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Seascapes, Switchbacks and Safaris – January 2025
We just got back from our latest Seascapes, Switchbacks and Safaris Tour! This ride from Cape Town to Kruger National Park is one of our most popular motorcycle tours in South Africa, and never disappoints. Our 9 guests from Australia, USA and Europe had a fantastic, mostly uneventful, ride. Stunning

The Story of Ride Down South
All the perks of an African motorcycle adventure without the stress of going it aloneBack in 2007 we were inspired by Ewen MacGregor and Charley Boorman's Long Way Down adventure. We loved the idea of mates taking a crazy dream ride through Africa but with an amazing support crew and insider

Cape To Kruger: Motorbike Adventure through South Africa’s Top Game Parks
Two world renowned South African National Parks are part of this African motorbike tour that starts in Cape Town, a city voted one of the most beautiful to visit in the world. The 13-day tour takes riders through the Cape Winelands, exploring the breathtaking Cape Coast and Fold mountains, visiting

Cape to Namibia: Motorcycle Tour of a Lifetime
Over three thousand kilometers, 13 days, powerful motorcycles that purr through the desert, magnificent landscapes like nowhere else in the world, and nights around the fire marvelling at the stars. When you are on a motorcycle tour in Namibia with us, you are on an adventure of a lifetime. Wide

Itchy Boots’ South Africa and Namibia Motorcycle Tour
With nearly three million followers on YouTube, 800 000 followers on Facebook, and half a million on Instagram, Itchy Boots has made a name for herself when it comes to adventure motorcycling in Africa. If you want to watch a motorbike adventure in Africa, Itchy Boots is your go-to channel.

Once-in-a-Lifetime Moments of Adventure
Wes Robinson, from Vancouver, Canada, has some stories to tell from his 30-day trip from Kigali, Rwanda to Johannesburg, South Africa, in 2017. This was one of Ride Down South’s first expeditions back when we were all about exploring new routes on the fly and riding the classic Honda Africa