Africa

anybody ridden on the great continent?

specifically south africa, zimbabwe, zambia, tanzania, kenya, ethiopia...

no, but i would LOVE to.

are you planning a trip?

Yes. Your life in their hands.

can't say i've ridden it but have travelled extensively around east africa and north africa
kenya uganda tanzania all stunning countries
any advise let me know kattt

nairobi go to mama roches guest house best traveller hostel in africa
in kenya get down to the coast to lamu stunning

im going to Kenya in a couple of weeks. Iv heard good things about Lamu.

beautiful tropical island
no cars
nice bars over looking blue ocean
great beaches stunning food
kenya prices

got invited on a three month cycle tour through those countries with a few people in the spring. probably no way i can afford it but am curious about safety/ road/ feasibility etc. might pick up a second job....

Safety is definitely an issue. Read up for each individual country that you might go to. That said, it is beautiful in ways that a TV can never show you. From your intinerary, it is Kenya that could cause the most concern, especially as there is a growing radicalisation there in certain sectors.

Sad you're not going to Angola.

I can't be the only one who's first thought upon reading the title was this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCca5mPMp9A

Senegal, Gambia, Ghana, Morocco... West Africa for the tasty win...

Might be heading to SA for a wedding in the new year too.

west africa sucks, balki
east africa is the only place to go

You have to be careful of the lions. Buy a Raleigh and you should be fine.

but even then they will nick it while you are alseep.

zimbabwe, zambia, tanzania, kenya, ethiopia...

People don't even drive land rovers across these countries without getting killed.

the africa fixed gear and single speed forum will kill you in the face if you go in their endz with your fixie skidder kattt

People don't even drive land rovers across these countries without getting killed.

Toyota Land Cruisers on the other hand...

Jaygee, would you like to ride a bicycle through Zimbabwe?

(that's hypothetical not an invitation)

I have trouble riding a bicycle across Surrey.

On a serious note I have never been to Zimbabwe, so I couldn't give any opinion.

*The third world is weird. 99.99% of the population are amazing friendly and hospitable people. Unfortunately, most the other 0.01% are heavily armed thugs who could kill you for toilet paper.

*opinion of a Saffa who has been out of Africa for 14 years.

I have trouble riding a bicycle across Surrey.

This is true, I've seen it for myself

Zim is beautiful. Lots of stunning countryside. It's often urban areas where you would get more hassle anyway.
A couple of mates toured Kenya, Tanzania and Zambia about five years ago, camping out and all. They didn't get murdered or killed, and had a lovely time.

I spent a month tanzania many moons ago, it was a truly great country. African hospitality and the generosity is truly mindblowing for us and our cold selfish ways. You'll love it.

^^^
+1000

nice sentiments skully i found exactly the same

Speaking of Zim, a friend has to get a laptop to someone there (I know, this is sounding like one of those emails...). Any suggestions?

African hospitality and the generosity is truly mindblowing for us and our cold selfish ways. You'll love it.

Having spent the best part of 9 years in southern Africa, I can vouch for this. Be sensible, be aware, don't expect border crossings to take less than a full day, and you'll have a fantastic time.