Kiwi_steve

After a few days in Kruger I've decided to head West to Botswana. Looking for any advice on useful routes or places to start from using a shuttle to clear the city. Thanks as ever.

Thanks Lammie - appreciate the intel. I am getting more relaxed about how to make this work with all the info people are offering.

Hi Lammie - sorry can't help with intel on this but looking to ride something like this in August in touring mode, so just jumping in to see if you think it's suitable for a solo rider, and if finding B&Bs is likely to be fairly straightforward ? Cheers Stephen

Sounds epic Hennie. Unfortunately I'll be heading up into Kenya in October so unlikely to be still in SA when you depart. I'll stay in touch if that changed though. Cheers Stephen

Cheers Dave. I'll look up those townships and follow up after I've had a chance to do some route plotting. regards Stephen

Thanks Dusty. I'll come back to you if that looks like a better scenario. Cheers Stephen

Hi folks I'm a kiwi trying to plan a solo touring/bikepacking journey starting in August from Johannesburg, heading north into East Africa. I originally wanted to cover some of the Dragon Spine, but the reports suggest the original route has changed a bit, and is a little more uncertain. I can see that solo travel is not really recommended and I'm thinking about what I can do to transport from Johannesburg to somewhere less risky without skipping this part of the trip altogether. I've previously cycled across Central Asia, through the Pamir/Wakhan and down into China - this was back in 2014. Recently it's been more through NZ. The pedalpower (PPA) hotspots map looks a little grim from a Kiwi perspective, but it looks like its predominantly urban based data. I'd be disappointed not to cover some of the country, but I'm not inclined to do that where the safety risk doesn't warrant it. Thanks for your thoughts Stephen