Overview
Morgan Bay - Willowvale - Coffee Bay - Mboyti - Underberg - Rhodes, South Africa; Lejone - Thaba Tseke - Semonkong, Lesotho
Highlights
- Starts and ends in Morgan Bay, East Coast, South Africa
- Rugged coastal valleys and cliffs of the Transkei Wild Coast
- High mountain roads of Lesotho including the legendary Sani Pass
- Ben 10 Challenge off-road passes of the Drakensberg Mountains
- Stunning Wild Coast including Morgan Bay, Mboyti, and Coffee Bay
- 12 nights stay from stunning guesthouses to a rustic Xhosa lodge at the beach
- Transfers from and to King Phalo (East London) Airport
- Support vehicle and trailer carries all the gear
Itinerary
Day 1: Meet at King Phalo Airport and transfer to Morgan Bay Hotel
- Dinner at the hotel (not included)
Day 2: Ride to Kob Inn
- Via gravel roads and coastal tracks, valleys, and numerous river crossings - Ferry crossing at Kei River
Day 3: Ride to Coffee Bay (ocean view hotel)
- Via gravel roads and coastal tracks, valleys, and numerous river crossings
Day 4: Ride to Mboyti (Pumla's rustic beach lodge)
- More epic tracks and roads to Port St Johns and then Mboyti. - Epic lookout point above Port St Johns
Day 5: Ride to Underberg (KwaZulu-Natal)
- Visit Magwa Waterfalls - Remote gravel passes and asphalt roads
Day 6: Enter Lesotho via Sani Pass on route to Motebong Lodge at Katse
- Katse Dam - Village Chiefs trail road - Epic gravel and asphalt mountain roads (above 3500 meters)
Day 7: Katse Dam to Thaba Tseke village
- Katse Dam - Remote gravel tracks in the rugged Maluti mountains
Day 8: Travel to Semonkong Mountain Lodge
- Stunning asphalt and gravel mountain roads and tracks - Long tough day of riding
Day 9: Rest day at Semonkong Mountain Lodge
- Visit Maletsunyane Waterfall or abseil Africa's highest abseil - Do a donkey pub cruise to Semonkong township
Day 10: Ride to Rhodes (South Africa) via Tiffendell Ski Resort
- Epic mountain roads, asphalt, gravel, and technical two-tracks
Day 11: Mountain loop back to Rhodes
- Epic gravel / off-road passes like Carlisleshoek, Naude's Nek, Tenahead Traverse, and Ben Macdhui - Lunch at the beautiful Tenahead Lodge and Spa (lunch not included)
Day 12: Return to Morgan Bay
- Early morning gravel / off-road passes like Bastervoetpad (bastards footpath), a tough mountain traverse with epic vistas - Easy ride back to Morgan Bay and the tour ends
Day 13: Departure
- Breakfast and shuttle to East London Airport
Ride Details
- Terrain
- Mix of gravel, asphalt, and mountain tracks
- Bike
- Personal or rental motorcycle (recommended: KTM 690R Enduro or KTM500EXC)
- Mileage
- 1,950 kilometers / 1,212 miles
- Daily ride distances
- 100 to 300 kilometers / 63 to 180 miles
- Riding gear
- You are required to wear a helmet, proper protective motorcycle jacket, trousers, boots, and gloves.
- Meals
- 12 breakfasts + 4 dinners
What's included
- 12 nights accommodation in wonderful guesthouses/lodges/hotels
- Daily breakfast + 4 dinners
- Package options with or without motorcycle rental
- With rental: 11-day KTM450 / 500 EXC or KTM 690 Enduro R motorcycle rental (excludes refundable damage deposit)
- Rider guide
- Support vehicle and trailer (all your gear, extra fuel, first aid and basic bike spares are carried in the van)
- Ferry crossing of the Kei River Mouth
- Airport transfers
Not included
- Meals not mentioned as included
- All drinks and snacks
- Gratuities
- Fuel
- Refundable accident damage deposit on a rental motorcycle
Accommodation
You will stay at different locations daily, starting and ending in Morgan Bay.
Getting There
Your journey begins and ends at the Kei River mouth on the rugged Wild Coast. You’ll ride up this pristine coastline before crossing the rolling Transkei hills and entering Lesotho via the legendary Sani Pass. And exiting Lesotho, you head to the Southern Drakensberg and the magnificent high off-road mountain passes, before returning again to the Wild Coast. [+](https://www.tripaneer.com/wildwood-
