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Land of the Giants Cycle Tour

Wildlife on the river trails Cycle Tour 8-day MTB Cycling tour, Botswana Wildlife on the river trails Cycle Tour: it sounds like the stuff dreams are made off. And rightfully so, because this is an unique opportunity to cyle in a Big Five game reserve. The tour is a combination of MTB cycling and a true Bushveld Experience in Botswana’s Mashutu Game Reserve.  Mashatu, which is one of the largest privately owned game reserves in southern Africa, is not only a Big Five reserve but also provides a sanctuary to the largest herds of elephant on privately owned land on the continent. The rugged terrainRead More →

Wildlife and Waterfalls motorbike tour

Wildlife and Waterfalls14 day motorbike tour in Namibia and Botswana The Okavango Delta, Victoria Falls, Kalahari and Etosha game reserve: you’ll visit all these and more during this Wildlife and Waterfalls motorbike tour. During the day you ride tarred roads to the most beautiful spots of Namibia and Botswana and at night you sleep in carefully selected hotels, lodges and guesthouses. The moment you leave Windhoek you’ll experience the solitude of the Kalahari Desert. Your first encounter with the rich wildlife will take place on a cheetah farm. Your ride then takes you to the Okavango Delta in the middle of Botswana’s desert. Your comfortableRead More →

Kalahari to Cape Town motorcycle tour Tales from Africa Travel

Kalahari to Cape Town15 day motorbike tour from Namibia to South Africa During this 15-day motorcycle tour you’ll experience what real solitude feels like. See the sky turn orange in an African sunset. Motorcycling through Africa is the experience of a lifetime! You ride the best and most scenic tarred and untarred roads of South Africa and Namibia on our Kalahari to Cape Town motorcycle tour. Partly untarred roads take you first to Etosha wildlife reserve. Then ride on the edge between ocean and desert along Skeleton Coast. Eat Schwarzwalder Kirsch Torte in Skwakopmund and apple pie in Solitaire. Namibia’s most scenic gravel roads bringRead More →

The Flowering Desert Cycle tour by Tales from Africa Travel

The Flowering Desert cycle tour 7-days cycling tour, South Africa The Flowering Desert Cycle Tour takes you deep into one of nature’s most stunning sights, where riding your bike, surrounded by the most beautiful sea of yellow, orange, white and purple wildflowers in an area that most of the year is desert, is as close to a fairytale you will ever come. Welcome to the daisies of Namaqualand! With names like Kammieskroon, Pella and Springbok, the Northern Cape brings with it an old-world charm that not many places in the world have. Ride to a cathedral surrounded by palm-trees in the desert. Lose yourself inRead More →

Gourmet Cycle Tour by Tales from Africa Travel

Gourmet Cycle Tour in the Karoo 7-days cycling tour, South Africa A Gourmet Cycle Tour in the Karoo – what better way to explore the Karoo and its culinary history than by bike? This unique cycling tour combines gourmet cuisine with stunning landscapes and MTB cycle tours. Prince Albert, the little Karoo town with a royal name welcomes you, the town is a well-preserved gem, with water furrows and beautifully preserved Cape Dutch, Karoo and Victorian buildings. Hands-on cooking demonstrations of local cuisine are the order of the day, learn how the locals do it and take the secrets home with you. Cycling through theRead More →