Summary
Small-group, fully supported Australian cycling holidays. Home-based with flexible location. Highly positive guest feedback. Handover ensures continuity with practical tour familiarisation.
Location Details
Home-based business that can be run from anywhere in Australia. Eastern states ideal due to current tour routes. Requires secure space for a support vehicle, trailer, 29 bikes, and touring gear.
Potential
Mulga Bicycle Tours is a well-established business with a strong reputation for delivering well-organised, high-quality bicycle tours. Guests consistently say how safe they feel on a Mulga ride and praise the attention to detail and smooth operation. With documented systems, trusted suppliers, and proven cycling routes already in place, there’s scope to grow through new destinations, private or custom biking tours, or increased promotional activity to reach new markets. It’s a flexible home-based business offering a rewarding outdoor lifestyle.
Skills
No prior tourism experience is needed, but strong organisational, communication, and customer service skills are essential. A love of cycling, bike travel, and the outdoors will help you thrive. Suits a couple or partnership confident in leading groups, managing logistics, and handling bookings. First aid certification (which is easy to obtain) is essential, and basic bicycle servicing skills are desirable. Business handover includes practical tour familiarisation, with documented systems, supplier relationships, and established itineraries.
Hours
Flexible and seasonal. Planning/admin can be done year-round. Bike tours run on scheduled dates across the year.
Lease
No lease required. Business is home-based and can be operated from any location with suitable storage.
Employees
The business is currently owner-operated and ideally suits a couple or partnership with a shared interest in travel, customer care, and logistics. No permanent or casual staff are required to operate the business.
Reason for Sale
The current owners are stepping back due to health challenges and a desire to spend more time on their own cycling adventures. After eight years of running small group bike tours in remote and spectacular parts of Australia, they feel it’s time to hand over to someone with fresh energy. Mulga is ready to grow, and the handover includes practical tour familiarisation to ensure a smooth transition.
About the Business
Mulga Bicycle Tours is a home-based, adventure tourism business offering fully supported, small-group bike holidays across some of Australia’s most iconic and remote regions. As we like to say: “We organise and carry everything. All you have to do is ride.”
Established in 2016, Mulga has built a strong reputation for safety, attention to detail, and delivering high-quality experiences. Tour itineraries are well-developed, with support trailer, 29 hire bikes, and equipment included in the sale. Group size is limited to 14 for comfort and safety, and most tours are accompanied by two support vehicles, enabling full group uplift due to bad weather or emergencies. Support vehicles are branded and fitted with ‘Cyclists Ahead’ signage, amber lights, and two-way radios to maintain communication with riders and passing traffic, creating a calm, safe, and confident riding environment.
Guests are typically well-travelled, active, and health-conscious, often self-funded retirees who value comfort, service, and connection. Guests frequently comment on how safe and well cared for they feel, with many returning or referring friends and family.
The business operates with minimal overheads. All equipment, including the trailer, bikes and touring gear, is stored on the owners’ property using their own 6m shipping container. This arrangement avoids rental costs and supports the operating margins of approx 30–50% gross profit per tour. Buyers will need similar space or a low-cost storage solution to maintain similar efficiency.
Mulga is ready to grow. Demand for custom and private tours is increasing and presents a higher return than scheduled departures. There is rising interest in e-bike hire. Currently operating up to five scheduled tours annually, there is scope to double this. A loyal mailing list of 360+ contacts and supportive cycling club partnerships provide an excellent base.
Mulga operates within a robust risk management framework that exceeds the Australian Adventure Activity Standards. From participant screening to hazard assessments and documented emergency protocols, every tour is built for safety, guest confidence, and business continuity.
Also Included in the sale:
• Website with PCI-compliant booking system
• Registered trademark & domain names
• Operations manual and safety procedures
• Tour routes in QLD, NSW, ACT, VIC & SA
• Business handover includes practical tour familiarisation
More than a business, this is a lifestyle.
Note: The 4WD tow vehicle is privately owned & available as an optional extra
History
Mulga Bicycle Tours was founded in 2016 by Mark and Denise after biking around Australia and hearing a common refrain: “I wish I could do what you’re doing.” With backgrounds in event management and a passion for cycling, they created a way for others to enjoy safe, fully supported bicycle holidays. Mulga was built around making tours suitable for the average cyclist—where speed and distance take a back seat to safety, comfort, and enjoyment. The business has grown through word of mouth and return guests, supported by glowing reviews.
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