Ride Down South
Epic African Motorcycle
Adventures
for individuals and groups
Where do you want to ride?
Explore our favourite routes or let us help you create your own
Southern Africa
14-30 day rides exploring South Africa's west coast, Namibia, Botswana, Zambia and Malawi
Okavango Delta
Victoria Falls
Namibia
Lake Malawi
& custom routes
South Africa
5-24 day rides exploring South Africa's south & east coasts and the Kruger National Park
Kruger Park
Wild Coast
Garden Route
& custom routes
Cape Town & the Western Cape
3-5 day rides exploring the Cape Coast, Winelands and Fold Mountains
Cederberg
Swartberg
Cape Coast
& custom routes
Book Your Adventure with Confidence
Your Deposit Guaranteed
Ride Down South is bonded with SATSA. This means your trip deposit is guaranteed in the event of business liquidation
Qualified Guides
Our guides our trained, qualified and registered in terms of the applicable laws in South Africa
60+ 5-Star Ratings
Our guests have given us over 60 5-star reviews on TripAdvisor, Google and AirBnB
What People Are Saying
When I booked this motorcycle trip I wanted the trip of a lifetime...
I got it and then some. Wow. What an experience! Andrew and Greg aren't just great guides, they're also just really great people -- a joy to ride with and also a joy to hang out with. They ran my 22 day tour without a hitch and made sure we stopped at all the best secret spots. And the bikes we rode for absolutely perfect for the trip. Africa Twin! I'm a fan for life.
WILL ELLIOT // San Francisco
We had considered navigating the trip ourselves...
... but we would have missed out on so many personal insights, hidden gems and juicy tit-bits of local folklore. An unforgettable four days of biking through breathtakingly beautiful scenery and daily excursions which left us wishing that we’d booked double the time. Read more ...
LAURA IDENSOHN // Saudi Arabia
If you're after adventure, mateship and a real sense of achievement ...
... I'd highly recommend a trip with Ride Down South. As a long time tour organiser and operator, this was actually the first time I’ve ever gone on a tour as a customer and you far exceeded my expectations. It wasn’t just the riding or the bikes, it was the whole package, the choices of accommodation, the great meals but above all the enthusiasm and willingness to go that extra mile (or 100 km) that shone through in you and your team.
OWEN HOLCOMBE // Cambodia
I can't imagine going with anyone else on a trip like we did...
Thank you Andrew for an amazing experience. You listened to our needs and crafted a tour to suit our group of 4 west coast Canadians and 1 American. You gave great leadership and service all the way. Ending the tour in Victoria Falls was a perfect finale to an amazing trip, on which, we saw and experienced so much. Read more ...
BRIAN HENRY // Victoria, British Columbia
Our Latest Adventures
650km today from Lilongwe to Lusaka along the Great East Road. Not bad for a days ride with a border crossing
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Riding the Great East Road from Malawi
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Riding along the shores of Lake Malawi on our way home to Cape Town
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Took a shortcut down a dirt track to the Uganda border. Things got interesting
Beautiful ride through Bwindi Impenetrable Forest today
The Great East Road in Zambia from Lusaka to Chipata is long, 550km, but one of the most interesting and fun roads to ride in Southern Africa
1000km ride today from Vic Falls to Chipata in Zambia
These two seem well matched. Lots of tasty locusts in the radiator grill
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Your Tour Guide
All our rides are led by our lead guide and company owner Andrew Vaughan. Andrew is a qualified adventure tour guide licensed in South Africa and has about 200000 km of motorcycle guiding experience over the last 12 years. Andrew is a qualified mechanical and materials engineer and has been riding adventure motorcycles since 2007 when he and friend rebuilt two Kawasaki KLR650's and then rode them from Vancouver to Cape Town via Siberia, the Middle East and Africa.
Contact Us
Andrew is the lead guide and owner at Ride Down South. You can reach him by phone, Whatsapp, email or Skype
Email: andrew@ridedownsouth.com
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