Nairobi to Cape Town
We (me and wife) have been thinking about this trip for several moths. We both have 6 weeks off work in May/June and plan to fly our bikes to Nairobi then ride South to Cape Town via Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Botswana, Namibia and South Africa. The bikes will be shipped or flown back from CT.
The distance looks to be around 5,000 miles depending on exact route and I think most of it can be done on sealed roads. Is 5-6 weeks enough time for this?
I am sure it is if we went non stop 12 hours+ per day, but we want to visit a couple of game reserves, have a day off from riding every 4-5 days, take interesting diversions, see the main sights, and so on. There needs to be an element of leisure in the trip as well all the exitement and adventure of riding in Africa. Am I being ambitious with time/mileage?
We are planning to go in early May. I have never organised a trip like this so is the next four months enough time to get Visas, vaccinations, Carnet, flights, shipping, etc sorted?
The bikes (XT660R) are nearly new to us but both low mileage newish bikes which are in the process of being prep'd and should be ready and shook down in good time - least of my worries. Its the other logistics that bother me.
I will ask about places to stay, visit, and route options in another thread on another day.
Thanks.
Austin
|