Waterfalls & Wildlife2024-12-18T14:01:21+00:00

Waterfalls and Wildlife

Our most popular couples tour! A paved road round-trip tour through Namibia, Botswana, and Zimbabwe. This tour travels largely through rural Africa and is heavily weighted on animal encounters and game viewing. Beautiful boutique lodges throughout, and memories from our one glamping night in the Okavango Delta will be with with you forever.   (3,400 kms)

from

CAD $14,645

per person

SKILL LEVEL

MORE INFO

DURATION

15

DISTANCE 3400 km / 2100 mi

PAVED 99%

GRAVEL 1%

TOUR HIGHLIGHTS

PRICES AND DATES

Prices

CAD $14,645 with BMW F800 GS and shared accommodation

OPTIONS

  • Passenger price +CAD $9,495

  • BMW F850GS/F900GS +CAD $225

  • BMW R1300GS +CAD $1,625

  • Single room supplement +CAD $1,845

PRE-TRIP OPTION

Arrive early and take advantage of our optional pre-trip excursion to the famous sand dunes of Sossusvlei before your trip. This trip appeals to those who enjoy wildlife, and the open spaces of the scenic Namibian desert. Night sky lovers will have clear nights to enjoy star gazing.

  • Optional excursion by van to Sossusvlei Dunes +CAD $1795

  • Single room supplement on excursion +CAD $345

More Pre-Trip Info

Includes

  • All highlights as noted

  • 14 nights accommodation
  • All breakfasts

  • Lunches and dinners on ride days

  • Guide on motorcycle
  • Second guide in chase truck

  • Trailer with spare bike
  • Park entrance fees and tolls
  • Airport transfers
  • Motorcycle rental with basic insurance
  • Dedicated office staff for trip planning
  • Road book for day-to-day routing
  • The BEST welcome pack in the motorcycle touring world!

Excludes

  • Visas, pre-trip medical items, trip & medical insurance
  • Personal travel to or from Tour
  • Lunches and dinners on rest days
  • Alcoholic drinks
  • Fuel
  • Staff and local guide gratuities
See full list in Terms and Conditions

Dates

2025
April 21 – May 5 | Full. Private
May 10 – 24 | Four spaces available
August 5 – 19 | Two spaces available

2026
May 2 – 16 | Open
May 23 – June 6 | Open
August 4 – 18 | Open

OPTIONAL PRE-TRIP EXCURSION

Excursion Day 1

Windhoek
Fly into Windhoek
No Riding
Accommodation near Windhoek

After  your arrival  at Windhoek’s Hosea Kutako International airport (WDH) you will be transferred to your hotel, where you will be welcomed by the Renedian crew for your pre-tour excursion to the Namib desert.  During dinner tonight your guide will conduct a quick briefing about your excursion to the dunes, before an early night’s rest is strongly advised!

Excursion Day 2

Sesriem
No riding, vehicle transfer. 350 kms, mostly gravel.
Accommodation near Sesriem

After breakfast we leave Windhoek behind on the country’s main highway south, before turning west on Namibia’s famous gravel roads. We will head to one of our favorite lodges, complete with open air grill cooking to order many unique game meats, making for a wonderful meal under the stars. Make sure to enjoy a seat around the fire tonight – this is a very special place!

Excursion Day 3

Sesriem (For Sossusvlei) and Solitaire
No Riding, vehicle transfer. Van: 150 kms paved in the park, 75 kms gravel.
Accommodation near Solitaire.

Another early departure will get us to Sossusvlei Dunes, Dead Vlei and then a visit to Sesriem Canyon, before we get back to our hotel by noon, ready for lunch. After lunch we will  transfer to our next hotel in the small town of Solitaire, famous for the best apple strudel in Namibia! There is also the option for an interesting  cheetah encounter during  the late afternoon.

Excursion Day 4

Windhoek
No riding, vehicle transfer. 150 kms paved, 100 kms gravel
Accommodation near Windhoek.

As today is the last day of the excursion but also the starting day of the motorcycle tour, we will aim to arrive in Windhoek by lunch. On the way we will take a break at the Spreetshoogte Pass, where magnificent vistas of the desert expanse below us will take our breath away before we say goodbye for now to the desert.

ITINERARY

DAY 1

Windhoek
No riding
Accommodation near Windhoek

We will welcome those guests that did not take part in the pre-tour to Sesriem & Sossusvlei. 

During the afternoon we will complete the final paperwork for the motorcycles and you will have the opportunity to fit any personal accessory to your bike.  Prior to dinner, the Renedian crew  will officially kick off the tour with a welcome briefing about what to expect and to answer any questions you may have at this stage. Following the briefing, we will enjoy an early dinner, which is a great time to get to know your fellow riders

DAY 2

Gobabis
227 kms
Accommodation near Gobabis

After breakfast we will say goodbye to Windhoek and start our tour by riding east on the Trans-Kalahari Highway towards the Botswana border. We have a relatively short day riding wise and the road is straight and usually quiet enough to give us a gradual immersion to riding on the left-hand side of the road as we head into the cattle country of Namibia and towards the Kalahari Desert. The entrance road to our lodge is a sandy affair, and as this is a paved tour, you are not expected to ride it, so do not despair, we have made a plan!

DAY 3

Ghanzi, Botswana
328 kms
Accommodation near Ghanzi

After the  lodge’s sandy entrance road, we have an easy ride to the Botswana border, where we will complete the formalities on both sides. We continue to skirt the edge of the Kalahari Desert, which in some areas has been described as the largest continuous stretch of sand in the world. We are however on tarmac roads and expect to  arrive early afternoon at our hotel, in the remote town of Ghanzi.

DAY 4

Okavango Delta
286 kms / 20 min scenic flight
Accommodation in tented camp in the Okavango Delta

We will have an early departure as we have a plane to catch! The plan is to aim for a late morning arrival in the town of Maun, gateway to the Okavango Delta. We will drop the bikes at our lodge for the next two nights, have a quick bite to eat and and hurry to the airport where a private chartered airplane will takes us on a scenic flight over the Delta, before landing us at a private airfield to meet our bush crew, where we will spend the night in a bush camp with a canvas tent as a bedroom. Following a late afternoon game drive, dinner will be cooked on the open fire. Expect to hear lions, hippos, and hyenas through the night!

DAY 5

Maun
No Riding / 20 min scenic flight
Accommodation near Maun

After a night in the bush  we will wake up early to maximize our time in the Delta. First on the agenda is to depart on another game drive, in search of more African critters. Once we have enjoyed brunch, we will leave the camp behind on yet another game drive while we find our way back to the dusty airstrip. Here we will board our flight back to reach civilization yet again.

Makgadikgadi Salt Pans in Botswana

DAY 6

Nata
354 kms
Accommodation near Nata

Our route continues to takes us eastward through sections of the Nxai Pan National Park and also the Makgadikgadi Pans National Park – at one point we will skirt by the northern edge of the 12,000 square kilometer Makgadikgadi Salt Pans. This section of road rarely disappoints in terms of animal spotting from the bike. Our lodge is in a remote location outside of Nata, with another very sandy driveway. Once we are settled in, we will enjoy another sundowner around the fire, and hopefully spot some more of Africa’s big critters.

DAY 7

Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe
320 kms / 80 kms vehicle transfer
Accommodation near Victoria Falls

We head off towards Kasane, in the Chobe National Park and on the edge of the Chobe river. The Chobe flows along the Northeast border of the park and is a major watering spot for animals. We will have lunch in Kasane, and then pack and store our riding gear and transfer by bus to the town of Victoria Falls, after we crossed into Zimbabwe. Once we arrive in the town of Vic Falls, we will visit one of the seven natural wonders of this world, the majestic Victoria Falls National Park.

DAY 8

Victoria Falls
No Riding – option day
Accommodation near Victoria Falls

The day is yours to explore in the town of Victoria Falls, or to take part in the many activities that are on offer: Experiencing elephants up close and personal, horseback riding, jet boat rides at the foot of the falls, helicopter tours over the falls, a tour of the famous railway bridge, zip-line, bridge swing, bungee jumping and the world’s wildest commercially run white water rafting experience. Although these sound “touristy,” we usually get wonderful reviews from previous riders. Of course, just snoozing by the pool is also recommended!

DAY 9

Kasane, Botswana
No Riding, 85 kms transfer
Accommodation near Kasane

We will leave the “Smoke-that-Thunders” and Zimbabwe behind, as we cross the border back into Botswana, only a short drive to our lodge  where our bikes await. In the early afternoon we will depart for one of the animal highlights of the trip: a sunset scenic river cruise on the Chobe River. Elephants coming to drink at the river’s edge, crocs, hippos, they’re all here. Get your camera’s ready!

DAY 10

Divundu
437 kms
Accommodation near Divundu

During the first 60km section to the Namibia/ Botswana border, we will depart early to ride through the Chobe National Park, where we usually are lucky enough to see many wild animals on this section. Once in Namibia’s Caprivi strip, the ride via the Trans-Caprivi Highway will take us past sleepy villages and friendly locals – interesting to see how people in this part of Namibia go about their daily lives. We will end the day just outside the town of Divundu, where we find our lodge next to the Okavango River that feeds the Okavango Delta.

DAY 11

Rundu
222 kms
Accommodation near Rundu

After a late morning checkout we have a relatively short day in the saddle to our next overnight stop, again on the Okavango river, but this time we are looking into the country of Angola on the opposite bank. We get to explore what Northern Namibia has to offer – lots of busy towns and African tribal villages on the way. The lodge is again at the end of a winding track consisting of mixed gravel and sand, and once we are at the lodge, time to cool off at the pool with a refreshing beverage.

DAY 12

Tsumeb (For Etosha National Park)
339 kms paved, 40 kms optional good gravel to visit meteorite
Accommodation near Tsumeb

With a relatively long day of just short of 400km, we will depart early. After we refuel in Grootfontein, we have the option to visit the Hoba meteorite, the largest known intact meteorite on earth, before we pass through the town of Tsumeb on our way to tonight’s overnight spot, another game lodge in the wilderness. 

DAY 13

Tsumeb (For Etosha National Park)
No Riding – Tour of Etosha National Park
Accommodation near Tsumeb

On the menu for today is to explore Etosha National Park – at one time the world’s largest nature reserve. Motorcycles are not allowed in the park, so we’ll be leaving the bikes at the lodge and transfer by bus to the East Gate of the Park, where will switch to safari vehicles for a full day of game viewing. Afterwards we will return to our lodge and its campfire to reflect on our penultimate day on tour and how much we now love Africa.

DAY 14

Windhoek
456 kms
Accommodation near Windhoek

Our last day on the bike will take us through Okahandja, home to one of the biggest craft markets in Namibia. If you are interested in taking souvenirs home this is the time to purchase! Once we get to Windhoek, we will return our motorcycles, shower and get ready for our farewell dinner at one of Windhoek’s culinary institutions, a quirky restaurant not far from our hotel.

DAY 15

Fly Out

After 14 nights in wonderful Africa, your trip is now officially over, and you will bid your newly made friends and the Renedian crew farewell, before you catch your transfer back to the airport for your flight home.
We hope that Africa is now also in your blood!

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