22 Day Kilimajaro Guided Motorcycle Tour in Uganda, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Kenya
Multi-Country Safari and Motorcycle Tour in East Africa
This tour is an endless list of amazing experiences. You will discover the best East Africa has to offer, from the bustling city of Nairobi to the awe-inspiring Mount Kilimanjaro. Wildlife and adventure are around every corner, from Africa's big five animals to the endangered mountain gorillas. No other motorcycle tour offers so much and it will change you forever! Enjoy all meals, accommodation, and on-motorbike safaris paid in this all-inclusive tour.
Key information
- Bike: rental bike (BMW 1200 GS LC)
- Daily ride: 130 - 430 kilometers / 81 - 267 miles)
- Riding gear: not included: riding gear such as helmets, jackets, etc. is not included, please bring your own gear.
- Meals: All meals are included
Meet the guides
Highlights
- Starts and ends in Kampala
- Track tree-climbing lions at Queen Elizabeth National Park
- Visit the Masai Mara as you traverse the Serengeti
- Explore Ngorongoro Crater, one of the most beautiful places in Africa
- Opportunity to see hippos, elephants, crocs, lions, leopards, and more
- Spend two days around the magnificent Kilimanjaro
- 21 nights accommodation
- Service of a backup vehicle
Skill level
- Intermediate
Types
21 activity days in English
Accommodation
You will stay in hotels and lodges along the route.
Program
Day 1: Arrival
You will arrive in Kampala and take delivery of rental bikes. Spend the rest of the evening resting. It’s an early start tomorrow.
- Accommodation: Hotel
Days 2 and 3: Murchison Falls (310 kilometers / 193 miles)
Today will be spent riding to the Murchison falls national park. Murchison Falls National Park sits on the shore of Lake Albert, in northwest Uganda. It’s known for Murchison Falls, where the Victoria Nile River surges through a narrow gap over a massive drop. Park wildlife includes (but is not limited to) elephants, lions, giraffes, and hippos, and there are chimpanzees in the Kaniyo Pabidi mahogany forest. The Lake Albert Delta is home to rare shoebill storks.
Your first night will be at Red Chilli Rest Camp. Here you will board a boat for a 3-hour safari up to the falls. Expect lots of hippos, elephants, and crocs. Your second night will be wild camping in the park allowing you to do morning and evening game drives on your motorbikes, (accompanied by an armed ranger) and spend the night around a campfire enjoying the African sounds and having a BBQ.
- Accommodation: Lodge
- Meal plan: Breakfast, lunch, evening meal
Day 4: Hoima town (150 kilometers / 93 miles)
Today, you ride to Hoima town and spend the night near Lake Albert. Along the way, you ride through small villages on some great off-road sections.
- Accommodation: River Lodge
- Meal plan: Breakfast, lunch, evening meal
Days 5 and 6: Kibale Forest (230 kilometers / 143 miles)
Today you enjoy one of the most beautiful views in Uganda. Along the Rwenzori Mountains, you will pass through small villages on good dirt roads enjoy the true African experience and marvel at Lake Edward and the Congo border. The next day can be spent chimp tracking, hiking in the mountains, or just relaxing and enjoying the views from your lodge.
- Accommodation: Lodge
- Meal plan: Breakfast, lunch, evening meal
Days 7 and 8: Queen Elizabeth Park (243 kilometers / 151 miles)
Today you will ride a short distance, but this can be a slow journey. The road conditions can be challenging. Once settled, you will head out for an evening game drive and return for dinner. The lodge is surrounded by wildlife and falling to sleep with the sounds from the bush is truly magical. You will ride to the park and enjoy a 3-hour boat safari at the Queen Elizabeth National Park.
In southwest Uganda, leopards roam the Mweya Peninsula, which lies beside Lake Edward. Nearby Lake Katwe is a huge volcanic explosion crater. Boats on the Kazinga Channel float past hippos and Nile crocodiles. Chimpanzees inhabit the Kyambura Gorge. Trails lead to bat caves in the central Maramagambo Forest. The Ishasha area is home to tree-climbing lions and shoebill storks.
You will meet the ranger and explore the park on your motorbikes looking for the lions and leopards, a truly unique experience only available with African moto adventures. Enjoy an evening drink watching hippos walk past your accommodation.
The next day will be an early start to get the best game drive in Uganda. You will return to camp for lunch. Then you will ride to the Ishaha sector of the park to see the incredible tree-climbing lions. Being on a motorcycle means you can get to places the safari Land Rovers can't, and with a ranger leading the way it will be an unforgettable experience.
Day 9: Kisoro town (280 kilometers / 174 miles)
Today you ride around Lake Bunyonyi. It is in southwestern Uganda between Kisoro and Kabale, and it is close to the border with Rwanda. The lake appears on the 5,000 Ugandan shilling note under the title "Lake Bunyonyi and terraces".
Those that chose gorilla safari will ride to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, meet your guide and do a gorilla trek. Depending on the location of the gorillas, this could take from 30 minutes to four hours and is physically demanding, but often the words once in a lifetime experience are used when what they mean is an amazing experience but trust us THIS IS ONCE IN A LIFETIME.
- Accommodation: Hotel
- Meal plan: Breakfast, lunch, evening meal
Day 10: Gorilla / Rwanda (130 kilometers / 81 miles)
Those that have chosen gorilla safari will ride to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, meet your guide and do a gorilla trek. Depending on the location of the gorillas this could take from 30 min to 4 hours and is physically demanding, but often the words once in a lifetime experience are used when what they mean is an amazing experience but trust us THIS IS ONCE IN A LIFETIME. If time permits, you will cross into Rwanda and head toward Kigali.
- Accommodation: Hotel
- Meal plan: Breakfast, lunch, evening meal
Day 11: Kigali
Today you will spend the day in Kigali and experience the sights and sounds of this amazing city. You will visit genocide memorials and the Kigali museum. Here you will be saddened by Rwanda’s past but hopeful for its future nowhere on earth has a people learned what peace and harmony mean, and this makes Rwanda one of the safest places in Africa, and visitors are always greeted with a smile and friendship.
- Accommodation: Hotel
- Meal plan: Breakfast, lunch, evening meal
Day 12: Geita (430 kilometers / 267 miles)
Today you will spend the day riding tarmac roads to Geita, a town in Tanzania. Border crossings take some time and are all part of your African adventure. If you cross the border in good time, you will stop at Rusumo Falls.
- Accommodation: Hotel
- Meal plan: Breakfast, lunch, evening meal
Day 13: Serengeti National Park (417 kilometers / 259 miles)
Today you will swap your bikes for a vehicle and head for the Serengeti National Park. It is a long drive and along the journey, you will pass many Masai villages with the opportunity to get some pictures with Masai warriors. Your bikes will be transported to Nairobi where you will be reunited in 4 days.
- Accommodation: Lodge
- Meal plan: Breakfast, lunch, evening meal
Day 14: Serengeti National Park (300 kilometers / 186 miles)
Today you do an early morning game drive in what is arguably the best national park in Africa. Today your camera will be your best friend. After the drive, you head for Ngorongoro Crater, one of the most beautiful places in the whole African continent. Time to enjoy a beer watching the sunset over the Serengeti from your safari lodge.
- Accommodation: Safari lodge
- Meal plan: Breakfast, lunch, evening meal
Day 15: Kilimanjaro (260 kilometers / 162 miles)
Today, after lunch, you head for Kilimanjaro. On the way, expect to see Masai people. You may get the chance to stop at Arusha, famous for its culture and history. Catch amazing views of volcanic Mt. Meru.
- Accommodation: Safari lodge
- Meal plan: Breakfast, lunch, evening meal
Day 16: Kilimanjaro
Today you stay in view of the amazing Mt Kilimanjaro. You can choose to visit a Masai village, learn about the culture, and history of these noble people, take a walk, spot wildlife, or just drink in the splendor of Africa’s highest peak. The choice is yours.
- Accommodation: Safari lodge
- Meal plan: Breakfast, lunch, evening meal
Days 17 and 18: Kenya (350 kilometers / 217 miles)
Today you cross into Kenya and head for Nairobi, Kenya’s capital. Once you arrive in Nairobi, expect everything a large bustling capital city brings noise, chaos, and people. The next day is spent doing anything you like, such as taking a boda boda around the city, or visiting a market to buy those expensive western goods at a fraction of the price, but remember they might be fake. Nairobi really has to be experienced to be believed. You are reunited with your bikes. They will be washed and ready to go.
- Accommodation: Hotel
- Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch, evening meal
Day 19: Kisimu (250 kilometers / 155 miles)
Today, you head to Kisimu town, riding through valleys and mountains to cross Lake Naivasha town. The views are amazing but vigilance is needed the Kenyan police are good at handing out traffic fines for speeding.
- Accommodation: Hotel
- Meal plan: Breakfast, lunch, evening meal
Days 20 and 21: Jinja / Uganda (350 kilometers / 217 miles)
Today you head to Jinja town, riding on good tarmac roads. You will arrive in Jinja in time to enjoy a beer, and watch the sunset over the mighty Nile River. The next day is spent white water rafting and enjoying the longest river in the world.
- Accommodation: Hotel
- Meal plan: Breakfast, lunch, evening meal
Day 22: Kampala (150 kilometers / 93 miles)
Today you head to Kampala, passing Mabira forest. You may encounter traffic jams and your patience will be required. This is your chance for a last drink with your newfound friends, time to swap tales and agree to stay in touch, and who knows maybe meet again on an adventure?
- Accommodation: Hotel
- Meal plan: Breakfast, lunch, evening meal
Skill level required for this tour: intermediate
Intermediate:
- Can ride for 3-4 hours
- Average riding experience
- Little assistance required
- Comfortable with extreme curves and leans
- Average experience with unsurfaced roads
- Steep ascents and descents
Guides
Jordan Kelly
Jordan is the main tour guide in Southern Africa and has been riding and guiding for many years. Aside from guiding motorcycle tours, Jordan is also a level 4 qualified white water rafting guide and is also a level 3 ski and snowboarding instructor. On top of all that, he's also fluent in German so rest assured you're in safe hands.
Ali
Ali is an experienced motorcycle guide and is African Moto Adventures' partner in Uganda whom not only provides the motorcycles on the Uganda tours but also ensure everything runs smoothly when guests are in the country. Ali deals with everything from park entry to organizing gorilla treks.
Joseph
Joseph is one of the main Ugandan tour guide taking guests on the majority of the tours. He has a decade of experience as an Ugandan Wildlife Authority Ranger protecting wild animals all across Uganda. His main posting is at Murchinson Falls National Park in the north of Uganda. Joseph's knowledge and experience of these wild animals enables him to give guests a truly once in a lifetime unforgettable experience!
Ian Harrell
Before joining AMA Ian had been working for the British Government in a number of roles for the last 25 year's having served time in the Royal Marines and even being posted to the United Nations as commander of the Special operations Group, responsible for close protection of diplomats and visiting dignitaries. as such Ian has Numerous Skills that are Invaluable to our Tours such as Crisis Management and international Negotiations, basic mechanical skill and he is trained up to Army team combat medic level.your in safe hands with Ian!
Location
This tour covers several countries in East Africa such as Uganda, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Kenya.
Food
The following meals are included:
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Dinner
The following dietary requirement(s) are served and/or catered for:
- Regular (typically includes meat and fish)
Things to do (optional)
- Gorilla tracking
- Chimpanzee tracking
- White water rafting
- Masai Village tour
- Tea plantation tour
- Hot air balloon across the Serengeti
What's included
- Motorcycle BMW 1200 GS LC
- Backup vehicle
- 21 nights accommodation
- Meals
- Transfer to and from Entebbe Airport (where applicable)
- Entrance fees into national parks
- African Adventures tour T-Shirt
- Fuel
- Ranger fees
- Border fees
What's not included
- Activities not specified
- Riding gear i.e helmets, jackets, etc.
- Gorilla / chimpanzee permits
- Airfare
- Travel visas
- Meals not specified
- Drinks
- Travel and personal insurance (compulsory)
- Security deposit on bike hire (refundable)
- Gorilla permit (ask for details)
How to get there
Recommended Airports
Transfer included
Entebbe International Airport
31 km away from your destination
Cancellation Policy
- A reservation requires a deposit of 100% of the total price.
- The deposit is non-refundable, if the booking is cancelled.
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