My friend Joe Visser who operates Due South Motorcycle Tours in South Africa
has just sent me his new brochure which got me thinking, we should have a look at what he offers.
If you want to really experience a country, travel with a local motorcyclist and Joe is passionate about his riding and sharing his country.
This is definitey yet another place into your bucket list.
Johannesburg – Northern Drakensburg – Panorama Route (Blyde Canyon, God’s Window) – Bushveld K – Kruger Park – Johannesburg.
Cape Town - Cape Peninsula – Cape Aghulas – Route 62 – Storms River – Garden Route – Winelands – Cape Town.
Johannesburg – Golden Gate/Lesotho Northern Drakensburg – Midlands Meander – Oribi Gorge – Durban – St Lucia – Swaziland – Kruger Park – Panorama Route – JHB.
Johannesburg – Lesotho – Great Karoo – Route 62 (Little Karoo) – Cape Town (Cape Peninsula) – Cape Aghulas – Garden Route – Storms River – Wild Coast – Zululand – St Lucia Estuary – Swaziland – Kruger National Park – Panorama Route – Johannesburg.
All material supplied by Due-South Motorcycle Tours.
If you want to really experience a country, travel with a local motorcyclist and Joe is passionate about his riding and sharing his country.
This is definitey yet another place into your bucket list.
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Motorcycle Touring South Africa
The beautifully diverse South Africa is one of the planets best kept
secrets... but no longer. ..
Since South Africa emerged from international isolation in 1994 the
country has become one of the world’s most sought after tourism destinations.
Motorcyclists have steadily discovered this motorcycle heaven.
Much of the country is blessed with wonderful summers and balmy dry
winters. During summer the rainfall is predictable and isolated while in winter
almost non-existent, these conditions make for ideal motorcycling throughout the
year. The quality of the asphalt is on a par or in many cases surpasses that
found in Europe, the US and other developed countries on the planet.
Why South Africa on a motorcycle?
Fantastic Weather
Incredible Scenery
Diversity
Excellent Accommodation and Meals
Great Roads..
Due-South Motorcycle Tours
Their tours are designed to offer the discerning motorcyclist the
unforgettable experience of riding up, down and across South Africa on
a motorcycle.
The beauty, diversity, culture and
incredible roads South Africa has to offer will take
your breath away and leave you awe struck.
Their guests enjoy the freedom they experience on their
superb, un-congested roads. Due to
the intimate nature of their tours they are able to set a pace
according to the wishes of the individuals.
Their Ethos:
“A distinctive character or spirit”.
Their motorcycling ethos offers great riding on great
roads, enjoying great beauty while allowing their guests to both relax
and enjoy a motorcycling experience par excellence.
They avoid the tour bus type traps .
Their aim is to offer the delight and exhilaration of riding a
superb touring motorcycle across this beautiful country. Your
riding pleasure will be primary.
Set Tours.
1. LOWVELD LEGEND TOUR (7 days / 7 nights).
Johannesburg – Northern Drakensburg – Panorama Route (Blyde Canyon, God’s Window) – Bushveld K – Kruger Park – Johannesburg.
Lowveld Legend, departing and returning to Johannesburg; rides out via
the Highveld (highlands) plains before plunging down the mighty Northern
Drakensburg Range and into the warm Lowveld (lowlands). The week is spent
exploring this land of myth and legend where transport riders hunted wild game
on their trek while bringing in mining supplies to the scattered gold diggings
which attracted thousand of starry eyed fortune seekers. Spectacular Mountain
passes and ports punctuate the tour. A rest day is spent 'Big 5' Game viewing
from the seat of an open safari vehicle , the area is famous for high
concentrations of African Wildlife in their natural habitat.
2. CAPE CONQUEST TOUR (7 days / 7 nights).
Cape Town - Cape Peninsula – Cape Aghulas – Route 62 – Storms River – Garden Route – Winelands – Cape Town.
Cape Conquest, departing and returning to Cape Town; the ride kicks off
with the spectacular Cape Peninsula day ride (Cape Point, Table Mountain,
Chapman’s Peak, etc).
The spectacular turns into the sublime as we depart via one of the
planets most spectacular Coastal Routes (Route M44) before th e whale watching
‘capital’ of Hermanus and on to Cape Aghulas (southern most point in Africa). On
via the mountainous and arid beauty of the Little Karoo (Route 62) and down to
Storms River and the spectacular Storms River mouth. Back to Cape Town via the
wine route of Franschhoek and Stellenbosch. A canopy tour in the Tsitsikamma
Forest is a rest day excursion.3. SOUTHERN SPEAR TOUR (12 days / 12 nights)
Johannesburg – Golden Gate/Lesotho Northern Drakensburg – Midlands Meander – Oribi Gorge – Durban – St Lucia – Swaziland – Kruger Park – Panorama Route – JHB.
Southern Spear is a raggedy loop starting and finishing in
Johannesburg; an extension to the 'Lowveld Legend‘. Heading down through the
plains of the Free State province to the mighty Maluti / Drakensburg Mountains.
A day trip into the country of Lesotho (‘The Roof of Africa’) takes us up to
Katse Dam at one point over 3,000 meters. The sandstone beauty of the Golden
Gate National Park is our spectacular route down the escarpment and into
Zululand and the quaint Midlands Meander. Then we traverse the green hills and
sugar cane fields of southern Kwazulu - Natal down to Oribi Gorge. A day ride
via Durban City and a visit to the harbour up to the St Lucia Estuary and the
UNESCO heritage site of iSimangaliso Wetlands. We then travel via the country of
Swaziland (Switzerland in Africa) up to the Kruger National Park. The Panorama
Route (God’s Window, Blyde Canyon) follows before making our way back to
Johannesburg.
4. EPIC SA TOUR (18 days / 18 nights)
Johannesburg – Lesotho – Great Karoo – Route 62 (Little Karoo) – Cape Town (Cape Peninsula) – Cape Aghulas – Garden Route – Storms River – Wild Coast – Zululand – St Lucia Estuary – Swaziland – Kruger National Park – Panorama Route – Johannesburg.
This is the "Big One"; enjoy the magnificence of the absolute best of
South Africa. Starting in Johannesburg, the tour begins with a bang as the ride
heads via the Free State plains and up into the Maluti Mountains of Lesotho.
Then via the wide open arid spaces of the Great Karoo before the Little Karoo’s
mountainous beauty. Cape Town and a ride around the Cape Peninsula (Cape Point,
Chapman’s Peak etc) before heading south east to Cape Aghulas (southern most
point in Africa). After which the Garden Route beckons, then up to Storms River,
Hogsback takes us up into the clouds before heading through the Wild Coast to
Oribi Gorge. Zululand and its rolling hills punctuated with large sugar cane
plantations take us via Durban City to St Lucia and a rest day in the Wetlands
Estuary. The Swazi mountains will be our route to the Kruger National Park
before exploring the Panorama Route. Finally we make our way up to the Highveld
and Johannesburg.
Customised Tours
Due South offers customised tours at your request.
Contact to discuss
your requirements: info@due-south.co.za
BMW GS Motorcycles are our primary mode of
transport.
All standard tour prices quoted include a BMW motorcycle with
unlimited mileage to extend your riding
enjoyment.
DUE-SOUTH MOTORCYCLE TOURS
PO Box 1500
Wilgeheuwel, 1736.
Gauteng Province
South Africa
Tel: +2783 652 4040
Fax: +2786 511 4760
life’s a journey... enjoy the ride...
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