Trans Africa Coast to Coast: The very name of this event conjures the thoughts of a life-defining journey. Rat Race is well known for its audacious and innovative concepts, and this time we have gone big…very, very big. Travel into the beating heart of Africa as you are taken from the Skeleton Coast of Namibia, across Botswana’s Okavango Delta, and into the vast interior of South Africa with its colourful cultures and awe-inspiring game parks, plus the mystical and exotic kingdom of tiny Eswatini. This is a trip that will perhaps define all other adventures you have ever taken on your bike: 21 days in the saddle across 3000km of the finest terrain we can muster in sub-Saharan Africa; all wrapped up into a classically well-supported, all-inclusive Rat Race Bucket List event for the ages.
ROUTE:
Stage 1: Namibia to Botswana
- Distance: 770 km
- Ascent: 4,072 m
Stage 2: Botswana to South Africa
- Distance: 1,200 km
- Ascent: 2,116 m
Stage 3: South Africa to Eswatini
- Distance: 640 km
- Ascent: 5,919 m
Stage 4: Eswatini to South Africa
- Distance: 420 km
- Ascent: 5,031 m
Cross continents, challenge conventions, and rewrite your limits as you embark on the journey of a lifetime across Africa’s most breathtaking and unforgiving landscapes—the Trans Africa Coast to Coast isn’t just a race, it’s your story of transformation waiting to be written. For additional details and to register, visit the official website here.