Trip Report 2009

2009 is turning out to be Sama tours best Year yet. We have just completed 3 tours back to back, with lots of happy customers from all over the world!

This year we have had tourists from :

• Czech Republic
• England
• Dubai
• America
• Germany
• Australia
• Israel
  

All of them, especially the Europeans, seemed to Lap up the summer warmth, and all that South Africa had to offer. The Czechs used every opportunity to get some sun, every time we stopped at a garage to fill up with fuel or at a view site, all their biking gear would come off, so that they could sunbathe. (We don’t blame them as it was -9 ° C where they come from)

Most people expressed their joy on tour. Our one client couldn’t speak any english- all he could do was smile widely and say “Super, Super!” Every time we stopped after doing a high speed twisting mountain pass or any of our adventure activities- such as Micro lighting, crocodile cage diving or white river rafting- he would smile and Say “Super Super!”

One day on tour in January, while on the way to oribi gorge, we were driving along and all of a sudden the road just ended, apparently it was closed due to a bridge that had partially collapsed. It was unsafe for heavy vehicles to pass through. That was it- we had to find an alternate route, and we did- through the bush. We had to cut off branches an maneuver our motorcycles over the embankment. We enjoyed no traffic for a while after that!

Nothing can beat the feeling you have when you arrive at the Southern Most point of Africa- Cape Agulhas. The fact that you have ridden 4000km through South Africa and arrived at the end of the world shows on everybody’s faces.

Anyway's we don’t want to bore you guys about the great times we had, you will have to come and see for yourselves.

So long here are some photo highlights from the last 3 tours:

Breathtaking views en-route to the Mountain Kingdom of Swaziland, via the Bulembo Border Post

Tradouw Pass- an awesome mountain pass built by Thomas Bain using convict labor in 1879 linking the towns of Barrydale and Swellendam in the Cape

Execution Rock- back in the day, if you angered the  Swazi King you would be forced to walk up the to top of execution rock and then  be thrown off the top to meet your death in the cliffs below.
Strangely beautiful.

Yair and Chaim from Israel, enjoying spectacular views over the Cape of Good hope, the place where the warm waters of the Indian Ocean (False Bay) meet the cool waters of the Atlantic Ocean

Stopping to watch the elephants and their "Whisperers" cross the road in Hazyview

Franschoek Valley- at the top of an amazing mountain pass in the Cape Winelands

At the top on Long Tom Pass- the highest mountain pass in Mpumalanga. Can you imagine dragging these cannons to the top of this mountain- with no roads or GS's to assist you- only horses!?

Admiring the views on the Beautiful coastal roads in
and around Cape Town

The Shangana Chief welcoming us to his African Feast. Yum!

View Point overlooking Maguga Dam in Swaziland

Exploring rural villages on our rest day in Coffee Bay

Ostrich stampede in the Garden Route. Ostriches run really fast...

Exploring the Sand Dunes in Port Alfred

Leopard in a tree @ the Kruger National Park

Visiting an old church in the Cape. Notice the "Cape Dutch" style architecture

Finally making it to the end of the African Continent! Wooohoo!

 

We would Like to thank Brian and Shira from USA and Chaim and Yair from Israel for the use of their photos on our website- Thanks guys!

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