Rebuilding Hoedspruit: A Community Call to Action
Photo credit: Tiara Walters – Maruleng Mayor Tsheko Musolwa (left) and Hoedspruit Farm Watch Reaction Head Lafras Tremper (right) discuss the reconstruction of the Zandspruit Bridge on the R527, Hoedspruit, Limpopo, 15 January 2026. As seen in Daily Maverick. The recent floods in Hoedspruit have left a trail of devastating damage to our local roads […]
Where does all the money go?
Have you ever wondered where all the money goes that is raised by hard working Hoedspruit Rotarians running the K2C Cycle Tour? This tour is Rotary Hoedspruit’s main annual fundraiser and since commencement 10 years ago, the awards have become bigger and bigger each year. On 15 September 2025 at the annual awards evening hosted […]
Dust, Elephants and Bikes!
At first light on 21 June, cyclists gathered at Timbavati airfield to mark the 10th annual Rotary Club of Hoedspruit (D9400) K2C Cycle Tour. One hundred and seventy-two riders lined up at the hangar, their jerseys emblazoned with the hornbills drawn by local artist Warren Cary, before setting off on a 104-kilometre route through Timbavati, […]
Those Magnificent Men on their Cycling Machines
It is time to recognise the team who will guard and guide you during your Rotary K2C Cycle Tour through the Timbavati, Thornybush and Kapama Reserves on 21 June 2025. If ever the imposing 100km distance under the African sun appears unbeatable, your support team shares the suffering and keeps you company when going through […]
Cyclists in the pink
By Lovelle Henderson The Rotary K2C Cycle Tour pelotons are getting ready for the adventure of a lifetime – the 2024 tour cycling 100 kms through the pristine African bush, in the private reserves of Timbavati, Thorny-bush and Kapama. Along the route participants will be fed and watered in the most carefully selected spots where […]
Rotary Supports Local Organisations
The Rotary K2C Cycle Tour this year traversed new terrain and it is always with some trepidation when things that have worked well are changed. However, this proved to be one of our best tours ever and Rotary were able to generously distribute funds to some really deserving causes. Awards were presented to Farm Watch […]
Another successful K2C Cycle Tour
Our K2C Cycle Tour, starting in Timbavati at dawn on 15 July with a new route, traversing through exclusive private roads in Thornybush and Kapama and ending back at the Timbavati hanger at dusk was a sublime success. The Rotary Team set the scene before dawn by lighting fires and welcoming cyclists with coffee and […]
Rotary Hoedspruit Shares their Exciting New K2C Cycle Tour Route
Could anyone know how much planning went into putting the new K2C route together? It is no mean task and a huge community effort between Rotary, Timbavati, Thornybush and Kapama. Each of these private reserves works with experienced riders and practical Rotarians who have been organizing the tour for the past eight years. Some of […]
ANNUAL ROTARY ‘K2C CYCLE TOUR’ RESUMES AFTER 2 YEARS IN MOTHBALLS
So, Get Cycling! The spectacular Rotary Hoedspruit Kruger 2 Canyon Cycle Tour through four Big Five safari reserves, resumes on 16 July 2022, cycling through part of the Kruger to Canyon Biosphere around the Hoedspruit area. The 100 km dawn to dusk tour caters for a limited field of 5 pelotons of 20 making it […]
100 Tired but Happy Cyclists Collect their Trophies at Swadini
You can never measure how much effort goes into a seamless event. When the participants arrived at the finish of the Hoedspruit Rotary K2C Cycle Tour’s fifth annual event and cycled through the Rudman’s magnificent inflatable finish line, they were all excited with both happiness and relief that the long 100km ride and all the […]