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What's included?:

  • Flight

  • Lodging

  • Meals

  • Drinks - during the day.

  • A high-end mountainbike (Equipped with SPD Pedals) or shipping your own

  • Profesional guidance 

  • A Buchan cycling shirt

  • Good vibes

What's not included?
  • Vaccinations
  • International ID
  • Helmet & shoes
  • Water bottle(s)
  • GPS (&Mount) 
  • Visum 
  • Insurance
  • Food & drinks outside of the scheduled times
     
Price: €3.000 ALL IN.
"Our goal is full transparency: no hidden costs. Flights, bike, and transport are all included, so you can focus on the adventure, not the fine print."
What's optional?
  • An evening walk with the Rhinos, €30 extra
  • Safari on the last day, €180 extra
  • Local SIM card, €25 extra
What's the difficulty like?
Everyone rides at their own pace, want to ride fast? Go for it! But you don't have to. The track is pretty accessible, designed with Mountainbike and Gravelbike in mind. As long as you're used to spending a day on a saddle, you've got this! 
"A clear list of what to pack and how to prepare for an adventure like this will be shared with you once you've reserved a seat."

Practical information:

Join Elijah Buchan on a unique cycling adventure in Uganda, Jan 31 – Feb 8.
Flights, lodging, food, drinks, bike, pro guidance: basically everything is covered with your €3.000 ticket except your many cocktails ;)  
Only 45 spots – don’t miss out!

Vélo ADVENTURES X Buchan - Uganda 2025
Vélo ADVENTURES X Buchan - Uganda 2025

Explore
Uganda
by bike

Vélo ADVENTURES X Buchan - Uganda 2025

DAY 1: Jinja - Jinja

700 meters

76 Kilometers

The first day is a loop, cycling trough fields of sugar cane to Lake Victoria the sourse of the Nile. On the way back to our accomodation you cycle trough small settlements and up some small hills you get a feel for what cycling in Uganda is like. When you get back you can jump in the pool, relax and get ready for the rest of the week.

Vélo ADVENTURES X Buchan - Uganda 2025

DAY 2: Jinja - Bukomba

700

76 Kilometers

From now we follow the Nile along a combination of gravel and single tracks. We drive over the  brand new Isimba dam before finishing at our basecamp. Let's cross swimming in the Nile off our bucket lists! 

Vélo ADVENTURES X Buchan - Uganda 2025

DAY 3: Bukomba - Kazwana

636 meters

96 Kilometers

We start with single tracks trough small villages.  Once on the ‘main’ road we follow it, just before Lake Kyoga we take the bridge. After the bridge we continue on single tracks till the campsite in Kazwama. At our campsites our local cooking team will prepare a small lunch and diner! 

Vélo ADVENTURES X Buchan - Uganda 2025

DAY 4: Kazwana - Ziwa Rhino Park

559 meters

76 Kilometers

We start the day with a 14 km red trail to Nakasongola, where we follow the asphalt road for 1 km. Don't forget: keep left! After the village center, we continue our journey for 50 km along an old abandoned sandy road. Please note: at the end of this road, we cross a busy main road. We then drive another 7.5 km to the entrance of Rhino Park. 

Vélo ADVENTURES X Buchan - Uganda 2025

DAY 5: Ziva Rhino Park - Ibuje

416 meters 

77 Kilometers

After 7.5 km off-road, we cross the same busy main road as the day before. We drive another 8 km along the sandy road until we take the main road in Kibangya to cross the Kafu River. After a short stretch of asphalt, we arrive at a track that will lead us to Massindi Port. There we gather to cross the Nile together by ferry. On the other side of the Nile, we continue along a red track to our base camp in Igoti. Here we also visit our school!

Vélo ADVENTURES X Buchan - Uganda 2025

DAY 6: Ibuje - Karuma

611 meters

92 Kilometers

From Itwara, we drive along the Nile to Karuma Falls. After a short stop at the bridge over the Nile, we continue to the park entrance. We gather at the entrance to Murchison Falls National Park. We drive through the park as a group to the lodge.

Vélo ADVENTURES X Buchan - Uganda 2025

DAY 7:Transfer to the airport

After enjoying the final location we have the option for a game drive in the morning. Before heading back to the airport. 

Vélo YOUTH
Vélo YOUTH
Sat 31 Jan
Entebbe, Uganda
Experience Uganda like no other, join us on a YOUTH edition as we cross the country on our bikes.

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