The Into Africa Adventure is the most unique and all-encompassing African experience ever offered by any motorcycle tour company. Spend 35-days riding 5,900-miles through seven Southern African countries – from the southernmost point on the African Continent to the Equator, enjoying premium level accommodations, meals, attractions, and support services the entire way. This Super Tour begins in Cape Town, South Africa – one of the world’s most beautiful cities, and ends in Nairobi, Kenya.
A collection of world-class, once-in-a-lifetime African experiences has been incorporated into this amazing journey:
- South Africa’s Swartberg Mountains, including the Swartberg Pass
- Two nights in Botswana’s Chobe National Park, including a game drive by 4×4
- Wildlife cruise on the Chobe River, teeming with elephant, hippo, giraffe, and numerous other wildlife species
- An overnight stay at Victoria Falls, including a tour of the Falls
- Two nights on the shores of Lake Malawi (Africa’s third largest lake, and the eighth largest lake in the world)
- Two nights on the “spice island” of Zanzibar, in the Indian Ocean
- Two nights in the Serengeti, including a 4×4 safari
- A gorilla safari in Uganda, enabling you to experience mountain gorillas up close
- Crossing of the Equator in Uganda, and again in Kenya before ending the Adventure in Nairobi
Riders must be experienced and comfortable riding in a variety of road and traffic conditions. This trip uses the best paved roads available. Riding on gravel or unpaved roads is very limited.
This premium-level Adventure is especially suitable for experienced two-up riders. A comfortable support vehicle will be available for non-riding companions (or “sometimes” riding companions) as well as a trailer for transporting luggage and a spare motorcycle.
At a Glance
Your Into Africa Adventure
Airport transfer, motorcycle handover, kickoff meeting and our first dinner together! Accommodations at the luxury V&A Hotel and dinner at a first class restaurant on the Waterfront. Riders arriving early can visit Table Mountain, take a city tour, or enjoy the cafes, restaurants and shopping that the waterfront has to offer.
Ride the beautiful coastal route through Gordon’s Bay, Betty’s Bay and Hermanus to Cape L’Agulhas. After a gourmet dinner, enjoy the ocean view from your private balcony.
Ride South Africa’s famous wine route, enjoy beautiful mountain sweepers, and enter the Swartberg Mountains. Highlights: Tradouws Pass, Swartberg Pass (or Meeringspoort Pass for riders preferring to avoid gravel), South Africa’s wine route, The Klein Karoo (semi-arid desert), Oudtshoorn (the ostrich capital of he world).
Ride through the Great Karoo to “The Diamond City” of Kimberley. A long riding day, but done on well-maintained, high speed roads. Highlights: Meeringspoort Pass, The Great Karoo, historical battlefields from the Boer Wars, beautiful landscapes and small farming towns.
Free Day in Kimberley.
Relax in town, or enjoy the local museums, monuments, and memorials. Kimberly is home to the worlds largest hand dug diamond mine. Highlights: Big Hole, Kimberley Mine Museum, local historical attractions (Second Boer War), local riding, fine dining at the Kimberley Club.
Follow the route of Cecil Rhode’s great northern railroad which runs from Cape Town through Kimberley to Vryburg, Mahikeng and on to Victoria Falls. Highlights: The agricultural and beef producing heartland of South Africa – “the Texas of South Africa” , historical towns from Second Boer War. See flamingos at the Kamfers Dam, where up to 20,000 breeding flamingos are sometimes seen.
Ride good two-lane paved highways through rural Botswana. Highlights: Very rural areas, many picturesque native villages within sight of the highway, possible elephant sightings and other wildlife on the highway. Photo opportunity at Tropic of Capricorn.
Ride good two-lane paved highways through rural Botswana Highlights: Very rural areas, many picturesque native villages within sight of the highway, wildlife on highway, including elephant, giraffe, ostrich.
Today you have the option of enjoying an early morning game drive in the Chobe National park in an open safari vehicle followed by doing the boat cruise again later in the afternoon.Highlights: Game drive in Chobe National Park, River cruise on Chobe River, dining under the stars at Chobe Safari Lodge.
We will be staying at a stunning hotel right next to Victoria Falls, you will be able to hear the falls from your room. We will arrive at the hotel early enough for you to enjoy a walk around Victoria Falls, one of the 7 Natural wonders of the world. Take a ferry across Zambesi river and enter Zambia. Highlights: Border crossing into Zambia (first “third world” border crossing), Victoria Falls
Ride to Zambia’s capital and largest city, located in the center of the country. Highlights: Mazabuka – “The Sweetest Place in Africa” – named because of the extensive sugar cane farming and the large Illovo Cane Sugar Processing Plant. A visit to Lusaka’s many markets, a fine hotel set amidst tropical gardens in the center of the city.
Ride to Chipata, a small and dusty crossroads near the Malawi border. First opportunity during the trip to refuel from the support vehicle, as the distance between fuel stations exceeds the range of the motorcycles. Highlights: Some interesting native villages along the way. Twisty roads with lush, green landscape. In Chipata, visit the Central Mosque – probably the prettiest building in Chipata.
Highlights: Border crossing into Malawi. Some slightly twisty riding but scenic with many photo opportunities of small African villages along the way. Enjoy the beach at Lake Malawi – the country’s top tourist attraction. The lake is landlocked by three African countries (Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania) and is the third largest lake in Africa (and the eighth largest in the world).
Highlights: Local riding or relax on the beach.
Very pleasant riding past many small towns. Later in the day, great twisty roads with spectacular views of the lake. Highlights: Lovely riding with views of tea, rubber and coffee plantations.
More lovely riding, many small towns, some twisties, and altitudes of up to 7,000 feet. Highlights: Border crossing into Tanzania. Opportunity to take a short tour of coffee plantations.
Another easy day of riding, with passage through small villages and towns. Highlights: More small towns, numerous roadside markets with stalls selling wide variety of merchandise. 
Ride to Tanzania’s largest and wealthiest city, located on a massive natural harbor on the Indian Ocean. Some stunning twisty sections today as we ride through forested areas and rural villages. Chaotic city traffic entering Dar es Salaam. Highlights: Ride through Mikumi National Park. Enjoy your luxury hotel on the waterfront, with great views of the Indian Ocean.
Highlights: Two-hour “passenger only” ferry to Zanzibar, Stone Town (the most popular area on the island).
Highlights: Sun, sand and sumptuous seafood dishes. Nightly performances of Taarab Music -a combination of African, Arabic and Indian influences that was first played in the 1820’s at the Sultan’s palace. Cultural tour of Stone Town – visiting the Sultan’s Palace, the House of Wonders, The Old Dispensary Cultural Centrex, the Old Slave Market, the Old Dhow harbor. Take an evening stroll around Stone Town Take the famous Spice Tour. Visit the Jozani Forest Nature Reserve, the last red colobus monkey sanctuary in the world. Take a dhow cruise or a dolphin cruise.
Zanzibar to Dar es Salaam – an easy day with the only obligation to take the ferry back to Dar es Salaam. Highlights: International restaurants, with an emphasis on Tanzanian barbecue style options, lively music, variety of museums and cultural interests.
Enjoy a pleasant, enjoyable stay near the border with Kenya in preparation for the highlights of the Adventure in the Serengeti and the gorilla safaris in Uganda. Highlights: After leaving the city, much of the days riding will be in rural farming areas. Several hours riding directly toward Mount Kilimanjaro (almost 20,000 feet in height), with spectacular views and photo opportunities along the way.
Prepare for a short riding day, but with stunning scenery, especially once we are beyond Arusha. Ride through huge open plains and towering mountains in the background. Highlights: Beautiful scenery, colorful local Maasai people along the way. Also a good possibility of seeing elephant and giraffe from the road.
Our Serengeti guides will pick us up from the hotel after breakfast and take us in the Serengeti National park past the Ngorogoro crater. The drive to the hotel inside the park will take most of the day. We’ll stop for lunch in the park and enjoy world-class game viewing in one of Africa’s most famous national parks.
Today we will enjoy a full days game driving within Serengeti National Park. The serengeti is home to the great migration during which tens of thousands of zebra and wildebeest migrate through the park in search of food. We will see these incredible animals during part of their migration as well as the Big 5.
Today we will drive through the park towards the exit as we head back to Karatu where we left the bikes. On the return drive we will drive into the Ngorogoro Crater which is its own a national park. We will enjoy spectacular views as we drive in and out of the crater as well as great wildlife sightings. We will also enjoy a wonderful picnic lunch inside the crater.
Leaving the hotel, we will head back towards Arusha before turning towards Kahama, it’s a great days riding that will offer some game viewing as we ride along the outskirts of the Lake Manyara National Park as well as a chance to see local Maasai herdsmand attending to their cattle.
Today we will cross the border into Rwanda at Murcheson Falls and ride to the capital of Rwanda, Kigali, where we will spend the night in a great hotel with a lot of history.
The riding on todays route is short but probbaly some of the most exciting riding of the tour as we take on the stunning twisty roads and spectacular scenery that Rwanda has to offer.
Highlights: Gorilla tracking! Tracking the gorillas through Uganda’s Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park is an unforgettable, magical experience. Have good hiking shoes and be prepared to locate the gorillas, then spend an hour photographing them. If you wish, porters will be available to carry your belongings on the trek.
We will enjoy some more spectacular riding today as we head back towards Kigali (Via a different route that we took to get to Ruhengeri) before heading to the border to cross into Uganda. Tonights lodging is a privately owned small boutique lodge that offers spectacular views of Lake Bunyonyi.
Another great days riding as we head to the capital city of Uganda, Kampala. Today we will cross the Equator where we will stop for a great photo opportunity.
Kampala to Kisumu.
A good days riding that will also include crossing the border from Uganda into Kenya, our last border crossing for the tour. We will also stop in the samll town of Jinja this is where the Nile River starts, we will actually ride over the dam wall with Lake Victoria on your right and the start of the Nile River on your left.
Kisumu to Nairobi. Highlights: Last night and celebration dinner in style at a 5-Star Hotel.
After a relaxing breakfast at the hotel, the tour leaders will arrange your transfer to the airport for your flight home. |  |  |  |  |
Please contact us about low frame and/or low seat options for our bikes.
- Includes BMW F750GS
- Additional charge of $200 for a BMW F850GS
- Additional charge of $800 for a BMW F850GS Adv
- Additional charge of $2,100 for a BMW R1250 GS
- Additional charge of $3,250 for a BMW R1250 GS Adv
- Personal motorcycle: deduct $5,700 from the rider price.
The pictures may include optional equipment.
The pictures may include optional equipment.
The pictures may include optional equipment.
Standard Inclusions
- Late model, low mileage motorcycle
- Upscale accommodations
- A’ la carte dining
- Two Ayres Adventures professional tour leaders
- Airport arrival/departure transfers
- Luggage handling
- Comfortable support vehicle for non-riding companions
- Comprehensive pre-trip planning and assistance
- Customized trip booklet with day-by-day itinerary and attractions
- Two commemorative shirts
- Adventurer Club travel award credit
Meals
- All breakfasts
- 33 dinners
- Several lunches
Special Inclusions
- Gorilla safari
- Game drive in Chobe NP
- Wildlife cruise on Chobe river
- Ferry to Zanzibar
- Serengeti game drive
- All park entry fees
- All ferry Fees
Deposit per person: $1,600
Single room supplement – $3,5002023 Schedule
| Date | 2023 Adventures | Length | Price (USD) | Co-rider | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 22 - May 26 | Into Africa | 35 days | $27,750 | $19,500 |
2024 Schedule
| Date | 2024 Adventures | Length | Price (USD) | Co-rider | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 20 - May 24 | Into Africa | 35 days | $27,750 | $19,500 |
Cancellation fee and refunds
| FROM DATE OF SCHEDULED COMMENCEMENT | AMOUNT FORFEITED |
|---|---|
| More than 90 days | 50% of deposit |
| 90 days or fewer but more than 60 days | 100% of deposit |
| 60 days or fewer but more than 45 days | 50% of full tour payment |
| 45 days or fewer | 100% of full tour payment |
All of the tours that I have taken with Ayres Adventures have been excellent from start to finish
All of the tours that I have taken with Ayres Adventures have been excellent from start to finish. The itineraries, accommodations, and activities during the tours have provided many incredible experiences. Ron and his tour leaders have a way of finding the very best in each geographic area in which they travel.
John's Adventures include:
Escape to Ushuaia
Southern Cross
Call of the Wild
Namibian Splendors
Machu Picchu Excursion
Into Africa (Cape Town to Nairobi)
White Salmon, Washington
Private Tour Inquiry
We are happy to book any of our motorcycle tour as a private tour. For most tours, we require a minimum of 8 bikes, or 12 participants (riders plus co-riders). We can provide a private motorcycle tour for smaller groups, but a surcharge may apply. We can also customize any of our regular tours for a private group.