Namibia to South Africa: Windhoek to Cape Town

Your individually booked flight to Windhoek in Namibia, usually an overnight flight arriving the following day, marks the start of this Namibia South Africa motorcycle tour, before the actual Windhoek to Cape Town ride begins.

Arrival at the international airport and pickup to Windhoek Mountain Lodge in the Auas Mountains. After a short visit to the city, brunch and a trip briefing follow, and in the evening a shared fondue kicks off your Namibia motorcycle tour.

A briefing on the motorcycle and GPS device, followed by a half-day familiarization ride as preparation for this South Africa motorcycle tour, to get used to the road conditions and the technology before the first stage begins.

Wide gravel tracks take you through the Khomas Highlands toward the southwest. Via the Spreetshoogte Pass with its sweeping views, this Namib Desert motorcycle stage reaches the edge of the desert near the petrified dunes.

This stage runs along the border between desert and highlands, with red dunes on one side and the Tiras Mountains on the other. The destination is the small desert town of Helmeringhausen, which evokes memories of the Wild West and offers a peaceful close to this stage of your Namibia motorcycle tour.

The destination is the small harbor town of Lüderitz with buildings from the German colonial era. A stop at the abandoned diamond town of Kolmanskoop shows houses standing amid the sand, before continuing to the rustic guesthouse in town.

Via a paved road through the desert to Aus and onward on the mining road to Rosh Pinah, one of the most beautiful stretches of this Namibia motorcycle tour follows the banks of the Orange River all the way to the border at Noordoewer.

After crossing the border into South Africa, this South Africa motorcycle tour follows barely used tracks through the rocky deserts of the Richtersveld, past old diamond mines, to a guest farm in Namaqualand.

Sweeping hills of the Namaqualand shape this stage of the South Africa motorcycle tour, passing abandoned farms to the mouth of the Olifant River. You spend the night in the small coastal town of Doringbaai overlooking the Atlantic, before a nearby pub invites you to unwind in the evening.

Heading inland through the large wine-growing areas of the Olifant River, this Cape region motorcycle tour climbs winding gravel roads into the Cederberg Mountains, whose striking viewpoints repeatedly invite short breaks.

Through the Cederberg Mountains and the orchards of Ceres, the route reaches the world-famous wine-growing areas of Stellenbosch. The road is winding all day, with landscapes on this Cape Town motorcycle tour that invite you to linger, before reaching your destination in the heart of town.

Via the Franschhoek Pass and past the Theewaterskloof Dam, this stage takes in a coffee break in the small artists' town of Greyton before reaching Cape Agulhas, the southernmost point of Africa, and continuing along the coast to the town of Hermanus.

Before reaching the destination of this Cape of Good Hope motorcycle tour, a visit to the famous cape is on the program. About 230 km of coastal road, including the world-famous Chapmans Peak, finally leads to your hotel in the heart of Cape Town.

Time for Table Mountain, the restored harbor, the Green Market or Robben Island, before the group meets in the evening for a joint farewell dinner to close out this guided enduro tour from Namibia to Cape Town.

Depending on your return flight time, there's time to let the impressions of this guided enduro tour from Namibia to Cape Town settle in comfortably. Rooms must be vacated by noon at the latest, and an airport shuttle departs directly from the hotel to the airport.

Arrival early in the morning in Frankfurt am Main marks the end of this Namibia South Africa motorcycle tour from Windhoek to Cape Town, with memories of desert, passes and coastline that stay with you long after the journey home.