What Makes us Tick
What Makes us Tick
ESCAPE ADVENTURES:
escape' vi. get free; get away; temporary distraction from reality.
adventure' vi. remarkable happening; unusual or exciting experience or undertaking.
We are a small New Zealand based company. We are passionate about riding our bikes and driven by the reward that comes from creating and leading the sort of biking holidays that will touch your soul and you will remember forever.
Our History
With 100 years of family history in East Africa - in 1995 John headed to Kenya to discover his family's past and meet his many cousins. A couple of years on with many adventures under his belt John felt that he wanted to share some of the amazing places he had experienced...
Escape Adventures was born in 1999 with a single trip in Kenya and Tanzania and a single biker on board. In the following years our Kenya and Tanzania trip has evolved and grown. We have taken the time to fine tune the trip and now days we lead 6 trips during the East African dry season. With more of our bikers keen to return for another adventure with us, and our keenness to explore new places - we have since developed trips in Uganda, Chile, China & Tibet, Mexico and a summer season here at home in New Zealand.
Our Philosophy
The concept of our trips is an organised relaxed atmosphere that feels like a group of friends on tour; except that we have researched biking routes and nurtured relationships along the way to ensure that you can truly immerse yourself in the places we visit. Our job is to bring you up close to a country and its people so that you can experience first hand and make your own unique personal encounter...
Our Trips
Our biking routes are made up of a range of dirt, 4 wheel drive and paved roads and tracks - suitable for anyone with a good fitness level. Our biking trips are guided and catered by us, and fully vehicle supported so you can experience the best of the local landscape, people, culture and wildlife with the comfort and security of a vehicle to carry all of your gear, or you if you need a break from the saddle.
Our groups are small with a maximum of 10 bikers (plus Escape crew) to ensure that your experience is a personal one and so that we minimise our impact on the environments and communities we visit. Small groups also mean that we can offer the best of ourselves, always provide fresh and healthy meals, and keep our equipment in top condition.
When we create a new trip in a new destination we spend time working with the local people to develop our itinerary, one that fits with our concepts of a great biking adventure and gets us into the most awesome and interesting parts of the country we visit.