South Africa: Wild Coast Motorcycle Tour

This South Africa motorcycle tour starts in Johannesburg: after collecting the motorcycle in Pretoria North, you ride approximately 320 kilometers into the Lowveld near Nelspruit, close to Kruger National Park. Here you ease into left-hand traffic, while the first lions may be heard at night.

Via a short gravel track near Barberton and Piggs Peak, this Wild Coast motorcycle tour stage reaches the Kingdom of eSwatini. Traditions and customs still shape daily life here; riders who prefer tarmac simply take the paved border crossing option.

Back on South African soil, the guided South Africa motorcycle tour leads into iSimangaliso Wetland Park. In St. Lucia you may even encounter hippos right in the town, before settling into a comfortable guesthouse for the evening.

On your rental motorcycle in South Africa you pass Durban, where sharks, surfers and high waves define the coastline. In the evening you reach a guesthouse near the Lesotho border and unwind after a full day in the saddle.

On this Lesotho motorcycle tour you cross the Sani Pass, one of the steepest mountain roads in the world, either on your own motorcycle or in a 4x4. At the top, the highest pub in Africa at 2,873 meters awaits with sweeping mountain views.

Back in South Africa, the Wild Coast motorcycle tour brings you to the Indian Ocean. In Port St. Johns you fall asleep to the sound of the sea after riding through the gripping landscapes of the Transkei on this scenic stage.

This onroad motorcycle tour stage crosses the Transkei – one of the most authentic stretches of Africa – past colorful rondavels and Xhosa villages, following Nelson Mandela's footsteps all the way to East London.

On your BMW GS motorcycle tour you ride from East London via Port Alfred, always close to the ocean, to Port Elizabeth. The Waterfront offers fresh fish and a warm chance to connect with local South Africans.

Today you cruise the Garden Route motorcycle tour through Tsitsikamma to Mossel Bay, where a special surprise arranged by the team awaits at the day's end. The coastal scenery along this stage is outstanding.

The Cape Agulhas motorcycle tour takes you via Still Bay, Witsand and Arniston to the southernmost point of Africa – a rewarding detour before scenic back roads carry you onward toward Cape Town.

After around 3,000 kilometers in the saddle you reach the goal of this Cape Town motorcycle tour. You might spot a whale, ride the Chapmans Peak Drive and savour the final kilometers before arriving in the Mother City.

Your adventure ends in Cape Town – or you add a few more days on the Cape Peninsula. Whether vineyards or Table Mountain: the memories of the Sani Pass motorcycle tour and every other stage will stay with you for a long time.