Swakopmund Fat Bike Tours

Fun Desert Adventures on Special Bikes

A fun and unique way to explore the beautiful Namib Desert is by joining a fat bike tour. With Swakopmund Fat Bike Tours, you can ride through the desert on special bikes with wide tires, designed to handle sand and gravel easily. These tours are a peaceful and eco-friendly way to experience the desert.

About Swakopmund Fat Bike Tours

The company is run by Marc, who has turned Swakopmund Fat Bike Tours into one of the top activities in Swakopmund in just a few years. The guides are friendly and knowledgeable, and they clearly love Swakopmund and the Namib Desert. Their goal is to help visitors appreciate and respect the desert environment and learn more about the plants and animals that live there.

What is a Fat Bike?

While traveling in Namibia, you often spend long hours sitting—in cars, at lodges, or campsites. It’s also usually too hot to go hiking. And with big, hearty meals everywhere, you might find yourself craving some exercise halfway through your trip. That’s where a fat bike ride in Swakopmund—which has cool and pleasant weather—comes in handy.

Fat bikes are bicycles with very wide tires, and they’re also available as electric bikes (e-bikes) if you prefer. These wide tires help in two main ways:

They let you ride smoothly over soft sand and gravel without getting stuck.
Because the tires spread your weight out, they leave less impact on the ground—much less than walking. That makes fat bikes one of the most eco-friendly ways to explore the delicate desert landscape.