South Africa offers an exhilarating backdrop for adventure motorcycling, with its diverse landscapes ranging from rugged mountains and rolling hills to stunning coastlines and vast deserts. The country’s rich cultural heritage and welcoming locals add to the experience, making each journey not just about the ride, but also about the connections made along the way. With a mix of well-maintained roads and thrilling off-road trails, South Africa is a paradise for adventure motorcyclists seeking both challenge and breathtaking scenery.

Namibia is a land of striking contrasts, featuring towering red desert dunes, vast horizons, sweeping coastlines, and the glistening salt pans of Etosha. Its unique plant species, diverse wildlife, and star-filled indigo night skies create some of the most captivating scenery on the planet, making the exploration of the world’s oldest and driest desert an exhilarating adventure.

Southern Africa is a wildlife lover’s paradise, home to an incredible diversity of species and ecosystems. From the iconic Big Five—lion, leopard, elephant, buffalo, and rhinoceros—to unique animals like cheetahs and meerkats, the region offers unparalleled opportunities for wildlife viewing. National parks and game reserves, such as Kruger National Park and Etosha National Park, provide stunning settings for safaris, where visitors can witness breathtaking interactions between animals in their natural habitats. The rich biodiversity, combined with vibrant landscapes ranging from savannahs to wetlands, makes Southern Africa a premier destination for wildlife enthusiasts.

Africa changes you forever, like nowhere on earth. Once you have been there, you will never be the same. But how do you begin to describe its magic to someone who has never felt it? How can you explain the fascination of this vast, dusty continent, whose oldest roads are elephant paths? Could it be because Africa is the place of all our beginnings, the cradle of mankind, where our species first stood upright on the savannahs of long ago?” – Brian Jackman

There is something about safari life that makes you forget all your sorrows and feel as if you had drunk half a bottle of champagne — bubbling over with heartfelt gratitude for being alive – Karen Blixen

Wide open spaces – If you are looking for solitude and space, Namibia is THE place to go. The harsh beauty of the desert is captivating and fascinating.

Key Information

Start Location

Cape Town, South Africa

Finish Location

Livingstone, Zimbabwe

Countries Visited

South Africa, Namibia, Botswana & Zimbabwe

Duration (nights)

19

Distance

4,750km approx

Riding Difficulty

Moderate/Difficult

Unpaved Roads

30% approx.

Pillion Supplement

TBC

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Rental Motorcycles & Fully Supported Tour

2025 Suggested Flights

• Arrive Cape Town, South Africa on or before Friday 1st August 2025
  • KLM: Dublin – Amsterdam – Cape Town
  • Qatar: Dublin – Doha – Cape Town 
  • Emirates: Dublin – Dubai – Cape Town
• Depart Livingstone, Zambia (earliest) Wednesday 20th August 2025
  • Emirates: Livingstone – Johannesburg – Dubai – Dublin
  • Qatar: Livingstone – Johannesburg – Doha – Dublin 
• Please contact the office for more information / assistance with booking flights. 

New itinerary for 2025 – riding from Cape Town north to Victoria Falls!

This tour spans four countries and showcases some of the finest attractions Southern Africa has to offer. Experience the breathtaking Victoria Falls, explore the expansive Okavango Delta in the Kalahari, track big game in Etosha National Park, climb the towering red sand dunes of the Namib Desert, traverse the stark beauty of the Skeleton Coast, and delve into the depths of Fish River Canyon. To top it all off, savor a glass of South African wine atop Table Mountain with stunning views of Cape Town. This journey is truly an Adventure of a Lifetime, revealing the best of Southern Africa—an unforgettable feast for the senses. 

2025 Itinerary *Subject to change 

2025 Cape Town to Victoria Falls:

• 20 days / 19 nights
• Arrive Cape Town on Friday 1st August & finishing in Livingstone, Zimbabwe on 20^th August (please contact us to confirm (or before booking) flights)
  • 4 nights in South Africa
  • 8 nights in Namibia
  • 6 nights in Botswana
  • 2 nights in Zimbabwe
• Some of the top highlights include (to be fair every day in this part of the world is a highlight):
  • Cape of Good Hope
  • Cederberg Mountains
  • Fish River Canyon
  • Sossusvlei Dunes
  • Skeleton Coast
  • Etosha National Park (2 nights with Safari)
  • Okavango Delta  (2 nights with day on the Delta/Safari)
  • Caprivi Strip & Wildlife (this region of Botswana has some of best wildlife in Southern Africa and home of the Big 5)
  • Finish with 2 nights at Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe – try a bungee jump maybe 😉

Some other highlights Include:

• This tour starts in Cape Town, South Africa and is well worth a few extras days pre or post trip. Visit Robben Island, cable car to the top of Table Mountain overlooking Cape Town or take a road trip to Cape Hope and Cape Agulhas.
• Sossusvlei Dunes-Sossusvlei is possibly Namibia’s most spectacular and best-known attraction. Characterized by the large red dunes that surround it, Sossusvlei is a large, white, salt and clay pan and is a great destination all year round. The dunes in this area are some of the highest in the world, reaching almost 400 meters, and provide photographic enthusiasts with wonderful images in the beautiful morning and evening light.Fish River Canyon –the largest canyon in Africa, as well as the second most visited tourist attraction in Namibia. It features a gigantic ravine, in total about 160km long, up to 27km wide and in places almost 550 meters deep.
• Skeleton Coast-The Skeleton Coast is normally associated with famous shipwrecks, and stories abound of sailors walking for hundreds of kilometres through this barren Namibian landscape in search of food and water. The name came from the bones that lined the beaches from whaling operations and seal hunts, but more than a few of the skeletons were human. The Bushmen called it The Land God Made in Anger and the Portuguese knew it as The Gates of Hell. Ever since European navigators first discovered it, ships have been wrecked on its off-shore rocks, or run aground in the blinding fog. While small boats could land, the strong surf made it impossible to launch, hence the stories of sailors walking through the murderous terrain.
• Etosha National Park -Three nights at one of Southern Africa’s most popular wildlife parks-possibly Southern Africa’s finest Game reserve -with safari on one of the rest days.See lion, elephant, rhino and any number of antelope and zebra quenching their thirst at the parks many waterholes.
• Okavango Delta -Two nights at the Okavango Delta with a tour of the Delta on the rest day. Another great way to experience and appreciate the Delta is from the air–tours can be organised at hotel reception.The delta covers between 6 and 15 000 square kilometres of Kalahari Desert in northern Botswana and owes its existence to the Okavango (Kavango) River which flows from the Angolan highlands, across Namibia’s Caprivi Strip and into the harsh Kalahari Desert.Each year the Okavango River discharges approximately 11 cubic kilometres of water into the Okavango Delta. Most of this water is lost to transpiration by plants (60%) and by evaporation (36%) with only 2% percolating into the aquifer system with the remainder finally flowing into Lake Ngami.
• Victoria Falls–day trip to Victoria Falls located on the Zambezi River. Described as one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World-Victoria Falls presents a spectacular sight of awe-inspiring beauty and grandeur on the Zambezi River, forming the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe. It was described by the Kololo tribe living in the area in the 1800’s as ‘Mosi-oa-Tunya’ –‘The Smoke that Thunders’.Columns of spray can be seen from miles away as, at the height of the rainy season, more than five hundred million cubic meters of water per minute plummet over the edge, over a width of nearly two kilometers, into a gorge over one hundred meters below.

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