An unplugged mountain bike experience

Cape Country MTB Tour by Holborn

17-22 August 2025

About

The Cape Country MTB Tour by Holborn is a 6-day, fully supported mountain bike tour along quiet gravel and farm roads. It begins at Beaumont Family Wines in Bot River and ends at the Wilderness Hotel. The tour includes en-route support, 3–4-star accommodation, three meals daily, luggage transport, medical assistance, and well-stocked waterpoints.

The Cape Country MTB Tour is suitable for mountain, gravel, and e-bikes.

The Tour provides for a Full distance as well as a Lite option.

The average daily distance for the Cape Country Full is +/-85km with approximately 1100m of climbing.

The Cape Country Lite option makes provision for transport of riders to the first waterpoint of stages 2,3,5 and 6.  The average daily distance of the Lite version is +/-65km.

Entries are limited for both the Full and Lite events.

Cape Country Full

This is the original route as is loved by our regulars.

Cape Country Lite

Our new route provides transport to the first waterpoint each day to reduce the daily distance a rider has to cycle.

Happy Riders

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Not just a bike ride but spiritual journey often alone on wide open roads with awesome views and the only sounds being your breath and the birds. A life changing experience, all made possible by the care and special attention given to you by organisers who will feel like family afterwards. If you enter expect your life to never be the same again!

Happy Riders

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Wonderful organization – and the water points and An-Lie’s homemade treats are fantastic – a shot of Old Brown hits the spot after a cool morning’s start. Definitely an event to add to your winter calendar. This event has us returning year after year, we feel we have become part of the Unplugged family! Thank you Cape Country.

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A fantastic multi-stage off-road event taking in some stunning routes, not all of which can be ridden by the public. The best 5 days on a mountain bike in the company of like-minded people, riding for the joy of it. This event both touches and gives back to the communities it passes through and sometimes emotions can’t be contained.