Itinerary

1. Day 1: Cape Town

   • Arrive in Cape Town, meet with the tour guide and transfer to the hotel.

   • Attend a tour briefing and collect the bikes. If time permits, depending on the flight time to Cape Town, we may visit Table Mountain. 

   • Enjoy a welcome evening meal on the Waterfront in Cape Town.

   Overnight stay in Cape Town.

2. Day 2: Cape Town- Barrydale

   • Depart from Cape Town, travel North, and pass by the picturesque Wineland areas of the Cape. 

   • Travel through the quaint town of Franschhoek. The Franschhoek pass is used by the Elephants to travel the mountain for grazing.  

   • Arrive at Montagu via Villiersdorp and stop for lunch.

   • Proceed to Barrydale for the first stop in Little Karoo.

   Overnight stay at a hotel in Barrydale.

3. Day 3: Barrydale- Oudtshoorn

   • Have breakfast at the hotel, then leave Barrydale and travel North with a quick visit to Ronnies. 

   • Travel through Ladismith, well known for its cheese, then onto Carlizdorp, the Port capital of South Africa, from there to Oudtshoorn, South Africa’s ostrich farming capital. 

   • Have lunch and visit the ostrich farm (optional and on your own account).

   • After a tour of the Ostrich farm, make way to the hotel. 

   Dinner and overnight stay in Oudtshoorn. 

4. Day 4: Oudtshoorn- Cango Wildlife Park- Prince Albert- Karoo

   • Have breakfast and then depart for the Cango Wildlife Park, a famous zoo.

   • Travel to Prince Albert via the Swartberg Pass (1,568m) with some gravel roads as part of our route. Prince Albert has beautifully preserved Cape Dutch buildings, Karoo lifestyle and Victorian buildings, many of which are National Monuments. 

   • Have a traditional South African braai, a barbeque dinner. 

   • Try stargazing in the Greater Karoo. Prince Albert is just south of Sutherland, which is considered a prime star-gazing destination.

   Overnight stay in Prince Albert, Karoo.

5. Day 5: Prince Albert- Wilderness

   • Travel South through Meiringspoort pass. The Swartberg is amongst the best exposed fold mountain chains in the world, and the pass slices through magnificently scenic geological formations. 

   • Pass De Rust and travel through the Outeniqua, dropping down to the Indian Ocean and the lively beachside town of Wilderness, home to wide beaches and trails. The Map of Africa, a hilltop lookout point, has views of the Indian Ocean, the Outeniqua Mountains and the Kaaimans River. 

   • Check out the Wilderness Natural Park, part of the sprawling Garden Route National Park, a habitat for wildlife, including leopards, monkeys and eagles. 

   Spend the night in the Wilderness.

6. Day 6: Wilderness

   • Enjoy the beach or the estuary, perfect for hiking or water sports.

   • Go bungee jumping at the highest bungee point in the world (222m). 

   • Spend the rest of the day in Knysna if you prefer, which has many options for activities in the Knysna lagoon.

   Overnight stay in Wilderness.

7. Day 7: Wilderness- Cape Agulhas

   • Have breakfast, then travel west to enter Mossel Bay. 

   • Leaving the Portuguese landings of Mossel Bay, we travel west to Riversdale, Heidelberg and onto Swellendam. 

   • Halt for lunch in Swellendam. 

   • Travelling a short while west, we turn south to the most southern tip of the African continent. Historically, the cape has been known to sailors as a major hazard on the traditional clipper route. It is sometimes regarded as one of the great capes. It was most commonly known in English as Cape L'Agulhas until the 20th century. The town of L'Agulhas is located near the cape. The dividing line between the Atlantic and Indian Oceans according to the International Hydrographic Organization.

   Dinner and overnight stay in Cape Agulhas.

8. Day 8: Cape Agulhas- Cape Town

   • Depart from Agulhas and travel west through Elim, established in 1824 by German missionaries as a Moravian mission station.

   • Ride through Gansbaai, known for its dense population of great white sharks and as a whale-watching location.

   • Halt for lunch in Hermanus in a cave at the water's edge. During whale season, this is especially rewarding. Hermanus is famous for whale watching during the winter months.

   •  Leaving Hermanus after lunch, ride to Cape Town via the famous Clarens Drive along the False Bay coast. 

   •  Arrive at Cape Town, return the rented bikes and depart for your destination.