Well, organised group rides with hotels etc. are going to have that sort of price tag. That's just the way it is. Hotels for, say, 20 nights are going to run you at least $2000 in Europe. Nevermind the food, any additional transportation, sag support, etc. etc.


But you can have a look over my links page and see if there is something which might appeal to you ...
http://www.machka.net/links.htm

For example, this might appeal to you ... http://tourdafrique.com/ They have several different tours.