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Alaska Rider Tours Presents:
2006 Southern Cross Rider Series:
South Africa Dual-Sport Adventure!
the backroads of South Africa by BMW GS!
October 13th-30th 2006
15 days of the most adventurous dual-sport riding in your life at the tip of Africa!
-ride past antelope, baboons, and penguins on some of most challenging and scenic roads anywhere!
-stand at the very southern tip of Africa at Cape Agulhas!
-visit Addo National Elephant Park!
-Do side activities like whale watching, flight seeing, or shark cage diving!
-Dine on some of the best food and wines on earth!
-Explore Cape Town!
This tour is perfect for couples! We will have a 14 passenger support van at your service!
Click Here to See Pictures from South Africa
Click Here for a printable DETAILED ITINERARY
Our Route starts and ends in Cape Town
We will cover over 2,700 kilometers with about 60% paved and 40% dirt surface.
This tour is for those who want to enjoy a dual-sport adventure! Many of the rides will be on dirt roads. Motorcross or dualsport experience is a must. If you need to brush up on your dirt riding, please contact:
The Great Karoo
Your Guides:
Laurence Parsons
Laurence Parsons will be riding with us on this adventure! Born and raised in South Africa and fluent in Afrikaans, Laurence has ridden extensively throughout South Africa. We are looking forward to teaming up with this local adventurer!
Phil is the owner and lead guide of Alaska Rider Tours. After spending 21 days riding the back roads of South Africa, he realized that it would be rude not to put together a dual-sport oriented ride there!
Join him and Laurence as they ride the very best of the Western and Eastern Cape areas of South Africa!
Crossing the pont at Malgas.
To Book this Tour:
We need a minimum of 8 riders to run this tour. Please contact me if you intend to sign up. Once we have the 8 rider minimum, we will accept an inicial deposit of $1,000 to secure your spot.
Please fill out an ART Registration Form and FAX it or mail it in to get on the list!!
or
call Phil at 1 800 756 1990
or e-mail him at info@akrider.com
Get on the list!
Click Here for a printable DETAILED ITINERARY
Itinerary:
Oct 13th: Arrival
in Cape Town (Welcome Dinner)
Oct 14th: Day in Cape Town
Oct 15th: Cape Town to Cape of Good Hope to Simonstown.
Bike pick up. (Trip: 120km's
Road: Dirt 0% Tar 100%)
Oct 16th: Muizenberg to Hermanus
(Trip: 200km's Road: Dirt 20% Tar 80%)
Oct 17th: Hermanus to Cape Agulhas to Arniston.
(Trip:150km's Road: Dirt 80% Tar 20%)
Oct 18th: Arniston to Mossel Bay
(Trip: 220km's Road: Dirt 50%
Tar 50%)
Oct 19th: Mossel Bay to Knysna (Trip: 100km
Dirt 0% Tar 100%)
Oct 20th: Rest Day in Knysna
(ride spectacular mountain roads,
fish, relax in the countryside)
Oct 21st: Knysna to Jeffrey's Bay
(Trip: 200km Dirt 10% Tar 90%)
Oct 22nd: Jeffrey's Bay to Addo Elephant Park
(Trip: 160km Road: Dirt 20% Tar 80%)
Oct 23rd: Addo to Sandvlakte in Baviaanskloof
(Trip: 250 - 300 km's Road: Dirt 60% Tar 40%)
Oct 24th:Sandvlakte to Prince Albert
(Trip: 230km Road: Dirt 75% Tar 25%)
Oct 25th:Prince Albert to Assegaay
Bosch Game Lodge
(Trip: 130km Road: Dirt 70% Tar 30%)
Oct 26th: Rest day at Assegaay Bosch
(ride, flight-see, explore the
game park, relax in the countryside)
Oct 27th: Vanwyksdorp to Montagu
(Trip: 180km Road: Dirt 80% Tar 20%)
Oct 28th: Montague via Robertson, Villiersdorp,
to Franschhoek (Trip: 150kms Road: Dirt 50% Tar 50%)
Oct 29th:Franschhoek to Cape Town. Bike
drop-off.
(Trip: 120km Road: Dirt 0% Tar 100%)
Oct 30th: Shop, etc transfer to Airport, fly Home
Click Here for a printable DETAILED ITINERARY
Click Here to See Pictures from South Africa
Group Size:
Minimum 8 Riders, Maximum 14 Riders.
*We will not take deposits until we have at least 8 riders. To get you name on the list, please call us at:
1-800-756-1990 /(907)272-2777or email us at info@akrider.com
Price:
Rider: USD$6,000, double occupancy, riding a BMW F650 GS standard.
BMW F650 GS Dakar Upgrade:USD $200
BMW 1200 GS Upgrade: USD$1,000
Single room Upgrade:USD $700
Non-rider: USD$4,000
-We encourage spouses, girlfriends or other non-riding affiliates to participate in this tour! Many of the days are designed for both riders and non-riders! We will take you to places off the beaten path in South Africa. You will be amazed at the beauty and variety of the landscape, as well as the genuine hospitality you will receive from the locals!
Included in the Package:
1. 17 nights accommodations, in superior hotels and guest houses.
2. BMW F650 GS rental. Upgrades available!
3. One 14-seater Toyota Bus with Driver/Guide including fuel and the use
of the vehicle for eating out at night and excursions whilst on tour.The
driver has been trained in a basic First Aid Course. He also has mechanical
experience and will do minor repairs on the motorbikes on the tour.
4. All breakfasts. Some days there will be more meals thrown in, especially
in remote places where choices are limited.
5. Two guides on motorcycles.
6. Welcome and Farewell dinners.
7. One three-place BikeTrailer. The trailer will be carrying a spare motorcycle,
spare fuel, tools and tires.
8. A very special version of Alaska Rider Tours T-shirt made expecially
for this ride, an Alaska Rider Tour Hat, and special stickers for the
ride.....how good is that??
9. Entrance fees on days when we go into the national park and the sundowner
game drive in an open safari vehicle within Addo National Park.
10. Flight-see on Oct. 26th at at Assegaay
Bosch Game Lodge!
Click Here for a printable DETAILED ITINERARY
Click Here to See Pictures from South Africa
Our 14 Passenger support vehicle will be at our service during the entire trip. There are plenty of seats for non-riding spouses or significant others!
Simon looks along the coast south of Cape Town. The rugged cliffs were a spectacular backdrop to marvelously twisty paved roads.
This was a sign I am not used to seeing!! We met a guy later this day that told us a story about when he came around a corner near here with his BMW 1150 GS Adventure, and almost ran into the bottom of one!
Addo Elephant Park. In these times, elephant don't run free throughout South Africa, so we went to see some of these amazing creatures at this special reserve.
We took a trip thorough the "Baviaanskloof." It is a special reserve named after a local species of monkey. Throughout this day, there was no traffic and few habitable dwellings. Animals were everywhere. At one point, I came around a corner and saw various kinds of antelope and a large family of Baboons...all in the road! There were over 20 water crossing of this type along the way. The dirt road was in excellent condition, with several winding pass sections with incredible views.
Mossel Bay
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