Pondo-pedal Mountain Bike Tour

Package Overview

A whetting of Wild Coast trail riding over a cost effective long weekend

The Pondo-Pedal Mountain Bike tour is the perfect tour to cut your teeth on if you looking for a whetting of wild coast trail riding, and are perhaps a little short of leave, friends... or looking for a stepping stone to the Lower Wild Coast MTB Adventure.

Our 3 day Pondo-Pedal to Mtentu and back, packs the adventure and experience of Wild Coast riding into a long weekend. Starting out at the Wild Coast casino (Port Edward), we'll cycle to the newly renovated Mtentu Lodge. Spend a free day paddling up the gorgeous Mtentu estuary, swimming under forgotten falls in Mkambati Nature reserve or cycling through to Msikaba. We'll spend two nights at the lodge before cycling back to the Wild Coast casino via a different route. Depending on the time and tides, we'll cycle a beach route one way and an inland route the next - stopping at local villages for a cold quart or a plunge in one of the natural pools along the way.

The Pondo-pedal tour can be extended down to Mbotyi or even as far as Port St John's, depending on your support and back-up requirements. However these tour extensions will be customised tours so we'll provide a quote on request.

General Trail Description

Tours are best timed to coincide with a full or new moon period so we can take advantage of the hard-pack beaches created by the spring low tides. The route is reasonably technical with some short, but steep, hills, some tricky sections along cattle paths and long sections of beach riding so a reasonable level of fitness and mountain biking skills is recommended.

Trip Duration Standard Pondo-Pedal Package:
3 Days / 2 Nights / 2-3 Ride Days or optional 'free' day at Mtentu for hiking, beach swimming, snorkelling or paddling up the Mtentu estuary.
Daily Distances

Dependent on Route Choice & Tides:
D1: Wild Coast Casino – Mtentu Lodge via Beach route: 28 – 35km
D2: Mtentu - Msikaba/Grosvenor return: 35 - 40km
D3: Mtentu – WC Casino via Nyameni Waterfall: 38 – 45km

Accommodation Wood and thatch lodge on the stunning Mtentu estuary - bedding & towels provided. 4 person chalets with communal showers, toilets and dining boma.

Tour Highlights Mzamba river and beach, riding through friendly rural villages, the red sand dunes (proposed dune mining site), the spectacular Nyameni waterfall, crystal clear plunge pools, Fanta Pine at the local Spaza store, Nyameni & Sikombe mouth, Mtentu Lodge, canoeing up the Mtentu estuary, a dose of ozone therapy from the Horseshoe waterfall in Mkambati Nature Reserve, hiking up the Mkambati River and discovering scenes which would rival a scene from ‘The Beach’.

Group Size Preferred minimum of 4 persons – maximum of 18 persons per single guided group.
Price / PP Standard 3 Day / 2 Night / 2 Ride Day Pondo-Pedal Package:

4 -5 Persons: R3000/pp
6-7 persons: R2800/pp
10-12 persons: R2400/pp

Inclusions

• Hotel
• Sightseeing
• 3 Days / 2 Nights / 2 or 3 Guided Ride Days
• 2 - 3 Full Ride days with professional trail guide + free day at Mtentu for hiking, snorkelling, swimming or more biking with the guide
• 2 Nights at Mtentu Lodge
• All meals from Dinner on arrival night to packed lunch for departure day ( 2 dinners, 2 breakfasts & 2 lunches)
• 4x4 Luggage Transfers to/back from lodge to WC Casino

Terms & Conditions

This Tour is Offered by

• 3 Belmont Street, Garlington Estate, Hilton, 3245, South Africa
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