Countdown
Cycling the length of Africa.
Tour d’Afrique is an 11,000 km cycling expedition spanning the length of Africa, from Cairo, Egypt to Cape Town, South Africa.
Linda and I completed the tour between January and May 2017. It was among the hardest things I have ever done. Africa is complex, and the journey was simultaneously challenging, exhausting, exciting, and frustrating.
Countdown is a photo posted each day with an accompanying summary of the day. Each post includes one less word than the previous, counting down the number of days remaining in the journey.
Egypt
Cairo to Abu Simbel (12 days)
Sudan
Abu Simbel to Ethiopia (19 days)
Day 13 | Abu Simbel to Wadi Halfa
Day 14 | Wadi Halfa to Nile Desert Camp
Day 15 | Nile Desert Camp to Nile Ferry Camp
Day 16 | Nile Ferry Camp to Dongola
Day 18 | Dongola to Dead Camel Camp
Day 19 | Dead Camel Camp to Desert Camp
Day 20 | Desert Camp to Abu Dolooa
Day 21 | Abu Dolooa to Khartoum
Day 25 | Sennar to Dinder Canal
Day 26 | Dinder Canal to Abeda Village
Day 27 | Abeda Village to Rashid
Day 28 | Rashid to Ethiopia border
Kenya
Nairobi to Busia (9 days)
Uganda
Busia to Lake Bunyonyi (9 days)
Rwanda
Lake Bunyonyi to Kayonza (4 days)
Tanzania
Kayonza to Mbeya (17 days)
Day 54 | Kayonza to Nyakasanza
Day 55 | Nyakasanza to Biharamulo
Day 58 | Mwanza to Serengeti National Park
Day 59 | Serengeti National Park
Day 60 | Serengeti National Park
Day 65 | Singida to Game Post #1
Day 66 | Game Post #1 to Itumba Soccer Field
Day 67 | Itumba Soccer Camp to Biti Manayanga
Malawi
Mbeya to Lilongwe (9 days)
Zambia
Lilongwe to Victoria Falls (12 days)
Botswana
Victoria Falls to Ghanzi (8 days)
Namibia
Ghanzi to Felix Unite Camp (15 days)
South Africa
Felix Unite Camp to Cape Town (7 days)
Day 115 | Felix Unite Camp to Springbok
Day 116 | Springbok to Kliprant
Day 117 | Kliprant to Nieuwoudtville
Day 118 | Nieuwoudtville to Clanwilliam
Day 119 | Clanwilliam to Dorp op die Berg