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8 Day Adventure Bike Tour of South Africa

This South African motorbike tour will take you over some of the best mountain passes in South Africa, venturing from sensational coastal roads,…

  • November 13, 2023
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  • November 11, 2024
  • March 10, 2025
  • November 10, 2025

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£2730

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Garden Route

8 Day Road-Only Motorcycle Tour

Our motorcycle tour of the Garden Route in South Africa is simply sublime in every way… The riding, the accommodation, the scenery, food,…

  • November 25, 2023
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  • November 23, 2024
  • February 22, 2025
  • November 22, 2025

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£2545

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Victoria Falls to Cape Town

18 Day Adventure Motorcycle Tour from Victoria Falls to Cape Town

Wow. Just wow. If you’re a lover of serious adventure riding, this one is for you.   The trips starts at ‘The Smoke…

  • October 02, 2023
  • May 20, 2024
  • September 16, 2024
  • May 19, 2025
  • September 15, 2025

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£7990

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Cape Town to Victoria Falls

14 Day Paved Motorcycle Tour from Cape Town - Victoria Falls

Riding from Cape Town in South Africa, across Namibia and Botswana to finish at Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe on the border of Zambia….

  • September 18, 2023
  • May 05, 2024
  • September 01, 2024
  • May 04, 2025
  • August 31, 2025

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£6775

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Namibia Unleashed

11 Day Adventure Motorcycle Tour of Namibia

Namibia is an adventure seeker’s delight, aptly described by the country’s national anthem, ‘Land of the Brave’. Our guided adventure bike tour of…

  • June 18, 2024
  • July 02, 2024
  • June 17, 2025
  • July 01, 2025

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£5300

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Cape Crusader

12 Day Adventure Motorcycle Tour of South Africa

Riding BMW adventure bikes, this motorcycle tour across South Africa will take you on incredible roads with perfect tarmac through achingly beautiful landscapes…

  • October 30, 2023
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  • October 28, 2024
  • March 24, 2025
  • October 27, 2025

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£4025

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The World’s End

15 or 18 Day Adventure Motorcycle Tour of Patagonia

Motorcycling in Patagonia is adventure in its purest form: forget busy highways with convenient fuel stations and roadside cafes, bustling cities and fast…

  • December 02, 2023
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  • February 03, 2025
  • March 03, 2025

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£6690

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Whether you’ve always wanted to explore Africa, visit Patagonia or take a wild ride along the Himalayan twisties, our adventure motorcycle tours are designed to do just that: take you on an adventure of a lifetime.

Adventure motorcycle tours, regardless of destination, are more than just high mileage and impressive landscapes: here at Ride Expeditions, we take you to places off the beaten path, immerse our riders in the local culture, connect with the locals, and make sure the riding is equal parts exciting and challenging. Adventure motorcycle touring combines world’s craziest roads, incredible scenery, and unique cultural experiences along the way.

Unlike off-road motorcycle expeditions, adventure motorcycle tours usually cover longer distances and rarely focus on just one region or country. The goal of an adventure bike tour is to combine diverse landscapes, contrasting scenery, different roads and off-road sections, and showcase the very best of the continent you‘ve chosen to ride.
Whether you prefer riding big adventure bikes such as the BMW R1250 GS, performance enduro machines like the KTM 450 EXC or the smaller adventure bikes like the Royal Enfield Himalayan… if you’re looking for an incredible ‘off-the-beaten-track’ motorcycle holiday in some of the most stunning & interesting countries on the planet, you’re in the right place. Simply get in touch with us to discuss your preferred motorcycle tour and we’ll take care of the rest, ensuring you have a life changing experience, whichever tour you choose!

We at Ride Expeditions have a passion for doing things right, a passion for motorcycles and a passion for adventure travel. Our tagline - 'The World's Greatest Motorcycle Adventures' - is our mission. It's what we strive to be. It's what we want our riders to experience. We understand the ingredients that make an adventure... it's not only about the bike; it's not only about the routes; it's not only about the destinations. It's a combination of every element of your motorcycle holiday and we pay attention to every detail from start to finish...
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Because of the very nature of adventure motorcycling, just about any country or continent can be a fantastic destination for a tour. However, it’s hard to argue that the most iconic adventure motorcycle destinations are South America, Africa, and Asia. Out there, you truly leave the Western world behind and travel places so different from the familiar and boasting so many awe-inspiring landscapes you’re guaranteed to get your fill of freedom and adventure.

Southern Africa is one of our favourite adventure bike destinations for several reasons. In South Africa, you go from the cheerful buzz of Cape Town to complete wilderness in a matter of a couple hundred miles, ride the stunning coastal roads, and sample the best braai and South African wine on Earth. Namibia and Botswana offer breath-taking desert scenery and incredible wildlife sightings, while in Zimbabwe, you get to see the majestic Victoria Falls. Finally, our Cape to Cairo expeditions make for the ultimate adventure motorcycle trip: covering thousands of miles and several different countries, this is a ride of a lifetime.

In South America, guided adventure motorcycle tours focus on Patagonia, the land of vast open spaces, snow-capped Andes Mountains, turquoise-blue lagoons, pristine nature, and ancient glaciers covering the southern lakes. The mysterious Tierra del Fuego, the epic bucket list destination Ushuaia – the southernmost city of the world and the end of all roads – and the extraordinary gaucho culture complete the tour, and we’ve witnessed riders getting seriously addicted to riding Patagonia and coming back for more.

In Asia, the mighty Himalayan Mountains await. Riding some of the highest mountain passes in the world, catching a glimpse of Mount Everest, getting close to the Tibetan Plateau, and exploring millennia-old Buddhist temples and monasteries along the way make adventure motorcycle tours in Asia one of a kind. Riding India and Nepal, you’ll discover a world so ancient, so extraordinary, and so mind-blowingly scenic you’ll feel like you’d just completed a Marco Polo expedition on your bike.

By design, adventure motorcycle tours are aimed at covering long distances, riding tarmac roads, and getting off the road every once in a while. The length of off-road sections will vary on every individual tour: some tours will have 50-50 off-road/on road ratio, some may have more or less of dirt miles, but in general, expect to ride everything: smooth pavement, rough sections, some dirt here and there, and just about everything in between.

For this, you need a comfortable, large-capacity motorcycle capable of longer distances and varying road conditions, and the undisputed king of adventure touring is the BMW GS. Depending on the destination and your personal preference, pick something like the BMW F750, F850, or the R1250 GS: these bikes are well-built, high-quality machines designed to take on any road and any terrain, and cater to any skill level. If you’re riding two-up, either of these BMW models will work great as these bikes have excellent suspension and your pillion passenger will be comfortable throughout the entire tour.

If you’re headed to India, however, Royal Enfield Himalayan is easily the most iconic bike for an adventure tour in the Himalayas. Smaller than the mighty GS but equally capable of tackling any terrain, Royal Enfields are fantastic for Indian roads and mountain passes, and they have long become a staple motorcycle for expeditions to the Everest Base Camp, Nepal, and Northern India.

5 Reasons to Ride on an Adventure Motorcycle Tour

Even on the best-planned and best-prepared guided adventure motorcycle tour with support vehicles & crews, you can expect the unexpected. No two ADV bike trips are ever the same and that’s the magic of adventure motorcycling. New experiences, sights and challenges await around every corner. The landscapes and terrain will change on a daily (sometimes hourly) basis, you’ll experience the local ways of life and ride incredible roads every step of the way. Whether you choose Africa, South America or Asia for your adventure motorcycle tour, you will be truly immersed in adventure – but we’ll make sure you come back in one piece and of course, grinning from ear to ear.

An adventure motorcycle tour will take you across high mountain passes, deserts & jungles. Along meandering coastal roads & through rugged, untouched wilderness. You will experience tarmac twisties and dusty gravel roads, sleeping in safari lodges and boutique guesthouses.  The sheer diversity of landscapes, roads, and cultures you’ll experience on an adventure bike tour is staggering – and will create memories to last a lifetime.

Freedom is the magical component in any adventure. Leaving the comfy Western world behind an adventure motorcycle tour will get you right out of your comfort zone and into the wilderness. Free to ride, explore and discover. Back home it is all too easy forget that there still are wild places in this world, places with wide-open horizons and no phone service, places that inspire awe and are home to people living a different way of life. Adventure motorcycle tours are an excellent reminder that us humans are meant to roam free and discover the wider, bigger world every once in a while.

If there’s one thing that’s guaranteed on our adventure motorbike tours, regardless of destination, it’s the riding. Countless mountain hairpins and switchbacks, generous curves of the coastal routes, meandering desert trails and canyon carving are all on the menu when you go on a guided adventure motorcycle tour. After all, these tours are designed for riders by riders, and we know some of the world’s most spectacular motorcycling roads guaranteed to take your breath away.

Landscapes, scenery, and sheer motorcycling bliss aside, you’ll also get to immerse yourself in local cultures and experience what it’s like to go on an African safari, taste a Chilean asado prepared by local gauchos, or visit a Buddhist monastery perched atop a cliff in the Himalayas. Adventure motorcycle tours offer a glimpse into the diverse culture and heritage each country has to offer.