Arrival at Kilimanjaro International Airport. Transfer to the first accommodation. Overnight stay there for two nights. (A)

Key’s Hotel

Bus distance 42 km, duration 1 h

The day is dedicated to acclimatisation. After fitting the bikes, we set off from the hotel on a short exploratory ride. The distance and metres in altitude can be varied. (F,A)

Key’s Hotel

Cycle route 20 km, 810 m elevation gain, piste/tarmac

Distance by bus 0 km, 0 h

Leave Moshi on a steep track and cycle to Marangu. (F,M,A)

Marangu Hotel

Cycle route 50 km, 1375 m elevation gain, piste/tarmac

Distance by bus 0 km, 0 h

The journey continues north, anti-clockwise, around the mountain. The first 10 km on single trails lead through the grassy savannah and you always have the snow-capped Kilimanjaro in front of you. Directly along the Kenyan border, the terrain gradually rises until you arrive in Rongai in the afternoon. One of the many hiking trails on Africa's highest mountain begins right at the accommodation. If you feel like it, you can "have a taste" of it. (B,L,D)

Snowcap Cottages

Cycle route 70 km, 1425 m elevation gain, piste/tarmac

Distance by bus 0 km, 0 h

After breakfast, you continue uphill on a hilly asphalt road to the highest point of this tour. Then you leave the Chagga area and reach the savannah on the drier north side of Kili via long descents and short climbs. The tires will definitely reach their limits because no one can escape the large acacia thorns! Shortly before your accommodation, which is located in a replica Maasai village with typical round huts, you can see the first wild animals. (B,L,D)

Olpopongi Maasai Village

Cycle route 100 km, 850 m elevation gain, piste/tarmac

Distance by bus 0 km, 0 h

In the morning you will cycle on a hilly route through the savannah between Mt. Meru and Kilimanjaro. With a bit of luck you will spot zebras, antelopes and giraffes. You will spend the night in the beautifully situated Mukuru Training Camp. In the afternoon you will go on a safari in a jeep to Arusha National Park. Here you can see elephants, buffalo, waterbucks, hippos, impala and giraffes. (B,L,D)

Mukuru Training Camp

Cycle route 45 km, 410 m elevation gain, piste

Driving distance 30 km during the safari

You cycle back to Mt Kilimanjaro on a stony track through the bush savannah. After 10 kilometres on tarmac, the route leads steeply and stony back into the Chagga settlement area. The farms and rainforest are very scenic. A 12 km downhill takes you to the beautiful Weru Weru River Lodge on the west side of Moshi. Here you complete your tour around the highest mountain in Africa, which you can celebrate in the evening with a cold Kilimandjaro beer. (F,A)

Weru Weru River Lodge

Cycle route 90 km, 1100 m elevation gain, piste/tarmac

Distance by bus 0 km, 0 h

Transfer to Kilimanjaro International Airport according to individual flight plans. (F)

Distance by bus 30 km, duration 0.5 h