Buffalo Ride Trips
Fundraise with World Bicycle Relief
The phrase 'life-changing travel’ might get thrown around a lot, but the Buffalo Ride Trips are truly that. Join and raise $2500 for World Bicycle Relief, helping them distribute bikes in low-income rural regions. Then, see your impact firsthand on a special edition cycling trip.
Kenya and Colombia
Kenya
27 May to 4 June 2026
It’s Kenya, so you can expect a game drive, a cycling safari (it’s a thing) and plenty of wildlife. But on this trip, you’ll also get to meet the World Bicycle Relief team and learn all about their mission.
Start: Nairobi
End: Nairobi
Price per person: AUD $5380
Included meals: 8 breakfasts, 7 lunches, 5 dinners
The itinerary
Jambo! Your trip begins with a welcome meeting in Nairobi. On day two, head to Naivasha, where you’ll visit Hell’s Gate National Park for a cycling safari.
Go to Homa Bay, a town on the shores of Lake Victoria. Enjoy a free evening before a game drive in Ruma National Park the next morning. Check out Simba Nyaima – a crater lake that attracts flamingos.
Hop on your bike and peddle to Kisumu Museum. Get to know Luo culture by dancing with The African Genre Shield and visiting the Ber-gi-dala exhibition – a full-scale recreation of a Luo homestead.
After breakfast, observe Kit Mikayi – an iconic rock formation – with a local guide. Then cycle to Bao Beach and jump on the water bus to Ndere Island National Park. Enjoy a picnic there and a free evening when you get back.
Visit the World Bicycle Relief warehouse where Buffalo Bikes are assembled and meet the team who test-ride them. Attend a school distribution with the World Bicycle Relief team, then visit a health clinic to understand how bicycles enable Community Health Workers.
Make your way back to Nairobi, enjoying the travel time through Rift Valley. Your trip comes to an end after breakfast on day nine.
Colombia
28 August to 4 September 2026
Cycle around Colombia – stopping to explore floating villages, tube down a river and watch flamingos. Plus, link up with World Bicycle Relief to see how bikes can change a person's life.
Start: Cartagena
End: Santa Marta
Price per person: AUD $6600
Included meals: 7 breakfasts, 5 lunches
The itinerary
Hola! Join your local leader on an orientation walk around Cartagena. The next morning, head to Barranquilla by bike and private vehicle. Visit the World Bicycle Relief warehouse where Buffalo Bikes are assembled.
Travel to Cienaga Grande de Santa Marta, a lagoon system between the Caribbean Sea and the Sierra Neveda mountains. Visit the Palafitos – floating villages where Afro-Colombian and Indigenous communities live. Continue on to Santa Marta for the night.
Cycle out to Minca – a small town in the foothills of Sierra Nevada, known for its waterfalls and tropical forests. Trade mountain trails for coastal roads in Buritaca. Here, you’ll tube down the Palomino River.
Ride to Riohacha, stopping in the small fishing village of Camarones on the way. Join a local guide at Los Flamencos Fauna and Flora Sanctuary before a free afternoon.
Pedal alongside the World Bicycle Relief staff and learn how essential these bikes are for people in remote areas. Spend the afternoon hearing inspiring stories and discover all the ways this transport transforms lives.
Enjoy a scenic drive to Santa Marta – a port city on the Caribbean Sea. Your trip ends after breakfast on day eight.
Ready to book?
To lock in your Buffalo Ride Trip, contact our Tailor-Made team or call 1-855-394-3021.
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The power of a bicycle
How can a bicycle change a life, you ask? Nearly one billion people in rural regions around the world live so far from the nearest paved road that they walk for hours each day just to survive.
World Bicycle Relief’s purpose-built Buffalo Bicycles provide independence and access to vital services – mobilising communities and helping them to thrive with access to education, healthcare and livelihood opportunities.
Local partners, global impact
For over 20 years, our not-for-profit, The Intrepid Foundation, has been giving Intrepid travellers a chance to make a bigger impact in the places they visit.