When you want to plan for a multiday self supported tour, by looking at the map , it’s obvious to be overwhelmed as you might me finding from where to start.
Let me help you on planning a multi day cycling trip , which may need to cross international border crossing.
Please consider these points while planning your cycling trip.
- Choose some scenic routes or places that you admire to visit on a bicycle.
- How much time do you keep to complete the tour.
- How much distance you want to cover (You may want to consider if you start from your home and back if a round trip from your home)
- Research/ look for some attracting points on your route , while visiting those , your overall trip experiences becomes more interesting.
- Draw you own map in pen and paper and put the distances between each other interesting points .By doing this you will end up completing the whole route and you will get much more clear picture about the overall tour.
- Now , research about different rules and regulations of that particular country keeping safety in mind. If you want to opt for camping on your won, read out different blog, how other previous bikepacker have managed to stay and arranged for food.
- Now, see how to get a visa and on an single entry how many days can you stay in that country, You need to plan to complete your tour in that country within that time period.
- Calculate different cost for your tour ( Visa + flight costs if any + food + emergency fund+ insurance cost etc)
Once you create a blueprint including all above points , you can get a clear picture of your entire trip. And looking at the best time to visit those places and based on your leave, kame a move to start your dream cycling tour.
Continue reading: How I cycled around Malaysia covering 1700kms without statying any hotel.
