Detour Trails
Trail riding is their business
Mountain Bike tours in South Africa and the rest of Africa are our game. Riding natural trails off the beaten track away from the madding crowds of racing big events is what they love to do. Sharing these little gems with small groups of avid mountain bikers showcasing this beautiful country is what they do best.
Lesotho Eastern Highlands
Tour Operator: Detour Trails
Lesotho
4 days (Bike: 3 days)
Active cyclist
Off-road
Guided
Supported
Prices from
Guided
R 5500
Overview
Tour Operator Detour Trails
Lesotho is a tiny landlocked country high up in the Drakensberg and Maluti Mountains (altitude approx 1800m - 3400m). What it lacks in overall size, it makes up for in sheer vastness and ruggedness. Everything in Lesotho is steep and big! Nowhere else in Southern Africa do you find real mountains like these. The rough dirt roads and natural trails makes this little country ideal for mountain biking. Once you've experienced Lesotho, you'll be back for more.
South African Wild Coast Amble
Tour Operator: Detour Trails
South Africa
7 days (Bike: 5 days)
150 km (~30km per day)
Active cyclist
Off-road
Supported
Prices from
Overview
Tour Operator Detour Trails
Explore South African Wild Coast
The emphasis of this trip is on much more than pure riding, adventurers will go away with lasting impressions of amazing scenery, magnificent beaches and insight into the culture of the hospitable people of the Transkei.
Experience Mozambique by bike
Tour Operator: Detour Trails
Mozambique
4 days (Bike: 4 days)
80 km (~20km per day)
Mostly flat, Quiet roads, Off-road
Guided
Supported
Prices from
Guided
R 10500
Overview
Tour Operator Detour Trails
Ride, swim, fish, snorkel on the pristine Mozambican coast
Fat Bikes have made beach riding more accessible enabling us to ride in some pristine coasts to enjoy more than the riding. This Mozambican part of the Maputaland Coast offers riders the opportunity to explore, swim, snorkel, surf, fish and generally have fun while riding a Fat Bike. Dolphin sightings (boat tour) are almost a given while the very lucky may encounter a turtle. So the emphasis of this trip is on much more than pure riding, adventurers will go away with lasting impressions of magnificent beaches, amazing sea life and an insight into the culture of the hospitable people who live here.
Anglo Zulu Battlefields
Tour Operator: Detour Trails
South Africa
4 days (Bike: 4 days)
140 km (~35km per day)
Active cyclist
Some hills, Off-road
Guided
Supported
Prices from
Guided
R 7500
Overview
Tour Operator Detour Trails
Ride great natural trails while reliving history
This is a huge opportunity for mountain biking on raw natural trails that are sculpted through the ages by these rural peopled as they go about their daily lives. Just a stone's throw away from the city of Durban is the fabled Valley of 1000 Hills, the nearest rural area which is dominated by the uMsundusi and uMgeni Rivers and hill after hill extending from the river valleys, making it a microcosm of rural Zulu life with endless opportunities to ride.
Taste of the Zulu Kingdom
Tour Operator: Detour Trails
South Africa
5 days (Bike: 5 days)
110 km (~22km per day)
Leisure cyclist
Quiet roads, Off-road
Guided
Supported
Prices from
Guided
R 9000
Overview
Tour Operator Detour Trails
Experience the hear and sole of the Zulu culture
KwaZulu Natal is dominated by the Zulu nation where most still live rural lives tending the soil and their livestock. This is a huge opportunity for mountain biking on raw natural trails that are sculpted through the ages by these rural peopled as they go about their daily lives. Just a stone's throw away from the city of Durban is the fabled Valley of 1000 Hills, where both amazing trails and rural culture abound. So it's a microcosm of rural Zulu life with endless opportunities to ride while interacting with the folk who live here and learning more of their culture.
Mozambique Beach Tour
Tour Operator: Detour Trails
Mozambique
6 days (Bike: 4 days)
Active cyclist
Quiet roads, Off-road
Guided
Supported
Prices from
Guided
R 48000
Overview
Tour Operator Detour Trails
Ride the pristine beaches of Mozambique
Mozambique's Machangulo Peninsula has much to offer, but is so remote that it is an exclusive area away from tourist traps and only accessible to the elite traveller, so is rarely visited. Fat Bikes have made beach riding more accessible enabling us to ride the pristine beaches of the length of the peninsula while packing in other ocean related activities that most people only dream of.
Join Detour Trails for a short, tailored 'breakaway' crammed with highlights making it near impossible to be repeated, so we believe this is a truly 'once-in-a-lifetime' experience. While Fat Biking holds the adventure together, riders will no doubt go away with lasting impressions of magnificent beaches, amazing sea life, 5 star accommodation and so much more.
Unique oppurtunity to:
Explore the Machungulo Peninsula on Fat Bikes.
Cross Maputo Bay by Dhow. Motorboat back to Maputo.
Experience pristine unspoiled beaches