In the southernmost corner of Africa

Motorcycle trips · Africa

South Africa: Garden Route Moto Tour

This South Africa motorcycle tour takes you on a 14-day Garden Route ride from Cape Town along the coast to Addo Elephant Park and back through the Great Karoo. Along the way, you cover Route 62 through the winelands, the Cango Caves near O...


How long?
14 days
When?
Winter
Price
€ 4.339 / person

At a glance

The key facts of this tour

Duration
14 days
Distance
2.860 km
Offroad share
0 %
Skill
Beginner
Terrain
On- & off-road
Guiding
Guided
Start
Cape Town
Finish
Cape Town
Group
6
Support vehicle
Yes

In the southernmost corner of Africa

This Garden Route motorcycle tour South Africa begins and ends in Cape Town. You get to know the cosmopolitan Mother City, then ride the coast through Hermanus to the southern tip of Africa at L'Agulhas and on along the Garden Route heading east. Addo Elephant Park brings a full-day safari, before the route turns inland into the Great Karoo, past the Valley of Desolation and the Cango Caves near Oudtshoorn. Route 62 then carries you home through the winelands back to the Cape. In total you cover around 2,860 kilometres on the motorcycle, about 260 km a day on average.

Highlights

Table Mountain, Cape Town

Ride the cable car up Table Mountain on this motorcycle tour Cape Town and look out over Table Bay and Robben Island, before saddling the motorcycle up again the next sunny morning.

Cape of Good Hope

Ride the Cape Peninsula Route to Cape Point and the Cape of Good Hope inside Table Mountain National Park, one of the richest and most botanically varied plant kingdoms on the planet.

Addo Elephant Safari

On the full-day safari in Addo Elephant National Park you watch for the Big Five along the way: lion, elephant, rhino, leopard and buffalo, a highlight of any South Africa motorcycle tour.

Valley of Desolation

Near Graaff-Reinet you look out over the rock spires of Camdeboo National Park and the wide plains of the Great Karoo, one of the most striking stretches of the whole Garden Route.

Route 62 Wine Route

Route 62 carries you through the vineyards around Robertson and Stellenbosch, over mountain passes like Franschhoek Pass, with coffee and wine stops along the scenic way on two wheels.

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Services

All services of this motorcycle trip at a glance — a transparent breakdown of what is and isn't included in the tour price.

Included in the price

12
  • Rental motorcycle Suzuki DL800DE with top case and side cases
  • Full insurance for the motorcycle
  • Unlimited kilometers
  • 13 overnight stays in 3- and 4-star accommodations
  • Meals: 13x breakfast and 5x dinner
  • Road map and personalized souvenir cap
  • Toll fees
  • Registered local tour guide on the motorcycle
  • Airport transfers
  • Entry fees for national parks: Tsitsikamma National Park, Camdeboo National Park with Valley of Desolation, Stony Point Penguin Reserve, Table Mountain National Park with Cape Point
  • Activities: Table Mountain cable car ticket, wine tasting, Cango Caves tour, ostrich farm tour, day safari in Addo Elephant National Park
  • Travel protection certificate (insolvency protection per BGB §651r), as required for every package tour.

Not included

7
  • Flights to and from home as well as helmet and personal motorcycle clothing
  • Support vehicle and driver
  • Fuel for the rental motorcycle
  • Lunch, bar and restaurant visits
  • Deposit for the rental motorcycle (25,000 ZAR)
  • Travel health insurance (mandatory) and personal insurances such as travel insurance
  • Everything that is not listed under the included services


On the road

Who leads this tour

A registered local guide from Swartberg Biking & Overland rides along with the group for all 14 days, from Cape Town through the Garden Route and the Great Karoo and back to the Cape.

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Every morning breakfast and on five evenings also dinner.

In the base price you ride a Suzuki DL800DE with top case and side boxes. Models from BMW, Honda, and Yamaha are available for an additional charge.

The route runs on paved roads. The only gravel stage is the optional ascent to the Swartberg Pass near Oudtshoorn, which requires experience on loose surfaces.

No, a support vehicle with a driver is not included in the price of this trip.

Yes, a refundable deposit of 25,000 ZAR is due for the motorcycle, which you pay in advance via a secure payment link.
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