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The route of 4.300 kilometres
has been divided into 43 cycling stages
and 14 rest days. The daily distances
vary between 50 and 140 kilometres with an average of
100 kilometres per day.
The road conditions are a mix of paved roads, hard
pistes, gravel and sandy tracks. Most of the
distance is unpaved ( 55 per cent ). The route
requires now and then technical mountain bike riding
skills to handle the undergrounds with big stones and
deep gullies. A dozen of stages you can opt for a less
challenging paved alternative to avoid the rough African
road conditions, but be prepared, this is definitely not
always the case.
The full route has over 50.000 meters ( 165.000 feet )
of elevation gain for the rider. That makes it
an average of almost 1.200 meters per day. The
first section of the tour from Nairobi to Kigali has
less climbing ( average 950 meters per day ) with a few
stages with more than 1.500 meters. The second part from
Kigali to Nairobi is more mountainous ( average 1.300
meters ) with some serious stages of more than 2.000
climbing meters.
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A GPS which has the option to upload
tracks is essential and will be your most
important route finder in East-Africa where we try to stick to
the minor roads and where road signs are hard to find.
During the rest days you have the possibility to make
interesting site trips to a dozen of National Parks :
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Country |
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| Kenya |
Amboseli National Park, Lake Nakuru National Park,
Hell's Gate National Park |
| Tanzania |
Lake Manyara National Park, Tarangira National Park,
Ngorongoro National Park, Serengeti National Park |
| Rwanda |
Nyungwe Forest National Park, Volcanoes National Park |
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Uganda |
Bwindi Impenetrable National Forest, Queen Elizabeth
National Park, Kibale Forest National Park |
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