KKK Cycle is owned and run by Arno Botha who has been cycling since 1987. Arno organized his first tour in 1992 when he and a group of friends cycled from Pretoria to Beit Bridge. He has organized numerous one-day rides and in 1996 he started the very popular Tambotie Road tour. This tour is still going strong.
Arno has always had a passion for the Karoo and mountain passes and in 2003 he organized the first Karoo Kus Karoo tour. At the time, this tour started with the Karoo to Coast race as the first stage and then continued along the coast and over beautiful dirt road passes to the Klein Karoo, finishing in Uniondale after 7 days.
Due to demand the start and finish venue was moved to Knysna for a number of years, and it is now in Wilderness, being closer to George Airport.
So, Karoo-Kus-Karoo became Kus-Karoo-Kus which eventually led to the tour and the operation being called KKK (cycle).
Arno now also organizes two week-long tours in Namaqualand. A 4 day-tour in the Cederberg and a tour in the Tankwa Karoo are in the planning. Arno participates in all the tours, when not riding doing duty as a back-up driver. The tours do not entail camping and all meals, spares and back-up are available. Through the years only the best suppliers have been selected to provide accommodation and meals. Arno’s mission is to introduce riders to new places, roads and to provide a carefree, well-planned cycling holiday that represents excellent value for money.
