The Big Heart Bike Ride Kilimanjaro to Coast 2022
Challenge level: 4 out of 5
Challenge level: 4 out of 5
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| 1 October - 9 October 2022 | On Sale | |
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| Duration | 9 days |
Fall in love with Tanzania on this breath-taking bike ride for heart charities. 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 the heart charity or cardiac ward of your choice.
The Big Heart Bike Ride
The Big Heart Bike Ride is a heartily popular challenge that brings people from all cycles of life together in support of heart charities and cardiac wards across the UK. Over the years, these amazing cycling challenges have raised thousands of pounds for a number of different heart charities and cardiac wards.
It's not only a chance to pedal up for people affected by a heart condition; it's also a chance to strengthen your own heart, as you train and take on a phenomenal cardio challenge.
COVID-19 - keeping you safe
As we hope you know, the health and safety of our participants is always - and has always been - our highest priority.
Our team of experts here at DC has created a brilliant 14-step initiative, to minimise the risk of coronavirus and maximise your safety. Please click here to see our ground-breaking plan and rest assured that you're safe booking with us.
Worried about fundraising? Don't be...
The Big Heart Bike Ride is an Open Challenge – this means you have the option to self fund your participation and there is no minimum fundraising requirement.
You are, of course, more than welcome to commit to a minimum sponsorship target instead and fundraise for a heart charity or cardiac ward of your choice; but it's completely up to you.
Pay your registration fee and your challenge costs yourself.
$2,775
Pay the balance
Pay your registration fee and raise the minimum target for your chosen charity.
$5,550
Minimum sponsorship target
As we hope you know, the health and safety of our participants is always - and has always been - our highest priority.
Our team of experts here at Dream Challenges has created a brilliant 14-step initiative, to minimise the risk of coronavirus and maximise your safety. Please click here to see our ground-breaking plan and rest assured that you're safe booking with us.
With even the government unsure how exactly the coronavirus situation will eventuate, we can't make any guarantees; but we can promise you that we will always put your health and security first and will always be just and flexible in any decisions we have to make, regarding postponements and transfers.
Absolutely! As part of our amazing 14-step initiative to minimise the risk of coronavirus and maximise your safety on all our challenges we're delighted to have found a fantastic travel insurance policy, which covers you for COVID-19.
You can see the insurance policy here or click here to check out the full 14 actions we're taking to keep you safe.
This cycle is not designed for Olympic athletes – it is designed for people looking for an amazing goal to train and get fit for. A number of the people who will take part in this challenge will have a low level of fitness when they sign up.
We will be tackling some steep climbs and long cycling days on this challenge, so we strongly recommend you train. Once you sign up, we'll send you a fantastic free training plan, which builds up over time and will set you up for success. Remember, the more you train, the more you'll enjoy the real deal!
This adventure in one of the world's most incredible places is the perfect motivation to get fit, while raising vital funds for a very important cause.
Please don't be! The majority of people will sign up on their own and our Dream Challenges are renowned for the amazing camaraderie and lifelong friendships made as our groups take on these incredible feats together.
Once you've signed up for the challenge, we'll send you a link to a private Facebook group for everyone registered for the Big Heart Bike Ride Kilimanjaro to Coast 2022. Please feel free to use this space to swap questions, advice and updates with your fellow cyclists on your training and fundraising.
You may also want to reach out to the other participants in this group to see if there's anyone in your local area you can meet up to train and fundraise with.
Absolutely not! One of the amazing things about the challenge is that people of all ages will come together to do something very special. Everyone who is at least 18 years old by the challenge date is more than welcome to join our awesome Big Heart Bike Ride.
There will be around 40 participants in our group for the The Big Heart Bike Ride Kilimanjaro to Coast 2022. You'll no doubt make a bunch of awesome new friends!
Your non-refundable registration fee of £349 per person is used to administer the challenge and secure your seats with the airline.
Your challenge costs of £1,850 (ie. 50% of the fundraising target if you choose the sponsorship option) cover:
*Accommodation is included on a twin-sharing basis. If you would rather pay for a single supplement and have a room/tent to yourself, we can arrange this for you for an additional cost of £150.
**Please note, the optional three-night extension on Zanzibar Island is not included in your challenge costs.
In addition to paying your registration fee and either fundraising or self funding your challenge costs, you will need to budget for:
A cycle helmet is essential and must be worn at all times. Cycling shorts are also recommended and everyone will need their own water bottles or a camel back-type hydration system.
You'll also need to bring your own two-to-three-season sleeping bag. All other camping equipment is provided.
Apart from that, no specialist equipment is required. We will supply you with a list of everything you will need to take before you go.
Cyclists will have the use of 18 or 21-gear bikes and we suggest you bring the saddle or gel cover you are used to riding on.
We'll also send all participants a free Travel Safety Kit ahead of the challenge and it's essential you bring this with you to minimise both your own and your fellow participants' risk of COVID-19.
Your Travel Safety Kit will include hand sanitiser, anti-bac wipes and face masks for each day of the challenge. Please note, you do not have to wear face masks while cycling.
We stay in a mix of accommodation on this challenge, from camping to comfortable, three-star class hotels.
*Please note, accommodation is included on a twin-sharing basis. If you would rather pay for a single supplement and have a room/tent to yourself, we can arrange this for you for an additional cost of £150.
Please email us at events@dream-challenges.com if you would like to do this at least fourteen weeks before the challenge starts.
Yes of course! We're delighted to offer you the opportunity to catch a boat to the stunning paradise island of Zanzibar on Day 8 with an optional later international flight on Day 11.
We can arrange this for you upon request (at an additional cost).
Please get in touch and let us know if you’d like to do this at least 14 weeks before the challenge by emailing us at events@dream-challenges.com.
You will need to take out your own personal travel insurance covering health, accident, loss and repatriation.
Dream Challenges has a policy that provides appropriate cover for this type of activity and also covers you for COVID-19. We will send you the details once you have registered.
You can, however, take out your own insurance, providing it covers you for a charity cycle in Tanzania.
You will be required to obtain a tourist visa for entry into Tanzania, we will send you all the relevant information and forms to do this before the challenge.
The Dream Challenges team are here to help you achieve your challenge and will support you all the way.
We are on hand from the minute you sign up to answer any questions that you may have about your training or the challenge itself.
Once you have registered, we will send you a realistic training programme to help you get fit for the challenge. The programme builds up gradually as the event gets closer.
During the cycle, we'll have two qualified doctors accompanying the group from the get-go and at all times throughout the challenge, along with a team of experienced challenge guides and porters.
Please note that the Dream Challenges staff travel back to the UK with the main group at the end of our challenge on Day 8. If you choose to take part in the optional three-night extension, there will be no Dream Challenges staff, but you will be supported by our trusted local agent in Tanzania.
We’ll have an event leader, plus two qualified event doctors, who will be with you the whole time. We'll also have a team of first-aid trained challenge guides.
As we're not medically trained, we're afraid we can't offer you advice on this. We recommend you contact your GP or your local travel clinic, who will have the latest travel health advice.
We also recommend you visit the NHS Fit for Travel website here, to keep up to date with current travel health news and advice on staying healthy abroad.
NHS Fit for Travel website: https://www.fitfortravel.nhs.uk/home
