Guided Panorama Route Ride in South Africa

Motorcycle Tour · Sudafrika

South Africa Motorcycle Tour: Panorama Route

This South Africa motorcycle tour combines the legendary Panorama Route with an action-packed week on two wheels through Mpumalanga and Limpopo. On your rental motorcycle – choose between a BMW GS 750, BMW 1250 GS or KTM 1290 – you ride fro...


How long?
8 days
When?
Frühling
Price
€ 5.700 / person

Guided Panorama Route Ride in South Africa

Starting your South Africa motorcycle tour is simple: just arrange your flight to Johannesburg and we handle the rest. On arrival day we pick you up at O.R. Tambo Airport and take you to your chosen rental motorcycle. After a technical briefing and a safety introduction to riding in South Africa, you meet your guide and fellow riders. You spend the first night comfortably in Pretoria, before the Panorama Route motorcycle tour and the stage to Kruger National Park begin the following morning – with a luggage vehicle accompanying the group throughout.

Highlights

Panorama Route Highlights

Your Blyde River Canyon motorcycle stage takes in the Three Rondavels, God's Window viewpoint and Bourke's Luck Potholes along one of Africa's finest roads, with a biker stop in Graskop and pancakes in Sabie rounding off this spectacular leg.

Kruger National Park Safari

Your Kruger National Park motorcycle stage includes a game drive safari in a 4x4 vehicle, where you can spot the Big Five – lion, elephant, rhino, buffalo and leopard – in the wild, before returning to a comfortable lodge for the night.

World's View Magoebaskloof

Your Magoebaskloof motorcycle tour passes through this popular South African holiday region in Limpopo, taking in the Debengeni Falls, a crocodile ranch and the World's View lookout point with sweeping views across the valley.

BMW GS Tour in South Africa

Your BMW GS rental motorcycle South Africa comes fully equipped: unlimited mileage, comprehensive insurance and a luggage support vehicle mean you can concentrate entirely on the road and the landscapes around you.

Wildlife & Big Five Safari

This South Africa wildlife motorcycle tour brings you close to kudus, baboons, springboks and jackals along winding roads through Mpumalanga, starting your journey at a lion park near Pretoria before heading east.

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Itinerary

Stage 1

Day 1–8

South Africa

Your South Africa motorcycle tour runs from Johannesburg via the Panorama Route and Kruger National Park to Magoebaskloof and back to Pretoria.

Day 1: Johannesburg – Arrival & Motorcycle Handover
Day 1 · South Africa

Day 1: Johannesburg – Arrival & Motorcycle Handover

Your South Africa motorcycle tour begins at O.R. Tambo Airport in Johannesburg, where we pick you up and take you to your chosen rental motorcycle. After a technical briefing and a safety introduction to riding in South Africa, you meet your guide and fellow participants before spending the night at a comfortable lodge in Pretoria.

Day 2: Lion Park – Ride to Mbombela
Day 2 · South Africa

Day 2: Lion Park – Ride to Mbombela

After visiting the Lion Park near Pretoria, the first riding day of your South Africa motorcycle tour heads east. Via the village of Kaapschehoop, where you may spot wild horses, the route covers around 430 kilometres to the former city of Nelspruit, now known as Mbombela.

Day 3: Panorama Route – Blyde River Canyon
Day 3 · South Africa

Day 3: Panorama Route – Blyde River Canyon

This God's Window motorcycle stage takes you to the highlights of the Panorama Route: the Three Rondavels in the Blyde River Canyon, Bourke's Luck Potholes and the famous viewpoint itself, before a break at a biker bar in Graskop and pancakes in Sabie.

Day 4: Kruger National Park – Safari Day
Day 4 · South Africa

Day 4: Kruger National Park – Safari Day

On day four of your Kruger National Park stage you leave your motorcycle behind and explore the park in an open 4x4 vehicle. Chances are good of spotting the Big Five – lion, elephant, rhino, buffalo and leopard – in their natural habitat.

Day 5: Riding on to Magoebaskloof
Day 5 · South Africa

Day 5: Riding on to Magoebaskloof

After the safari in Kruger National Park, today's Magoebaskloof motorcycle stage covers around 300 kilometres into this popular South African holiday region in Limpopo, little known among European travellers.

Day 6: Magoebaskloof – World's View & Crocodile Ranch
Day 6 · South Africa

Day 6: Magoebaskloof – World's View & Crocodile Ranch

Around Magoebaskloof the Big Five safari motorcycle tour continues on two wheels: a crocodile ranch and a safari lodge offer further wildlife encounters, before photo stops at World's View and the Debengeni Falls round off the day.

Day 7: Return Ride to Pretoria
Day 7 · South Africa

Day 7: Return Ride to Pretoria

The final stage of your Mpumalanga motorcycle tour passes the Long Tom Monument in Haenertsburg on the way back to Pretoria, where a traditional South African braai provides the perfect close to the week on the road.

Day 8: Individual Departure
Day 8 · South Africa

Day 8: Individual Departure

To close out this South Africa on-road motorcycle tour, you return your rental motorcycle and still have time for a relaxed day by the pool or some shopping, before your return flight from Johannesburg departs, usually in the evening.

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Services

All services of this motorcycle trip at a glance — a transparent breakdown of what is and isn't included in the tour price.

Included in the price

14
  • 7 days BMW GS 750 rental motorcycle with unlimited mileage & insurance
  • German- and English-speaking tour guides with over 20 years of Africa experience
  • 1 certified tour guide & motorcycle safety trainer
  • Support vehicle for luggage incl. occasional passenger transport for pillions
  • Safety briefing for motorcycle riding in South Africa
  • 6 guided riding days on the motorcycle tour
  • 7 nights in double rooms at comfortable hotels, guesthouses & lodges
  • 7x breakfast & dinner included
  • Entrance to Kruger National Park
  • All entrance fees to the sights along the route
  • Safari drive in a 4x4 vehicle in Kruger National Park
  • Maps, road book & info pack with daily briefing
  • Airport transfer to and from Johannesburg (JNB)
  • Tour T-shirt

Not included

7
  • Return flights to Johannesburg
  • Personal insurance (international health, repatriation & trip cancellation)
  • Personal riding gear
  • Deposit for the rental motorcycle
  • Fuel costs (approx. €15/day) & road tolls
  • Lunch & drinks
  • All services not listed above and personal expenses

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

This guided South Africa motorcycle tour has a difficulty rating of 'easy' and is also suitable for returning riders, provided you are fit enough to cover up to 500 km per day.

You can choose between the BMW GS 750, BMW 1250 GS and BMW 1250 GS Adventure, with the KTM 1290 Super Adventure R and Honda Africa Twin available as optional upgrades – all details are in the price overview.

Yes, this Johannesburg–Pretoria motorcycle tour is led by a certified tour guide who is also a qualified motorcycle safety trainer and accompanies the group throughout the entire week.

This on-road South Africa motorcycle tour follows paved roads along the Panorama Route and through Mpumalanga, with daily stages ranging from 50 to 430 kilometres.

On a safari motorcycle tour in Africa like this one, you combine exciting riding on the Mpumalanga route with a safari in Kruger National Park and a Big Five game drive in an open 4x4 vehicle.
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