5 Day Kalahari Mountain Bike Traverse Tour - Northern Cape

From R16 900 p/p sharing, single R20 900 (2026)

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Experience a one-of-a-kind mountain biking adventure in the Northern Cape’s Kalahari region. This 5-day lodge-to-lodge traverse takes you across hard surfaces, including a 10 km ride over a saltpan. Cycle through the “Lost City of the Kalahari,” with its vast red dunes and remote private farms, and enjoy sundowners each evening atop dunes or overlooking saltpans. Your luggage is transported by support staff, so you can focus on the ride and scenery. The tour includes stays at comfortable lodges and one night in a luxury tented camp. This is a challenging but rewarding experience for avid cyclists.

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Itinerary

Day 1
13:00 Arrive at Molopo Lodge, leave your bike at Molopo safely in a lock-up store for the night
14:00 Drive in convoy to Kgalagadi Lodge,leave your care here, it is our finishing venue, transport by Taxi back to Molopo where we will overnight
18:00Meet at the bar
19:00 Dinner

Day 2:
8:00 Breakfast.
8.30 Cycle towards Rietfontein, cycle onto Hakskeenpan, where the Bloodhound speed record was set.
13:00 Arrive at the Tented camp at the Lost City, settle in.
17:00 Sundowners and watch the stars and enjoy the remoteness
18: Dinner.

Day 3
6:30 Breakfast.
7:30 Cycle to Koppieskraal via hakskeen pan
Experience the Lost City, cycle on jeep tracks, flat pans, and jeep roads.
12:00 Lunch at Koppieskraal.
14:00 Cycle to Loch Maree and Zoutpans, Check-in.
17:30 Sundowners over the Red Dunes.
18:00 Dinner.

Day 4:
07:00 Breakfast
08:00 Cycle to Molopo Lodge, via Askham, visit the town
13:00 Check-in at Molopo Lodge
18:00 Sundowners on a red dune
19:00 Dinner

Day 5 
7:00 Breakfast
8:00 Cycle to Kgalagadi Lodge, on the border of SA and Botswana, 4km from Kgalagadi National Park
10:00 Visit the Kalahari Trails Meerkat Sanctuary, coffee and continue cycle to Kgalagadi Lodge
14:00 Check-in and relax at Kgalagadi
16:00 Sundowners in the Kgalagadi Lodge Game Reserve
19.30 Dinner

Day 6: 
07:00 Breakfast (for your own account)

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From R16 900 p/p sharing, single R20 900 (2026)

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Includes

• 5 days of mountain biking

• 6 nights accommodation (lodges and luxury tented camp)

• All meals from dinner Day 1 to dinner last night

• Transport of gear

• Permits for private farms and saltpans

• Sundowners on dunes and saltpans

• Game drives

• Visit to Vulture Restaurant (if available)

• Experienced guides and backup vehicle

• All permissions and tourist levies

Excludes

• Travel to and from start point

• Personal expenses and gratuities

• Travel insurance

• Bike rental if needed

• Beverages not specified

• Additional activities not included in itinerary