TDA Global Cycling

TDA Global Cycling Not your typical cycling tour company. Adventures for everyone. From 2 weeks to 5.5 months. Routes in over 80 countries on 6 continents.

TDA Global Cycling* was conceived in the late 1980’s when Henry Gold, the company’s Founder and Director, was managing an international NGO that delivered humanitarian assistance to disadvantaged communities in Ethiopia and other African countries. His original concept was to produce inexpensive, rugged mountain bikes in Africa, for Africans, as a low cost solution to local transportation needs, and to market this new bicycle by organizing a cycling race across the continent – the Tour d’Afrique. While the mountain bike project did not take off, the pioneering vision of the Tour d’Afrique proved irresistible. In early 2002 Henry and Michael de Jong began the preparations in earnest, undaunted by enormous skepticism and the mountain of logistical challenges to be overcome, and, on January 15, 2003, thirty-three cyclists saddled up at the Pyramids at Giza and started pedaling south. Four months later, with Table Mountain and Cape Town in sight, they celebrated the realization of their dream and the establishment of the Guinness World Record for the fastest human powered crossing of Africa. Since then our unique little company has grown, in leaps and bounds, through many trials and tribulations. Following in its spirit, several more long distance cycling expeditions have been undertaken. In 2015 we became TDA Global Cycling, a new name that reflects our growing portfolio of adventure cycling tours.

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camped under a baobob tree, 2003

All told more than 1,200 intrepid souls have now completed one of our epic trans-continental rides. Through our Foundation, and the donations of many of our clients, more than 2,500 bicycles have been distributed to health care and community development workers in Africa and India. In short it has been one helluva ride. But we still have a long ways to go. There are so many more fascinating lands and hidden corners of this beautiful planet to discover, and we hope that you will be there with us when we do!

01/13/2026

A new tour is taking shape.
Following a path you don’t rush - you sense.

The Path of the Jaguar 🐆
Coming soon.

Any ideas where in the world it could be? 😉

Exciting changes to the 2027 Silk Route Cycling Expedition!
01/09/2026

Exciting changes to the 2027 Silk Route Cycling Expedition!

No two editions of the Silk Route Bicycle Expedition have ever been the same, with each year bringing route adjustments, small or large, based on road conditions, geo-politics, accommodation changes and the general goal of improving the experience each edition. For 2027, we’re excited to say that

The 2026 Road to Valhalla Cycling Tour is now sold out! We are accepting names for a waitlist and, of course, spaces are...
01/07/2026

The 2026 Road to Valhalla Cycling Tour is now sold out! We are accepting names for a waitlist and, of course, spaces are available for the 2028 Road to Valhalla.

Tom Perlmutter recently completed the 2025 Silk Route Cycling Expedition. He looks back at his previous trans-continenta...
01/06/2026

Tom Perlmutter recently completed the 2025 Silk Route Cycling Expedition. He looks back at his previous trans-continental experience on the 2024 South American Epic Cycling Expedition.

Tom Perlmutter recently completed the 2025 Silk Route Cycling Expedition. He looks back at his previous trans-continental experience on the 2024 South American Epic Cycling Expedition. It was downhill to Ushuaia at the southern tip of South America, gateway to Antarctica and the final desti

If you are in or around Toronto on January 22nd, we invite you to join us for this exciting event - ‘Because it’s There ...
01/05/2026

If you are in or around Toronto on January 22nd, we invite you to join us for this exciting event - ‘Because it’s There – A story of a group of strangers crossing South America by bicycle’ – a 40 minute documentary followed by a Q&A with two of the 2024 cyclists featured in the film, American Steve Johnson and Canadian Tom Perlmutter. Screening to be held at Blacksmith Cycle.

When: January 22, 2026 @ 7pm Where: Blacksmith Cycle, 1A Givins Street, Toronto, ON M6J 2X5 Register for your free ticket here (spaces are limited) What: 'Because it's There - A story of a group of strangers crossing South America by bicycle' - a 40 minute documentary followed by a Q&A

Our alumni have some amazing stories to tell. Here is one from American cyclist Eve Holland who is heading to India and ...
01/04/2026

Our alumni have some amazing stories to tell. Here is one from American cyclist Eve Holland who is heading to India and Sri Lanka soon for her 10th TDA tour - the Tea Route!

American cyclist Eve Holland has participated in 9 TDA Global Cycling tours beginning in 2016 on the Trans-Oceania. In 2026, she will add the Tea Route Cycling Tour to that impressive list. I think I was born to travel. In 1947, my mother boarded an airplane and flew to West Point so I cou

01/02/2026

3 Biggest bike touring fears
Think you’re the only one who’s scared?
The strongest riders were terrified before their first expedition too.
Fear is normal - but it doesn’t have to stop anyone who’s prepared. Every “what if” has a real answer from the road.
What’s your biggest fear about a long-distance bike tour?

Laos was a highlight for the riders on the 2025 Golden Buddha Ride. Here’s what they had to say about their experiences ...
12/31/2025

Laos was a highlight for the riders on the 2025 Golden Buddha Ride. Here’s what they had to say about their experiences in the country.

Paige White was the Content Creator on the 2025 Golden Buddha Ride Cycling Adventure. Laos was a highlight for the riders on the 2025 Golden Buddha Ride. Here's what they had to say about their experiences in the country. "I was excited and slightly nervous about cycling in Laos. I knew that

Every year we try to make sense of where the road took us.For this wrap-up, we picked one photo from each TDA tour we ra...
12/30/2025

Every year we try to make sense of where the road took us.

For this wrap-up, we picked one photo from each TDA tour we ran in 2025 - not to rank them, and not to tell the whole story, but to capture a feeling from each journey.

Some tours were intense, some gentle, some short, some life-defining. All of them left something behind - on the road, and with the people who rode it.

Swipe through the year with us.
Which tour are you adding to your future plans?

Follow our road to Rome!
12/29/2025

Follow our road to Rome!

It is likely that when the phrase 'All roads lead to Rome' was first coined in the 12th century, they were not thinking a cycling tour 900 years later but, hey, to use another common expression, 'If the shoe fits...'. Our Viva Italia Cycling Tour, a 2625 km exploration of mainland Italy, Corsica, Sa

12/27/2025

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TDA Global Cycling* was conceived in the late 1980’s when Henry Gold, the company’s Founder and Director, was managing an international NGO that delivered humanitarian assistance to disadvantaged communities in Ethiopia and other African countries. His original concept was to produce inexpensive, rugged mountain bikes in Africa, for Africans, as a low cost solution to local transportation needs, and to market this new bicycle by organizing a cycling race across the continent – the Tour d’Afrique. While the mountain bike project did not take off, the pioneering vision of the Tour d’Afrique proved irresistible. In early 2002 Henry and Michael de Jong began the preparations in earnest, undaunted by enormous skepticism and the mountain of logistical challenges to be overcome, and, on January 15, 2003, thirty-three cyclists saddled up at the Pyramids at Giza and started pedaling south. Four months later, with Table Mountain and Cape Town in sight, they celebrated the realization of their dream and the establishment of the Guinness World Record for the fastest human powered crossing of Africa. Since then our unique little company has grown, in leaps and bounds, through many trials and tribulations. Following in its spirit, several more long distance cycling expeditions have been undertaken. In 2015 we became TDA Global Cycling, a new name that reflects our growing portfolio of adventure cycling tours. All told more than 1,200 intrepid souls have now completed one of our epic trans-continental rides. Through our Foundation, and the donations of many of our clients, more than 2,500 bicycles have been distributed to health care and community development workers in Africa and India. In short it has been one helluva ride. But we still have a long ways to go. There are so many more fascinating lands and hidden corners of this beautiful planet to discover, and we hope that you will be there with us when we do!