Motorcycle trip

Africa

Almost year-round, by following each country’s dry season:

• September through March, South Africa, during the southern spring and summer;
• November through March, southern Morocco (Agadir, the Anti-Atlas);
• January and February, Rwanda and Tanzania;
• spring and fall, the Moroccan Atlas, Tunisia and Madagascar (April and May, August through October);
• June through September, Rwanda and Tanzania, where the dry season lasts into October.

Exact months are on each destination page.

Morocco. Three of its tours are rated Accessible and stay mostly on pavement: The Wonders of the Atlas, At the Gates of the Desert and The Argan Tree Route. Tunisia and Rwanda, rated Intermediate, add smooth dirt roads, with some sand in Tunisia. Madagascar, also Intermediate, calls for experience on badly broken roads. Tanzania and South Africa, rated Sustained, are for riders already comfortable off pavement.

In Morocco first: The Wonders of the Atlas, At the Gates of the Desert and The Argan Tree Route are among our easiest tours for two, with very little off-road riding. In Tunisia, Rwanda and South Africa, it works if your passenger is fine with dirt roads. In Madagascar, the rider needs two-up experience, and in Tanzania you should already have ridden off-road together. We advise against it on the Berber Raid and From the Atlas to the Sahara Dunes.

From $2,390 to $5,290 per rider, depending on the destination and the length:

• Morocco: $2,390 or $2,990, for 7 or 8 days;
• Tunisia: $2,490, for 7 days;
• South Africa and Madagascar: $4,690, for 10 and 11 days;
• Rwanda: $4,790, for 9 days;
• Tanzania: $5,290, for 10 days.

A passenger pays less, from $1,990 in Morocco. What each price covers is detailed on the destination page.

Mostly in East Africa. In Tanzania, Raid in Maasai Lands includes a full-day 4×4 safari in Tarangire National Park. In Rwanda, The Land of a Thousand Hills includes a safari in Akagera National Park, and a mountain gorilla trek is optional. In Madagascar, entrance fees to the Ranomafana, Anja and Isalo parks, home of the lemurs, are included. In South Africa, the itinerary features a jeep outing in a reserve near Montagu.