Swartberg Pass and its incredible scenic views, in the Western Cape South Africa S1EP30

Bike Packing South Africa : Swartberg Mountain Pass Adventure
We are so excited to share this epic adventure with you! We set off from Oudtshoorn on our motorbikes to tackel the Swartberg mountain pass. The views along the way were absolutely breathtaking. From high above at the highest point at 1,875 meters above sea level on top of the Cederberg mountains to the Little Karoo valley far down below. We stopped for awesome views at the picnic sites overlooking the Klein Swartberg range, and enjoyed a picnic at the river crossing in the canyon down below. The winding roads through the Swartberg Nature Reserve tested our biking skills, but the sense of freedom riding through the mountains was absolutely priceless. I hope this video inspires you to start your own South African adventure! Hit subscribe and join us each week as we share more motorbike vlogs from around this beautiful country. Lets go!
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[@maxrennie9931]

Great show.Keep it up.

[@thetravelingtortoises]

Thank you 🙏

[@RudolfMare]

Thanks for sharing such an iconic part of this country!

[@thetravelingtortoises]

Thank you! It was absolutely stunning, SA is still the most diverse and beautiful country

[@MrElhabib123]

It’s nice I have seen it thks

[@andrewlong5444]

Awesome pass, doing it in a days trip you enjoy its beauty, well done 🙂 NZ

[@thetravelingtortoises]

Thank you so much! We really enjoyed the pass, its a beautiful ride!

[@phillip-nielalbertyn2188]

My favorite pass in SA.Thank you so much for sharing-happy travels!

[@thetravelingtortoises]

Def one of our all time favourite passes! Glad you enjoyed the video, thank you for watching!

[@CraigShawCraigShaw]

Hi guys, first time watching your channel, and I'm loving your footage. Thank you for sharing! You have a great chemistry the two of you. If you improve the audio quality your videos would be even better. Enjoy!

[@thetravelingtortoises]

Welcome! And thank you so much 😊 we have put a lot of work in the audio and improved overtime. Hopefully you will see that in the more recent videos. If the sound is still up for improvement in season 2 please let us know, then we can have look at it👍🏻

[@wilnaswarts1960]

My fear of heights prevent me of doing passes like that - terrible. Wish I can get rid of it. Well done you two!!

[@thetravelingtortoises]

Just stick to the mountain side and look up. It sometimes are scary but the beauty out weights the fear. If it is really bad dont worry just ride along with us and we will do our best to show you the beauty of the area! 😁

[@aniwenetv]

Goosebumps, Lovely.

[@thetravelingtortoises]

We got them a couple times on the pass!

[@rickhughes811]

Wow the pass looks well kept on the steep turns beautiful road

[@thetravelingtortoises]

It is a very well kept pass. Very fun to ride!

[@brucekendall52]

You are having a dream trip.I am envious.That little 390 ia gem of a bike.Thanks for sharing.

[@thetravelingtortoises]

Little Mouse is really an awesome little bike! Just goes everywhere and never complains! We sure are enjoying our travels!

[@aniwenetv]

I LOVE THESE MOUNTAIN PASSES, I need to visit South Africa. I also love that you can take a picnic anywhere, I know the feeling. Bikes just give you a freedom you can't get elsewhere

[@thetravelingtortoises]

You sure have to! SA is an amazingly beautiful country with awesome places to visit everywhere!

[@williamdurr7792]

Stunning scenery and cleverly edited guys. I loved it.

[@thetravelingtortoises]

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it! 😁👍

[@0112Edna]

Enjoyed watching your video, because we have also just released our video of Swartberg Pass - unreal how different the pass looks doing it the other way around (we started from Prince Albert side). Was a great ride… On Their KTM’s

[@thetravelingtortoises]

We will have to go watch your video 🙈 dont get enough time to watch anything these days! Haha! But can imagine it must be completely diffirent! Must be quite something when you are presented with the big snake up the mountain infront of you!

[@darrylcoomer1539]

What a pass!!! wow!

[@thetravelingtortoises]

One of our favourite passes!

[@benniegerber9526]

An amazing beautiful pass for sure and with something new and more amazing around every turn. Nice video.

[@thetravelingtortoises]

And the great thing is it has many corners! We loved the Swartberg Pass!

[@SolarEclipse777]

Choose your seasons before doing the Swartberg pass - it is often closed by snow in the winter. The Swartberg is my favourite pass, but you only had half the fun! Halfway up the Swartberg (or down it) you can turn off to Die Hel and the 30km ride down to the hidden Gamkaskloof valley over an amazing switchback pass. It's a cul-de-sac so you do the same 30km back out again but is equally magnificent in either direction and one of the very best passes in South Africa, suitable only for 4x4s and adventure bikes. Take the opportunity to overnight in one of the original farmhouses built by the pioneers a couple of centuries ago which are fully kitted out for a comfortable stay.

[@thetravelingtortoises]

Oo yes it sure can get cold there as well!! We happy we could do it before all the snow fell now.

[@Thebabsdt]

These passes are not for the faint hearted, thats for sure !!!

[@thetravelingtortoises]

They sure do get your heart beating in all the rite ways! :)

[@lekkarides]

Nice work you two, looked lekka... ❤🙂

[@thetravelingtortoises]

Thank you! 😁👍 it was a LEKKA RIDE! 😁

[@marinusdupreez7151]

Nice one. Mooi daar!!!

[@thetravelingtortoises]

Baie baie mooi ja!

[@WestCoastADV]

considering you have done both now, which pass do you rate better seweweekspoort pass or swartberg pass :?

[@thetravelingtortoises]

Seweweekspoort is easy, smooth and absolutely beautiful, perfect when you just want to do an easy enjoyable ride. But if you want to do some steep sections and more adrenalin then defenitly do Swartberg Pass (and add Die Hell to it as well, half way through the swartberg pass). But better still is to do them both, they are so close together!