9-Day Botswana Cycle Safari

>> After breakfast at our centrally located hotel, you’ll start the drive north towards Mapesu Private Game Reserve. You’ll have a few breaks along the way as you leave the main centre of South Africa and head for the bushveld areas on the Botswana border. On arrival at Mapesu, you’ll get out into the reserve for your first taste of the wilderness.

Ride Details: Non-riding day/ travel day
Afternoon Activity: Game Driver
Accommodation: Mapesu Wilderness Camp OS.

• Time: 8-10hrs
• Meals: All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

•  Accommodation: Mapesu Wilderness Camp Luxury tented camp located inside Mapesu Private GR (South Africa)

>> You're up early to make the most of our first full day exploring Mapesu. The open plains of this private reserve are a great opportunity to spot wildlife and perhaps even the cheetah that lies below the trees. Your first coffee stop out in the bush will give you the energy for your return ride. After a relaxing afternoon, you’ll head back out on a drive or walk to see what the evening viewing has to offer.

Ride Details: 35 km, 5hrs (Mapesu)
Afternoon Activity: Sundowner Drive/Walk
Accommodation: Mapesu Wilderness Camp OS.

• Time: 8-10hrs
• Meals: All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

•  Accommodation: Mapesu Wilderness Camp Luxury tented camp located inside Mapesu Private GR (South Africa)

>> You’re up early as you head for Botswana and the Pont Drift border post. You’ll cross by bike and are immediately in the wilds of Botswana. You’ll head along the gravel roads between the game reserves, heading for Harena in Central Tuli. Tonight, you’ll have the Limpopo River as your companion after a longer day's ride.

Ride Details: 70km, 6hrs
Afternoon Activity: Sundowner Walk
Accommodation: Harena River Camp OS.

• Time: 8-10hrs
• Meals: All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

•  Accommodation: Harena River Camp Mid-range tented camp located inside Northern Tuli GR (Botswana)

>> The Harena area of Central Tuli offers exciting wildlife viewing opportunities. The area around the river is loved by the plains game as well as the local lion pride that hunts them. You’ll take it slow as you explore the rocky outcrops and dry river beds. In the afternoon, you'll relax along the banks of the Limpopo river.

Ride Details: 40 km, 4hrs
Afternoon Activity: Sundowner Game Drive
Accommodation: Harena River Camp OS.

• Time: 8-10hrs
• Meals: All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

•  Accommodation: Harena River Camp Mid-range tented camp located inside Northern Tuli GR (Botswana)

>> After breakfast, you'll make your way north on your way to the remote Harena Trails Camp. An amazing experience of our exclusive trails camp, hidden away in a remote corner of the reserve. With just us for miles around, you’ll enjoy an afternoon under the trees. The evening campfire will be filled with the sounds of lions and hyenas.

Ride Details: 50km, 5hrs
Afternoon Activity: Sundowner Walk
Accommodation: Harena Trail Camp OS.

• Time: 8-10hrs
• Meals: All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

•  Accommodation: Harena Trails Camp Budget bush camp located inside Kwa Tuli Private GR (Botswana)

>> Located further north, Harena Trails camp gives you access beyond the Central Tuli Reserve. You’ll head through the boundaries and to Mathathane. This village is home to many who work and live in the reserve and gives you a taste of authentic Botswana life. After a quick refreshment, you’ll head back into the reserve for a second night at your private trail camp.

Ride Details: ~ 60km, 6hrs
Accommodation: Harena Trails Camp OS.

• Time: 8-10hrs
• Meals: All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

•  Accommodation: Harena Trails Camp Budget bush camp located inside Kwa Tuli Private GR (Botswana)

>> After a warm cup of coffee, you'll head back south towards the Limpopo River, but this time further west to Koro Island Camp. You’ll pass the salt pans that are loved by elephants, as the open areas make way to the rocky outcrops. You’ll stop for a break at one of the natural springs before you descend to the river and meander along the beautiful paths of the Limpopo to the exclusive Island Camp.

Ride Details: ~45 km, 5hrs
Afternoon Activity: Sundowner Bush Walk
Accommodation: Koro Island Camp OS.

• Time: 8-10hrs
• Meals: All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

•  Accommodation: Koro Island Camp Mid-range tented camp located inside Northern Tuli GR (Botswana)

>> You’ll wake up on our private island in the Limpopo before you head out to explore the Koro conservancy. The elephant paths and jeep tracks take you between the waterholes and viewpoints to your bush breakfast spot. From here, you'll descend back down to the flowing paths beneath the giant Mashatu trees. After a relaxing afternoon, you’re off for a special sundowner on our last Botswana evening.

Ride Details: ~40 km, 4hrs
Afternoon Activity: Sundowner Game Drive
Accommodation: Koro Island Camp OS.

• Time: 8-10hrs
• Meals: All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

•  Accommodation: Koro Island Camp Mid-range tented camp located inside Northern Tuli GR (Botswana)

>> We love getting in one more ride before you depart. A quick coffee and you’re off for a final loop of the Central Tuli Reserve. Then it’s time for your journey back into South Africa as you cross the Platjan border post.

• Time: 8-10hrs
• Meals: Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included) Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

•  Accommodation: No accommodation (End of tour)