Mark Bristow trip through Africa

Mark Bristow, the CEO of Randgold Resources and his two sons Craig and Grant have very kindly offered to donate any money that they are able to raise from the incredible bike journey which they have just set off on.  Keep an eye on their website for updates (http://www.3boyzonbikes.com) on how they are going. Its an incredible 14,800kms.  Scroll down to see where they will be and when.  If you would like to sponsor ‘the 3 boyz’ then please go to the payment options and donations page on the website or click onto the CAF website below and search for The Julian Baring Scholarship. 

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CAPE TO CAIRO 2009 – PROPOSED DAILY ITENERARY

 

DATE            DAY                        PLANNED ROUTE           ±KM’S                                   

 

M  25 May            1            Cape Town [RSA] – Knysna (RSA)          ±530

 

T  26 May         2            Knysna (RSA) – Port Alfred (RSA)    ±500           

 

W 27 May          3            Port Alfred [RSA] – Umhalanga [RSA]   ±800

T 28 May        4                  Umhalanga [RSA]

 F  29 May            5            Umhalanga [RSA] – via Swaziland to Maputo

[Mozambique]                                                                                                     ±630

                                                Border Crossing

S   30 May            6            Maputo [Mozambique]                                                 

 S    31 May            7            Maputo [Mozambique] – Xai Xai [Mozambique] –Inharrime [Mozambique] – Inhambane [Mozambique] –Tofu       ±461

M   1 June            8            Inhambane [Mozambique] – Inhassoro [Mozambique]       ±377

T   2 June            9            Inhassoro [Mozambique] – Save [Mozambique] –Left at T-Junction at Inchope – Chimoio [Mozambique] – Tete [Mozambique]                                                                                     ±750

W   3 June            10            Tete [Mozambique] – Zobue [Mozambique] – Mwanza [Malawi] – Senga Bay [Malawi]    ±650

                                                Border Crossing

T   4 June            11            Senga Bay [Malawi] – Day at Leisure – Senga Bay

F   5 June            12            Senga Bay [Malawi] – Salima [Malawi] – Nkhotakota [Malawi] – Left at T-Junction – Mzuzu [Malawi]– Chiweta [Malawi] – Karonga [Malawi]                                                                ±650

S    6 June            13            Karonga [Malawi] – Tukuyu [Tanzania] – Right at T-Junction – Makumbaku [Tanzania] – Iringa [Tanzania]                                                                                                                                          ±550

                                               Border Crossing

S   7 June            14            Iringa [Tanzania] – Makumi [Tanzania] – Morogoro [Tanzania] – Chalinze [Tanzania] – Dar-es-Salaam [Tanzania] – Zanzibar                                                                                           ±550

M   8 June            15            Zanzibar

 T   9 June            16            Zanzibar 

W 10 June            17            Zanzibar 

T   11 June            18            Zanzibar – Chalinze [Tanzania] – Segera [Tanzania] –

Left at T-Junction – Korogwe [Tanzania] – Same [Tanzania] – Moshi [Tanzania] – Arusha [Tanzania]                                                                                                                                                                                        ±680

F   12 June            19            Arusha [Tanzania] – Namanga [Kenya] – Left at T-Junction – Nairobi [Kenya]                ±350

Border Crossing

S   13 June            20            Nairobi [Kenya] 

S   14 June            21            Nairobi [Kenya]    

M   15 June            22            Nairobi [Kenya] – Thika [Kenya] –Nyeri [Kenya] –

Nanyuki [Kenya] – Isiola [Kenya] – Archers Post [Kenya]             ±375

T   16 June            23            Bush camp – Marsabit [Kenya] – Moyale [Kenya]                                                                                                  ±375

Border Crossing

W   17 June     24            Moyale [Kenya] Awasa [Ethiopia] – Left at T- Junction – Debra Ziet [Ethiopia] – Addis Ababa [Ethiopia]         ±750

T   18 June      25            Moyale [Kenya] Awasa [Ethiopia] – Left at T- Junction – Debra Ziet [Ethiopia] – Addis Ababa [Ethiopia]         ±750           F   19 June      26            Addis Ababa [Ethiopia] – Day at Leisure – Addis Ababa [Ethiopia]

 S   20 June     27            Addis Ababa [Ethiopia] – Day at Leisure – Lalibela

(Fly out in the early morning to Lalibela and visit the Coptic Churches)

  S   21 June            28            Addis Ababa [Ethiopia] – Lalibela [Ethiopia]

M   22 June            29            Addis Ababa [Ethiopia] – Addis Ababa [Ethiopia]

 T   23 June            30            Addis Ababa [Ethiopia] – Dejen [Ethiopia] Nedatra [Ethiopia] –                                                                     ±380

W 24 June            31            Nedatra [Ethiopia] – Debra May [Ethiopia] – Bahir Dar[Ethiopia]                                                                        ±150

T   25 June            32            Bahir Dar [Ethiopia] – [Ethiopia]

F   26 June            33            Bahir Dar [Ethiopia] – Gonder [Ethiopia]  ±150

S   27 June            34            Gonder [Ethiopia]

S   28 June            35            Gonder [Ethiopia] – Simian Mountains [Ethiopia]                                                                                                           ±200           M   29 June            36            Simian Mountains [Ethiopia] –Simian Mountains [Ethiopia]

T   30 June            37            Simian Mountains [Ethiopia] – Gonder [Ethiopia]                                                                                                            ±200

W 1 July            38            Gonder [Ethiopia] – Azezo [Ethiopia] – Wagna

[Ethiopia] – Metema [Ethiopia] – Doka [Sudan]Al -Gedarif [Sudan]                                                                                                                               ±400

Border Crossing

T   2 July            39            Al -Gedarif [Sudan] – Wadi Madeni [Sudan] – Khartoum [Sudan]                                                                                       ±700

F   3 July            40            Khartoum [Sudan]                                                        

S   4 July            41            Khartoum [Sudan] – Abu Dom [Sudan] – Dongola  [Sudan] – [Desert camp)                                                              ±300

S   5 July            42            Dongola [Sudan] – Desert Camp [Sudan][Desert camp)                                                                                                    ±250

M   6 July            43            Desert Camp [Sudan] – Wadi Halfa [Sudan][Desert camp)                                                ±250

T   7 July            44            Wadi Halfa [Sudan]

Border Crossing

W   8 July            45            Board Ferry en-route to Aswan [Egypt] (Ferry)  T   9 July            46            Arrive in Aswan [Egypt] – Aswan [Egypt] 

F   10 July       47            Aswan [Egypt] 

S   11 July            48            Aswan [Egypt] – Hurghada [Egypt]        ±500

S   12 July            49            Hurghada [Egypt] – Cairo [Egypt] – Alexandria [Egypt]                                                                                            ±700

                                                                                                                                     ±14 820