4 Days Garden Route and Karoo Discovery Guided Motorcycle Tour in South Africa

Overview

The Retreat at Groenfontein, Calitzdorp, Kannaland Municipality, Eden District Municipality, Western Cape, South Africa

Highlights

• Starts in Wilderness and ends in Wilderness
• Traveling over the magnificent Swartberg Pass
• Ride through beautiful sweeping curves and superb views
• Ride towards the Cango Caves and Carlitzdorp
• Ride through the Outeniqua Mountains
• 3 nights' accommodation

Itinerary

1. Day 1: Wilderness to Carlitzdorp

   Leaving the beautiful natural area of the Wilderness in the heart of the Garden Route, you will travel north towards Oudtshoorn. You will ride over the Outeniqua Mountains. Oudtshoorn is South Africa’s ostrich farming capital. You’ll arrive for lunch and are highly recommended to have a visit to an ostrich farm. After a tour of the ostrich farm, you will ride towards the Cango Caves and Carlitzdorp which is the port capital of South Africa. Passing magnificent stone age formations and ancient, you will witness massive aloes en-route. You will make your way to your accommodation for check-in. H

2. Day 2: Carlitzdorp to Prince Albert

   After breakfast, you will depart for the Karoo town of Prince Albert. Before traveling over the magnificent Swartberg pass (1,568 meters), you will make a stop at the Cango Caves. The Cango Caves are some of the finest dripstone caves, with their massive halls and towering limestone formations in a variety of colors. The Swartberg pass is a national monument and also a gravel road, you will experience the best landscape views in South Africa. Prince Albert has beautifully preserved Cape Dutch, Karoo, and Victorian buildings, many of which are National Monuments. You will have traditional South

3. Day 3: Prince Albert to Mosselbay

   Today, you will travel south through Meiringspoort pass. The Swartberg is amongst the best-exposed fold mountain chains in the world and the pass slices through magnificently scenic geological formations. You will ride past De Rust and through the Roberston Pass, dropping down to the Indian Ocean and onto Mosselbay. The Robinson Pass on the R328 route is a modern classic of the Southern Cape. It has beautiful sweeping curves and superb views around every corner. Mosselbay has a rich history with the Portuguese explorers and is considered the second most temperate place in the world to live. Mo

4. Day 4: Mosselbay to Knysna

   After breakfast, you will leave Mosselbay towards George and onto Knysna. You could enjoy the beach or the estuary. It is perfect for walking or water sports. An option for this day is to go bungee jump at the highest bungee jump in the world (222 meters).

Ride Details

Terrain

50% dirt and 50% asphalt

Bike

rental bike: BMW, Honda, Yamaha T7, Suzuki 800, BMW 900F

Mileage

1,000 kilometers / 622 miles

Riding gear

available to rent: top boxes and panniers

Meals

breakfast and dinners

Accommodation

During the tour, you will stay in hotels, upmarket guesthouses or lodges. Drum Africa adventure biking strives to provide three to four-star hotels or select accommodation throughout the journey where it is available. When you are in remote or rural areas, you will stay in hotels or guesthouses. Accommodations have been personally verified to ensure the requirements of a motorcycle traveler are met after every riding day (i.e. comfortable bed, clean room, hot shower, a delicious meal, and a bar). Drum Africa strives to provide a relaxing and comfortable environment for their guests. Please note that a tour price is based on double occupancy, which means you will be sharing a room with anothe

Getting There

The tour will start in Wilderness and end in Wilderness, South Africa. You will also have the chance to visit Oudtshoorn, Carlitzdorp, Prince Albert, Knysna and Mosselbay. The Karoo is a semi-desert natural region of South Africa which is situated between majestic mountains to the south and north and borders of the Garden Route. It is an area of magnificent landscapes and towering cliffs, crystal