Mountain & Dunes

Starting in the iconic city of Cape Town with unique Table Mountain as the backdrop, the cyclists head north. With “Mother City” behind them, the riders head into the stunning Cederberg Mountains – a route we last used on the 2014 Tour d’Afrique. They’ll be challenged by the climbs but will enjoy the local citrus farms and rooibos tea plantations along the way. Continuing northwards, given the fact that the tour is taking place in Southern Africa’s spring season, the mountains should be covered with a spectacular array of wildflowers and newly grown vegetation.

Leaving the mountains, the tour heads towards the Atlantic coast, spinning along the main route of Northern Cape Province across the heather strewn hillsides of Namaqualand with its rugged coast, cool, foggy conditions, and hopefully vast areas that in spring transform into a lush orange flowerbed.

The cyclists then cross the scenic Senqu (Orange) River, the border of South Africa and Namibia. A few days ride in wide open spaces and wild animals on route, brings us to the Sossusvlei Dunes with their unique red tone, and known as the tallest dunes in the world.

The ride then continues on dirt and sand roads into the Namib desert, a vast moonscape of endless horizons and boundless blue skies heading northeast across the central Namibian plateau. Over the scenic Spreetshoogte Pass, we reach Windhoek a few days later where riders can dust themselves off as they reflect on this fascinating section.

Highlights

• Table Mountain
• Cederberg Mountains
• Sossusvlei Dunes
• Atlantic Coast Views

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