World Ride guided mountain biking tours
Combine your passion for travel with your love of mountain biking. Have you always wanted to see the Andes? Or the Himalayas? Have you dreamed of going on a safari? Imagine doing all that on your mountain bike. Why just go see Mount Kilimanjaro when you could summit it on your bike?
Explore our mountain biking tours below and sign on for your next adventure!
Our mountain biking tour destinations
Touring some of the most unforgettable places and breathtaking scenery on a mountain bike? Sign me up! Join World Ride on a mountain biking tour for the trip of a lifetime, while supporting our mission of empowering women.
Nepal
Mountain biking in the Himalayas? Yes please! Choose between three tours to experience things like the Tiji Festival, lodging in mountain Teahouses, and some of the best bike trails in the world.
Peru
Take a seven day mountain biking adventure through the Andes, with a chance to visit Machu Picchu! With this trip you’ll be supporting the local economy in Peru and local women mountain bikers.
Guatemala
Ride single track trails through coffee fields and down the sides of volcanoes, and exclusive downhill mountain bike trails at El Zur! These are some of the only purpose-built mountain bike trails in Guatemala.
Botswana
Let’s go on a safari… but on a mountain bike! This seven day trip takes into the Mashatu Game Reserve, through the Savanna and stunning river valleys. You’ll have a chance to see elephants, zebra, giraffes and more.
Lesotho
Spend 10 days biking around the small, mountainous country of Lesotho via a combination of singletrack and jeep roads. You’ll also get to ride with local women, experience the first Pump for Peace pump tracks, and cap off your trip with a visit to the famous Maletsunyane Falls.
Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania
Our trip to Tanzania is the most epic way to summit Mount Kilimanjaro. An all woman team of guides and porters will lead you along the famed Kilema route up to the highest point in Africa.
Bhutan
On this enduro style trip, you will get to explore the trails of this untouched Himalayan country. We will blend culture and epic riding, including a trip to the famous Tiger’s Nest Monastery.
Why choose a World Ride mountain biking tour?
Ride with guides local to the area!
Your epic trip will be guided by the local women that World Ride has helped become mountain biking guides. Get local, insider knowledge about the country you’re visiting and see with your own eyes the difference your support makes.
Mountain bike tourism
Visit the places you’ve always dreamed of seeing in a unique and exceptional way. Get off the beaten path and onto the singletrack to experience local festivals, eat authentic foods, and see exhilarating sights from your bike.
Your trip supports the local economy by visiting local restaurants, accommodations, attractions and businesses.
Help empower women
Our mountain biking tours are a win-win situation—you get the trip of a lifetime, and you support the World Ride mission. Your trip helps our programs financially, which means more women can access bikes and the training they need to improve their mountain biking skills and become guides.
FAQs
This varies by country and the details will be included in your trip information sheet! On average, the equivalent of $20-30 per person per day that will be split among guides and drivers.
While none of our trips are for true beginners, someone with some fitness and experience will still enjoy our trips. If you’re building your mountain biking skills but still want to experience an epic adventure, we recommend our Botswana tour! These tours are on the lower end of the fitness and skills scale, and still an incredible good time.
Yes, Peru is the only trip that we recommend you wear a full-face helmet.
More questions? Find more answers on our FAQs page.
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Which World Ride trip is right for you?
Looking for intermediate riding plus a safari? How about gnarly technical descents? Whatever your vibe, we have a mountain bike tour for you — find out which destination YOU should choose!