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14 Day Garden Route Tour
South Africa | Lesotho
Ride the Drakensberg and Lesotho Mountains in the north east of South Africa and
then head south to ride the world famous Garden Route with its beautiful mountain
passes, evergreen forests and coastal vistas ALL THE WAY to Cape Town.
Map of 12 Day Self Guided Garden Route Tour
Starting in Pretoria, South Africa
you make your way to the
Mountainous Kingdom of Lesotho.
Here you will ride to Katse Dam- a
ride with more turns within 80 km
than any other road in Africa.
Next up you head back into South
Africa again and ride through Golden
Gate National Park and the mighty
Drakensberg Mountains to Himeville
You reach the Indian Ocean at East
London and then enjoy a world class
safari into Addo Elephant National
Park- spotting Lions, Elephants,
Rhino, leopard and Buffalo.
You are now in the famous Garden
Route and will spend the next
several days riding beautiful mountain passes, forest meanders and desert roads. Enjoy a night at
the mighty Storms River Mouth, ride to the Knsyna Heads, and visit Ostriches in Oudtshoorn.
Next up the ride takes you all the way to the Southern Most Point of Africa at Cape Agulhas
before riding 0ver 200km of amazing coastal roads all the way into Cape Town.
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12 Day Garden Route Tour- “At a Glance" and Itinerary
TOUR INFO AT A GLANCE DAY TOUR ITINERARY
1 Pretoria to Clarens
DATES 2 Clarens- Lesotho – Clarens
3 Clarens-to Underberg
• Self Guided tour- Choose any date you like
4 Underberg to East London
START DESTINATION: 5 East London to Addo Elephant
Pretoria, South Africa- fly into Johannesburg Park
6 Rest Day Addo
END DESTINATION:
7 Addo to Tsitsikamma
Cape Town, South Africa
8 Tsitsikamma- Knsyna- Oudtshoorn
MILEAGE
+-3450km 9 Rest Day Oudtshoorn with option
Rides
DAILY DISTANCE 10 Oudtshoorn to Cape Agulhas-
200- 550 km (Avg of 300km) Hermanus
11 Hermanus- Cape Point – Cape
REST DAYS:
Town
Rest Day, 10 Riding Days
12 End of Tour
COUNTRIES VISITED:
South Africa, Lesotho
ROAD SURFACE
99% Tar, off-road options (Hard Packed Gravel)
DIFFICULTY:
Easy
PETROL
For your own account
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Day 1: Pretoria To Clarens +- 400km
Highlights: Historic Motorcycle Museum, Golden
Sandstone Cliffs
After a delicious breakfast you make your way
through South Africa's Orange countryside to
Clarens. This is a delightful ride. You may wish to
stop in at the beautiful town of Deneysville on Sharp Curves- Lesotho
the banks of the Orange River to see the
historical motorcycle museum. After lunch, you Day 3: Clarens to Underberg (+-435km)
ride through South Africa's very own Bethlehem, Highlights: Majestic Drakensberg, Golden Gate
arriving in Clarens in the late afternoon. Clarens National Park
its famous for its GOLDEN Sandstone cliffs.
Today’s ride is unbelievably scenic. You ride down
Clarens has its own brewery with free beer
through the Golden Gate National Park. This park
tasting- a good way to celebrate the end of a
is made up of sandstone cliffs, with scenic rocks
great first days ride!
and other interesting land formations. Watch out
for Antelope and Vervet monkeys crossing the
road- you’re in the wild here! Your day is spent
riding through the majestic Drakensberg
Mountains and you should arrive in Underberg in
the early afternoon.
Golden Sandstone cliffs
Day 2: Clarens- Lesotho- Clarens (+- 412km)
Highlights: Lesotho Mountain passes, Katze Dam
On this day YOU will experience a very exciting
ride to Katze Dam in Lesotho. After an early start,
you enter the Lesotho border and make your way
towards Katze Dam (a huge man made dam that Riding in the Drakensberg Mountains.
forms part of the Highlands water project which Day 4: Underberg to East London (+-
supplies water to South Africa in times of 540km) Highlights: Relaxing Ride
drought) The road to the dam has more turns
within 80km than any other road in Africa. A Today is a relaxing ride through the foothills of
motorcycle riders' dream.The condition of the the Drakensberg mountains. In the late
road is excellent with very little traffic. The Katze Afternoon, you will arrive in East London- a small
Dam is truly eye opening! After lunch you can city situated on the Indian Ocean. Tonight you
return along the same road arriving back at the sleep on the beautiful beach in Chintsa- one of
hotel in the late afternoon. South Africa's most popular holiday resort towns.
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Some Baboons just chilling in the Road
Day 5: East London to Addo Elephant Day 8: Addo to Tsitsikamma (+- 221 km)
National Park (+- 247 km) Highlights Storms River Mouth
Highlights: Wildlife @Addo Elephant
Today you will ride to Tsitsikamma National Park
Today you make your way through the rolling hills and sleep in wooden cabins overlooking Storms
of the Eastern Cape, to Addo Elephant National River Mouth. You will have the whole afternoon
Park- home to Africa's famous BIG 5. Later you free to explore this beautiful National Park.
will embark on a sunset game drive in an open Storms River is the start of our famous “Otter
safari vehicle. Addo is famous for its large herds Trail” and you can walk part of the hike down to
of elephants! the breathtaking suspension bridges between the
sea cliffs. Enjoy an evening spent in this very
unique camp overlooking the Indian Ocean.
Addo Elephant National Park
Day 6: Addo Rest Day (0-50km)
Highlights: Safari, Safari, Safari
Tsitsikamma Sunspension bridges
Enjoy a day completely focused on wildlife. Enjoy
Day 9: Tsitsikamma – Knsyna-
a full day Game Drive into Addo Big 5 Nature
Reserve. The Game Rangers will make the bush Oudtshoorn (+- 260 km)
come alive and they share their knowledge and Highlights: Exploring Knysna, Riding the Garden
insight with you. Relax and unwind back at your Route
beautiful guest house on your return. Today you ride the world-famous Garden Route.
The first stop is the spectacular Bloukrans Gorge.
Bloukrans is home to the world Highest Bungee
Jump- 216 Meters of pure Adrenalin. Next up you
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ride into Knysna to marvel at the beautiful Knysna Day 10: Oudtshoorn to Hermanus (+- 350
Heads. From here riders can either take the dirt km)
or tar route into the Mountains. Both option Highlights: Route 62, Cape Agulhas
include unbelievable views and spectacular
mountain roads- that the Garden Route in known After an early breakfast, you make your way to the
for. You will arrive in Oudtshoorn- the Ostrich start of Route 62. The road winds through the
Capital of South Africa- in the late afternoon. This Swartberg Mountains and beautiful foothills in
will be your home for the next two nights. their valleys. Next up, you carry on down to Cape
Agulhas- the Southernmost tip of Africa at 34° S
and 20°E . Here the ice cold waters of the Atlantic
ocean meet the warm Indian ocean, creating a
turbulent mixture of untamed beauty. There is
always a party at Cape Agulhas, as you celebrate
reaching the most southern point of Africa, after a
photoshoot you carry on to Hermanus- the whale
watching capital of South African and your home
for the night.
Ostrich Hugs in Oudtshoorn
Day 10: Rest Oudtshoorn (+- 0-200 km)
Highlights: Garden Route, Ostrich farms, Cango
Caves and spectacular mountain passes
Today is a rest day- but there is so much to see
and do. You may wish to visit The Cango Caves
with its beautiful stalactites and stalacmites or do
a tour of a working Ostrich farm- where you will
get to feed, touch and hug Ostriches. For those Southern Most Tip Of Africa
that would like to do some more exciting dirt
riding there will be an optional ride over the Day 11: Hermanus to Cape Town
famous Swartberg Pass, this is a bucket list ride (+-270 km) Highlights: Bettys Bay Penguins,
for Adventure Bikers the world over. Coastal Roads, Cape Point
Today you make your way to Cape Town, South
Africa's Mother City. This is the highlight of the trip as
there are beautiful coastal views with twisting roads
cut into the sea cliffs virtually all the way. First stop is
the old Navy port of "Simonstown" where you can
view South African penguins living it up on the beach.
After that we make our way to Cape Point- the most
South-westerly point of Africa (with views of the Cape
Peninsula). Tonight you sleep in Cape Town with
Swartberg Pass breathtaking views of Table Mountain.
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2020 Pricing
PRICE RIDING
BIKE MODEL 1 UP, SHARE
BMW F700GS R 47,360
BMW F750GS R 51,680
BMW F800GS R 48,850
BMW F850GS R53,320
BMW R1200GS R53,320
Cape Point Peninsula BMW R1250GS R58,840
BMW R1200GS ADV R 57,050
Day 12: End of tour (+- 0-50 km)
BMW R1250GS ADV R59,280
Sadly, your tour of South Africa has come to an
end. We guarantee that you will take home loads
of awesome photographs and fond memories of Passenger / Pillion, add: R 17,920
South Africa the warm people you have met.
Transfers will be arranged to the airport. Single Supplement, add: R 6,930
Please note that we can book any post/pre tour
accommodation and activities for you. Click here Prices are based on sharing accommodation and
quoted in South African Rand. To convert to
for add-on tours.
another currency, visit www.xe.com
2019 Pricing
PRICE RIDING Understanding the Pricing:
BIKE MODEL 1 UP, SHARE All prices are quoted per motorcycle based on
BMW F700GS R 41,480 riding 1 up and sharing accommodation. If you
would like to bring a passenger add the "Pillion
BMW F800GS R 42,800 price" to the base price OR if you would like your
BMW R1200GS R 47,240 own room, add the"Single Supplement price to
the base price to get your total.
BMW R1200GS ADV R 49,400
Price includes:
Passenger / Pillion, add: R 17,080
• 11 Days Motorcycle Rental
Single Supplement, add: R 7,410 • 11 Nights Accommodation in 3-4 Star
Accommodation
• GPS FULLY LOADED WITH ROUTE MAPS
• Side Panniers and top box to Carry
Luggage
• 11 Breakfasts
• 1 x Full Day Safaris into Addo Elephant
Park
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• 1 x Night Drive and Fire boma Dinner in
Scotia (Addo)
• Sama Tours T-shirt Add-On Tours
• Guide Book
• Map of South Africa Do you want to get even more out of your
• Free Transfers from the Johannesburg vacation?
International Airport
If you feel like spending a couple of days extra in
• The most amazing motorcycle adventure
Southern Africa, before or after your tour, why
you have ever had! not try one of these popular “non motorcycle
• Motorcycle return Transfer from Cape riding” excursions .Please note that we can book
Town any post/pre tour accommodation and activities
• All Taxes for you. You can read more about our Add-On
Tours on our webpage:
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• Local and International Flights
• Visas (Note American, Australian, British,
do not require visas for South Africa or
Swaziland)
• Drinks
• Items of a personal nature
• Activities and meals not listed in "Tour
Includes"
• Tour Guide
• Back Up Vehicle
• Petrol- (Budget R3,300 for entire tour)
• Knobbly Tyres- Our bikes come standard
with Bridgestone Battleaxe tyres which
are more suited to on road riding. If you
plan to do all the optional offroad- then
we recommend upgrading to Knobbly
tyres- Once off Supplement of R3,000 per
bike
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