Choose your trip
Two 7-day self-guided routes from St Francis Bay, both roughly 70% gravel and both private, from one rider upwards. Ride one, join them into a 14-day trip, or ask us to plan your own.
Cape2Karoo
Ocean to Karoo and back: the Baviaanskloof, the Great Karoo and the Swartberg Pass, with Prince Alfred’s Pass on the way home.
Frontier & Mist
Into the high country: the Eastern Cape Highlands and five of the ten Ben10 passes, topping out at 2,162 m on Lundean’s Nek.
Both routes, one trip
Cape2Karoo and Frontier & Mist joined into one journey: 13 nights, each in a different place, never the same road twice, and 10% off our standard rates, all year.
Compare the two routes
Both routes start and finish in St Francis Bay, with the same motorcycles, backup and inclusions. The difference is the country you ride through.
| Cape2Karoo | Frontier & Mist | |
|---|---|---|
| Distance | ~1,306 km | ~1,811 km |
| Days | 7 | 7 |
| Gravel | ~70% | ~70% |
| Country | Baviaanskloof, Karoo, Garden Route | Eastern Cape Highlands, Ben10 country |
| Highest point | Swartberg Pass, 1,583 m | Lundean's Nek, 2,162 m |
| Technical demand | Moderate — sustained gravel, no extreme sections | Higher — Ben10 passes on days 4 and 5 |
| Best for | First-time ADV touring in South Africa | Altitude, technical passes, mountain country |
What’s included, requirements and booking terms: plan your trip →
Tell us when you’d like to ride
Let us know roughly when you can travel and how many of you there are, and we’ll come back to you with availability. Have a different route or more time in mind? We also plan custom tours around your interests, experience and dates.
Founding Rider rate: save 20% when two or more of you book direct by 31 December 2026. See the offer →