Transfer – D // Our representative if waiting for you at the airport. He will transfer you to your hotel. In the evening we have a ‘meet & greet’ in a nice restaurant where you can meet your fellow travelers. Do you want to spend some time before your tour in Windhoek, or are you flying in via Cape Town and want have a better look around there? Here you will find the possibilities.

405 km tarred road – B, L, D // Your first day on your motorbike. Your luggage goes into the back-up vehicle. We ride beautiful, quiet roads so you can get used to your motorcycle – and, if necessary, to driving on the left. During the day your chances of seeing springboks increase greatly. These are the first signs of all the wildlife you are going to encounter tomorrow. At the end of the day you reach a cosy guest house outside the Etosha N.P.

Gamedrive – B, D // Early in the morning you board the safari vehicle for your full-day game drive. Etosha is home to the largest population of both black as well as white rhino in the whole of Africa. Did you know a white rhino is just as grey as a black rhino? You’ll also see many giraffes, kudus, gazelles and other antelopes. You’re also at risk to encounter predators like lions, cheetahs, leopards, jackals and hyenas. Most animals are active in the morning and at the end of the day. The warmest time of the day is for resting, an excellent example which we will follow.

240 km tar, 100 km gravel – B, L, D // Riding westbound halfway through the day you leave the tarmac and ride between ‘kopjes’, rock outcroppings, to the Petrified Forest. Here you find eon-old fossilized trees. Along the road you can find the Welwitschia. This unsightly looking plant is the oldest living plant on earth and can be as old as 2,000 years! You follow the desert road to Uis, just 100 km from the coast which you’ll reach tomorrow.

320 km gravel – B, L // The whole day you’ll have an ocean on one hand and a desert on the other hand. A weird but unique experience! You might see one of the many shipwrecks after which the Skeleton Coast is named. But you will be sure to see thousands of Cape fur seals at Cape Cross. And smell them as well, so most people are rather quick to exchange the bustling noise of the seals for the solitude of Damaraland. Upon reaching Swakopmund you can spoil yourself in one of the many restaurants, bars or café’s.

0 km – B // Swakopmund is Namibia’s adventure centre. What do you want to do? Quadbiking through the dunes, a scenic flight over Skeleton Coast, visit a township? Or do you prefer making a tandem skydive 10,000 feet above the desert? This, and much more, is possible in Swakopmund. Alternatively, you could do laundry, use the internet or go for a piece of Schwarzwalder Kirschtorte in one of the German ‘Konditoreis’. Dinner these two day is not included, so nothing stands in the way of you going your own way.

390 km gravel – B, L, D //You follow the coast till you reach the flamingo lagoon just outside Walvisbaai. Then you enter the desert once again and continue your ride through the impressive Kuiseb Canyon/Gaub pass and the Namib desert till you reach Solitaire. It looks just like any other Namibian village: a petrol station, a shop and a bar. But there is one big difference: Moose’s apple pie! In the light of the setting sun the red dunes of Sossusvlei appear to grow higher and higher.

140 km gravel – B, D // At sunrise you leave for the dunes rising high above the surrounding desert flats. You’ll really realise how high they actually are once you climb Dune 45 on foot. The spectacular landscape of Dead Vlei is a mixture of dead trees, red sand and a blue sky. Another sight well worth a visit is Sesriem Canyon. The afternoon is free to enjoy those special luxuries only a lodge in Africa can offer.