The Great African Expedition

Born out of our founder’s passion for riding motorcycles, our Motorcycle Touring experiences are all about finding freedom on the road. We see a different perspective of the places we visit which are filled with authentic local experiences. Curated and led by avid bikers, our tours let you explore the road less taken and discover the beauty of the journey at an easy cruising tempo. Taking safety and well-being of our guests, our company uses first aid trained guides with extensive motorcycle touring experience, stringently maintained motorcycles, high quality hotels with character and most importantly total financial protection on all your bookings. Whether you wish to ride with the wind in your face on the winding roads of the famous Garden Route in South Africa, mysterious Australia or in Siberia at the heart of nomadic life, we have it all. Every journey with us sets off to discover the unexplored, meet people, enjoy gourmet feasts, gets you closer to wildlife and allows you to immerse yourself in local cultures.

We are passionate about detail, quality and adventure with an unfettered dedication to delivering the best and safest Motorcycle touring experience for our guests. We stay in the best boutique hotels available and give you the personal attention you deserve so you get the full experience of local hospitality and culture. At the Holiday Shoppe, we love to keep our Motorcycle Touring experiences small with no more than 10 – 12 motorcycles per group. All our guided tours are accompanied by a support vehicle to carry luggage, spares and consumables, medical kit to take care of minor medical assistance and can comfortably accommodate passengers too, so if your partner would like to take a day (or even the whole tour) off from riding, he or she can.

Highlights

Dates: 28th June, 2020 to 31stJuly,2020,27th June,2021 to 31stJuly,2021.

Total Distance: Approximately 8,000kms.

Daily Distance: Approximately 200kms-600kms(avg of 450kms per day).

Terrain: 92% On Road, 08% Off Road.

Weather: Average temperatures of 18-20oC day and 10-12oC at night.

Ride Overview

Day Travel Activity Distance
1 Cape Town Arrival 50 Kms
2 Cape Town - Cape Point - Cape Agulhas Riding Day 350 kms
3 Cape Agulhas – Ceres Riding Day 300 kms
4 Ceres – Springbok Riding Day 500 kms
5 Springbok - Fish River Canyon Riding Day 320 kms
6 Fish River Canyon Rest Day 50 kms
7 Fish River Canyon - Lake Oanob Riding Day 550 kms
8 Lake Oanob–Swakopmund Riding Day 450 kms
9 Swakopmund Rest Day 50 kms
10 Swakopmund - Etosha National Park Riding Day 600 kms
11 Etosha National Park – Safari Rest Day 50 kms
12 Etosha National Park - Okavango Delta, Caprivi Strip Riding Day 566 kms
13 Okavango Delta Rest Day 50 kms
14 Okavango Delta - Victoria Falls Riding Day 550 kms
15 Victoria Falls Rest Day 50 kms
16 Victoria Falls - Day Trip to Chobe National Park Rest Day 50 kms
17 Victoria Falls – Lusaka Riding Day 478 kms
18 Lusaka –Chipata Riding Day 575 kms
19 Chipata - South Luangwa National Park Riding Day 135 kms
20 South Luangwa - Ngala, Lake Malawi Riding Day 550 kms
21 Rest Ngala Beach Lodge Rest Day 50 kms
22 Ngala Beach - Karongo Riding Day 375 kms
23 Karongo - Mbeya, Tanzania Riding Day 165 kms
24 Mbeya - Iringa, Tanzania Riding Day 340 kms
25 Iringa - Dodoma Riding Day 266 kms
26 Dodoma - Karatu Riding Day 410 kms
27 Safari into Serengeti and Ngorogoro Riding Day 250 kms
28 Safari into Serengeti and Ngorogoro Riding Day 250 kms
29 Safari into Serengeti and Ngorogoro Riding Day 250 kms
30 Karatu - Arusha Riding Day
31 Day Tour of the Killimanjaro Riding Day 100 kms
32 Fly to Zanzibar Flight 50 kms
33 Zanzibar Rest Day 20 kms
34 End of Tour Departure

Tour Price

For Rider: 17,790(USD)

For Pillion: 9,050 (USD)

(Payment in INR as per the exchange rate on the date of money transfer)

*Early bird and group discounts available*

Booking Close on 30th March 2020 for June 2020 ride dates, 30th March 2021 for June 2021 ride dates.

Route Map