Air travel to South Africa from the USA, UK and Europe has never been easier with many of the world airlines flying to Johannesburg and/or Capetown on a regular, often daily basis. British Airways and South African Airways for example, both fly two Jumbo Jets each from London Heathrow to Johannesburg every day, plus other aircraft to Capetown, and with the looming world cup, you can expect flights to become even more regular and numerous.
Itineraries can be individually planned and all you have to do is contact us to discuss the sort of things you would like to do and see and places you would like to visit and we will put together a sample itinerary for you. If you prefer a more ‘Easy Rider’ style of biking holiday, we can just arrange your bike hire for you and you can take off into the ‘wild blue yonder’ and make your own accommodation arrangements whenever you feel like stopping. The country has more than enough B&Bs and small hotels etc that you don’t need to book everything in advance if you prefer to do things that way. Tours can be arranged to start in Johannesburg or Capetown and can either be confined to South Africa, or if you have time. We can extend them into other Southern African countries such as Botswana and Namibia if you wish. On our guided motorcycle tours, we can also arrange to have a support vehicle following to accommodate extra baggage or weary pillion passengers etc.
Hire Bikes are your choice of BMWs or Harley Davidson Soft tails.
Fuel is also reasonably well priced at around UKP.50 or USD1.00 per litre, weather is made for biking and roads are simply fantastic. Main highways often have banked corners and once you get out of town, traffic volume is low.
Speeding is an important issue and whilst we don’t in any way condone the breaking of speed limits, you will be pleased to hear that if you do pick up a ticket or two, it is on a fine only basis and they can be paid in cash at the local municipality office and fine level is often negotiable by anything up to 50%. As an example of fine levels, about 35 - 40% over the speed limit will cost you about UKP50 or USD100 before negotiated discount.
National Parks such as the famous Kruger National Park are an essential part of your visit to Africa and we highly recommend you find at least a day or two for this activity. Although motorcycles are obviously not permitted into the parks, there is plenty of nearby accommodation and we can book you into one of these and then you can either have a safari vehicle collect you and take you into the park on a daily basis or if you prefer, leave the bikes at the lodge for a few days whilst you spend a few days in the park. You can either have a safari vehicle and driver stay with you and guide you in the park or if you prefer, we will gladly arrange a self drive hire car for you.
BIKe AFRICA
Stress breaks for coffee, cigarettes and lunches etc will be taken at your choice and our suggestion!
Day one: Arrive Johannesburg International Airport where you will be met by our representative and taken to a local and comfortable guest house where you will spend you day relaxing and being briefed on what you can expect during your holiday. Meals provided.
Day two: Leave Johannesburg after breakfast for a leisurely ride to the famous lowveld area of South Africa. After a ride duration of about four or five hours you’ll arrive in the famous town of Dullstroom where you’ll have lunch and then ride onto your nearby accommodation where you’ll have the rest of the afternoon to explore the town at your leisure.
Day three: Depart after breakfast and now you’re really into the bikers paradise of the lowveld. Empty roads, sweeping bends and fabulous scenery are all there for you to enjoy. You’ll ride over the famous Long Tom Pass, through the charming rural town and bikers meeting place of Sabie and onto the town of White River, which is the home of Classic Bike Imports and is only a twenty minute drive from the Kruger National Park. Riding time is approximately five hours.
Day four: Depart after breakfast and head onto Mac Mac Falls then to the sleepy town of Graskop from there to Gods Window, which is one of the area’s most famous views. From here, you’ll pass through the bustling town of Hazyview and back to White River. Riding time is approximately five hours.
Day five: Will be spent at your choice of kicking back and doing nothing or being taken on a guided tour of the Kruger National Park in an open sided safari truck. Choose the latter option and you can expect to see a wide range of the antelope species and other plains game such as zebra and also elephant, rhino, buffalo and with a little luck, lion and leopard. Another alternative, although at additional cost is to be taken on a light aircraft sightseeing tour of the lowveld areas you’ve previously enjoyed from ground level. The night will be spent at the same venue as the previous night.
Day six: Depart after breakfast and enjoy the wonderful roads and mountains, passing through the old gold mining town of Pilgrims Rest and onto the spectacular view of Blyde River Canyon and from there onto your accommodation nearby. Riding time is approximately four to five hours.
Day seven: Depart after breakfast and head off for more of those same incredible roads and scratchy bends. Ride for around four hours before stopping for the afternoon and night at a wonderful guest house in the mountains.
Day eight: Depart after breakfast for your last chance to enjoy the breathtaking views and empty roads of the lowveld. You’ll ride for something like five to six hours and the end of your ride will see you back in Johannesburg International/Thabo Mbeki International Airport.
Weather: South African weather systems can be split in two between the Cape area and the rest of the country.
The Cape area enjoys year long daytime temperatures of between 32 - 40 C and coolest and wettest months are May to September.
The rest of South Africa has it's rain in the hottest months of the year which are October to February when you can expect daytime temperatures of 25-38C and the winter months of March to September will bring you clear blue skies and daytime temperatures of 12 - 25 C. Evenings may get considerably cooler.
For further weather advice please visit the South African Weather Service.
Health: Many parts of South Africa are malarial zones and we recommend you consult a proper travel clinic with regard to innoculations and anti malarial prophylaxis etc. It's inadvisable to consult your ordinary doctor as he may not be aware of the most up to date recommendations. For more detailed information, please visit MD Travel Health.
Flying safaris: If you're a pilot, we can offer you the option of converting your licence to comply with South African requirements, hire you a light aircraft and you can fly yourself and your party to these wonderful fly in only locations. These fly in safaris can also be accompanied by an experienced bush pilot and guide in his own aircraft if you wish.
SAMPLE ITINERARY
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Sample self drive itinerary.
21 Night Self- drive Tour of South Africa
Based on 2 persons sharing.
Group G Hertz Car - Honda CRV or similar
Cost - US$ 4285 per person
Itinerary
2 nights Big 5 luxury Safari Lodge in Timbavati reserve. Full board including all game activities
3 Nights luxury Hotel bordering KNP (D/B/B)
4 nights in Swaziland Game Reserve Full Board.( 2 nights Mkhaya and 2 nights Reilly’s Rock)
3 nights Big 5 luxury Safari Lodge Northern Kwazulu Natal. Full Board including all game activities
Flight - Durban to George
3 nights 5* Guest House Knysna (B/B)
1 night 4* Guest House Oudtshoorn (D/B/B)
2 nights Zevenwacht Wine Estate just outside Cape Town ( B/B)
3 nights luxury Guest House in Cape Town (B/B)
Prices based on medium - high season rates.
21 Night Self- drive Tour of South Africa
Based on 2 persons sharing.
Group G Hertz Car - Honda CRV or similar
Cost - US$ 4285 per person
Itinerary
2 nights Big 5 luxury Safari Lodge in Timbavati reserve. Full board including all game activities
3 Nights luxury Hotel bordering KNP (D/B/B)
4 nights in Swaziland Game Reserve Full Board.( 2 nights Mkhaya and 2 nights Reilly’s Rock)
3 nights Big 5 luxury Safari Lodge Northern Kwazulu Natal. Full Board including all game activities
Flight - Durban to George
3 nights 5* Guest House Knysna (B/B)
1 night 4* Guest House Oudtshoorn (D/B/B)
2 nights Zevenwacht Wine Estate just outside Cape Town ( B/B)
3 nights luxury Guest House in Cape Town (B/B)
Prices based on medium - high season rates.
