. We cycle predominantly on remote back roads through the countryside and cycle up serene mountain passes. Get to experience the local hospitality of the Little Karoo. Cycle through the Cape wine lands our fruit growing area of the Cape – penguins and the most South Western tip of Africa.

Highlights

• 10 days of scenic cycling on country roads, predominantly gravel with some tarmac sections.
• Experience the typical South African hospitality and cuisine.
• A deserved rest day in the country and a South African braai.
• Visit the penguins at Boulders Beach.
• Cape of Good Hope.
• Cycle over the famous Chapman’s Peak Drive.
• Explore Table Mountain, the City and the V & A Waterfront on foot.

Join us and mountain bike the Big 6 of the local trails: Simonsberg, Jonkershoek, Welvanpass, Paul Cluver/ Oak Valley and Hemel en Aarde in Hermanus and not forgetting Eselfontein in Ceres.

This tour is suited for anybody who has good bike handling skills. Have experience on riding over rocky terrain and happy to explore single track. Some of the trails will cross A-frame bridges but this you learn as you go, or walk them.

Highlights

• Bike some of the best single track in the Western Cape.
• Ride trails used by the Absa Cape Epic.
• Whale watching in Hermanus.
• Wine tasting and awesome cuisine.

Our road cycling tour of The Little Karoo will captivate your mind with mystique landscapes, vineyards, scenic passes, and friendly people. Our route runs between two majestic mountains and regarded as one of the most spectacular routes in the country.

Starting in George on the Garden Route, we then head over the Outeniqua mountains and explore the Little Karoo (Route 62) and end in Cape Town.

Average of 80km/ day. 100% black top (tar) with three mountain passes to cycle over.

Rhebokskloof Wine Estate, nestled between granite features and situated in the historic Paarl valley on the Northern slopes of Paarl Mountain. Offering some of the most scenic views in the Western Cape. Hero Adventure Trails and Rhebokskloof wine estate have teamed up and developed a network of trails that caters to all skill and fitness levels. You can cycle from 3km to 30km. The two trails that attract like a magnate are the Pinotage and Shiraz trails, leaving you breathless and spellbound. Not to mention the great food served at the restaurant.

Single trail pure - A great combination of biking through the vines on farm roads to working your way round the switchbacks and burm’s and granite boulders.

Prices are on a sliding scale based on min 2 guests.

Our Gravel bike tour follows the Cross Cape Cycle Route. Cycle predominantly remote back roads through the countryside and cycle up serene mountain passes. Get to experience the local hospitality of the Little Karoo. Cycle through the Cape wine lands our fruit growing area of the Cape – penguins and the most South Western tip of Africa.

This tour is suited for anybody wanting to explore the road less traveled. Mainly gravel with an undulating landscapes, some corrugations and the odd mountain pass. You should be able to cycle for an extended period of time.

Average 85km per day. Shortest day 62km. Magnum distance 102km.

We follow the Cross Cape Cycle Route before adding our own variation. The terrain is mainly good gravel with a few sections of corrugated road and some tarmac the closer we get to Cape Town. Generally an undulating route of immense beauty and a varied landscape. The Rooiberg Pass will keep your concentration in check.

Highlights

• Follow the Cross Cape Cycle Route.
• Explore the country roads along the Garden Route, Little Karoo and Cape Wine lands.
• Penguins at Boulders, The Cape of Good Hope and Chapman’s Peak drive.
• Original mountain Passes.
• True country hospitality.