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Tour of Karamoja

Uganda’s ultimate wilderness bicycle tradition

23-30 October 2021
6 stages, 500Km, 5000m
Price: $995 pp

The Tour of Karamoja is Uganda’s ultimate wilderness bike tradition aimed at positively impacting the image of northeast Uganda and promote tourism for sustainable development. Expect a physical and mental challenge, rich cultural encounters, dramatic scenery and Uganda’s finest wildlife.

The journey starts on the lower savannah plains in Pian Upe Wildlife Reserve and curls through the woodlands of Kenya’s West Pokot, onto the East African Rift escarpment and finally slopes into the award-winning Kidepo Valley National Park.

Ride 4 Girl Child
This edition we raise funds to end the poverty cycle of host communities by educating the girl child: “Educate a girl, change the world!” (UNICEF). Learn more…

Tour of Karamoja

Uganda’s ultimate wilderness bicycle tradition

23-30 October 2021
6 stages, 500Km, 5000m
Price: $995 pp

The Tour of Karamoja is Uganda’s ultimate wilderness bike tradition aimed at positively impacting the image of northeast Uganda and promote tourism for sustainable development. Expect a physical and mental challenge, rich cultural encounters, dramatic scenery and Uganda’s finest wildlife.

The journey starts on the lower savannah plains in Pian Upe Wildlife Reserve and curls through the woodlands of Kenya’s West Pokot, onto the East African Rift escarpment and finally slopes into the award-winning Kidepo Valley National Park.

Ride 4 Girl Child
This edition we raise funds to end the poverty cycle of host communities by educating the girl child: “Educate a girl, change the world!” (UNICEF). Learn more…

Warrior Nomad trail

The 500Km trail traverses the entire length of Uganda’s Karamoja sub-region including a brand-new stage into the wilds of West Pokot.

The trail takes you in 6 unique stages from the southern lower savannah plains of Pian Upe Wildlife Reserve to 2000m above sea-level on the countries most northeastern corner of the Eastern Rift escarpment. After a total ascend of 5000m, the final stage slopes down through the cattle paths of Morungole Mountain range into Uganda’s most applauded Kidepo Valley National Park.

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Ride for Girl Child

End the poverty cycle by educating a girl

The organisation aims at raising funds for 20 vulnerable girls from host communities along the trail to offer them life changing vocational training at Matany Girls’ Vocational School (MAGVS).

MAGVS is the only community based vocational school for girls in Karamoja that offers quality and relevant skills training programs to vulnerable girls and out of school youth.

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Registration

The Tour of Karamoja is a challenge for the body, mind and equipment and therefore the organisation finds it highly important to know about your fitness level, health condition and riding experience before full registration.

After the pre-registration, the organisation will review your application and share feedback through email within 24hrs. Successful applications will receive the final registration form and payment details. The deadline for registration and payment is: 30 September 2021.

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Eat & Sleep

Every night is spent at a different location, supporting and promoting local tourism initiatives along the trail. Only the last 2 nights are spent at the same location in Kidepo Valley National Park. All meals are prepared by a dedicated team that will travel with the peloton throughout the event.

The budget package only includes camping fees for all nights of the event. The budget package excludes any camping equipment. For those seeking extra comfort, there are accommodation upgrades available for 5 nights of the event.

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History of the tour

The Tour of Karamoja started in 2017 and 2018 as a 2-day event, set south in and north from Moroto town, looking up at the highest peak in Karamoja with a breathtaking view of plains below. A very special combination of great riding, breathtaking scenery intertwined with authentic cultural experience that the Karamoja region offers.

The first multi-stage event took place in 2020. The 2021 edition will be the first transboundary edition, with 2 stages cycling through Kenya’s untamed West Pokot.

Relive the event

Relive the Tour of Karamoja 2020 and watch the 5 episodes series on Facebook and YouTube.

A Tribute to

Event co-founders, the late Paul Sherwen and Pat Montani

Paul was a highly respected commentator and broadcaster who started out as a road race cyclist in the late 1970’s. Pat was successful technology entrepreneur and founder of the Global Bicycles for Humanity Movement.

Paul’s legacy extends well beyond the world of pro cycling. Paul grew up in Uganda, he was educated in Kenya and devoted his life away from the races to empower the people and protect wildlife of East Africa. Their joint passion for grassroots development, bicycles and entrepreneurship brought them to Karamoja in 2011.

Ride alone – Go fast | Ride together – Go far