15 Day Southern African Motorbike Expedition

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15 Day Southern African Motorbike Expedition	Duration : 15 day Priced From: $ 3730

A small group Motorbike Safari from Johannesburg to Johannesburg through South Africa, Botswana, Zambia and Namibia.
Highlights Botswana, Victoria Falls (Livingstone), Chobe National Park, Caprivi Strip, Mahango National Park, Tsodilo Hills, Okavango Delta, Khwai River, Makgakgadi Pans, Mokolodi Game Reserve - Gaborone, South Africa Nature of the Tour: Our tour is a non-participation camping tour, showing you the highlights of Botswana with parts of South Africa and Livingstone / Victoria Falls on the back of your motorbike. Our route includes some of the best bike-riding roads in Botswana. The tour is run with a support vehicle with an off-trailer, which carries your luggage and all the camping equipment. The group will consist of a maximum of 10 bikers plus a professional guide on a motorbike. Our driver and courier will drive the back-up vehicle and will meet up with you on the campsites in the evening. All bike riders must be minimum 25 years old. Please be advised to bring along your own protective clothing and crash helmet. Technical Data Your bike will be a BMW F 650 GS Length: 2175 mm Width: 910 mm Height: 1265 mm Seat Height: 780 mm Weight (dry) 175 kg Fuel Tank Size: 17 l Fuel Consumption: 4.3l at 120 km/h Maximum Speed 170 km/h Engine: Single cylinder water-cooled four strokes Engine capacity 652 ccm ABS Brakes Standard with on/off switch Side panniers one on each side 5 kg per side Rear Top Box Standard, 5kg weight limit Gears 5 forward Heated Grips 2 settings Included Use of full camping equipment, game drives as mentioned, meals and activities as mentioned in itinerary, tea and coffee with the meals, camping and park entrance fees, experienced local bike guide, back-up vehicle driver as well as courier/cook. Excluded Travel and bike insurance, flights, pre and post tour accommodation, Alcoholic drinks, tips and curios, fuel for the bike, road tolls & border fees for bikes, Meals that are not mentioned in the program, drinks and bottled water for the whole trip. Price U$ 3730 / ? 2575 Single supplement:U$ 15 / ? 10 Motorbikes: ZAR 9510 per person for the full tour Departure Dates & Availability: Please click here regularly as availability is updated every 2 weeks.		Meal Key B: Breakfast L: Lunch D: Dinner

	Day 1 Johannesburg, South Africa. Arrival in Johannesburg and transfer to Airport Game Lodge. The afternoon is spent relaxing and is free for your leisure. You'll meet your guiding team and the rest of the group
	Day 2 Kwa Nokeng Lodge, Botswana. Today our adventure starts. We leave Johannesburg and drive through the Northern part of South Africa entering Botswana at the border post Martin's Drift. Your camp will be set up for you and you can relax by the fire and enjoy your dinner with a cold beer. [BLD]
	Day 3 Nata Lodge, Botswana . Today we head deeper into Botswana and drive along the Makgadikgadi Pans up to Nata. The Nata River delta feeds the Sua Pan in the Nata sanctuary and forms the breeding ground for a host of water birds including pelicans and flamingo in their thousands, transforming the shore line into a pink haze blending into the western sky. Nata Lodge offers guided tours in open safari vehicles into the sanctuary, not to be missed. [BLD]
	Day 4 Toro Lodge, Chobe NP, Botswana. A morning departure takes us further north. You'll ride through the African bush to our next stop close to the Chobe National Park. On this route you'll have a good chance of seeing some of the regions elephants crossing the road. Once we've reached our destination we'll set up camp and enjoy the rest of the afternoon on a sunset cruise on the Chobe River. Here we can watch elephants, hippos, lions, crocodiles and a variety of birds and more without having to reach for our binoculars - close enough for close-up photographs of Africa's big five. [BLD]
	Day 5-6 Chobe National to Livingstone, Zambia. We'll leave Chobe National Park behind us and cross the Zambezi by ferry entering Zambia. Today and tomorrow you'll have enough time to explore the magnificent Victoria Falls and it's surroundings by foot and by bike. [BL BL]
	Day 7 Livingstone to Mahango National Park. Today we leave Livingstone and follow the road to Kazungula and Katunda and cross the border into Namibia at Sesheke. We then ride through the Eastern Caprivi onto the Caprivi Strip. Our destination for the day is Mahango National Park, which lies on the western banks of the Okavango River and is one of Namibia's most captivating and species-rich conservation areas. Main features of the Mahango are enormous baobab trees, flood plains with large herds of elephant, buffalo and red lechwe. [BLD]
	Day 8 Tsodilo Hills, Botswana. Today you'll experience real adventure and real Africa. After we've left the Mahangu National Park we head south to the Tsodilo Hills (God's Hills) whose rocky cliffs rise up about 400m above the surrounding plane and can be seen from the Okavango Delta. These hills are one of the most significant historical rock art sites in the world with as many as 3500. We'll explore this site by foot. After this we'll set up camp and spend the night in the African wilderness - camping with bush facilities, a real African adventure. [BLD]
	Day 9-10 Okavango Delta, Botswana. Another highlight of Botswana - Early in the morning we'll leave Tsodilo Hills and drive to the Western Delta and onto Etsha, from here we head into the largest inland delta in the world, the Okavango Delta. With speedboats we transfer to our camp in the Delta where we'll spend the next two nights listening to the sounds of the wilderness. Unlike other Delta's in the world it runs into the Kalahari Desert, what makes it unique. You'll float in Mokoros through the thick vegetation of the Delta discovering a variety of birds and wildlife. You'll stop at a secluded island and take a 1.5 hour guided walk on one of the islands hoping to spot elephants, waterbuck or other animals living in this water filled paradise. [BLD, BLD]
	Day 11 Okavango Delta to Khwai river, Botswana. We head off for Maun and onto a private concession close the Khwai River where Mankwe lodge is found. Once we've set up camp - we go on a night game drive in the concession. This area lies between Moremi and Chobe and we'll have the opportunity to spot a variety of nocturnal animals. [BLD]
	Day 12 Khwai River, Botswana . Today we spend a full day in the bush on a game drive. Departing after breakfast we take our 4x4 and drive through the wilderness area of the Khwai region spotting a variety of game that frequent this region that borders Moremi and Chobe. Picnic-lunch will be in the wilderness area. With some luck we'll see all of the Big Five. [BLD]
	Day 13-14 Makgadikgadi Pans, Botswana. We leave Mankwe and the next few days will be a real adventure. We head towards Maun and from here south through the area of the Makgadikgadi Pans. Here the roads can be a bit rougher but it will allow us to drive off-road for the next 2 days. You will learn to appreciate the wide-open, uninhabited spaces under the endless canopy of blue sky. On Day 14 we'll be back in civilization and camp at Mokolodi Game Reserve close to Gaborone. [BLD, BLD]
	Day 15 Drive back to Johannesburg. On Day 15 we make our way slowly back to Johannesburg. Today is our last day of the tour and we'll leave Mokolodi mid-morning and enter South Africa and take a few back-roads to finally reach our destination - Johannesburg. [BL]

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