Overview
This exciting tour takes in the best tar and dirt roads of South Africa's famous Garden Route. You will start in Cape Town going through the Cape Peninsula, Cape Agulhas, Garden Route National Park, and many other interesting locations before finally ending in Port Elizabeth on the last day. This tour is an easy ride with a bit of gravel. There will be six ridings days but there will be one rest day for you to refresh your energy before going back to riding.
Highlights
- Starts in Cape Town and ends in Port Elizabeth
- Explore Cape Town
- Enjoy tasting South African wine in the Cape Winelands
- Discover the southernmost tip of Africa
- Ride Route 62 towards Oudtshoorn
- Pass through dirt and tar of the Garden Route
- Enjoy the Big 5 safari
- 8 nights accommodation
Itinerary
Day 0: South Africa (+-50 km / 31 miles)
Welcome to South Africa. You will be transferred from the airport to the hotel located within walking distance of the VA Waterfront with spectacular views of Table Mountain. There is so much to see and do in Cape Town. Take a hop-on hop-off bus tour, visit Robben Island where Nelson Mandela was imprisoned for 26 years, or take the cable car to the top of Table Mountain. This afternoon you will have a tour briefing, followed by the official welcome dinner. - Highlights: Explore Cape Town - Meal/s: Dinner
Day 1: Cape Town - Cape Point - Cape Winelands (+-180 km / 112 miles)
Today is a highlight of the tour - you explore beautiful coastal roads to Cape Point Peninsula and then head into the beautiful Cape Winelands over exciting mountain passes and sleep surrounded by beautiful wine farms. Tonight you enjoy tasting South African wine. - Highlights: Cape Point, wine tasting - Meal/s: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner
Day 2: Cape Winelands - Hermanus - Cape Agulhas (+- 293 km / 182 miles)
Today you make your way over the famous Franschhoek pass and ride beautiful coastal roads through the Cape Overberg. You stop off to see the penguin colony living on the beach in Betty's Bay and then make your way to Cape Agulhas - the Southernmost Tip of Africa. Situated at 34.8 degrees south and 20 degrees east - this is also the point where the Atlantic and Indian Oceans meet. Tonight you dine at a famous local restaurant - with world-class fresh seafood. - Highlights: The Southernmost Tip of Africa - Meal/s: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner
Day 3: Cape Agulhas - Oudtshoorn (+-375 km / 233 miles)
From the Southern Tip of Africa, you make your way over the famous Tradouw pass to Route 62. Route 62 is South Africa's answer to Route 66 in America - it is a beautiful secondary road that winds its way through the Mighty Karoo Desert, through small quirky towns and villages. You make a few interesting stops (including Ronnie's Sex Shop) and arrive in Oudtshoorn in the last afternoon. Oudtshoorn is the Ostrich Capital of South Africa. Tonight you enjoy a traditional ostrich braai (bbq). - Highlights: Route 62, ostriches - Meal/s: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner
Day 4: Oudtshoorn
Day 4 is a rest day - but there is so much to see and do. You will have a guided tour of the Cango Caves with its beautiful stalactites and stalagmites and a tour of a working ostrich farm - where you will get to feed, touch, and hug ostriches. For those that would like to do some more exciting dirt riding, there will be an optional ride over the famous Swartberg Pass. This is a bucket list ride for adventure bikers the world over. This afternoon, relax and enjoy the warm Karoo hospitality that this area is known for. - Highlights: Optional ride up Swartberg Pass, Cango Caves, ostrich farms -
Day 5: Oudtshoorn - Knysna
Today you make your way down to the Indian Ocean, where you will be spending the night at the Knysna Waterfront and you visit the famous Knysna Heads. En route you can choose to ride the tar over Outeniqua Pass or the gravel road over Price Alfred Pass - both options are breathtaking! Welcome to bikers paradise! - Highlights: Dirt and tar passes of the Garden Route - Meal/s: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner
Day 6: Knysna - Tsitsikamma (+-100 km / 62 miles)
Next up you ride to the Garden Route National Park. En-route you stop off at Bloukrans Bungee. This is the highest bungee jump in the world - and those brave enough and attempt the 214-meter high jump, and the rest of you can just admire the breathtaking views. From the bungee site, you ride down to Storms River mouth where you spend the night in wooden cabins overlooking the ocean. This afternoon you can enjoy a short walk to the breathtaking suspension bridges hanging between the sea cliffs. Otherwise, you may wish to just relax, enjoy some more rides in the area, or take part in some exciti
Day 7: Tsitsikamma - Addo Elephant Park
This morning you make your way to Addo Elephant National Park, home to Africa's famous Big 5. Later you will embark on a sunset game drive in an open safari vehicle. Addo is famous for its large herds of elephants and other exciting wildlife. There is nothing quite like enjoying an ice-cold drink in an open safari vehicle as the sun goes down, animals serenading you in the distance. Tonight is your last night of the tour and you celebrate the end of an amazing motorcycle tour around a crackling fire! - Highlights: Big 5 safari - Meal/s: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner
Day 8: Port Elizabeth
Unfortunately, your motorcycle tour of Cape Town and the Garden Route has come to an end. The tour officially ends after breakfast and transfers will be arranged to the Port Elizabeth airport.
Ride Details
- Bike
- rental bike (BMW models)
- Terrain
- 80% tar, 20% off-road
- Mileage
- approximately 1,700 kilometers / 1,056 miles
- Daily rides
- between 200 - 300 kilometers / 124 - 186 miles
- Riding gear
- available for rent: GPS, helmets, jackets, gloves
- Meals
- 8 breakfasts, 7 lunches, and 7 dinners
What's included
- 7 days motorcycle rental
- 8 night’s accommodation in 3 to 4-star accommodations
- 8 breakfasts, 7 lunches, and 7 dinner
- Tour guide riding on a motorcycle
- Back up vehicle
- All petrol and toll fees
- Entrance to Cape Point Nature Reserve
- Entrance to Tsitsikamma Nature Reserve
- Safari into Addo Elephant Park
- Transfer from the Cape Town International Airport
- Transfer from the Port Elizabeth airport
- One way flight from Port Elizabeth to Cape Town / Johannesburg
- Guide book with detailed itinerary
- Map of South Africa
- Filtered water, coffee, and snacks
- Map of Southern Africa
- Sama t-shirt
- Motorcycle insurance (excess payment applicable)
Not included
- Domestic and international flights
- Items of a personal nature
- All items not mentioned in "What's included"
- All meals and drinks other than those specified in "What's included"
- All entrance fees other than those specified in "What's included"
Accommodation
You will be accommodated in 3 to 4-star accommodation.
Getting There
Starting in Cape Town, you tour the Cape Peninsula, visit Cape Point, and sleep in the beautiful village of Franschhoek (French Corner) surrounded by the wine farms of the Cape Winelands (wine tasting included). Next up you make your way to the Southern Tip of Africa at Cape Agulhas. Here the cold Atlantic Ocean meets the warm Indian Ocean in a turbulent mix of untamed beauty. You then ride the sc
Rider Reviews
From the moment I booked the information just kept coming back from Nicole!, nothing was to much for her to sort out!, far better than other bike tours.
The Sama crew (Nicole and Clayton) were very accommodating and attentive. Always open to suggestions and requests. Extremely professional, always going out of their way to make sure you are happy. The bikes were great and well maintained.
