Between February and June 2025, we cycled from Barcelona, Spain, westwards to Portugal roughly (very) following the European Divide Trail and various other green belts. We spent a month in Morroco visiting the Rif Mountains, and the Middle- and High Atlas Mountains, before flying from Marrakech to Seville. We entered Portugal on the south coast and made our way northwards to the Galicia Massif. We then headed eastwards through France to Brussels, predominantly following the EuroVelo 3 route.
At the end of June, we flew from Brussels to Entebbe, Uganda, and made our way to Kigali, Rwanda. We had planned to cycle to Cape Town through Tanzania, but as we weren't enjoying the population density, we instead flew to Livingston, Zambia, and continued through Botswana and Namibia, finishing just north of Windhoek at the end of August.
Due to the length of the trip, the report has been split over the following pages, with the route travelled shown in the maps below:
Total kilometres cycled: 10,426 km, made up as follows:
Total kilometres cycled in southern Spain: 1,543 km
Total kilometres cycled in Morroco: 1,373 km
Total kilometres cycled in Portugal (and a little in Spain): 1,416 km
Total kilometres cycled in northern Spain: 879 km
Total kilometres cycled in France & Belgium: 1,739 km
Total kilometres cycled in Uganda & Rwanda: 530 km
Total kilometres cycled in Zambia, Botswana and Namibia: 2,945 km
Top experiences:
Riding in the mountains of Catalonia
Riding and wild camping in the Middle Atlas and High Atlas Mountains in Morroco
Riding the N2 Road in Portugal, and the Galicia Massif in Spain
Swimming in Lake Victoria, Uganda
Visiting Victoria Falls at Livingstone
Riding the elephant highway (A33) and the Nata-Maun Road (A3) in Botswana, for the wildlife experience
Riding the D3700 road between Ruacana and Epupa in Namibia
Most memorable animal sightings:
Elephants, Zebra, Giraffe, and Warthog in Botswana
Girrafe in Namibia
Low lights:
The horrendous Morrocon children (mainly north of Fez) who at every chance would throw stones at us when passing, and grab our bikes while riding
The state of the Portugese roads south of Lisbon, and the number of times the Eurovelo (EV) 1 route just ended with no warning. Portugal has officially been renamed "Pothole"!
The shear number of people in Uganda and Rwanda which makes wild camping impossible
The lack of scenery in the east/southern African leg, made it sometimes very boring
Gear Failures:
Primus Omnilite and Omnifuel stoves which are touted as multifuel stoves, but can't burn petrol