CHALLENGE ITINERARY - GARDEN ROUTE & KAROO

This is 450km of continuous cycling over 5 days with a shuttle day and a day in Cape Town. We pick up in George and shuttle into the dry Karoo semi-desert where we start our pedalling with an ascent up the daunting but very do-able Swartberg Pass which ascends 700m to 1600m before rewarding us with the inevitable downhill rush.

Through farmlands, hills and valleys and down winding dirt road passes we drop into the indigenous forests of the Garden Route, overnighting in Knysna . A tricky cycling section outside knysna necessitates us riding the famous Outeniqua Choo-joe -a wonderfull steam train trip and a welcome break from the saddle before cycling to a grande champagne finale in the Wilderness.

We then hang up our bikes and transfer to Cape Town where we spend a full day recovering and sightseeing and shopping before our farewell dinner.

Remember, the details are dictated by your:

• Length of stay
• Size of group
• Distance to cycle each day
• Budget
• Degree of difficulty
• Points of interest' special attractions, additional activities, sight-seeing
• On-road or off-road or a combination of both