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MTB cycling safaris
Mashatu Game Reserve, Botswana
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Horizon MTB - Cycle Mashatu offers a journey like no other; join us for the
ultimate African MTB safari experience. Our guides are passionate cyclists
and specialist field guides who will go out of their way to ensure you have an
extraordinary cycling holiday experience. Catering for mixed groups, the pace,
routes, and distances are tailored to suit individual fitness levels and riding
ability.
The rides cover the vast Mashatu Game Reserve, known as the ‘Land of the
Giants’. This semi-arid landscape, bisected by numerous rivers and flanked
by the mighty Limpopo, is famed for its density of elephants, gigantic Baobab
trees, impressive rock formations and unsurpassed big cat sightings. With a
vast area to cycle acorss on the reserve and three uniquie camps, we are able
to tailor each cycling holiday to the needs and ambitions of each group.
Horizon MTB—Cycle Mashatu has been pioneering mountain biking holidays in the African wilderness since 2003 and offers an MTB experience like no other; amazing wilderness, plentiful wildlife and beautiful camps.
Our guides are passionate cyclists and specialist field guides who will go out of their way to ensure you have an extraordinary biking holiday experience.
5 and 8 day cycling safaris
Game Viewing: Plains game, giraffe, hippo, elephant, lion, leopard, cheetah,
bat eared fox, wild dog and hyena and more.
Quick Facts
5 or 7 nights
£408 pppn
Over 12 years of age and must be proficient cyclists
Three bush camps: Two Mashatus camp has large A frame tents on decks with en suite bathrooms. Tree Camp is a treehouse, 4 metres up in the bows of huge Mashatu trees. Sleeping decks with 4 poster beds and showers and bathrooms on the deck. At our third camp, Kgotla, we cleep under the star under another big Mashatu tree in individual sleeping pods.
All year around
Just an incredible way to see the animals up close and you feel part of the bush, not just looking at it
All camps off grid and eco friendly. Low impact as on bikes!
Company really cares and looks after their staff
Fantastic food produced in the bush
Any member of the family could do it. A fun experience to do together
An epic journey through the bush
Very knowledgeable local team
Some incredible sundowner spots that are perfect for a proposal
Fabulous game viewing
Really good value for the experience. Nothing to match it
just incredible
what a stunning location. so good to cycle around
brilliant knowledgeable team
awesome riding experience on a bike
fantastic and comfortable
great for the whole family, to be able to do this activity together is really special
just incredible food cooked in the bush.
all local staff employed and supported
everything running on solar and really thoughtful approach to camp design
Great safari experience in harmony with nature together wirh professional guides and with great accompdation
Highly educational, changed my life outlook!
Awesome guides, highly educational!
The guided and staff are so doting to guest, very kind.
Fair price for what’s included.
Every meal was amazing. Chefs are very talented!
Bush walks were always fun and felt very safe.
All of the guides were so lovely. Very guest oriented and kind. Very knowledgeable!
Saw so many animals! The views were lovely. Botswana is beautiful!
Would love to come again:)
Riding in the wild with 2 knowledgeable guides was the best adventure ever
cycling
Engages services of community
very ecologically conscious
Exciting!
Incredible attention to individual diet restrictions
Great experience
Very adaptable when conditions chamge
