Here at OBR our mission is to promote bicycle travel as a viable way to interact with distant cultures, where old meets modern and intense and serene landscapes. OBR tours are designed to make you, our riders, feel a sense of adventure and awe. What makes our tours unique is that we strive to show and involve you in the unique cultures that you are riding through all the while avoiding the common tourist paths. Whether you’re a serious rider or just someone looking for new adventures while striving to accomplish a personal challenge, we have the tours for you.

Our tours are all supported and you have the freedom to ride at your own pace somewhere between our 2 support vehicles. We encourage you to enjoy all your senses, stop for a coke, tea with the local, stop and enjoy the silence or spot that is spectacular to you, ride into a local market or whatever comes your way.
Our remote routes are hand-picked from first hand experience and most importantly local knowledge. The roads that we choose to pedal down are true hidden, car-free gems[as much as we can] and visually spectacular. We offer you the opportunity to visit places that at times, few, if any other adventure companies will venture to. For example, OBR is the only cycling company in the world to offer a bicycle tour in Ethiopia. We promise serious WOW factor and incredible memories for a lifetime.

OBR also believes that bicycle travel is one of the most environmentally and socially responsible methods of travel. The exhaust-free bicycle and the slow pace that it ensures mean that we are better able to understand different cultures without clogging their air with junk. While our primary goal is cycling, each tour has opportunities to take part in other great adventure activities such as caving in Belize, river rafting in Peru and hiking in Ethiopia/Tibet. Flexibility is something that OBR strives to achieve for each tour.

OBR is a bicycle touring adventure company based in Toronto, Canada. It’s owned by Scott Robinson an accomplished adventure traveler who has extensively traveled the world on two wheels. In fact, Scott is a Guinness World Record holder for the fastest crossing of Africa using human power. He accomplished this by cycling from the pyramids of Egypt to Cape Town in 120 days. Don’t worry – your tour will be a little more laid-back.

We at OBR look forward to offering you these and other unique rides for years to come. There’s no shortage of off-the-beaten-path places waiting to explored on two wheels.

If you would like to learn more about OBR or inquire about any of our tours please contact us.