| Day 1 & 2 |
Collected from OR Tambo International Airport, you will be transferred for an overnight stay in the exclusive suburb of Sandton. Excellent shops and restaurants within walking distance enable you to relax and unwind.
Having collected your Harley-Davidson, day 2 is spent heading south east through the Highveld. Leaving behind the industrial areas, you reach the vast cattle and corn ranches and overnight at the Dusk to Dawn guest house in the town of Piet Retief.
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| Day 3 & 4 |
These are spent in KwaZulu-Natal, the homeland of the Zulu nation. Game watching at the Hluhluwe National Park is on the agenda. Home of the Big Five, it is more famous for sightings of the black and white rhino. Dinner and evening game drive is also included at Hilltop Camp where you will stay. The next day focuses on game watching and Zulu culture. Arrive on horseback at Simunye Zulu Village to enjoy a meeting with the chief and relax watching the vibrant and energetic Zulu dancing. Stay in the stone built Lodge carved out of the mountainside.
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| Day 5 |
It's on to the Free State, riding past the historic battlefields of the Zulu and Anglo-Boer Wars to Dundee, Ladismith and Harrismith. The majestic Drakensberg Mountains loom on the horizon as you drive along the N3 Highway to overnight at the Golden Gate Highland National Park. |
| Day 6 & 7 |
You ride through the vast open landscapes of the Free State to Bloemfontein, the capital and on to stay at the Forever Resort on the banks of South Africa's largest dam, the Gariep.
Leaving behind the Free State, the longest ride of the tour (456 km on day 7) leads through the mohair farms and citrus orchards towards the coast to the Addo Elephant Park in the Eastern Cape near Port Elizabeth. Time to relax and watch the vast elephant herds before dinner and overnight in the Forest Cabins. |
| Day 8 & 9 |
Relaxing in the warm Indian Ocean at Mossel Bay in the Western Cape where you stay for two nights at the Point Hotel. On your ride down, stop and see the world's largest bungy jump (315 metres) at Bloukrans or visit the stunning aviary in a forest canopy near Plettenberg Bay. Or just enjoy the fabulous scenery of the Garden Route! |
| Day 10 |
Another mountain pass! Over the Robinson Pass and you're in Oudtshoorn, the ostrich capital of the world. Visit the limestone Cango Caves, ride an ostrich or visit a white tiger breeding programme. Stay overnight and enjoy one of the town's excellent restaurants. |
| Day 11 |
The ride to Stellenbosch follows Route 62, with its spectacular mountains and quaint towns, including Calitzdorp, the port capital. Semi-desert regions give way to lush farms and vineyards. Don't forget to stop at Barrydale for Harley-Davidson jacket logos! Worcester at the foot of the Du Toit's Kloof Pass is the last town before Stellenbosch, one of the most beautiful small towns in Africa. Here you will stay at the Stellenbosch Hotel which was established in 1876. |
| Day 12 - 14 |
After a picnic lunch at Boschendal wine estate, your journey ends in the Mother City, beautiful Cape Town. Here you stay 3 nights (Days 12-14 ) in the V&A Waterfront from where you can tour the city, ascend Table Mountain in a revolving cable car and visit Cape Point. There is a wide variety of things to do and see in this cosmopolitan city. |
| Day 15 |
After a morning to enjoy last minute shopping, you transfer to Cape Town International Airport for the home flight. Some participants will travel to Johannesburg and Livingstone for a memorable Victoria Falls and Botswana big game experience. |
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