Cape Town to Cairo and beyond starting Oct/Nov 2015
 

Anyone up for riding East Africa starting about October/November 2015 from South Africa?

My route and timing is flexible, the map is more or less general. Ideally would make Turkey by March if not sooner and head east towards India and Nepal and down to Bangkok. Possible run up to Mongolia if time and tires permit.

I’m on a DR650 and will be concluding an RTW that includes a full circuit of South America and West Africa from Morocco to Cape Town.

:scooter: bier :thumbup1:

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Hey Jmi... do you have tips on getting from Israel to Turkey (or Greece), can you share?

I've researched and it seems that ferry passage from Haifa, Israel, is possible with a booking through rosenfeld.net -- not sure if it goes thru Cyprus or not. Some intel on Israel -> Turkey on the HUBB Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/groups/theh...3780907718515/

Would love to ride Iran but as an American I would need a full-time Iranian guide -- eh.

Starting CPT in May2015 ?
 

HI !

how abt Starting CPT/Joburg in May2015 ?

RSA - Germany is in my head.

Roland

May 2015 will be too soon for me Roland. I could swing September and am actually thinking about that....

After getting some air shipping quotes, turns out it's less expensive to get the bike to Johannesburg than Cape Town so I'll start out from J'burg.

Jmi, South African Airways seems to be the least expensive, at least at this time -- much less than British Airways.

$1500 USD to fly from Toronto to Johannesburg with the bike partially disassembled in a crate (wheels, handlebars, top box etc. off to reduce dimensions). That cost includes the crate. I worked through a small local customs broker in Toronto.

Hi,

I am in kyrgyzstan now, will be in turkey september, i'm only considering my options for africa now. Most of those countries probably require carnet dont they? this is difficult for me as i bought the bike in japan, but i'm from australia.

i think another option is to buy another bike in europe, prob germany cos i have relations, and get the carnet there. Any thoughts?

cheers,
regie

Hi regie... on the east side of Africa, only Egypt and Sudan require a carnet to the best of my knowledge. Not required in the other countries.

Seems that once in a while someone posts about getting in and out of Egypt without a carnet -- not sure. The HUBB links thru this URL offer some insights the carnet situation for Egypt...

site:horizonsunlimited.com carnet egypt - Google Search

Besides buying a bike in Europe, another option to consider is buying a bike in South Africa and riding off. There's a live thread on that topic here ...

http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/hub...own-tour-80415

Looks a good route - i have a bike waiting in South Africa to ride a similar route but cant go until June 2016. Keep us posted on how you get on.

Hi Guys, In 2014 i did London to Cape Town along the west coast of Africa.
I am very keen to do the east coast in 2016, the aim is to reach Europe at the start of Summer there so leaving SA around April/May and also avoiding the rain season in Africa.

Hey that sounds great, we must stay in touch.
if all goes to plan and u are keen maybe we can travel together

Good routes ....
Good luck
If you need any help from Egypt let me know ....

Thanks Omar!

AFRICA in the fall of 2015
 

I am interested. I would ride my KLR with Pelican cases which would size up to your DR well I suppose. My schedule is flexible as well. I rode this bike from Chicago to Ushuaia in 2009 and it did everything I asked of it except manage high speed winds well. Like your buddy in Africa, my custom built rear shock blew out, right in the middle of Bolivia on high speed washboard. You just don't realize how important your rear shock damping is until you don't have any!

Hey guys, I just put my bike on a boat headed to Cape Town and I plan on doing a similar Africa trip as discussed here. Leaving South Africa in early September. Some of my planned route looks a bit different but I would love to compare notes as we head north if nothing else. And it would always be nice to have a friend crossing the Nubian Desert, ha. I am on a KLR650, I just finished a California to Germany to Ghana trip.

Crawford … great swapping notes with you!

Sphinxboy… sounds great. The route on my map is just a rough line, still mapping out destinations and much of it will be done on the fly.

Looks like our timing is off by a few weeks if you’re starting out in early September from Cape Town. I’m looking at late September / first of October starting from Jo’burg but do have flexibility. How long are you planning to make it to Egypt…? to see the Sphinx I presume… :)

Ride Far,

Our start dates are a few weeks off, but I do tend to take my time in places, so I think you may catch up, ha. I also have some friends in South Africa and a few paperwork things to deal with so I may drag my feet leaving. Right now I plan on arriving in Egypt around Late January-February of 2016.

Hi Jmi, just a quick update.
I am defiantly going to leave South Africa in April, reach Europe in summer.
How are your plans coming along ?
Cheers
JC

Hi Jmi…. sure, I’m full speed ahead on the ride and gearing up to arrive in South Africa in late September and start the adventure :thumbup1:

From HUBB and Facebook, I’ve counted about eight to 10 overlanders, both bikes and 4x4s, heading northeast toward Egypt at about the same time, so it should be a decent stream of adventurer traffic in that direction.

Cape town to europe
 

We are leaving from Cape town & heading up the west coast....may pass a couple of you & have a beer
Cheers
paul

Great route!

Still interested
 

Hi Mark,

Just a quickie to say don't give up on me. My cylinder kit is being worked on at M-Tech out in Bend, OR as we speak, and both my shocks are currently being rebuilt in NC. What a guy has to do!!!

Crawford

Hi Mark (Ride Far)

Ive put a map up of what I intend to do on another post. I think if it all goes well I should pop out in Zambia around end of September. As you can see from my route I then plan to head back north so I can do the east side of Lake Tanganyika which Ive wanted to do ever since working out there and also up to Kenya to go to Sibiloi National Park up near lake Turkana Kenya.

I then will head back south and down the east side of Mozambique.

Hoping we can catch up for a beer or two. Hope you enjoyed the blog I sent you.

If there is anyone else keen to catch up and do this you can check out my post on here Morocco to Cape Town starting July 7 or my blog.

Patrick

https://www.facebook.com/drcanafrica...?ref=bookmarks

Hey Pat, sounds good. If you enter Zambia in late September it would be close, as I plan to to arrive in Jo'burg in late September. Hopefully you'll get stuck in the mud and delayed on the track to Lubumbashi... no, wait... just kidding! bier

Hi Omar, I will be going through Egypt next year around June, I definitely would like to keep in touch with you
Cheers, JC

Hey Jmi, I sent you a PM...

Such a cool route. Hope all goes well!

Likewise sent you a PM. Planning to start riding north about late October.

JoBurg to Kenya and back
 

Hi everyone.

Hope to fly to Joburg end of October, buy bikes and ride up to Kenya and back (seems so easy!). Plans are progressing slowly. Would be great to meet up with anyone else doing similar.

I'm in
 

Hi Mark,

I'm in. Check your email.

South Africa here we come! :D

Hey Jmi... not sure if it's a good idea to post emails on a public thread, but I sent you a PM and yes, we can start email exchange among you, Crawford, me and anyone else interested.

I don't have your email address yet, but you'll have mine in the PM, so email me and we'll get this thing rolling. bier :thumbup1:

Place in Cape Town
 

Jmi,
Check Inn Hotel
155 Main Rd
Good location and secure parking
R400 per night.
[url=http://www.checkinn.co.za]Home

I'll be starting my trip up from Johannesburg in my truck to southern Kenya, then back on November 3rd. I'm heading to kafue, and the south luang was in Zambia. I hope the roads stay in good shape during the beginning of the rainy season. If you want more info please contact me.

Im in Congo Brazziville about to cross DRC. Thinking its going to take me 15 to 20 days to cross as im solo. If anyone is in Zambia end of month would love to catch up for a beer.

Ive been posting pictures of my west Africa trip here.

https://www.facebook.com/drcanafricanadventure