Overview
Wild Olive Guest House, 4 Keurboom Road, Newlands, 7700, Western Cape, South Africa.
Highlights
- Starts and ends in Cape Town
- 8 riding days on varying terrain and changing landscapes
- 9 nights' stay at beautiful guest houses or lodges at the end of each day
- Boschluyskloof and Baviaanskloof Nature Reserve (World Heritage Reserve)
- Rooiberg Private nature Reserve and Die Hel (Gankaskloof Wilderness Valley)
- Swartberg Mountain Pass (rated as South Africa's no.1 gravel mountain pass)
- Southern most tip of Africa
- Cango Caves (underground tour of these magnificent limestone caves)
Itinerary
Day 1: Arrival and tour briefing in Cape Town
- Meet at the guesthouse - Complete paperwork - Tour briefing
Day 2: Cape Town - Boschluyskloof (400 kilometers / 249 miles)
- Ride through Cape Winelands and Karoo to Boschluyskloof Private Nature Reserve - Mix of asphalt and gravel roads
Day 3: Seweweekspoort Gorge - Prince Albert (180 kilometers / 112 miles)
- Ride to Prince Albert via Seweweekspoort Gorge and Swartberg Mountain Pass - Gravel mountain and remote backroads - Cango Cave visit on route
Day 4: Swartberg Pass - Baviaanskloof (290 kilometers / 180 miles)
- Ride to the start of Baviaanskloof via Swartberg Pass and Meiringspoort Gorge - Stunning asphalt and gravel passes and backroads.
Day 5: Baviaanskloof Reserve
- Explore Baviaanskloof Reserve on a long off-road loop
Day 6: Knysna (280 kilometers / 174 miles)
- Beautiful gravel and asphalt passes to Knysna, the Capital of the Garden Route tourist region - Including the stunning Prince Edward gravel pass into Knysna
Day 7: 7 Passes - Rooiberg Nature Reserve
- Famous 7 Passes gravel route to the city of George and then more remote gravel roads at the foot of the Langeberg Mountains on route to Rooiberg Nature Reserve.
Day 8 - Arniston Hotel & Spa (270 kilometers / 168 miles)
- Head to the east coast quaint fishing village of Arniston. - Epic gravel mountain passes, easy scenic gravel roads and a novel ferry crossing of the Breede River
Day 9: Visit the southernmost tip of Africa at Cape Agulhas before returning to Cape Town (290 kilometers / 174 miles)
- Stunning coastal roads and resort villages on route back to Cape Town - Including the spectacular Clarence Drive - Return rental motorcycle
Day 10: Departure
- Check out of guesthouse and proceed to the airport or next destination.
Ride Details
- Terrain
- 85% remote gravel roads and mountain passes
- Bike
- personal or rental bike (KTM690 Enduro R motorcycle)
- Mileage
- 2200 kilometers / 1367 miles
- Daily rides
- 180 - 400 kilometers / 112 - 249 miles
- Riding gear
- Not included
- Meals
- all breakfasts
What's included
- 9 nights bed and breakfast in 3/4 star lodges, guesthouses, or hotels
- 8 days of motorcycle rental (KTM 690 Enduro R / KTM500EXC )
- Upgrade to Yamaha T700 or BMW GS850 available)
- Rider guide (first aid trained)
- Satellite phone and Garmin InReach
- Cango Caves tour
Not included
- Airport transfers
- All meals not specified
- All drinks and gratuities
- Refundable accident damage deposit on the motorcycle rental
- Riding kit and equipment
- Personal insurance
- Support vehicle and trailer option for groups of 4 or more riders
Accommodation
Throughout this motorcycling journey, you will stay at three or four-star rated guesthouses, lodges, or hotels, all verified and tested by WildWood Motorcycle Tours:
Food
Unless otherwise stated, the tour only includes daily breakfast, with all remaining meals in local restaurants at your own cost.
Getting There
This epic adventure motorcycle journey will take you to the Garden Route and Baviaanskloof World Heritage Reserve. Enjoy riding back roads and off-road tracks through coastal and mountain fynbos vegetation, indigenous forests, and Karoo semi-desert scrub. You'll visit the southern most tip of Africa, the world-renowned Cango Caves, stunning nature reserves and magnificent off-road mountain passes.
