With tailored bike tour provider companies joining the business coupled with an abundance of winding rural roads leading through lovely montane scenery; Ethiopia is an ideal country to explore slowly by bike. Set mostly at above 2,500 meters, the elevated countryside around Addis Ababa is also an ideal training ground for serious cyclists wanting to improve their altitude performance. Cycling tours are a relatively new concept in Ethiopia, but several exciting routes are currently being operated by emerging companies. Most partss of the Tigray region and the northern part of the Amhara region are the emerging routes for biking.