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Your challenge departure date has finally arrived. Meet your challenge leader and new team mates at the airport and fly to Durban.
On arrival in Durban you will be met by your support team and transferred to a nearby hotel. Take this opportunity to freshen up and relax after your international flight. This afternoon, you’ll load up the bikes and travel the short distance to Holla Trails on the North Coast. Our specialist bike mechanics are available to assist with any bike assembly, fitting or equipment checks you require. For those interested, we will hold a short mountain bike skills session, before heading out on a gentle ride to test the equipment and make sure everything is set for the week to come. Your day ends with a relaxed dinner and a short briefing, to ensure you are fully prepared for the challenge ahead. (D)
Accommodation: Hotel
After a hearty breakfast, you will head down to the coastal town of Port Edward, the gateway to the Wild Coast, and start of the Pondoland cycle. If the low tide is timed perfectly, your challenge route today will take you along an 18km beach ride to Sikombe Point. From there, a short inland section through the rural Pondo villages will bring you to Mtentu Lodge. The actual riding time is around 3 hours, but it will take approximately 4 hours to get to camp due to the irresistible urge to stop and visit the incredible waterfalls encountered en-route, plus a few river crossings. You will arrive at camp to a warm welcome and a hot shower, followed by lunch. The rest of the afternoon will be leisure time. If we miss low tide, then you will follow a slightly longer, but equally impressive inland route to get the Lodge. (B,L,D)
Accommodation: Lodge
Today you will start with a short ride up to a local community homestead to enjoy a truly authentic cultural experience before heading into Mkambati Nature Reserve. This is an incredible day on a bike, you will see large herds of Eland, Zebra, Wildebeest and baboons. Lunch will be at the base of the amazing Horseshoe Falls, before heading back to the lodge. (B,L,D)
Accommodation: Lodge
Today’s ride is across a fantastic stretch with the perfect mix of grasslands, undulating hills and pristine beaches. For the energetic there is an opportunity to cycle to Waterfall bluff and the spectacular Mlambomkulu Falls before heading back inland to finish at your lodge. (B,L,D)
Accommodation: Lodge
Today’s cycle takes you inland through the heart of the Pondo community. Starting with a steep climb out of Mboyti up to the Magwa Tea Plantations, the route then takes you to the vulture colony and Super Bowl before dropping back down into Mkambati Nature Reserve and on to Mtentu. The day finishes back at Mtentu Lodge. (B,L,D)
Accommodation: Lodge
After a good breakfast, you will make your way back to the Wild Coast Sun. You will follow a different route back, which includes a stop at the amazing Nymeni falls, from where you will enjoy lunch before the final push to the end. If we missed the low tide on the way in, or your legs are a little weary, there is an option to take the shorter beach route out today. After a truly memorable trip, you will travel back to the hotel for a final farewell dinner celebration. (B,L,D)
Accommodation: Hotel
You will have free time this morning to relax, before you transfer to the airport for your flight back to the UK. (B)
You will arrive back in London, say farewell to your new friends and head home with memories to last a lifetime.
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