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Groot-Gouritz MTB Tour 2018

Groot-Gouritz MTB Tour 2018

by Ralph Pina | Apr 25, 2018 | cycling, Gamkaberg Nature Reserve, Rooiberg Nature Reserve, Swartberg Nature Reserve

By popular demand we arranged another private MTB tour aimed at occasional cyclists, and not racers. The format was the same: reasonable daily distances, emphasis on touring and taking in the scenery, backup vehicles trailing us, plenty of stops and camping all the...

Karoo MTB Tour 2015 – epic

by Ralph Pina | May 28, 2015 | Baviaanskloof Mega-Reserve, cycling, Gamkaberg Nature Reserve, Rooiberg Nature Reserve, Swartberg Nature Reserve

“Epic!” “Unforgettable!” These were some of the descriptions my co-conspirators (5 riders and 2 drivers) offered to describe this 8-day cycle tour along the back roads of the Baviaanskloof and Swartberg Karoo. Almost perfect weather,...

Karoo MTB Tour 2014

by Ralph Pina | Apr 18, 2014 | Baviaanskloof Mega-Reserve, cycling, Gamkaberg Nature Reserve, Sanbona Wildlife Reserve

Ah man – those were idyllic days on the backroads of the Baviaanskloof, Karoo and Little Karoo. I left my legs on Rooiberg Pass and my mind somewhere between Bruintjieskraal and Montagu. But it almost didn’t happen. Makadas Adventures’ tour was to be...

Karoo MTB Tour

by Ralph Pina | Apr 29, 2013 | Baviaanskloof Mega-Reserve, cycling, Gamkaberg Nature Reserve, Sanbona Wildlife Reserve

This is not a race; it is a tour! Disclaimer: I am not a cyclist nor MTB rider, so take the following from whence it comes: from a hiker who found himself riding a bicycle for 7 days over 611 kms on dirt roads and tracks. The first hint that this was not the leisurely...

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