Adventure Big Five ABF1802

Adventure Big Five ABF1802

28 Aug 2018
/Domenico Schiano Moriello
/Marc Adamiak
Day 16, Citrusdal - Cape Town Today we reached our final destination, the beautiful Cape Town! And it was another full day of riding, with lots of curves and amazing sceneries. We would like to thank this wonderful group for these two beautiful weeks that we spent together, and a special thanks also to our most assiduous reader, Pearly from Colorado! Goodbye everybody, have a safe trip back home and ride safe!!! Day 15, Springbok - Citrusdal Day 14, Fish River Canyon - Springbok (ZA) Time to say goodbye Namibia after a fantastic week! Today we left our beautiful lodge and headed south to Ai-Ais for a nice break. After that, the gravel road continued until we almost reached the border to South Africa, then we finally used the highway to reach Springbok. Keep following us! Day 13, Keetmanshoop - Fish River Canyon A quite cold morning, so we posponed the departure of around 30 minutes to let the sun warm up the air a little bit more... and today one of the biggest highlights of the tour was awaiting us! Fish River Canyon, the second biggest canyon in the world, what a majestic site! And the lodge where we will sleep tonight is not less beautiful! Day 12: Mariental - Keetmanshoop Day 11: Namib Naukluft - Mariental Day 10: Sossusvlei and Sesriem Day 9: Swakopmund to Namib Naukluft Day 8: Windhoek to Swakopmund Another long day! Leaving Windhoek, we first stopped in Okahandia for a coffee break and then had lunch in Usakos. And after that we finally got a taste of riding in Namibia, by reaching (on gravel) the Spitzkoppe, one of Namibia's most beautiful landmarks.Tonight we are sleeping in Swakopmund by the Atlantic coast. Enjoy the many pictures of today's ride! Day 7: Ghanzi (Botswana) to Windhoek (Namibia) Today was the longest riding day on this tour (distance 540km), with border crossing from Botswana to Namibia Day 6: Maun to Ghanzi After the jeep safari of yesterday, we decided to take a look at the Okavango delta also from the sky! After flying, we went back to the hotel to have breakfast (better not to fly on those small planes with a full stomach!)... and then back on the bikes! Another long a straight road took us to Ghanzi, the most important town of the "cattle region" of Botswana, but we still had time for a picture stop at the Ngami lake! Day 5, Jeep tour in the Moremi Game Reserve A great river that flows not into the sea but the harsh Kalahari Desert, this is the Okavango Delta! Inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List in 2014, this is a very important wildlife area of Botswana, because a myriad of species can be found here, especially during the dry season, when this is the only place where animals can find water. African Elephant, African Buffalo, Hippopotamus, Giraffe, Crocodile, Lion, Cheetah, Leopard, Zebra, Baboon... take a look at the pictures to see what we could spot! Day 4, Nata - Maun The day started with a good warm-up ride in the Nata Bird Sanctuary, just a few kilometres away from our lodge. What a beautiful place, but wildebeests did not like our company very much! After that, a "coffee break" back at our lodge and we finally headed to Maun. Along the road, we stopped at the "Baobab Planet", a cozy lodge, where we had lunch and could admire some of these huge trees. We are in Maun now, and eager to explore the Okavango Delta! Day 3, Kasane - Nata Today we decided to leave around one hour later to enjoy the lodge a little longer, and because of some "paperwork" to do, of course the motorcycle handover! So, the motorcycle journey has officially started, stay tuned! Day 2, Victoria Falls (Zimbabwe) - Kasane (Botswana) After marvelling at one of the largest waterfalls on Earth (what a fantastic sight!) for a sufficient amount of time, we went by bus so Kasane, where we had enough time to eat something before going on a boat safari on the Chobe river! We could see elephants, crocodiles, giraffes, hippos and so on... Definitely a good day, even if we did not get to ride our bikes yet! Day 1, Arrival in Victoria Falls Bienvenidos, Wilkommen, Welcome to another very international group! Soon another great adventure, from the heart of Africa to the shores of Cape Town, is starting. Follow our blog!!!