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Last update by Bernd Tesch: 18.05.2010

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Political map of Africa 2008. http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/


Wie kann ich selber nach Afrika fahren ?
How can I travel myself to Africa ?

Try to find any information for your plan to travel to Africa via internet, people, TV, magazine, newspapers.

1. Find good maps !
Here you find one of the best overviews of worldwide maps-: http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/  
The best maps in general for a motorcycle traveller are still the "Michelin Maps". You have to buy them in a book-shop.

2. Find good books !
There are a lot of books in the international market in all languages. Go into a larger book-shop and buy books. See books www.berndtesch.de
If you want to know what kind of Motorcycle-Travel-Books books have been written look at Bernd Tesch´s website www.tukutuku.de at first. Here you find information about nearly all avaible and not available "1000 Motorcycle-Travel-Books 1907-until today" in all languages.
The book in German written by Bernd Tesch "Afrika Motorrad Reisen" is not available any more since januar 2009.

3. Find good information !
Try to find travellers who have gone your route already. You will find on this sites the largest collection of Africa-travellers in internet. See their websites as well.
But always be very critical about individual and new information. There will be differences like "no problem" and "only I could travel this route". Africa is still the adventure continent. In desert Sahara you could do a mistake only "once".
Visit the yearly "Tesch-Travel-Treffen" with 300 Motorcycle World-Travellers" !! Here you find a huige collection of Africa-travellers including Transafrica-Tavellers

3. Find good equipment !
Talk with individual Africa-travellers ! But you will notice very quick that there are a lot of different meanings concerning equipment for the motorcycle and person.
Bernd Tesch has written in German the list you should start with. This is called "Moto-Pack". About 20 pages of what you should take with you and leave at home. And why ! Experience out of 45 years
In www.berndtesch.de you find the equipment Bernd Tesch produces and offers for your tour.

3. Find good information, recommendation and equipment together!
Individual-personal recommendation by Bernd Tesch: Normally people search for weeks / months for x-people to find out the needed information and equipment. If you want to save your time and money and do not want to depend on individual information only then visit the "Recommendation Hours of Bernd Tesch" in German or English. Then you will have all important information and equipment in some hours for your planned tour.

Copyright by Bernd Tesch. Motorcycle-WORLD-Travel-Expert. It is free for you to read this and learn out of it. It is not allowed to take off or to publish any information of this without written permission of Bernd Tesch. This all is a part of the books "Afrika-Führer für Selbstfahrer" = Africa-Guide for Individual Travellers" ISBN 3-9800099-0-4 (5th edition, out pf print). And a second book in German: "Afrika-Motorrad-Reisen" = Africa Motorcycle-Travels. ISBN  3-9800099-2-0 (out of print) and another book in work "Afrika-Motorrad-Abenteuer" ISBN  3-9800099-4-x.
GLOBETROTT-ZENTRALE Bernd TESCH. Grünentalstrasse 31. 52152 Simmerath-Hammer. Germany.
Tel. 0049 (0) 2402-75375. email: homepage  http://www.berndtesch.de



Bernd Tesch´s Africa-tours and
Africa-equipment for Motorcycles

< So sicher fällt man auf Tesch-Travel-Taschen und TTTräger.
Foto: Steffen Müller und Min Tesch in Afrika.

Bernd Tesch has been travelling in Africa 1961 until 2001 about 111.111 kms himself. But much more important is that he knows hundreds of Africa-Motorcycle-Travellers himself. He is working in this field since 1961 (his first tour to Africa). In this times I had to write letters and to phone or to visit the Africa and World-Travellers to get contact / information. Later Fax helped. In 1991 I visited the most famous motorcycle-travellers in Denmark, in 1993 in Britain, in 1994 in USA and in between in Belgium, France, Germany, Namibia, Netherland, South Africa, Switzerland. Many of  famous Africa Motorcycle Travellers have been at my yearly Motorcycle-Meeting for World-Travellers in april. I own the largest archive of  Africa-Travellers and TRANS-Africa-Travellers. Especially I am as well best  informed the history: "Discovering Africa by Motorcycle". See below. In this summaries you find nearly all the mc-pioneers and other intersting mc-tours. I konw many Transafrica-travellers which are not inside here so far. In 02.1998 I started in internet to publish information about Motorcycle-World-Travellers (>http://www.berndtesch.de >under NEWS). This collection was first published 28th of may 2000 first time. In 06th.05.2009 I overworked this sites and divided them in different sites.

To find all this and all my activities was a "life-long job" and cost me a lot of money. Since many years I am working in a two new books called "Afrika-Motorrad-Reisen (3rd edition) = Africa Motorcycle Travels" and "Afrika Motorrad Abenteuer" = Africa Motorcycle Adventures. All books about "Africa by Motorcycle" which have been published until 1994 are published in my in German written, but very international understandable book called "Motorrad-Abenteuer-Touren" = Motorcycle-Adventure-Tours (432 pp, 500 pictures / drawings. About 264 Motorcyle World-Tours. ISBN 3-9800099-55-5. € 19.90). I own all this books in all languages.


Deine geplante oder schon durchgeführte Afrika-Reise:
If you are an Africa-Motorcycle-Traveller or plan to do this or "on the road" already or know anyone who is not listed here, please send my any details, addresses, publications, homepages and most important: best pictures.

If there is any chance give me at first a complete view LIKE this EXAMPLE in the SAME STIL in English:
01.10.1980 - 27.10.82
Müller, Sven (German)  your http://www.???
Solo Africa with BMW R 100 GS. 50.000 kms. Or: I rode together with Susan Smith (British) who rode a HONDA 500 XL.
Route: Europe 12.000 kms (Germany - Austria - Switzerland - Italy - Greek - Turkey ....) - Asia 15.000 kms (Iran - Pakistan - India - Nepal. Bike solo by plane to Singapure. I flew to Singapure. Malaysia - Thailand - back to Singapure). - Australia 16.000 kms (I flew together with bike to Darwin. Around  Australia 16.000 kms. Or offer names like: Darwin - Adelaide - Melbourne - Sydney ...) - North-America (I flew with bike to Los Angeles. LA - New York) - Africa - Europe (Bike by ship to Netherlands / Amsterdam - Germany / Cologne).
The best: I wanted to find myself. Freedom. Sun. Friendship of  Turkey people. invitation by Pakistani. Climbing the Himalayas........)
The worst: I got Malaria in Nairobi. Attack of soldiers with weapons in Iran.....)...
Important useful informations for others:...
Book or publication (about your tour):...

I am very grateful to all the individuals who knew that I am working in this field. They informed me worldwide by sending letters, later faxes and emails since 1970 about Motorcycle-World-Around-Travellers. Without their help I could not get to this high level. Please give me your "pardon" that there are mistakes inside of the informations and a lot in the language. At least you will never have seen such a huge collection of informations. I could add hundreds huge Motorcycle-Travels of  Africa- and especially Trans-Africa. But this will take much more of my time in future. One special field of me is to reseach the "Historical conquer and special interesting Africa-tours". The earliest motorcycle tours through Africa should be relatively complete. If you know any of them who are not registered here please inform me.
Bernd Tesch

Overland to, in and around Africa by Motorcycle

All the great Motorcycle-Travellers who rode / ride Around-The-World and possibly crossed this continent as well are not included here. See http://www.berndtesch.de >Englisch or German version >continents >world


10 Billion-1950
1951-1980
1981-1990
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2001-2010


2001-2010


03.2001
Frank Hoefer (35) Alex Schönborn (30) und Jan Hagedorn (32)
Tunisia - Libya. Plan: 03.2001: D - Italien - Tunesien - Libyen  - Tunesien - D.
Der Brauer Frank (Afrika Twin RD 04), der Werbe-Agenturist Alex (Varadero) und der Werkstoffmechaniker und gelernte Zweiradmechaniker Jan (RD 07) wollen einen Einstieg in Afrika. Über Ghadames wollen sie über die Piste nach Sebha, Mandara-Seen nach Ghat ins Akakus-Gebirge.
08.07.2000 They came for recommendation.


2004.2001 – 14.09.2001
Thomas Kaffanke (German, born 14.09.1970)
+South- and east Africa . Thomas rode solo ?? 5 months with a BMW R80GS Basic ca. 30.000 km.
Purpose of tour: Travel with my bike. Holiday. Meets with new people outside the Europe culture.
Route: South Africa (Cape Town – Garden Route, Krueger National Park, Lesotho (highest pup in Africa, ~ 3000 meter above zero), Durban - Cape Town) – Namibia (Lüderitz, Fish river canyon, Walvis Bay, Swakopmund, Windhoek, Etosha Naional Park) – Botswana (Maun, Okawango Delta) – Zambia (Victoria Falls, Lusaka) – Malawi (Lilongwe) – Tanzania ( Mbeya, Tanga, Dar es Salaam , Arusha, Moshi ) – Kenya (Nairobi, Victoria See, Masai Mara Park). Shipped the bike from Nairobi back to Germany with Kühne and Nagel.
Highlights: Ride with my bike trough the Namib. The silence in the dessert. Starry sky in the dessert. The people!
The worst: I got fleas in Namibia . Try to robbed me two times in South Africa. First time, Cape Town : I walked in the night close to the long street. Two guys stopped me, unmistakable the wanted to have my jacket and wallet. But sometimes I'm a lucky guy; the police was only around the corner. The guys run away. Second time, Johannesburg : The traffic light on the junction was red. I'm a good German and I stopped. Some guys came around and start to take the stuff from my bike. I rode away with my bike.
Earlier experiences: Some trips in Europe ( France , Corsica , Austria )
Book – publication about the tour : I did not write about the tour.
Info: I used for preparation this literature: "Durch Afrika" (Edition 2000 Klaus und Erika Därr); "Afrika Motorrad Reisen Ratgeber" (von Bernd Tesch Handbuch - 1988), "Motorradreisen zwischen Urlaub und Expedition" ( Thomas Trossmann Taschenbuch – 2000).
My useful information and TIPS for others: Take your time!!!
"Reisen ist tödlich für Vorurteile". Viele "Probleme" die ich in meinem Luxusleben hier in Deutschland habe sind eher nichtig und klein gegenüber den Problemen die die Menschen in Afrika haben. Fasziniert hat mich, das die Menschen obwohl, Sie selber wenig oder nichts haben mir immer geholfen haben oder bereit waren mit mir zu teilen. Ich würde das allen empfehlen so eine Reise durchzuführen. Ein tolles Erlebnis, das Gefühl der totalen Freiheit wird mich mein restliches Leben begleiten. Fernziel: Mit dem Motorrad von Nairobi nach Kairo zu fahren. "Problem": 4 Kinder, 1 Haus und natürlich meine Frau.
30.03.2009 1 st summary
30.03.2009 1 st request for update.
01.04.2009 Last update.


12.2001 - 01.2002
MIke Etienne and ? (England)
Plan Transafrica. GB - Cairo - Capetown.
Route: Europe (GB - France - Germany - Czechoslovakia - Hungary - Romania - Bulgaria - Turkey ) - Asia (Syria - Israale - Jordan) - Africa (Egypt - Sudan - Ethiopia - Kenya - Uganda - Rwanda - Burundi - Tanzania - Maaalawi - Zambia - Mozambiqque - Zimbabwe - Botswana - Nambia - Swasiland - Lesotho - South Africa).


03.2002 + 1 Year
Monika Bertels (German) and Fichard Schawn (South African)
- Transafrica. Both plan to travel back to South Africa by motorcycle BMW R 100 GS or YAMAHA XT 600 E.
28.04.2001 1st conatct
30.01.2002 They cancelled there trip and flew to South Africa. They still dream to do this trip once. They are willing to accepet motorcycle-travellers as guests in South Africa, Capetown: monikabertels@hotmail.com


??.??.2000 -27.05.2001
Jim Sowers (British)
Transafrica: Capetown > Cairo.
27.05.01 1st email form Cairo with a picture
27.05.01 Send email back and asked for his block


27.01.2000 - 02.04.2000
Adrian Messmer (Swiss, born 1996) and Carlo Casentieri (Swiss, born 1968). No home-page.
+ Transafrica. Adrian and Carlo rode with 2 Honda XRV750 Africa Twin 23.500 km through 15 African countries in 66 days. Because of their route-form they called their trip sometimes the big "S".
Route: South Africa - Mozambique - Malawi - Tansania - Kenia - Aethiopia - Sudan - Tchad - Kamerun - Nigeria - Benin - Burkina Faso - Mali - Mauretania - Morocco - Spain - France - Schweiz.
Earlier experiences: Several journeys: 1993: Portugal - Spain.02.04.1995 - 24.05.1996: Around The World. 1997: Ireland / England. 1998: Morocco. 1998: Denmark - Sweden - Norway (North Cape)
Cape). .
Purpose of Travel: Fullfill a dream that did not become true on the trip around the world Adrian did in 1995/1996
The best: We crossed the continent entirely overland once from South to North and East to West in only 66 days! Riding 150 km along the beaches of Mauretania north of Nouakchott.
The worst: We did not have more time. 650 kms riding on sand covered rail road tracks in eastern Sudan.
Useful tips for others: Although this sounds like a Transafrica-Speed-Record, I want to mention that Africa did not deserve at all to be rushed through that quick. This continent is wonderful and if I should do once again the same trip, not in 66 days, but in 66 months Book: Transafrica still in work in 2002.
B.T. 21.01.2002: This is the first Transafrica-Tour I know from south to north via Sudan - Tchad. I even do not know any motorcycle-tour total Transafrica north - south via Tchad - Sudan.


30.08.2000 - 07.11.2000
Martin Gädeke (German, born 18.09.1974) and Mio Beck (German). http://www.break-fresh-ground.com
+ Germany > Egypt > Germany. We rode from Germany to Egypt and back with 2 Yamaha XT600, 11.500 kms.
Route: Germany - Austria - Slowenia - Italy - Greek - Cyprus - Israel - Jordan - Egypt = 8.000 kms. Back: Egypt - Israel - Cyprus - Greece - Italy - Austria - Germany 3.500 kms.
Purpose of travel: culture, sports, fun, riding experience (1st tour ever).
The best: Dead Sea, Petra (Jordan), diving the RedSea (Israel, Egypt), Egyptian culture (Luxor-Assuan, Egypt), Libyan desert (Egypt), Cairo (Egypt), Jerusalem (Israel), snow in the alps (Austria).
The worst: Bording the ferry back with 2 broken motorcycles. Accidents. Returning.
Book or publication: http://www.break-fresh-ground.com www.umdiewelt.de
Useful informations and TIPS for others: Big wheels keep on rollin'...
Earlier Experiences of big Motorcycle-Tours: None, we have made our licences for this journey.
10.012.01 Found Martins report via www.pervan.de


15.06.2001 - 10.09.2001
Jolien Visscher (Dutch, 21.12.1980) and Rene Willekes (Dutch, 01.01.1977) http://www.motormaniacs.nl
Southern Africa. Rene and Jolien rode through Southern Africa (7 Countries) on ONE BMW R1150GS. 15.000 kms in 10 weeks.
Route: South Africa - Namibia - Botswana - Zambia - Zimbabwe - Mozambique on ONE BMW R1150 GS about 12.000 kms.
Bike shipped to Capetown. Camping and self-cooking all the way.
Route: Namibia - Botswana -, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Swaziland and South Africa. Bike shipped to Capetown
Purpose of travel: Meeting all the people of the world. Learning more about life itself an living our dream.
The best: Zimbabwe and Mozambique. Despite the empty shops and flodded roads the people are generous and friendly. Even better: watching elephants in Botswana from 5 meters without them noticing us.
The worst: Endless roads of deep sand and deep ruts. Riding 300 kgs of GS with two up is a nightmare. But we wouldn't want to have missed it.
Publications in Dutch MC-magazines and on http://www.motormaniacs.nl
Useful informations and TIPS for others: Contact me if you need information about shipping an contacts in Capetown, I speak German too!
Earlier Experiences of big Motorcycle-Tours: Drove through many countries in Europe and loved every inch of it!


Ca. 22.09.2001 - ca. 20.11.2001
Min Tesch (German) and Steffen Müller (German)
< Steffen und Min beim Dünenfight in Afrika.
Foto: Steffen Müller und Min Tesch.

+ Tunisia. Algeria. Min (25, son) with Bernd Tesch´s BMW R 80 G/S and Steffen Müller with YAMAHA XT 600 K rode about two months Europe - North Africa - Europe.
Purpose of travel: Min finished his study Dipl.-Media-Designer. Computer-filmer Steffen joint him for adventure. Both bought a new digital-film-camera to film in Africa.
Route: Europe (Germany - Switzerland - Italy) - by ship from Genua to Tunis - Africa (Tunisia - Algeria) - by ship from Oran to Alicante - Europe (Spain....Germany)
The worst: In Tunisia the just new bought digital-TV-camera broke down. Time too short to forget Europe and to be just "on the road". Kids around the motorcycle stole his sun glasses.
The best: A Tunisian techincan from TV repaired their camera one day after it broke down. Sitting on the high dunes of the Sahara part Grand Erg Occidental.
Impressions: Min did not like Tunisia because the whole country was full of rubbish. Even parts of the desert. Nothing was so new for me as o the first tour with B.T. in 1997.
Earlier experiences: 1997 three months overland from France via Black Sea - Caspian Sea - Russia - China with his father Bernd Tesch.

< Steffen und Min bei Dünenanfahrt in Afrika.

26.12.2004 – 31.03.2005
Tiffany Coates (British) www.tiffanystravels.co.uk
Travelling to Timbuctoo . I usually ride on "Thelma" - my BMW R80GS (1992), but this bike is a bit heavy for the Saharan sand, instead I rode on Thelma's little sister – “Ethel” 2004 BMW F650 GS.
Route : Return distances 7.000kms ( England , France , Spain ,) 12.000 kms ( Morocco , Western Sahara , Mauritania , Senegal , Mali )
Highlights : Setting off from Barcelona with the Dakar Rally and then managing to arrive in Dakar two hours before them. The warm and generous hospitality of the Touareg people. A personal highlight and achievement for me was learning to ride properly on the sand.
The Worst : Breaking down in the middle of the Sahara and having to use my bra to fix my motorcycle.
Important useful informations for others: ?
Book or publication (about your tour): ?
Earlier Experiences of big Motorcycle-Tours: ?
18.05.2010 First summary.
18.05.2010 First request for update.


16.08.2005 - 21.04.2006
Adam Shani (Israel, born 21.02.1975)
+ Transafrica: South > East > West > North and Transeurope up to Northcape, Norway. Adam planed to start in june 2004. But because of 14 months work in Nigeria he plans to leave in may 2005 from Capetown. At first he wanted to travel solo Transafrica with BMW R 1100 GS Model 1997, but changed it into a lighter HONDA Africa Twin. In 10 months he wanted to cover ca. 30.000 kms.
Finally Adam rode solo 36.000 kms through 14 countries in Africa. And 10 countries in Europa until 23.06.2006.
Purpose of travel: To see the world as it is, meet its people, see how they live, what they think. To see the landscape, feel the weather and like to be confronted with the the daily challenge as a traveller and a bike rider. An adventure, something different,a challenge...to see other cultures with my own eyes.
Route plan : Asia (by plane from Israel to) Africa (South Africa - Namibia (05.09.2005) - Angola - Zambia - Tanzania - Uganda - Ethiopia - back to Uganda - DRC - CARep. - Cameron - and up the Sahara: Nigeria - Niger - Mali - Mauritania - West Sahara - Morocco.
The best: I hope: Angola, DRC, CAR
Route-done: Asia (by plane from Israel to) Africa (South Africa (16.07.2005) - Namibia (05.09.2005) - no chance get a visa because the law changed in ca. 2005 that only Angola residents and Nambian residents get a visa in Windhoek - Zambia - DRC Congo - Congo - Gabon - Cameroon - Nigeria - Benin - Niger - Mali - Mauritania - Senegal - Ganbia - Senegal - no chance to get a visa for Arabic country West Sahara- Morocco becaue of Israeli passport - Adam with his motorcycle with shippingline Grimaliline to Germany - by mc Germany - The Netherlands - Belgium - Germany - France - Spain - Andorra - France - Germany - Austria - Italy - Switzerland - Germany - Denmark - Sweden - Norway North Cape > Sweden. Motorcycle back to South Africa.
The best: Friendly people in Gabon, wildlife in Cameroon, the Sahara Desert.
The worst: Before: Loose my bike, or my life?? On the road: Refusing the Moroccan Visa.
Useful informations and TIPS for others: Try to get as much Afican visas before you start.
Earlier experiences of big Motorcycle-Tours: 1999: A tour from America to Mexico and back on a KTM 620 EGS (1996).
2000: 1 first tour in Africa. South Africa (Capetown) - Mozambiqe - Malawi - Zambia - Botswana - South Africa. On HONDA XR600R (1995)
2002: Tour in Botswana on BMW 650GS (2000)
2002\3: Namibia - Botswana - South Africa on BMW R1150GS. The bike was STOLEN. So now I have got a BMW R1100GS(2000) for the Transafrica-Tour.
19.10.2003 1st information about this planned tour
21.10.2003 1st request for update
31.10.2003 Visited me for boxes and rack and recommendation
23.06.2006 Last update
12.-23.04.2006 "Special Guest" on the 28th. Mc-Meeting for World-Travellers in Belgium.
21.06.2006 Personal guest on our party "Sommersonnenwendfeier" in Hammer

18.09.2005 Adam wrote to me from Lubumbashi before he rode this route:
After a crazy 5 hour border crossing in Kasumbalesa, and 45 USD, I'm in the Congo, Lubumbashi. Some nice Belgium expats took me in as there guest, and they are wonderful and helpful folk. According to them, the road is possible, but VERY hard. A permit for the mining are is a key for a safe passage, and they can help with that as well. Non of them drove this route in the passed 10 years. But due to their work, and born here, they are the best source of information.
The Only route is: Lubumbashi - Kolwezi: Tar road x 160 km > to Luena : piste rough but doable 211 km > to Kamina mountain piste the rough type 174
km > to Mwene Ditu : piste in very bad state km 330 > to Mbuji May : tar road km 131 > to Kananga : piste with some long sand passages km 175 > to Tshikapa : sand all the way but manageable > to Kikwit : deep sand all the way > to Kenge : very damaged tar road but no problem > to Kinshasa : 140 km of deep
sands then 120 km of nice tar.
Petrol is a problem, and no one drives this road. The soldiers will give problems, but you can talk to them. Some May-may rebels are reported next to Kamina, and if they catch you, "its a certain death" the Belgians say.
They kindly offer to arrange a FREE flight for me and the bike to Kinshasa on 20/09/05...

16.11.2005 Adam wrote to me from Rumsiki, North Cameroon after he rode from Lubumbashi to KInshasa somehow:
In Lubumbashi, I took your advice Bernd T., fueled my motorbike full with pertol, and started the ride to Kinshasa.
Before leaving, a Belgian friend got for me a "travel permit" to Katanga province. This was not enouth. By the official law, everyone needs a permit to travel in Kasai Oriental and Kasai Occidental provinces. These permits cost 250 USD etch!. They only issue it in Kinshasa, and it takes 2 weeks to be procced...
My plan was to travel with the Katanga permit in my pocket, and a smile on my face...
My route was: Lubumbashi - Likasi 120 km: Tar road > Likasi - Kolwezi 210 km: broken tar > Kolwezi-Tenke 80 km > Tenke - Les Biano 95 Km: deep sand > Les Biano - Lubudi 50 km: deep sand >
Lubud i -Bukama 115 km: nice mountain piste > Bukama - Luabo 125 km: VERY hard mountain piste > Luabo-Kamina 55 km: big "pot holes" up tp 3 meters deep!!! > Kamina: there is a nice Catholic mission to rest in > Kamina - Kaniama > 200 km: reasonable dirt road > Kaniama-Lubilanji river 18 km: pot holes, deep mud. This is the Kassi province border- many police and army! > Lubilanji-Mwene Ditu 90 km: corrugated road > Mwene Ditu - Mbuji Mayi 168 Km: tar road. The road Kolwezi-Luena is totally destroyed.
I was arrested just before Mwene Ditu for not having the Kasai province permit, and after long hours I was "sent free". I had a contact in Mbuji Mayi, so I rested there for two days.
My girlfriend was already wating for me in Gabon, so I had no more time... I took a cargo plane (150 USD total) to Kinshasa.
From Lubumbashi to Mbuji-Mayi took my 15 days of riding. The road is very bad, deep sand, and mountain piste. I slept in the villages, and in the nice catholic mission in Kamina.
Petrol can be found in all the towns mentioned above, for 3 USD in average. For some reason, one can pay in USD(cash)notes!! The Savanah is beautiful, and the locals are very nice. Most of then do'nt speek French or English, only Swahily and Lingala.
This area is very remote, and the only transport is made on bicycles. The train from Lubumbashi to Ilebo works, and take 4 weeks!!!
The season was good for bike traveling. The rains where just starting, and this made the sand tracks a bit more compact, so is was EASYER to ride.
> My girlfriend was already wating for me in Gabon, so I had no more time... I took a cargo plane (150 USD total) from Mbuji Mayi to Kinshasa > from Kinshasa I took the ferry to Brazzaville > Oyo> West to Gabon (Franceville > Libreville > Ndjole. From here tar-route until Yaounde. > Bitam) > Cameroon (Ebolowa > Kribi > Edea > Yaounde).
Bernd T was asking: why did you take this much more difficult road instead of riding the normal road to Dolisie > Lambarene > Libreville ??????
Adam Shani answered: My route is a far better option. On the road you described, there are many police. The route from Brazzaville to Oyo (400 km north of Brazza) is tar: Congo president was born in
Oyo.... > from Oyo going west on a good track. The Border crossing into Gabon at Leconi is easy. And from Franceville the roads are good piste.
Info: Your Box and rack are working VERY WELL- thank you for that.
16.11.2005 Next request for more details of road conditions between the towns.
30.11.2005 Good more detailed infos came. And : My girlfriend just left me, and went back to Israel. She don't like the bike, and me, so we separated...it's hard, but I believe it's the best way for the two of us
30.11.2005 Next request for update

27.11.2005 Nigeria, Ibadan
The Algerian ambassador finally refused to issue me (as an Israeli) visa, so I packed my bike, and left Yaounde.
My route was:
-7/12/2005-Yaounde, Obala, Bafia, Bandjoum, Bamenda, Batibo. >> 440km. Tar road in good contition, and very cenice.
-8/12/2005-Batibo, Mamfe, Ekok(the Nigerian border)Ikom. >> 178Km, bad road all the way to the border. Deep beautiful jungle.
-9/12/2005-Ikom, Abakaliki, Enugo, Onitsha, Benin city, Ejebo-ode, Ibadan. >>752km, tar road all the way, many police checkpoints, but no problem.
I'm visiting some friends here, and enjoying a clean bed, and hot meals!!
The bike needs a service, and next week I hope ride to Benin republic, and then to Niger. From there i plan to ride the original plan top Mali, Mauritania, and Morocco

03.02.2006 Mali, S&eacute;var&eacute;, .
You - Bernd - where right-once I've crossed into Benin, things are different- more relaxed. And I can see other travelers...that's also a nice change.
My route from Ibadan/Nigeria, up to now:
-14/01/06 Ibadan, Abeokuta, Meko, Ketou(Benin), Savé, Kokoro. 444Km Tar.
-15/01/06 Kokoro, Malanville(Niger), Sabongari. 481Km Tar
-16/01/06 Sabongari, Dosso, Dogondoutchi, Birnin Konni, Moujila. 416Km, Tar.
17/01/06 Moujila, Tahoua, Agadez. 500Km Tar.
20/01/06 Agadez, Moujila. 500KM Tar.
21/01/06 Moujila, Niamey. 402Km Tar.
26/01/06 Niamey, Ayorou(Mali), Fafa. 290Km Tar to Ayorou, sand to Fafa.
27/01/06 Fafa, Gao, Bourem. 267Km-sand.
28/01/06 Bourem, Ber. 268Km-soft sand.
29/01/06 Ber, Timbuktu. 38Km- soft sand.
1/02/06 Timbuktu, Douentza. 225Km-sand in first 100Km, then badly coregated piste.
2/02/06 Douentza, Madougou, Douro, Bandiagara, Sévaré.
230Km- sand to Bandiagara, then tar.
>>>2 Tuareg dressed men jumped out of a bush, pointing an AK47 rifle at me, signaling to stop. I just accelerated, and drove (FAST) away. This area is known for armed bandits, I was told here by some NGO's.
>>>the first pic is on the way to Timbuktu, the second is climbing up the pass in the beautiful Bandiagara escarpment.

03.03.2006 Mauretania, Nouakchott: I will email you the route description Bamako>Nouakchott in a day or two, but first, I need your advice please.
As an Israeli, I need a visa to enter Morocco. I applied for one in the Moroccan consulates of Niger, Mali, and here in the Embassy in Nouakchott. The consulates told me that I need to apply in the embassy in Nouakchott, and here they said that since I'm riding a vehicle, I need to get it in the consulate in Nouadhibuo, at the border. So, I rode 500Km North to Nouadhibou, and was told to go BACK to the embassy in Nouakchott 500 km!!! This morning I came back to the embassy, and they said that I can only get in in it in Nouadhibou ! so it seems that i came to a dead end....
I'm staying in a nice campsite called "Auberge Sahara". The owner is a french born Muslim women, that married a Mauritanian man. They are very nice people, and treat me like one of the family. The campsite is full with interesting people, and I'm in good company.

26.03.2006, Senegal, Cap Skiring: The Moroccan embassy in Dakar also refused to issue me visa, even with an air ticket to Rabat...
So I see no other choice right now but ship the bike over to Europe. The Grimaldi lines agent in Italy is very helpful. The next ship sailing from Dakar to Europe will be in 30/03/2006, and I have booked a place for me, and the bike, all for EU 1000, including meals. That's the best option for me.
With the time I had left, i decided to explore Senegal a bit more.
The Casamance area is very nice, with friendly people, and beautiful "bush". Here's the route I did from Nouakchott to Cap Skiring:
18/03/06 Nouakchott>Tiguent>Rosso>Keur Massene>Diama.
334Km Tar to Rosso, and good piste to the border in Diama. I took this route to avoid the hassles in Rosso border crossing.
19/03/06 Diama>St.Louis>Thiés>Dakar. 351Km, tar.
22/03/06 Dakar>Mbour>Fatick. 211Km tar.
23/03/06 Fatick>Kaolack>Farafenn>Senoba. Tar. The 100
ton(!!) ferry across the Gambia river was stuck for 5 hours, but eventually was fixed. The border crossing between Gambia/Senegal was relatively quick.
24/03/06 Senoba>Ziguinchor>Cap Skiring. tar to Zig.
piste to Cap S.Tomorrow I'm planing to ride back to Dakar via Banjul, and on the 30th board the ship to Europe.

11.04.2006, Holland, Utrecht: After 9 days at sea, on board of the cargo vessel "Repobblica Di Amalfi", I disembarked in Hamburg, Germany.
The Sailing route has been changed at sea. I was told it might happen, and had the option of staying on board for another 9 days, to reach Portugal. But I had enough sailing. From Hamburg I road the Motorbike to Utrecht, Holland.
There are a lot of things to organize; bike insurance, changing tires, and so on. It will all be ready for the Tesch meeting I'm sure.
If there's any help I can offer you with the bikers meeting, please let me know. I will be happy to help in any way. Take care, and see you soon.
Adam.
21.-23.04.2006 28th Motorcycle Meeting for World-Travellers: Adam was my special guest !
The African leg of this trip started in Krugersdorp South-Africa on 16/07/2005, and ended at 30/03/2006 in Dakar, Senegal.
The Europian leg is planed to take about 3 mouths more from now, general destination in Nord Cap in Norway.

08.05.2006. Spain, Segovia: ..greetings from Segovia, Spain. Thank you Bernd, for the wonderful bikers meeting you have arranged, and made me your special guest. It was a real honor for me, and I will never forget it: standing in-front of all these committed travelers, and telling them my story... And for all the nice and interesting people I have met during that weekend.
From the meeting I have traveled to Leonberg in Germany, to meet a very nice "Sandra". We have met in Zambia, and kept in touch ever since.
Now, I'm on the way to Gibraltar... Europe is another adventure, and I was happy to discover that I can camp here by the side of the road, and travel like I did in Africa. I'll up date you as always, about the route from Gibraltar to Nord Cap, and I hope we can meet again in a few weeks. I would love that.

28.07. 2006 Sweden: .. after about 4000km of riding from Germany, I have arrive the Nordkaap! The ride through Denmark, Sweden and Norway, via road E6 was spectacular. Fjords, rivers, and deep canyons where all along this beautiful region. From Nordkaap I turned South, to Finland, and into Sweden, where I am now, with my mother's family in the North province.
It's wonderful to meet my family again, and tell them about the trip I have made from Africa all the way up here.
Eventually I decide to ride around the world, BUT not right now. So, I will get another job, for a year or two, to save the money needed to complete the
journey- Asia, the Americas, and Australia. My Carnet will soon be expire anyway.
I will keep you updated, as always, and would like to thank you for all your kind help and advice.
B.T.: I accompanied Adam from before he started his Transafrica-Tour until "he made it in time to participate the 28th. Mc-Meeting for world-travellers". He is as nice as we all should be.

18.09.2005 Adam wrote to me from Lubumbashi before he rode this route:
After a crazy 5 hour border crossing in Kasumbalesa, and 45 USD, I'm in the Congo , Lubumbashi . Some nice Belgium expats took me in as there guest, and they are wonderful and helpful folk. According to them, the road is possible, but VERY hard. A permit for the mining are is a key for a safe passage, and they can help with that as well. Non of them drove this route in the passed 10 years. But due to their work, and born here, they are the best source of information.
The Only route is: Lubumbashi - Kolwezi : Tar road x 160 km > to Luena : piste rough but doable 211 km > to Kamina mountain piste the rough type 174 km > to Mwene Ditu : piste in very bad state km 330 > to Mbuji May : tar road km 131 > to Kananga : piste with some long sand passages km 175 > to Tshikapa :
sand all the way but manageable > to Kikwit : deep sand all the way > to Kenge : very damaged tar road but no problem > to Kinshasa : 140 km of deep sands then 120 km of nice tar.
Petrol is a problem, and no one drives this road. The soldiers will give problems, but you can talk to them.
Some May-may rebels are reported next to Kamina, and if they catch you, "its a certain death" the Belgians say.
They kindly offer to arrange a FREE flight for me and the bike to Kinshasa on 20/09/05...

16.11.2005 Adam wrote to me from Rumsiki, North Cameroon after he rode from Lubumbashi to KInshasa
somehow:
In Lubumbashi , I took your advice Bernd T., fueled my motorbike full with pertol, and started the ride to Kinshasa .
Before leaving, a Belgian friend got for me a "travel permit" to Katanga province. This was not enouth. By the official law, everyone needs a permit to travel in Kasai Oriental and Kasai Occidental provinces. These permits cost 250 USD etch!. They only issue it in Kinshasa , and it takes 2 weeks to be procced...
My plan was to travel with the Katanga permit in my pocket, and a smile on my face...
My route was: Lubumbashi - Likasi 120 km: Tar road > Likasi - Kolwezi 210 km: broken tar > Kolwezi-Tenke 80 km > Tenke - Les Biano 95 Km: deep sand > Les Biano - Lubudi 50 km: deep sand > Lubud i -Bukama 115 km: nice mountain piste > Bukama - Luabo 125 km: VERY hard mountain piste > Luabo-Kamina
55 km: big "pot holes" up tp 3 meters deep!!! >
Kamina: there is a nice Catholic mission to rest in > Kamina - Kaniama > 200 km: reasonable dirt road > Kaniama-Lubilanji river 18 km: pot holes, deep mud.
This is the Kassi province border- many police and army! > Lubilanji-Mwene Ditu 90 km: corrugated road > Mwene Ditu - Mbuji Mayi 168 Km: tar road. The road Kolwezi-Luena is totally destroyed.
I was arrested just before Mwene Ditu for not having the Kasai province permit, and after long hours I was "sent free". I had a contact in Mbuji Mayi , so I rested there for two days.
My girlfriend was already wating for me in Gabon , so I had no more time... I took a cargo plane (150 USD
total) to Kinshasa .
From Lubumbashi to Mbuji-Mayi took my 15 days of riding. The road is very bad, deep sand, and mountain piste. I slept in the villages, and in the nice catholic mission in Kamina.
Petrol can be found in all the towns mentioned above, for 3 USD in average. For some reason, one can pay in USD(cash)notes!! The Savanah is beautiful, and the locals are very nice. Most of then do'nt speek French or English, only Swahily and Lingala.
This area is very remote, and the only transport is made on bicycles. The train from Lubumbashi to Ilebo works, and take 4 weeks!!!
The season was good for bike traveling. The rains where just starting, and this made the sand tracks a bit more compact, so is was EASYER to ride.
> My girlfriend was already wating for me in Gabon ,
so I had no more time... I took a cargo plane (150 USD
total) from Mbuji Mayi to Kinshasa > from Kinshasa I took the ferry to Brazzaville > Oyo> West to Gabon (Franceville > Libreville > Ndjole. From here tar-route until Yaounde . > Bitam) > Cameroon (Ebolowa
> Kribi > Edea > Yaounde ).
Bernd T was asking: why did you take this much more difficult road instead of riding the normal road to Dolisie > Lambarene > Libreville ??????
Adam Shani answered: My route is a far better option.
On the road you described, there are many police. The route from Brazzaville to Oyo (400 km north of Brazza) is tar: Congo president was born in Oyo.... > from Oyo going west on a good track. The Border crossing into Gabon at Leconi is easy. And from Franceville the roads are good piste.
Info: Your Box and rack are working VERY WELL- thank you for that.
16.11.2005 Next request for more details of road conditions between the towns.
30.11.2005 Good more detailed infos came. And : My girlfriend just left me, and went back to Israel . She don't like the bike, and me, so we separated...it's hard, but I believe it's the best way for the two of us
30.11.2005 Next request for update

27.11.2005 Nigeria , Ibadan
The Algerian ambassador finally refused to issue me (as an Israeli) visa, so I packed my bike, and left Yaounde .
My route was:
-7/12/2005- Yaounde , Obala, Bafia, Bandjoum, Bamenda, Batibo. >> 440km. Tar road in good contition, and very cenice.
-8/12/2005-Batibo, Mamfe, Ekok(the Nigerian border)Ikom. >> 178Km, bad road all the way to the border. Deep beautiful jungle.
-9/12/2005-Ikom, Abakaliki, Enugo, Onitsha , Benin city, Ejebo-ode, Ibadan . >>752km, tar road all the way, many police checkpoints, but no problem.
I'm visiting some friends here, and enjoying a clean bed, and hot meals!!
The bike needs a service, and next week I hope ride to Benin republic, and then to Niger . From there i plan to ride the original plan top Mali , Mauritania , and Morocco

03.02.2006 Mali , S&eacute;var&eacute;, .
You - Bernd - where right-once I've crossed into Benin , things are different- more relaxed. And I can see other travelers...that's also a nice change.
My route from Ibadan/Nigeria, up to now:
-14/01/06 Ibadan , Abeokuta , Meko, Ketou( Benin ), Savé, Kokoro. 444Km Tar.
-15/01/06 Kokoro, Malanville(Niger), Sabongari. 481Km Tar
-16/01/06 Sabongari, Dosso, Dogondoutchi, Birnin Konni, Moujila. 416Km, Tar.
17/01/06 Moujila, Tahoua, Agadez. 500Km Tar.
20/01/06 Agadez, Moujila. 500KM Tar.
21/01/06 Moujila, Niamey . 402Km Tar.
26/01/06 Niamey , Ayorou( Mali ), Fafa. 290Km Tar to Ayorou, sand to Fafa.
27/01/06 Fafa, Gao, Bourem. 267Km-sand.
28/01/06 Bourem, Ber. 268Km-soft sand.
29/01/06 Ber, Timbuktu. 38Km- soft sand.
1/02/06 Timbuktu , Douentza. 225Km-sand in first 100Km, then badly coregated piste.
2/02/06 Douentza, Madougou, Douro , Bandiagara, Sévaré.
230Km- sand to Bandiagara, then tar.
>>>2 Tuareg dressed men jumped out of a bush, pointing
an AK47 rifle at me, signaling to stop. I just accelerated, and drove (FAST) away. This area is known for armed bandits, I was told here by some NGO's.
>>>the first pic is on the way to Timbuktu , the
second is climbing up the pass in the beautiful Bandiagara escarpment.

03.03.2006 Mauretania, Nouakchott : I will email you the route description Bamako > Nouakchott in a day or two, but first, I need your advice please.
As an Israeli, I need a visa to enter Morocco . I applied for one in the Moroccan consulates of Niger , Mali , and here in the Embassy in Nouakchott . The consulates told me that I need to apply in the embassy in Nouakchott , and here they said that since I'm riding a vehicle, I need to get it in the consulate in Nouadhibuo, at the border. So, I rode 500Km North to Nouadhibou, and was told to go BACK to the embassy in Nouakchott 500 km!!! This morning I came back to the embassy, and they said that I can only get in in it in Nouadhibou ! so it seems that i came to a dead end....

I'm staying in a nice campsite called "Auberge Sahara". The owner is a french born Muslim women, that married a Mauritanian man. They are very nice people, and treat me like one of the family. The campsite is full with interesting people, and I'm in good company.

26.03.2006, Senegal , Cap Skiring: The Moroccan embassy in Dakar also refused to issue me visa, even with an air ticket to Rabat ...
So I see no other choice right now but ship the bike over to Europe . The Grimaldi lines agent in Italy is very helpful. The next ship sailing from Dakar to Europe will be in 30/03/2006, and I have booked a place for me, and the bike, all for EU 1000, including meals. That's the best option for me.
With the time I had left, i decided to explore Senegal a bit more.
The Casamance area is very nice, with friendly people, and beautiful "bush". Here's the route I did from Nouakchott to Cap Skiring:
18/03/06 Nouakchott >Tiguent>Rosso>Keur Massene>Diama.
334Km Tar to Rosso, and good piste to the border in Diama. I took this route to avoid the hassles in Rosso border crossing.
19/03/06 Diama>St.Louis>Thiés>Dakar. 351Km, tar.
22/03/06 Dakar >Mbour>Fatick. 211Km tar.
23/03/06 Fatick>Kaolack>Farafenn>Senoba. Tar. The 100
ton(!!) ferry across the Gambia river was stuck for 5 hours, but eventually was fixed. The border crossing between Gambia/Senegal was relatively quick.
24/03/06 Senoba>Ziguinchor>Cap Skiring. tar to Zig.
piste to Cap S.Tomorrow I'm planing to ride back to Dakar via Banjul , and on the 30th board the ship to Europe .

11.04.2006, Holland , Utrecht : After 9 days at sea, on board of the cargo vessel "Repobblica Di Amalfi", I disembarked in Hamburg , Germany .
The Sailing route has been changed at sea. I was told it might happen, and had the option of staying on board for another 9 days, to reach Portugal . But I had enough sailing. From Hamburg I road the Motorbike to Utrecht , Holland .
There are a lot of things to organize; bike insurance, changing tires, and so on. It will all be ready for the Tesch meeting I'm sure.
If there's any help I can offer you with the bikers meeting, please let me know. I will be happy to help in any way. Take care, and see you soon.
Adam.
21.-23.04.2006 28th Motorcycle Meeting for
World-Travellers: Adam was my special guest !
The African leg of this trip started in Krugersdorp South-Africa on 16/07/2005, and ended at 30/03/2006 in Dakar , Senegal .
The Europian leg is planed to take about 3 mouths more from now, general destination in Nord Cap in Norway .

08.05.2006. Spain , Segovia : ..greetings from Segovia , Spain . Thank you Bernd, for the wonderful bikers meeting you have arranged, and made me your special guest. It was a real honor for me, and I will never forget it: standing in-front of all these committed travelers, and telling them my story... And for all the nice and interesting people I have met during that weekend.
From the meeting I have traveled to Leonberg in Germany , to meet a very nice "Sandra". We have met in Zambia , and kept in touch ever since.
Now, I'm on the way to Gibraltar ... Europe is another adventure, and I was happy to discover that I can camp here by the side of the road, and travel like I did in Africa . I'll up date you as always, about the route from Gibraltar to Nord Cap, and I hope we can meet again in a few weeks. I would love that.
B.T.: I accompanied Adam from before he started his Transafrica-Tour until "he made it in time to participate the 28th. Mc-Meeting for world-travellers". He is as nice as we all should be.
BT.: I have never heard that a man from Israel rode Transafrica. In any case this is a rarity ! I suppose that he is the first one - and I am relatively sure about this ! Transafrica: South > Central > West > North
BT.: I have never heard that a man from Israel rode Transafrica. And not Capetown > Northcape! In any case this is a rarity ! I suppose that he is the first one - and I am relatively sure about this ! Transafrica: South > East > West > North > Europe from Spain to Nortcape.

01.11.2005 - spring 2007
Martin Wellein (German, 25.09.1978)
- Around Africa. Maschinenbaumeister Martin plans to travel solo around Africa with a Yamaha TT600 Belgarda, ca.40.000 kms. Special: He travels most of the time with a surfboard.
Purpose of your travel: It was a dream to surf around Africa and do it by a bike and to meet my buddys in Namibia and South Africa again
Route: Europe (Germany - Austria - France - Spain) - Africa (Marocco - Sahara Occidental - Mauritania - Senegal - Guine Bissau - Mali - maybe Cote d´Ivoire - Burkina Faso - Benin - Nigeria - Cameroun - Gabon - Rep. Congo - Rep. dem du Congo - Angola - Namibia - South Africa. Then I want to stay minimum 4 months in Capetown to be with my buddys and to work there. Route backwards: Around september 2006...: Swasiland - Botswana - Zimbabwe - Mocambique - Tanzania - Kenya - Ethiopia - Eritrea - Sudan - Egypt - Lybia - Tunisia - Algeria - Marocco - Europe (- Spain - Portugal - France - Germany).
Highlights: I want to find myself. Surf, surf, surf. Freedom. Sun. Meet my Buddys. Climbing the Spitzkoppe, Drakensberge, Kilimanjaro... Having a bath in the Okavango delta......)
The worst: I´ll find it out
Book or publication (about your tour): I am thinking about it
Useful informations and TIPS for others: not yet...
Earlier Experiences of big Motorcycle-Tours: none
10.06.2005 1st information
10.06.2005 1 st request
19.06.2005 2nd request for update.


ca. 01.04.2006 - Dauer ca.: 1 -2 Jahre
Tilmann Achenbach (German, birthday 18.07.1976)
- Plan Transafrica Cairo - Capetown. Til plans to ride solo with a KTM LC4 Transafrica with a Kibbuz-stop in Israel. Adventure. Ca 40.000 kms.
Purpose of your travel: Die Welt sehen. Traum verwirklichen. Fun. Meeting the best girls (Israel).
Route: Europe (Germany - Austria - Switzerland - Italy - Greek - Turkey) - Asia (Syrien - Jordanien - Israel)- Afrika (Ägypten - Sudan - Äthiopien - Kenia - Tansania - Malawi -Sambia - Zimbabwe - Botswana - Namibia - Südafrika). Per Flugzeug entweder zurück oder weiter nach Südamerika.
Highlights:
The worst:
01.08.2005 Last summary
03.08.2005 Til came for recommendation to plan his route.

< Foto: Corinna "off road" in Morocco

21.10. - 12.11.2005
Corinna Ziebarth (German, birthday 10.08.1977)  www.CoWrinna.de
+ Morocco. Corinna  planned  travelling to Maroc on BMW R1200GS (modified by Wunderlich) round about 6.000kms in Maroc with three guys from Germany (Michael Paetsch, Lothar Bertels and Joerg Niemczyk). Finally she rode ca. 7000 kms.
Purpose of your travel: Holiday , motorcycle riding fun and getting impressions about different culture, nature, life and language of native people. Photography. During my time at Maroc the "Ramadan"-period finished with a big festival. I learned many things about differences between religions (Islam - Christians). Talking to/ meeting people during the trip.
Route : Düsseldorf/Germany - Narbonne/France by DB Autozug (Nighttrain) - Overland Narbonne/France - Barcelona/Spain - Port of Almeria/Spain. By Ferry from  Almeria/Spain - Nador/Maroc (6 hours passage). I visited during my trip: Guercif (Souk), Missour, Midelt, Georges du Ziz valley, Er Rachidia, Source Bleue de Meski, Erfoud, Merzouga, Erg Chebbi (dunes), Mecissi, El Mharch, Zagora, Vallee du Draa, Agdz, Bou-Azzer, Tazenakht, Ait-Benhaddou (Kasbah castle), Kasbah Telouet, Tizi-n-Tichka, Marrakech (Souk, Medina etc.), Afourer, Jbel Tazerkount, Jörg GranderathOuaouizarht, Beni-Mellal, Azrou, Meknes, Larache, Tanger. Ferry from Tanger/Maroc to Tarifa/Spain (35min. passage) - overland to Moux/France - Back to Düsseldorf/Germany by Motorcycle Transport Company (Bike in a Box).
Highlights: Different landscape like Desert, Mountains, Oasis, Nirvana. Meeting very friendly people. Simply travelling by motorcycle. I bought my first Berber-carpet. Learning some arabian words. Friendship to other traveller I met in the desert. I learned how to ride on sand with R1200GS...and I needed 1,5hours for 100m... ;-), Marrakech Jemaa El Fna & Souk, The de Menthe. Friendly and helpful native people...
The worst: Missing the character strenght of my group members for a trip like this. Many discussions, many changes and misbehavieour on- and offroad. Missing the capability of alternativ group travelling.  
Book or publication : none, only on my website and comercial websites www.cowrinna.de
Useful informations and TIPS for others: Actual information for travellers on website of Auswaertiges-Amt or Travel-Meeting. Otherwise call me or contact me on my website. Some tips will be nominated on my website. It is easy to travel Maroc in group or alone on motorcycle.
Earlier Experiences of big Motorcycle-Tours: Since 1998 Northern Europe (NO, SE, FIN, DK), Middle Europe (DE, NL, BE, LUX, AT, CH), Southern Europe (FR, ES, PT, AND, IT, Sicilia) , East-Europe (SLO, HU, SK, CZ, EST, LT, LV, PL), most countries of the EU, The Alpes, Romania, Croatia.
13.10.2005 1st summary
12.11.2005 Last update. 13.10.2005
Best Photo: -> I will send you my best Photo after finishing the trip!


15.09.2006 - August 2007
Natascha Schmitt (Germany, 09.04.1968) and Jason Johnson (USA, 20.01.1972)  website coming soon
- Africa north - west - east. Natascha and Jason plan to ride with two BMW F650 GS-Dakar.
Purpose of your travel: Free your mind!!!
Planed route: Europe (Germany - France - Spain)  - Africa (Morocco/Sahara - Mauretanian - Senegal - Mali - Senegal - Mauretaniea - Morocco) back to Europe - Africa (Egypt - Saudi Arabien - VAE)
Highlights: Rallye Dakar
The worst: We will see ....
Book or publication (about your tour): later
Useful / important informations and TIPS for others: ....?? About the preparation already ???
Earlier Experiences of big Motorcycle-Tours (Jason and Natascha): France and Spain (8000Km/2 weeks) with BMW F650 GS-Dakar; Car-tours (Jason): Marokko/Sahara (4 weeks); Per feet (Jason): Mexico, Culumbien, Argentinien, Kuba, Haiti.
12.06.2006 1st update
21.06.2006 Both visited our private party "Sommersonnwendfeier".


10.09.2006 -open End
Claudia Sabel  (German, birthday 02.02.1979) R80GS  and Werner Steffens (Geman, birthday 27.06.1975)  R100GS
- Transafrica. Claudia (BMW R 80 GS) and Werner (BMW R 100 GS) plan to transfer Africa. Both are very wellknown to Bernd Tesch.
Purpose of travel: To travel. We want to see West-Africa again. Algeria is impossible. So we have to travel via Mauretania.
Route: Europe (Germany - ????) - Africa (Morocco - Mauretania - Senegal - Guinee Conakry - Mali - Burkina-Faso - Ghana - Togo - Benin - Nigeria - Kamerun - Congo - DR Kongo - Angola - Namibia - South Africa
Highlights : We will see....
The worst:   .......
Book or publication (about your tour): We will only keep contact by email.
Useful /important informations and TIPS for others: Walter+Julia www.globebiker.de     Ralf+Eva www.motorradnomaden.de Adam Shani: www.berndtesch.de (on this site !)
EarlierExperiences of big Motorcycle-Tours: .Oktober 2002 - Januar 2003 Tunis- Lome on this website
21.04.2006 Claudia and Werner have been participants of the Motorcycle-Meeting for World-Travellers several times.
07.05.2006 Last summary
18.05.2006 Next request for update. Please write more details of the route in Europe = countries and in Africa some towns behind each country.
21.06.2006 Werner visited our private party "Sommersonnwendfeier".


2006-2007
http://www.afrika-offroad.de/
- One year overland-tour by car.
27.04.2007 1st information by Esther Zierau
03.05.2007 1st request to the website-owner for update
28.12.2007 This guys do not want to offer a short overview about their tour here. For whatever reason. May be they think that they are famous...
May be I leave this here because they rode a very seldom route.


??.05.2007 - ??.??.2007
Charley und Ewan McGregor Boorman
+ Transafrica. With two BMW R 1200 GS prepared by TOURATECH.
Route: 25.000 kms. Europe (Great Britain - Scotlands northern Point) - Africa (Libya - Ehtiopia - Uganda - Tansania - Namibia - South Africa (Capetown) - by plane back to Europe..??
Books and publication:
www.longwaydown.com28.12.2007 Sold 900.000 DVDs of "Long Way Down " and 1,3 million books.
28.12.2007 The rights of the tour are payed by BBC.
28.12.2007 Leserbrief von B.T. an bikersjournal.de

Falls Ihr in bikersjournal.de eine Leserbriefseite habt, dürftet Ihr mit meinem Namen plus website folgendes gerne publizieren:
Die Weltumrundung von Charley Boorman und Ewan McGregor in 2004 und ihre Transafrika-Tour 2007 waren eigentlich nichts Besonderes: Die Motorrad-Weltumrundung war entlang der einfachsten Route. Die Transafrika-Tour war etwas anspruchsvoller. Genug Geld. Die technische Vorbereitung machten andere. Gesponsorte Motorräder mit Ersatz-Reparatur-Garantie. Und eine Filmmannschaft mit allem Komfort immer im Auto dabei.
Das einzige Spektakuläre daran war die Presse-Arbeit. So ist dieses ein erneuter Beweis dafür, dass man nichts Besonders mit viel PR enorm verkaufen kann.
Die zwei würden dem zustimmen, würden sie diese website kennen:
www.berndtesch.de Dort findet man Zusammenfassungen über 250 Weltumrundungen 1912-2007. Und die
Eroberung ganz Afrikas mit dem Motorrad 1903-2007.
Unter www.tukutuku.de findest Du 1000 weltweite verschiedene Motorrad-REISE-Bücher 1910-2007 über solche Reisen


21.09.2007 - 21.10.2007 -  (always with exact dates : days, months + years !!)
Anneliese Tischler (Romanian/German, 29.09.76)  and Dr. Claus Possberg (German, 27.07.1959) website:  http://www.possi.de
+ Transafrica East > North. " Possi" and Anneliese rode together on one BMW-HPN 1043cc, an original replica of the Paris Dakar winner: A trip from Mombasa to Germany, total  14.452  km finally. 
Purpose of your travel: want to see the extremely hard to reach vulcano "Erta Ale" in the Danakil Depression, near the Eritrean border in Ethiopia.
Route:  Wir wollten umbedingt den Vulkan Erta Ale in Äthiopien sehen (der Einzige, wo ständig aktiv blubbernde Lava im Kratersee herumschwappt), die Danakil-Depression (der heisseste Punkt der Erde), die Felsenkirchen in Lalibela/Abessinien, Axum (Stelen), die selten besuchten nubischen Pyramiden von Meroe und Nuri im Nordsudan, die Nubische Wüste, dann natürlich die Sehenswürdigkeiten Ägyptens - und da gibts ja eine ganze Menge, u.a. Abu Simbel, Assuan, Karnak, Tal der Könige, Luxor-Tempel, Gizeh (Giza) Pyramiden, Kairo mit dem Nationalmuseum, Katharinenkloster im Sinai. Weiterhin das Wadi Rum und die Nabatäerstadt Petra in Jordanien (wunderschön, traumhafte Fotos), das tote Meer (tiefster Punkt der Erde mit ca. -420m), die Altstadt von Damaskus in Syrien, den Berg Nemrut Dagi in der Türkei mit seinen Kollossalstatuen (hatte ich wegen tiefem Schnee auf der letzten Türkeireise verpasst), und erneut Istanbul, das sich rasch ändert und immer wieder einen Besuch wert ist.
Highlights : s.o.
The worst:  absolutely crazy tracks in the Danakil depression. My worldwide worst. Trekking the Erta Ale in 60°C. At midnight see, the crater rim is broken, not possible to get into the lava-inner crater. The worst was: the 2 armed Eritrean guides used all our drinking water to wash their feet for praying to allah.
Book or publication  :  mein Bildband "Motorradtraum Wüste"  beim  Bruckmann-Verlag
Useful / important informations and TIPS for others: do not try to get to the Erta Ale and the Danakil. Extremely difficult and very dangerous (the only Expedition in 2007 before us had on death  -  from  4 international researchers).
Earlier Experiences of big Motorcycle-Tours: oh, lots of them, approx 50.
19.04.2010 1st request for this tour.
19.04.2010 1st and last summary


31.05.2008 -29.06.2008
Gerd Middelmann, (German, born 31.12.1962) and Hartmut Roke (German, born 15.09.1970)
- Germany - Morocco. Gerd (Suzuki DL 650 V-Strom) and Hartmut (BMW R 100 GS PD) plan to ride to Marokko 8,000 kms.
Purpose of your travel: Holidays and interest in culture, lokal meals, Off Road.
Route: Europe: 3,000 kms (Germany/Dortmund - Spain/Gibraltar), ferry (Spain/Gibraltar - Maroc/Tanger). Africa: 2.000 kms around Maroc, ferry (Maroc/Tanger - Spain/Gibraltar). Europe: 3,000 kms (Spain/Gibraltar - Germany/Dortmund).
Highlights: nice oasis in the heat and a bit off road.
The worst: I don't know
My useful informations and TIPS for others: Need to talk French. Some words Arabian make friends. Be prepared for all weathers and a lot of fine sand coming from the side and find everyplace in your luggage...
My earlier experiences of big Motorcycle-Tours: See above.
25.01.2008 1st summary.


01. 07 .2008 - 30 . 09 .2008
Graham Boyd ( South African , birthday 3.9.1964 )  and Jean Lin ( American , 17.10.1966 )   no homepage
- Transafrica: Capetown - Cairo - East Europe - Belgium. I'm planning to ride from Cape Town to Europe on an BMW F650GS PD, with Jean travelling with friends in a 4x4 .
Purpose of your travel: Seeing a swathe of Africa today, having a once in a lifetime experience.
Route : Cape Town - Mozambique - Malawi - Tanzania - Kenya - Ethiopia - Eritrea - Sudan - Egypt - Jordan - Syria - Turkey - various Eastern Europe to Brussels.
Earlier experiences of big mc-tours??
28.01.2008 last summary

01.06 - 31. 08. 2008
Uwe Neubauer (German, birthday 15. 11. 1963)
- Plan to travel around Tanzania. Uwe plans to travel solo around Tanzania. He will probably buy a bike in Tanzania from a local dealer to avoid costs and problems wirh police and customs when transporting the bike from Germany to Tanzania. Bike type not yet known.
Purpose of your travel: Nature- and wildlife photograpy.
Route: Not exactly known yet. Probably starting in Dar es Salaam, then south and a full circle round the country clockwise back to D. e. S.
Earlier Experiences of big Motorcycle-Tours: Not much, mainly Eastern Europe. I am doing this not for the bike riding but to get to remote places, otherwise hardly accessible. The bike is but a means of transportation.
16.02.2008 1st summary


15.03. -01.06.2008
Lodie de Jager (South African, born ??) http://www.naboom2germany.co.za
+ Transafrica Capetown - Cairo - Germany - Russian border - Germany.
Purpose of tour: Realisierung eines Lebentraumes
Route: Africa (South-Africa – Botswana – Simbabwe – Samiba – Tansania – Kenia - Sudan - Egypt)– Europe (Italien – Oesterreich – Deutschland – Polen – Littauen – Lettland – russische Grenze (Einreise verweigert) – Littauen – Polen - Deutschland).
Maps of my intended route: My route through Africa as viewed on Google. Cape Town - Namibia - Botswana - Naboomspruit (27 November '07 - 7 December '07). South Africa. Botswana. Zimbabwe. Zambia. Malawi. Tanzania. Kenya. Ethiopia. Sudan. Egypt. Tunisia.
..Und jetzt ist der Traum fast vorbei. Ich bin mit meiner KLR 650 am 15. Maerz weg aus Suedafrika und kam am 1.06 in Deutschland an.
Maps of my intended route: My route through Africa as viewed on Google. Cape Town - Namibia - Botswana - Naboomspruit (27 November '07 - 7 December '07). South Africa. Botswana. Zimbabwe. Zambia. Malawi. Tanzania. Kenya. Ethiopia. Sudan. Egypt. Tunisia.
..Und jetzt ist der Traum fast vorbei. Ich bin mit meiner KLR 650 am 15. Maerz weg aus Suedafrika und kam am vergangenen Sonntag den 1. Juni in Deutschland an.
The best: Die Tour ueber Afrika, und vor allem der Sudan, war ein einziger Hoehepunkt. Das einzige Problem am Motorrad? Eine Sicherung musste ich in Italien ersetzen.
The worst: That I had to stop riding and start working again.
Book and publication: "Noord van Naboom". In Afrikaans. 1st South Arican edition.
23.02.2008 1st contact form South Africa by ordering books "Transafrica".
06.06.2008 Lodie wrote me that she made it.
29.01.2010 3rd request for Update. Plans in 2010 to travel Ro Vladivostok
23.02.2008 1st contact form South Africa by ordering books "Transafrica".
03.05.2010 – Die beiden Kawasaki KLRs kommen in Muenchen von Kapstadt an. Im Mai 2010 kuerzere Touren in Deutschland, um Freunde zu besuchen.
01.06.2010 – 15.08.2010:   Start der Reisen ueber die Baltischen Staaten, Russland bis nach Vladivostok

15 March 2008 – 22 June 2008 Vespa has placed a lot of my photos http://www.flickr.com/photos/26744942@N07/sets/72157605845174335/
,Sibble "Sib" Andela (South African Male born 1940)
+ South Africa (Cape Agulhas) – (Norway) Nordkap. VESPA 250 GTS ie automatic. This was my first MC ever, I bought it in Oct 2007 and got my licence in Feb 2008.
Purpose of the tour: I set out to do the trip in 100 days and to arrive in Nordkapp and my 40 th Wedding day as tribute to my late wife. My son and daughter joined me on that day and we drank a champagne toast to her and celebratory toast to the completion.
Route : South Africa - Namibia - Zambia - Malawi - Tanzania - Kenya - Ethiopia - Sudan - Egypt (I wanted to go via Jordan , Syria , Turkey , Bulgaria , Romania , Slovakia but Jordan refused to let my scooter in). So Israel - Italia - Switzerland - Germany - Czech Republic -  Poland - Lithuania - Latvia - Estonia - Russia - Finland and Norway.
Return Route : Norway - Sweden - Denmark - Germany - Nederland - Belgie - France and England , the fly home to South Africa.
Highlights : Friendliness and hospitality of people on both continents. No unpleasantness at any stage at all from any person. Not a single moment of trouble with the VESPA.
Low Point: Physical tiredness in the desert of Susan.
Sorry I do not have a website but any person may contact me via berndtesch@gmail.com. My journal with photos is about 256MB in size.
I was lucky to meet Lodie de Jager, who also appears on Bernd's web, in Wadi Halfa, Sudan. We travelled together all the way to Bodenzee Germany before parting. Another chance meeting was the Rolls Royce team of Mike and Jeanette van Ginkel who travelled from Cape Town to London with their Silver Spirit. Hope to meet you. I am planning a VESPA trip Lisbon to Magadan for next year.
15.11.2008 First contact and very good summary with fotos.


?? 08.2008 - Beginning of april 2009
Markus Hagmann (Swiss, Born ??) and Janine and Anisa and ?? Ein Fotostream von Markus: http://flickr.com/gp/markushagmann/3nu04c
+ Transafrika. CH-Nord-West-South. Markus plans with the woman Janine and two man to cross Afrika with ? motorcycles.
Purpose of your travel: ........??
Route : Europe ( Switzerland - Germany (Hamburg) ?? - Spain) - Africa (Morocco - Westsahara - Mauretanien - Guinea 1 - Liberia - Guinea 2 - Cote d`Ivoire - Ghana - Togo - Mali (2) - Burkina Faso - Benin - Nigeria - Cameroons - Switzerland for four days - Cameroons - Rep. Kongo (Brazzaville, 10.03.2009) - Kongo (Kinshasa)- Plan in april 2009 Transangola North-South - Namibia - South Africa (Capetown). Markus plans to ride up to Cairo on th east side.
Highlights : ?
The worst: ?
Book or publication : Foto-stream in internet
Useful / important informations and TIPS for others: Tip: Für Angola ist es übrigens in Abuja, Nigeria und in Matadi möglich ein Transitvisum zu bekommen
Earlier Experiences of big Motorcycle-Tours: ...
11.03.2009 1st summary by Bernd Tesch
11.03.2009 1st request for update
05.10.2009 2nd request for update


06.10.2008 - 01.02.2009, 223 days in 2008 www.wuestenritt.de
Christoph Isenberg (German, born 17.04.1965) und Gideon van der Watt (South African, birthday 18.06.1977)   
+ Transafrica. Cairo-Capetown. Christoph (BMW F 800 GS) and Gideo (BMW R 1150 GS) rode on two motorcycles from Germany (Hamburg) to South-Africa. 20 countries, 25,000 km, 4 months.
Purpose of your travel: exploring Africa, adventure, getting out, I did fancy a bit of a change
Route : Passing the mediteranian on the eastern route (Turkey, Asia (Syria - Jordan) - Egypt (via Sinai, Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenia, Uganda, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Botswana, Namibia to  South Africa).
Highlights: I was blowed away by the friendlyness of people we met. We had a blast in Turkey. Ethiopian Landscape, Lake Malawi, a beer in Gonder after weeks of teetotalism in the arabic countries. The desert... love it!
The worst:  we finally ran on a tight schedule- shame! Egyptian rip off. Ruts.
Publikationen: mototraveller Sept. 2009: 4-seitiger Langstrecken-Testbericht F 800 GS und Zubehör / 4  page lang haul-test report F 800 GS
TÖFF 08/09 (Suisse): 6-seitiger„Erfahrungsbericht“ BMW F 800GS und Ausrüstungsteile/ 6 page long haul-test report F 800 GS
Motorrad-Abenteuer 09/10-2009: 12-seitiger Reisebericht & Technik, „25.000 km durch Afrika“/ 12 page travel report "The Wuestenritt".
Further publications in UK, Italy, Spain, The Netherlands, USA and Canada are in the pipeline.
Earlier Experiences of big Motorcycle-Tours: this was our very first tour. I didn´t ride a motorbike for 20 years prior to this trip.
Useful / important informations and TIPS for others : check our webpage for further information
14.09.2009 1st request for update
05.10.2009 2nd request for update.
09.10.2009 Last update.
12.11.2009 Next request for short update.


15.09. 2008 - ??.06.2009
Florian Rolke (German, born 1976) http://slowwaydown.com
+ Transafrica. Europe – Cairo – Capetown. Solo Africa with Simson Schwalbe KR51/1 from 1978. In 9 months 21.000 km.
Purpose of the tour: ??
Route: Europe: Germany , Czech Republic , Slovakia , Hungary , Serbia , Bulgaria , Turk e y
Asia: Turkey , Syria , Jordan
Africa: Egypt , Sudan , Ethiopia , Kenya , Uganda , Rwanda , Tanzania , Malawi , Zambia , Botswana , Namibia , South Africa .
Back from Cape Town, Soouth Africa by Plane, the Bike by Ship.
The best: the people: very friendly and helpful, the landscape, no unsolveable problems with the bike.
The worst: -/-
Publication: http://slowwaydown.com
Photos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/slowwaydown/3896316085/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/slowwaydown/3896305219/
Useful tips for others: ?? (Am Besten die Probleme der Reise ansprechen und Deine Lösungen unterwegs dazu)
Earlier Tours by bike: ??
12.11.2009 1st summary
12.11.2009 1st request for update. And please sent the very best foto of you and the bike “on route”


03.10.2009 - ??.??.2010
Birgit Hummel (German, birthday 08.09.1977) www.jamboree.rtwblog.de and Thomas Kiraly (German ?, born 1975) www.bikecop.de
- Transafrca: Germany > Cairo > Capetown.
Birgit (BMW f 650, 20.000 km) and Thomas (YAMAHA Tenere) plan to cross Africa. Birgit: I planned with two others, but now we`re two left. We will meet tonight (OCT 4th 2009) in Bratislava.
Purpose of my travel: Because Travelling is Life and life is Travelling.
Route: Europe (Germany, Slovakia, Hungary, Rumania, Bulgaria, Turkey)- Asia (Syria, Jordan) - Africa (Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenia, Tansania, Sambia, Botswana, Namibia and Southafrica). And then ??
Highlights: We`ll see, but just leaving for a big travel.
Earlier Experiences of big Motorcycle-Tours: Different trips in Europe with a Honda CB seventfifty.
05.10.2009 1st summary.
05.10.2009 1st request for update.


Exact date of start????.??.2003- end of tour: ??.??.2004.
Reinier Boere (dutch,10.08.1977)  and Anne ?? (dutch, 09.06.1981)   www.kickersoppad.org
+ Transafrica. Reinier ( YAMAHA XT Tenere 34L) and Anne ( YAMAHA XT Tenere 34L) rode from Amsterdam to Cape Town along the west coast of africa with 32.000 kms in days ? months ? years ??.
Purpose of your travel:  Meeting local people. See cultures
Route : Europe (The Netherlands - Belgie - France – Spain) – Africa (Morokko - Western Sahara - Mauritania - Senegal - Gambia - Senegal - Mali - Ghana - Togo - Benin - Nigeria - Cam e roons - Gabon - Congo - DRC - Angola - Namibia - South Africa - Lesoto - South Africa) - bike back by ship to Netherlands (Rotterdam).
Highlights : African people. Rainforest.
The worst:   Two broken bones of person ???. Why ?? One in Spain one in Cameroons   
Book or publication: ?? website.
Earlier experiences by motorcycle: ???
Useful tips for others: ???
17.-19.04.2009 Participants of the 51th Tesch-Travel-Treffen in Malmedy
06.05.2009 First summary.
06.05.2009 1 st request for Update
05.10.2009 2nd request for Update


01.11.2009 - Sommer 2010
Andrea Tomaschett (Swiss, born 30.12.1974) and Daniel Schaller (Swiss, born 29.11.1974) http://www.ichbinweg.ch
- Plan Switzerland to South Africa. Daniel plans to cross Africa on the west coast, in parts with his girlfriend as a pilion rider on a YAMAHA XT600E.
Purpose of Travel: After having been on the road for two years in Asia/Australia/Russia, the idea of going again is not far. I have to see Africa.
Route-plan: Europe (Switzerland - Genova/Italy) - by ferry to Africa (Tanger in Morocco (Andrea flew home from Marrakech) - Mauritania - Senegal - Mali - Burkina Faso - Ghana (Andrea rejoining) - Togo - Benin - Nigeria - Cameroon - Gabon - Congo - D.R. Congo - Angola - Namibia - South Africa - back by plane or cargo boat to Switzerland.
The best: Will come
The worst: Will come
Earlier experiences: Switzerland > Australia > back von Wladiwostok to Switzerland. See this website part Austrlia
Useful tips for others: ??
2003 Daniel war hier zum Trägerbau und Aluboxen.
01.2004 Postkarte aus Indien, dass alles o.k. ist. from Switzerland to Australia
2004.12.?? We met Daniel by accident in Australia before the Nullabor.
2005.11.21 Daniel visited us in Hammer / Germany coming von Vlad
03.01.2006 His final letter to all: But this is probably what makes you feel home. Everything is as expected.
04.11.2009 X request for update
06.11.2009 First short information from Morocco.
25.11.2009 First summary from Morocco
18.02.2010 Next request for update


04.09.2010 - 04.10.2010 website: no website
Alexander Kröner (German, born 13.12.1965)
- Morocco. Alexander plans to ride with two other "mate" (on a BMW 1150 Adventure and on a KTM 990 Adventure) to Morocco with Yamaha Tenere XT660Z.
Purpose of your travel: Travelling is the best school of the life.
Route : By motorcycle Europe 600kms ( Germany (Ingoldingen) - Austria - Switzerland - Italy). By ship from Italy (Genova) to Africa (Morocco (Tanger)). By motorcycle 5.000 kms in Morocco. Bike by ship from Africa (Morocco (Tanger)) back to Europe (Italy (Genova). By motorcycle 600 kms in Europe back to Germany (Ingoldingen).
Highlights: The wonderful scenery of Morocco.
The worst: I hope that I will do no bad experiences.
Book or publication: Balkantiger 2006, Türkei pur 2008.
My useful informations and TIPS for others: visit the Tesch- Travel- Treffen.
My earlier experiences of big Motorcycle-Tours: see Book or publication
28.03.2010 First summary.
28.03.2010 1st request for update.
29.03.2010 Last update.



Will be continued. Please send me your Mc-Travel-Information as the block above.

Bye Bernd Tesch in Germany


In this Blocks below informations are missing. Who can help?:




Money, Charlie (England) http://www.charliescaper.co.uk
- Plan Transafrica.
With a Cagiva E900 Elefant
charliescaper@eudoramail.com
03.10.2001 1st. information by Grant Johnson: http://www.horizonsunlimited.com
03.10.2001 1st email to them.
??.10.2001 1st answer and contact


First list with summaries in Internet about "Africa by Motorcycle". I would be grateful if you could help to keep this update ! So far you find many language and grammar mistakes inside because of lack of time. Pardon. Will be corrected and updated with more Travellers in future.


Documentation:
1968 Start of search of Transafrica-Travellers for my own tour with VW-Bus in 1970 / 71.
1970 -76 Finding more and more Africa-travellers and literature
1992-1994 More intensive search of motorcycle-travellers because of my book "Motorrad Abenteuer" in work by phone, fax and personal visits.
1995 - 1997 First tries to find and contact Africa-Motorcycle-Travellers by email.
1998 Start of my website. Not knowing what will come out of it in future.
02.1998: A part of this information you found already under > http://www.berndtesch.de > German or Engl. version > News
28.05.2000: Start of this collection first time in internet under > http://www.berndtesch.de
01.08.2001 Visitor 50.000 on my homepage Andreas Goetzenich.
31.10.2001 138 KB
13.01.2003 178 KB
22.03.2004 201 KB Visitor ca. 94.000
28.03.2005 217 KB. Ca. visitor 109.00
10.11.2005 227 KB Ca. Visitor 120.000
19.01.2006 622 KB
29.03.2008 717 KB Ca. Vistor 155.555
31.03.2009 983 KB 141 Sek, Visitor ca. 169.500.