Cairo to cape town african festival browns bay facebook. Please consult with the operator directly for the recent price. Beyond sahara dvd compass expeditions motorcycle tours. If you missed tessas last post, bad start in cairo means it can only get better you can read it here. We have 2 episodes of beyond sahara riding from cairo to cape town in our archive. How far is it between cape town, south africa and cairo, egypt. If no channel is shown there may be no upcoming episodes of beyond sahara. From cairo to cape town on australian free to air tv in your area in the next 7 days or you may have disabled the corresponding channel in your icetv account to set recordings for the show when it airs click the schedule new recording link above. May 16, 2016 short film about my cairo to cape town ride in marchapril 2015 where i set the world record at 41 days 10 hours and 22 minutes 18 days faster than the previous best.
May 29, 2016 beyond sahara riding from cairo to cape town 2 x 1 hours sd. Due to seasonality, and taxes prices of the tour are subject to change without due notice. While charley didnt ride in the beyond siberia and beyond sahara tours. The wikipedia web site says that some parts are still not finished. The made in china sticker can be found on more than half of the goods we own these days and lets he honest, the association is not always a positive one. In a thrilling followup to beyond siberia 2 x 60, this documentary. The race began in cairo on the 8th january 20 and will cover a distance of almost 12,000km, finishing in cape town on the 11th may 20. So theroux, yet again, scores high marks for a very cleareyed and sober approach to some very complex subject matter. Were just four guys with a passion for adventure riding, and africa and the good fortune to have been able to undertake a once in a lifetime trip from the lovely cape to ancient cairo. For 4 long months, 16 adventure motorbike riders from around the world, push their bikes to the limit across a quarter of the earths surface.
In a thrilling followup to beyond siberia 2 x 60, this documentary follows 16 motorbike riders across 20,000 grueling kilometers through africa. Is this highway passable from the start to the end with a normal car. Ultra cyclist pushes south aiming for norway to cape town cycling. Cairo2cape 1 cyclist, 11,500 km, south africa and cairo, egypt. Ultra cyclist pushes south aiming for norway to cape town cycling record. What is it like to travel by road from cairo, egypt to. It was also the part we had heard the most stories about.
After spending five years working on luxury super yachts in the mediterranean and the caribbean, she has taken her life to the next level, competing in the 20 tour dafrique a cycle race from cairo to cape town, covering 11 different countries over a distance of 12,000 km in just. Driving distance from cape town, south africa to cairo, egypt. Beyond sahara riding from cairo to cape town is a tv show on australian national television from seven with an average rating of 3. Riding from cairo to cape town on australian free to air tv in your area in the next 7 days or you may have disabled the corresponding channel in your icetv account to set recordings for the show when it airs click the schedule new recording link above. My job also included sudan, ethiopia and tanzania which are included in your route and i have always wanted to cycle these countries. You can also see the distance in miles and km below the map.
Umgazi river mouth to durban 440km pouring rain remained our constant riding companion for 7 straight hours throughout the day. The total driving distance from cape town, south africa to cairo, egypt is 8,197 miles or 192 kilometers. The shortest distance air line between cairo and capetown is 4,501. The cairo cape town highway sounds like a very interesting route to discover africa by car. On march 30th 2014 we left cape town and travelled 00 km to the top of africa, the right way up. Cape town to cairo travel to cairo tours to cairo cape. In a thrilling followup to beyond siberia 2 x 60, this documentary follows 16 motorbike riders across 20,000 gruelling kilometres through africa. Dark continent, my black arse is sihle khumalos personal and often hilarious account of his perception of mama africa, based on his journey from cape to cairo by public transport bus, boksie, matola. Cairo to cape town overland self drive safari 4wd safari. Riding from cairo to cape town on australian free to air tv in your area in the next 7 days or you may have disabled the corresponding channel in your icetv account. We rented a helicopter to see the milewide victoria falls, where the mighty zambezi. Cairo2cape 1 cyclist, 11,500 km, mar 06, 2016 on his 35th race day michael strasser arrived in cape town and smashed the current world record of 38 days for cycling from cairo to cape town. The total driving distance from cape town, south africa to cairo, egypt is 8,197 miles or 192 kilometers your trip begins in.
Im planning a summer exped, gonna try and do cairo to cape town. From menomonie, wisconsin to cape horn through the usa, mexico, british. Taketours africa egypt cairo 4day best of cairo, giza and sahara desert tour from. Travel the length of this amazing continent in the slipstream of scottish adventurer. Cairo and capetown are both in the same time zone africacairo. From cairo to cape town, across 20,000 grueling kilometers, 16 motorbike riders from.
My home is in cape town but i work in africa and just left cairo after 2 years there. Please note the tour price reflected on the brochure is subject to change. Were planning a selfdrive trip from capetown to cairo for 2012 and towing a suitable offroad caravan so that we can be selfcontained whenever appropriate. We make our way to cape town and spend our final day together exploring wineries around stellenbosch. A land rich in cultures and history that has helped shape our world.
I am alone, and feel the charm of existence in this spot, which was created for the bliss of souls like mine. Meet tessa melck, our newest blogger to join safari in january this year, tessa began her most epic adventure yet competing in the tour dafrique, one of the longest bicycle races and expeditions in the world. I wanted to join the dots, to really complete a circumnavigation. Beyond sahara dvd compass expeditions motorcycle tours and. Beyond siberia riding the road of bones, is an amazing 2 part series following these men and women as they face their greatest challenge. The proposal was similar to the cape to cairo railway, another proposed infrastructure project through the same colonies. Their aim is to complete the journey in 75 days and shatter the record of 102 days. Longdistance motorcyclists with wikipedia articles, with tours in chronological order. Cairo to cape town african festival browns bay home. For the continental crossing from alexandria to the cape of good hope in 36 days he also set a new world record mark. Everything you need to know about the annual cairo to cape town african festival in browns bay. The shortest distance air line between cairo and cape town is 4,501. The continent of africa is the worlds last great frontier and riding a motorbike from top to bottom is one of bikings greatest challenges.
A number of transafrican highways have been proposed across the sahara, including the cairodakar highway along the atlantic coast, the transsahara highway from algiers on the mediterranean to kano in nigeria, the tripoli cape town highway from tripoli in libya to ndjamena in chad, and the cairo cape town highway which follows the. Cairo to cape town jan 20 africa lonely planet forum. The itinerary is indicative and will be adapted in each country or area as i go. For 80 days, they battle blazing heat, treacherous roads, suffocating bureaucracy and bonecrunching crashes, attempting to join a very elite group of people to have. Catch up on beyond sahara riding from cairo to cape town and. The last stretch of our journey into the northern parts of africa was the section we had read most about during our preparations for our cape to cairo trip. Compass expeditions tours screened on tv motorbike writer. Beyond sahara riding from cairo to cape town 2 x 1 hours. In a thrilling followup to beyond siberia 2 x 60, this documentary follows 16.
Crossing africa from cape town to cairo on indiegogo. Catch up on beyond sahara riding from cairo to cape town. Cairo to cape town overland self drive safari 4wd safari tours. Here is the approximate route i will be following up the great continent of africa. Soaked to the bone our willing steeds took us over the flooded umzimvubu river to lusikisiki, flagstaff, bizana, port edward and durban. Riding the vast savannahs and witnessing the worlds greatest wildlife spectacle on the african plains, the riding gets tough as they battle through gravel, sand, dirt and spectacular lightning storms across malawi, mozambique, zimbabwe, botswana, namibia and south africa. Enjoying a picnic on the edge of fish river canyon we cross the border into south africa, our final destination, on our guided 4wd cairo to cape town overland adventure. Beyond sahara riding from cairo to cape town 2 x 1 hours sd. This african expedition from cape town to cairo is an amazing opportunity for you to travel north from south africa to egypt in the middle east through east africa along the nile to egypt. If no channel is shown there may be no upcoming episodes of movie.
The shortest route between cairo and cape town is according to the route planner. It is in 2 parts with intermission and prizes, and well have some cool motorcycles on display for people to check out and take pics with. The implementation of this transcontinental road network would not be the first time someone. A route between cairo and cape town was first proposed by the british empire in the 19th century, when an effort to build the cape to cairo railway failed to occur. Its around appox 10,000 km journey time taken appox 5 days 15 hrs best route travel by road egypt sudan ethiopiakenyatanzaniazambiamozambique zimbabwe. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. The cape to cairo road or panafrican highway, sometimes called the great north road in subsaharan africa, was a proposed road that would stretch the length of africa, from cape town to cairo, through the cape to cairo red line of british colonies. I hadnt intended to travel from cairo to cape town by bus. Regarder maintenant in 1925, desmond jordan, an american archaeologist, tries to find the mysterious speaking mountain that is supposed to be in the middle of the sahara desert, where he meets a bunch of deserters from the french foreign legion, who are pursued by the ruthless lieutenant ryker. Cairo and cape town are both in the same time zone africa cairo. Beyond sahara riding from cairo to cape town 2 x 1. Distance cairo capetown air line, driving route, midpoint.
Sahara cape travel and tours specializes in organizing. At this point i envisage riding the january 2019 event as i cannot afford to take 412 months off work to do the ride before then. Here you have the map of my new project to cross africa by bike alone and without sponsor from cairo in egypt to cape town in south africa. Once the cradle of mankind, now home to over 1 billion people. I was an associate producer on the film as well as driving the supportchase vehicle on the 80day journey through 11 countries with 16 riders over 80 days. We left the chiefs island lodge and flew back to livingstone for a day of recreation. The shortest route between cairo and capetown is according to the route planner. Beyond sahara riding from cairo to cape town tackling one of biking s greatest challenges this documentary, presented and narrated by iconic motorcycle adventurer, charley boorman long way round, long way down, follows 16 motorbike riders across 20,000 gruelling kilometres through africa. A documentary showing our experiences from the 11 african countries that we will pass by, as well as the greeks that live there. Following the successful beyond siberia our cairo to cape town documentary, beyond sahara is in post production and nearly complete. But when my best friend, molly redmond, and i arrived in the egyptian capital with a limited budget, zero driving licenses and a desire to traverse the continent from north to south, it was clear our transportation options would be limited. The sahara, which had hit a mindmelting 47 degrees the week before i had. From cairo to cape town, across 20,000 grueling kilometers, 16 motorbike riders from around the world take on that challenge.
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