Day 1: Thursday
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- 30 April / 24 September 2026
- Day Information
- Participants of the Desert Knights 2015 tour will be able to register either at Sendelingsdrift Camp or at the Hobas Camp. . Registration at Sendelingsdrift will take place on Thursday 30 April / 24 September 2026 between 08h00 and 11h00. All participants registering here will leave vehicles in a designated parking area and be transferred with bikes to the start of the tour at Hobas. Registration in Hobas on Thursday will take place between 14h00 till 16h00. All participants registering at Hobas will leave their vehicles in a designated parking area and be transferred back to Hobas from Sendelingsdrift on Wednesday morning 6 May / 30 September 2015. A light lunch will be served at Hobas on registration day.
- At 17h00 all cyclists will depart by bike from Hobas towards the Fish River Canyon View Point where the official welcoming and tour overview will take place.. The moon would have started to rise above the horizon by the time we depart the view point, and cyclists will be able to return to the Hobas Camp to enjoy the festive welcoming dinner on the first night of the tour.
- The cycling route covers about 30km on this day.
- Overnight Hobas Camp, Namibia
