Our new Africa adventure rides are a chance to explore The Gambia on two wheels on a motorcycle tour that offers an insider's view of the culture, scenery, food and people, taking in road, sand and trail riding.
Join us for an adventure ride exploring this incredible part of West Africa on a two-stroke!Take in the local culture, scenery and food while experiencing road, sand and trail riding. This is a unique motorcycle tour with the chance to ride with a health worker, meet like minded people, and be part of a project that uses motorcycles to save lives across sub-Saharan Africa.
DURATION
8 days / 7 nights*
FLIGHTS
Flights from London Gatwick and transfers to hotel in The Gambia’s Senegambia area included.
ACCOMMODATION
Seven nights in good 3* accommodation (with pools, beach, beautiful gardens, gym, shop, bar, restaurant) with optional one night in rustic rural accommodation*. The hotel is in a good location with shops, atms and a range of restaurants in easy walking distance.
MOTORCYCLES
Seven days use of Yamaha AG100 motorcycle ideal for both on and off road.
COST
£3950 total cost in 2027
(breakdown on booking page)
The Gambia is a small country in West Africa with over 80 kilometers of Atlantic coastline. Known for incredible bird life, arts and crafts, sandy beaches, fantastic cuisine and friendly culture, the national language is English with a number of local languages in use including Wolof and Mandinka.
Each motorcycle tour offers a small group of no more than 12 participants a unique experience. As well as road, sand and trail riding, lead by an adventure riding expert, this is a chance to see one of the Riders for Health transport for healthcare programmes up close and follow a community nurse to witness first hand the life-saving work the ride supports.
By taking part in this adventure ride and fundraising, participants’ once-in-a-lifetime experience will make a huge contribution helping motorcycles save lives across Africa.
Known as “the smiling coast of Africa” because of the country’s long curving shape and the friendly welcome visitors receive, The Gambia’s terrain is ideal for exploring on two-stroke Yamaha AG100s; the small but mighty two wheeled hero of the nation used by health workers to deliver care to remote communities.
Day 1 - Afternoon/evening arrival - welcome meal.
Day 2 - Meet your motorcycle, tour of Riders HQ, motorcycle training.
Day 3 - Road riding and sunset beach riding
Day 4 - Follow a health worker and trail riding.
Day 5 - Ride day with optional overnight in a rural community.
Day 6 - Return to hotel taking in long stretches of beach riding .
Day 7 - Final riding day. Visit outreach immunisation clinic. Leaving celebration meal.
Day 8 - Return motorcycles, cultural day, transfer to airport.
- Full and valid motorcycle licenseplus recent riding experience*
- Own motorcycle gear inc. helmet, boots, protective clothing & rucksack.
- Pay for and organise your own vaccinations/immunisations etc.
- Pay for your own full insurance including repatriation.
Participants need to cover costs of any alcohol consumption and meal on the final evening.
Once booked we will advise on all the above.
* Participants must ensure they have riding experience in the months before the ride.
The ride funds Riders for Health transport for healthcare programmes and will be used to train health workers to ride and maintain motorcycles so they can reliably reach families in some of the most underserved and hardest to reach communities in the world.
All participants are expected to raise a £1600 minimum fundraising donation. This can be raised in total or partially through fundraising (e.g. from charity run, or through friends, colleagues and families via birthday fundraising etc. Two Wheels for Life can support you in this) or just paid by the participant. The fundraising amount is not optional.
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