Category: Events

Enjoy not only the magnificent plants that are always found along the way, but also the magnificent views of the green valleys that surround the trail and especially the view over Pico de São Tomé, the largest in the country.

This is one more adventure that participated the Much Better Adventure’s group.

The humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) is a species of baleen whale. It is a rorqual (a member of the family Balaenopteridae) and is the only species in the genus Megaptera. The humpback has a distinctive body shape, with long pectoral fins and tubercles on its head. It is known for breaching and other distinctive surface behaviors, making it popular with whale watchers. Adults range in length from 14–17 m (46–56 ft) and weigh up to 40 metric tons (44 short tons). Males produce a complex song typically lasting 4 to 30 minutes.

Humpback whales migrate more than 25,000 kilometers each year from feeding grounds to breeding grounds, and usually swim at a speed of 27.7 km/h.

They only feed in the summer in polar waters and migrate to the tropics and subtropics to mate and have their young, they are present in the waters of São Tomé and Príncipe between the months of July and October.

This juvenile specimen, with a size of about 9 meters, was found dead on the coast near Neves, in July 2021, and was recovered by mucumbli’s team to reconstruct its skeleton. The causes of his death are unknown.

The first edition of the Roças de São Tomé “Marathon Bike” took place successfully. Mucumbli Explore would like to thank all those who contributed to the realization of this event. The athletes, the organizing team, the guides association, the partners and others, thank you very much for your participation. To athletes, cycling lovers in general and sports lovers, we are going to prepare for the next edition, with the promise of new routes, new adventures and greater adrenaline. So stay tuned for more information.

For lovers of pedaling and not only, registration is now open.

First edition of “Roças de São Tomé Marathon bike”, an event organized by Mucumbli Explore, in partnership with the São Tomé Cycling Federation and Bike Solutions and with the institutional support of the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Entrepreneurship. The route between the Roças de São Tomé also aims to send an alarm signal about the state of extreme degradation of the Roças, a valuable architectural, historical and cultural heritage, which is being completely lost.

4 categories:

• Junior (up to 18),
• Master A from 19 to 39,
• Master B from 40 to 60 and
• veterans over 60 years.

Route in stages accessible to all, 10.5 km, 19 km, 28 km and 45 km.

Last February, São Tomé hosted another edition of the "Hemisphere Crossing", the international ultramarathon organized by Global Limits in partnership with Mucumbli Explore.
33 athletes from 15 different nationalities participated (including 4 national athletes), with local athletes dominating the podium. Special as always, the wind has unique camps, challenging trails (between forest, sea and local communities) and a specialized team.
Now prepare to participate in the 4th edition in 2023.