Upon your arrival at Cape Town International Airport, you will be welcomed by the partners of AAMT. You will be transferred to your hotel in the beautiful Mother City. Tonight AAMT welcomes you as we dine at the Cape Town Waterfront.

Today we tour this beautiful city experience on a cable car trip up Table Mountain. World-famous Camps Bay beach, the Castle of Good Hope. We visit the Grootte Schuur Heart of Cape Town Museum, dedicated to Dr Christiaan Barnard, who performed the world’s first successful heart transplant. Tonight as the sun sets over Cape Town and the African continent, we sail on a yacht out of Cape Town Harbour and sip champaign, whilst admiring the beauty of the city and the iconic Table Mountain.

We ride the Cape Peninsula, beautiful beaches, stunning mountain views, picturesque Cape Point National Park via Clarence Drive and its amazing scenic views. Ascending the Sir Lowry Pass, we ride to Hermanus via Gordons Bay, Rooi Els, Bettys Bay and Kleinmond. If the season is correct, we enjoy whale watching. Tonight we feast on an amazing seafood dinner at the harbour.

We ride the beautiful scenic roads from Hermanus to Cape Agulhas. Passing amazing beaches, beautiful countryside with rolling hills of Barley & Canola fields, stopping in at quaint little markets and wine estates.

After leaving the Southern most point of Africa, we head towards to vast and open Karoo. Our destination is the town of Oudtshoorn. Famous for it’s ostriches and caves. Our adventure takes us over scenic mountain passes, amazing scenery, windy mountainous roads. We are moving inland, away from the ocean and will witness the dramatic change in geography as we pass over one of the longest mountain ranges in SA, stretching over 700km’s. We marvel at the amazing views as we travel over the Langeberg (Long Mountain) into the Klein Karoo region. Once we arrive in Oudtshoorn, we enjoy a very informative ostrich farm tour and explore the Cango caves with an experienced cave guide.

We depart the Karoo town of Oudtshoorn and ride one of the world’s most scenic passes, again over the Langeberg – The Outeniqua Pass, on our way to the Garden Route, its amazing coastline and breathtaking beaches. The garden route is South Africa’s biggest natural forest, which is a long and narrow coastal strip of land, about 20 km wide and 450 km long. You have the Indian ocean bordering on the South and the Majestic Outeniqua Mountain in the North. A cocktail blend of beautiful scenery, towering forests, lush vegetation and breathtaking lookout points. Hopefully, we spot the dolphins frolicking in the ocean as we journey to Knysna and its pristine lagoon, where we sample world-famous oysters – Why? Because you will regret it for the rest of your life if you don’t sample these amazing ocean delicacies. Tsitsikamma National Park is on the agenda as we cruise towards Plettenberg Bay. We stop off at the world’s highest bridge, bungee jump where your guide will entice you to throw yourself off this bridge and plummet 216 meters down towards the Bloukrans River Gorge below. After all the screaming, shouting and high 5 congratulations (please note that a new pair of underpants is excluded, after this jump, from our tour price – one of our rare exclusions (we suggest you pack an extra pair). We continue along with this beautiful garden of Eden to the coastal town of Plettenberg Bay. Tonight we fall asleep listening to the Ocean.

We depart for the friendly windy city of Port Elizabeth and the Addo Elephant National Park. Today we ride and leave the garden route and proceed onto Jeffreys Bay on the Sunshine Coast of South Africa, with its world-famous surfing beaches and International Billabong Pro annual surfing event in June. Here we will disembark for a quick stroll through this surfer town. You might pick up a bargain item at the numerous swimwear and surf factory shop outlets or just stretch your legs and enjoy a cold drink and the surfer atmosphere.

Port Elizabeth was the arrival Port for the 1820 British settlers. Named after Rufane Donkin’s wife Elizabeth Donkin, there is no connection to the Queen. He was however the British Governor at the Cape at the very time the settlers started arriving. Situated in the Eastern Cape of South Africa, the province is well known for its industry involving VW vehicle manufacturing, the Calamari Capital of South Africa and of course the beautiful nature, mountains, unspoilt beaches and abundant wildlife.

The Addo Elephant National Park is close to a hundred years old and their main mandate was to save the Addo/Eastern Cape Elephant from extinction. It is also famous for the invention of the Elephant Fence and the only Park with the big 7, Big 5 + Great White sharks & Southern Right whales.

The name Addo is a corruption of a Khoi Khoi word meaning “The passage” Referring to a route through the dense “Spekboom” Pork Bush vegetation.

The Khoi – San are the Aboriginals of Southern Africa, ancient peoples known for their hunting skills, gathering practises and nomadic farming lifestyles. They were also the creators of the famous Rock paintings, found all over SA and as far as Angola, Zambia, Malawi, Zimbabwe & Mozambique.

Today we rest from the bikes and enjoy a game safari into the 3rd largest national park in South Africa. We seek out the Big 5 of Africa. Do not despair if we’re not lucky enough to spot the Big 5, as this is only one of the numerous Big 5 national parks we will visit along this ultimate 2 wheel motorcycle adventure. Trust us, more opportunities will come knocking. Tonight after a true African feast, we fall asleep to the calls of the wild.

We depart and continue our spectacular journey along the coast to East London and its famous beaches. This is a frontier country and dotted with historic battlefields sites from times past. Firstly the Xhosa Khoi wars as the “Bantu” migrated Southward from central Africa and then a total of 11 Frontier wars, fought over East-West expansion between the Xhosa and the Cape Colony.

Today, Frontier country is home to some of the best Safari Lodges in SA. It is stunning farming and countryside, we might even see wildlife from the motorbikes as we pass numerous Game Lodges.

Today sees us visit Cintsha and Keimouth as we enter the beautiful and stark Transkei and its wide-open landscape, dotted with colourful African villages. We head towards the capital Mtatha and visit the Nelson Mandela Museum dedicated to this iconic leader. We continue to Qunu, where our world-famous leader Nelson Mandela was born and herded the family cattle as a young boy. Continuing on to Coffee Bay and the beautiful Hole in the Wall towards Port St John’s and the rugged Wild Coast of South Africa.

Leaving the rugged Wild Coast we travel to the beautiful and panoramic Kwa-Zulu Natal South Coast. Once the vast territory of the mighty King Shaka of the Zulu. His legacy can be felt by the proud Zulu nation that inhabits this area. Driving Northward along this magnificent coastline of Kwa-Zulu Natal and the beautiful Indian Ocean heading towards the Dolphin Coast and its beautiful seaside hamlet of Ballito. Tonight we dine with the sharks in the phantom ship – a never to be forgotten experience, and fall asleep to the sound of waves crashing on this rocky coastline.

Today we continue riding up the north coast of Kwa Zulu Natal, passing the Elephant Coast on our way to St Lucia. This afternoon we experience a lake cruise searching hippos and crocodiles in this world heritage site.

Today we depart for Mozambique. Clearing cross border procedures. We head to Ponta Do Oura, also known as the Point of Gold. Ending on the most amazing sandy beach as far as the eye can see. Today we swim with the dolphins and tonight we dine in arguably one of the best restaurants of Mozambique, The Drunken Clam, We feast on local delicacy peri-peri chicken and seafood, whilst watching the sunset. A culinary experience you will never forget.

We depart Ponta Do Oura and head north riding our motorcycles through the Maputo Elephant Reserve. Crossing the “San Francisco” replica bridge, we enter the vibrant and colourful city known as the Havana of Africa and onto the kingdom of the Swazi. We clear customs and border procedures visit local cultural sites and tonight we sleep in this mountainous kingdom.

This morning we ride from the mountainous kingdom clearing customs and cross border procedures to re-enter South Africa, riding through the beautiful valleys and mountain passes on our way to the world-famous Kruger National Park. This afternoon we park the motorcycles and enter the Big 5 Kruger National Park. Tonight we dine in true African style and fall asleep to the calls of the wild.

Today we spend searching for the Big 5 on Safari and tonight, as the sun sets on the African Savannah, we experience a nocturnal game safari, stopping off in the wild African bush to experience an open-air mind-blowing dining experience under the African Sky. Whilst our Ranger stands guard to prevent the lions, leopards and hyenas from trying to partake in our meat festival

Today we ride the Mpumalanga escarpment, with its amazing views, stunning waterfalls, God’s Window lookout, Blyde River Canyon, Pilgrim’s Rest – a bygone era gold panning town. A day of riding through beautiful country on winding and twisty roads. This afternoon we reach the quaint fly fishing village of Dullstroom. We spend the late afternoon exploring its charming little shops and restaurants. If you wish, your guide Rowland – a fly fishing maestro, will accompany you to one of the local dams or lakes that this town is famous for. Hopefully, he can “put you on” to one of the monster trout’s that lurk in these waters.

Today we explore the Cradle of Humankind, riding through the Magaliesburg Mountain Ranges, visiting the Lesedi African Cultural Village, the Ann van Dyk Cheetah Sanctuary, the Cradle of Mankind Museum, as well as viewing this World Heritage site from a hot air balloon.

Today we explore the Cradle of Humankind, riding through the Magaliesburg Mountain ranges, visiting the Lesedi Cultural Village, the Ann van Dyk Cheetah Sanctuary, the Cradle of Mankind Museum, as well as this World Heritage site from a hot air balloon.

We leave Lephalale, cross over into Botswana, clear customs and border proceedings and make our way to Makgadikgadi Pans. We stay over at the Makgadikgadi National Park and enjoy a safari onto the pans.

We ride whilst enjoying the beautiful scenery of this amazing country to the gateway of the Okavango Swamps Delta – Maun.

We arrive at Guma Lagoon on the banks of the Okavango Delta.  We meet the very hospitable owners of this lodge, who have arranged a variety of excursions.  We depart on an overnight Mokoro trip, where we camp on a remote island, enjoying an African braai (BBQ) whilst the sun sets over this amazing phenomenon known as the Delta.

Leaving Botswana we enter Namibia, border crossings and customs. We ride along the Caprivi Strip of Namibia towards Katima Mulilo. We overnight on the banks of the mighty Zambezi river. Tonight we’ll enjoy a sundowner watching the sunset over the Zambezi and Angola on the other side.

Today we ride our bikes to the Big 5 Chobe Game Reserve. We have about 30 min to the Ngoma Border post. This is where we re-enter Botswana and have about an hour ride left to Kasane, on the banks of the Chobe River. Enjoy a boat cruise safari and fall asleep to the calls of the wild.

Clearing customs and border procedures to enter Zambia, we ride 80km’s on to Livingstone. Named after the famous Scottish explorer and Missionary, Dr David Livingstone, it is home to the world’s 2nd biggest falls, Vic Falls.

Officially called Mosi oa Tunya by the locals, it means the “smoke that thunders” in the native Lozi & Kololo languages. We spend the rest of the day exploring and enjoying the flight of angels helicopter trip, a superb bird’s eye view of the falls and the best way to make sense of the vast Vic falls.

Today you have a choice of experiences. 

• White water rafting – take on the mighty Zambezi and white water raft the category 5 rapids, enjoying the spectacular thrill.
• Devil’s Pool – enjoy a swim in the “swimming pool” on the edge of the Victoria Falls (this excursion is not guaranteed, as it is dependant on the volume of water that is flowing over the falls).
• Victoria Falls Bungee – hurl yourself off the bridge plummeting towards hippo and crocodile-infested waters below you.

Lusaka is the Capital of Zambia. It is a bustling African city, teeming with markets, shops, colours and activity. It is the seat of the Zambian government and some of the biggest and most construction activities in Zambia is happening here. Our drive takes us from Livingstone direction North Eastwards through the beautiful Southern bushveld regions of Zambia, to Lusaka. Livestock farming and cane sugar farming are big industries. Giant termite mounds and homemade brick making will also be seen along the way. Zambia is a country loaded with copper. This precious metal is used by locals for making jewellery and crafts, but most get exported. It is not uncommon to find that the majority of traffic between Livingstone and Lusaka is trucks, carrying copper to the border posts of Southern Zambia.

Today we leave Lusaka and take the Great Eastern Highway to South Luangwa in Eastern Zambia.

En route, we will pass along the Lower Zambezi National Park and also cross the mighty Luangwa River. This is the point where we are a mere few kilometres away from the North-Western Mozambique border.

It is a very scenic drive over beautiful mountain passes and dotted along the road we pass some typical African villages and Hamlets. Bicycles, which we will see in abundance, are hugely important as a means of transport for people and goods. Charcoal is a very popular and basic fuel for cooking and heating. South Luangwa is a true African wilderness.

Riding South Eastwards, we head for Chipata about 120km away. This is the last town in Zambia, which is also a border town and our point of entry into Malawi. After border proceedings, we head straight for Lake Malawi, known as the ‘Lake of Stars”. We pass through the bustling Capital of Lilongwe and reach Senga. Tonight we are sleeping on the lake’s edge in a lovely beach lodge. We relax have a good dinner and count the stars.

We relax another day on Kambiri beach and enjoy the watersports and activities available. There is also an opportunity to visit the town with its shops and interesting local items.

We depart Kambiri beach and head North all along the shoreline of the lake. We pass lots of fishing villages, fresh fish from the lake is a staple food in Malawi. There is also scenic countryside with scattered Cassava fields and Banana Plantations. Our last stop for the day is a stunning lodge on the water edge rocky shore.

Karonga is the last stay before we cross the border to Tanzania, this is right up North on the Shores of Lake Malawi.

We relax another night on the shore of the Lake and enjoy the peace and tranquillity of Africa’s 3rd largest lake. Tomorrow is an early day with a border crossing.

Today we leave Lake Malawi, after border crossing and customs, we make our way into Tanzania.

The scenery is spectacular. We follow the route all along the mountain top for over 100km with tea plantations and stunning African scenery. We Head East from Mbeya junction and head for Kisolanza.

Tonight we will relax on a stunning rustic Farmstead with active livestock and crop farming.

Our last days ride is a solid ride. We head East for over 500km to the Atlantic Coast. This is a magnificent ride with plenty to see. We ride mountains and valleys and as we get closer to the coast, we realize we are in the tropics. Our stop is in Dar Es Salaam – There is a maze of activity and this is a true African Port city. We’ll check in the afternoon, finish bike handover’s and admin and then you will have time to explore the surroundings till dinner. Tomorrow first thing, we head for the Spice Island of Zanzibar.

All packed and ready to go we depart for Zanzibar. We arrive and get transferred to our lodge. After a tasty lunch, we relax and soak up the Island atmosphere.

Relaxation and soaking up the sun.

Today we enjoy a traditional Dhow excursion and sail to an island to enjoy a scrumptious seafood extravaganza.

We depart this heavenly beautiful island and fly to Johannesburg. On arrival at Johannesburg International Airport, we transfer you to your hotel, tonight we dine together and say goodbye in true Adventure Africa Motorcycle Tours style.