Riaan Manser (born 1973) is a solo-adventurer, based in South Africa. He was the first person to circumnavigate the coast of Africa by bicycle, a distance of 37,000 km, through 34 countries over two years and two months. In July 2009 he became the first person to kayak 5,000 km around Madagascar, alone and unaided. Both journeys are covered in his books, Around Africa on My Bicycle (Jonathan Ball Publishers, 2007) and Around Madagascar on my Kayak (Jonathan Ball Publishers, 2011). Recently he has circumnavigated Iceland in a two man kayak with Dan Skinstad.
Read more about Riaan Manser: Africa365 - Circumnavigating Africa By Bicycle September 2003 - November 2006, Round The Outside - Circumnavigating Madagascar By Kayak August 2008 - July 2009, Around Iceland On Inspiration March 2011 -September 2011, No Food For Lazy Man, External Links