
Challenge Summary
Fall in love with Tanzania on this breath-taking bike ride for Women V Cancer. Kicking off at the foot of the mighty Mount Kilimanjaro, we’ll cycle through mountains, plains and friendly local towns to the paradise beach in Pangani.
No trip to Tanzania is complete without a spot of wildlife-watching and we’ll get our fix right away at Lake Jipe, home to hippos and crocodiles, with a visiting herd of zebras. This sets us up to keep our eyes peeled every pedal of our 431km challenge. If we’re lucky, we could spot elephants, wildebeests, gazelles and more!
The animals aren’t the only thing to get excited about. Tough climbs lead to extraordinary vistas, with jagged cliffs, swooping valleys and a patchwork of lush grassland, topped with endorphins and a heart-warming sense of achievement.
We finish our adventure at the postcard-perfect beach town of Pangani, whose white-sand bays and gentle blue shores offer a joyous reward for our legs! And the best part? It’s all for Women V Cancer and our partner charities Breast Cancer Now and Ovarian Cancer Action.
Days 1 & 2 | UK – Tanzania
Our 2025 Women V Cancer challenge begins with an overnight flight from London to Tanzania. Touching down in Africa on Day 2, our local ground agent greets us upon our arrival, and we transfer to our hotel in Moshi.
We have some time to get settled and freshen up before our all-important bike fitting. Now confident and comfortable in our saddles, we close the day with a delicious welcome dinner and a briefing from our challenge leader.

Day 3 | Moshi – Lake Jipe | approx. 80km
Kicking off after breakfast, we find our stunning starting point in the outskirts of the city, away from the down-town traffic. We mount our bikes with the snow-capped Kilimanjaro towering above us and head south-east on clear, rural roads. Before long, we leave views of the great mountain behind us and proceed through small farm towns and municipalities, getting a fantastic first taste of the Tanzanian lifestyle.
Stopping for a picnic lunch along the way, our ride comes to an end at Lake Jipe, where we discover some of the amazing wildlife Africa is renowned for. This pretty backwater lake not only attracts herds of zebras and a diversity of birds, but it is also home to local crocodiles and hippos! As such, it makes the perfect place to finish our day with a spot of wildlife-watching.
Tonight, we enjoy our dinner and camp in comfortable tents by the lake.

Day 4 | Lake Jipe – Same | approx. 80km
Waking to breakfast at our tranquil lake-side camp, we hop back in our saddles for more rural riding today, broken up with a picnic lunch en-route. Following dirt tracks southwards through a striking mountainous landscape, we pass through lush, green plains and look out for more iconic wildlife every pedal of the way. Along with a myriad of plant life benefitting from the area’s fertile soil, we’re in for a chance of spotting gazelles, elephants and wildebeests!
After a long day’s cycle, we finally reach our campsite in Same, the capital of Same District, where we tuck into a well-earned dinner and rest.

Day 5 | Same – Irente Viewpoint | approx. 125km
A big breakfast at camp sets us up for our toughest day of the challenge. Rugged dirt tracks lead us through charming local municipalities and up through the mountains.
We’ll tackle steep climbs that will leave us sweating, but pumped full of endorphins, making the panoramas all the more breath-taking. As we gain height, we’re rewarded with spectacular vistas across the vast plains below and the hills we’ve put behind us.
We finish the day with a transfer to our overnight stay at Irente Viewpoint. Here we take in dramatic cliffs and swooping valleys, streams flowing far below, giving life to a patchwork of green and brown grassland.
Tonight, we enjoy a much-needed freshen-up and dinner at our hotel at this idyllic hill-top location.

Day 6 | Irente Viewpoint – Muheza | approx. 114km
After breakfast at the hotel, we admire the view for a last time, before
continuing our cycle towards the coast. Pedalling up and down through more of Tanzania’s lush countryside, we skirt the spectacular West Usambaras Lushoto Mountain Reserve and take in a number of small towns. Rarely visited by tourists, passing through these communities gives us a fantastic, authentic feel for the friendly, local culture.
At last, we reach Muheza, a small junction town that although inland, adopts the culture of the coastal Tanga Region. Here, we settle down at a comfortable campsite for dinner and a good rest before our final day in the saddle tomorrow.

Day 7 | Muheza – Pangani – Tanga | approx. 55km
You’ll be pleased to know that our last day of cycling is also our shortest – and takes us right to the exquisite Tanzanian coastline.
We ride on dirt tracks through lush, green countryside and notice the change in terrain as we draw closer to the beach where we find our lunch spot. Feel free to kick back at the white-sand beach and soothe your legs in its gentle, blue waters.
After lunch, we transfer to our beach resort in Tanga where we toast our achievement with a very well-deserved celebration dinner.

Day 8 | Tanga Free day
Enjoy a day of relaxing at the resort, absorbing the beautiful beaches of the East-Tanzanian coast, or taking an optional day excursion.

Day 9 | Tanga – Moshi
Today we transfer by road back to Moshi (approx. 8 hours) where we find our hotel for the night ahead of our flight home tomorrow.
Alternatively, you can extend your stay in Tanzania by taking on another bucket list challenge climbing the majestic Mount Kilimanjaro or spend three days on Zanzibar exploring the famous Stone Town!

Day 10 | Moshi – UK
This morning we have an early start for our transfer to the airport to catch our flight back to the UK. From here we part ways, and you make your own way home.