Tour d’Afrique Announces a Dream Bicycle Expedition for January 2011 Spinning the Indian Continent..

Tour d’Afrique's New Trans-India Bicycle Adventure Allows Participants to Choose the Challenge of the Full 2050 Mile Route or One of Two Shorter Tour Segments.

Tour d’Afrique's New Trans-India Bicycle Adventure AllowsParticipants to Choose the Challenge of the Full 2050 Mile Route or One of TwoShorter Tour Segments

TORONTO.Feb. 4, 2010 -- Toronto-based Tourd'Afrique (http://www.tourdafrique.com/),a small, socially responsible bike tour company with huge intentions, announcesthat registration is now open for a January 2011 departure of a cycling adventurefrom the Taj Mahal in Agra to Kanyakumari at the southern tip of the Indian subcontinent.

The cyclingexpedition features 37 riding days, each ranging from 40–125 km (25-78miles), as well as 9 rest days. Riders may choose to do the entire 3,300 km (2050 miles) north to southroute or opt for one of two shorter tour segments.

The2011 Indian Adventure Bicycle Expedition  http://www.tourdafrique.com/dreamtours/show/58departs Agra on Jan. 29, 2011 enroute to the southern tip of India and the confluence of the Arabian Sea, theGulf of Mannar and the Indian Ocean, passing through, among many others, thecolorful desert cities of Rajasthan, elbowing through Mumbai and relaxing onGoa’s beaches.

A 100 Euro registration fee securesthe reservation. The entry fee of 3850 Euros is due on Oct. 29, 2010. The rateincludes tour leaders, vehicle support and comfortable nightly lodgings. Meals aretaken at various restaurants and roadside eateries along the way.

Designated a Tour d’Afrique “DreamTour”(http://www.tourdafrique.com/dreamtours),the route was designed by Brendan McLean,an inspired visitor to the Tour d’Afrique website and promoted through the onlinecommunity where enough other riders signed on to make it a confirmed departure.

“The concept is quite simple,”explains Tour d’Afrique’s founder Henry Gold. “You begin with a dream trip thatyou wish someone would help you implement. Then with our help, you map out aroute and an itinerary and our cycling community around the world helps make ita reality. DreamTours may very well revolutionize the way cycling tours around theworld are created.”

The IndianAdventure Tour was designed to offer three choices of distance and dates.The options are:

-The Full Tour - Agra to Kanyakumari / 3,300km /January 29 to March 15 / Cost: €3850

-Kings & Sultans - Agra to Mumbai / 1,600km / January 29 to February 17 / Cost: €2000

-Bollywood & Beaches - Mumbai toKanyakumari / 2,100 km / February 19 to March 15 / Cost: €2200

Othercurrent Dream Tours now confirmed or close to achieving critical mass ofparticipants include a July 11, 2010 departure of the Amber Route (St.Petersburg to Venice), a North American Epic (Key West to Anchorage) and the MediterraneanCircuit (a scenic loop around the entire Mediterranean Sea).

About Tour d’Afrique

Tour d’Afrique Ltd, (http://www.tourdafrique.com/) is namedfor its 2003 flagship cycling tour that annually traverses the Africancontinent from Cairo to Cape Town (7,500 miles in four months). Directly andindirectly Tour d’Afrique benefits third world countries by organizing andstaging transcontinental bicycle tours and races lasting 10 days to fourmonths, today traversing all or part of four continents and over 30 countries.Other transcontinental tours are the Orient Express (2,485 miles/50 days, Paristo Istanbul); the Silk Route (2,572 miles/44 days, Istanbul to Samarkand) andthe Vuelta Sudamericana (7,500 miles/134 days, Rio de Janeiro to Quito).

Tour d’Afrique’s mission is to create cycling eventsthat appeal to amateurs and professionals alike. Participants range from ages18 to 80 and the common thread is a spirit of high adventure and a desire fortruly transformational travel experiences.

A Tour d'Afrique Foundation (http://www.tourdafrique.com/foundation)promotes giving back to the communities touched by the tours and raisesconsciousness about the many benefits of bicycles as a means of sustainabletransportation.

For tourdates, prices and more information visit: http://www.tourdafrique.com/,call +1-416-364-8255 or emailthe team at info@tourdafrique.com.

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