A rider on a Honda CRF300 Rally on a wide dry riverbed

Rentals · Nairobi

An adventure on your own terms.

A bike instead of a 4x4, a route of your own, and our advice before you go. Two types of bike, from Nairobi: the Honda CRF300 Rally and the Yamaha Ténéré 700.

Self-drive, on two wheels

Kenya's more than what you see on safari. It's the places in between, the places you can reach on two wheels, where you find the real country.

Two types of bike, all owned, serviced and known by us. A two-day minimum, a refundable deposit, and before you leave we sit down with a map and tell you what we know: the roads, the fuel, the places worth a night.

A rider standing beside two loaded bikes in the shade of a riverbank

How it works

Three steps, then the road.

Simple by design. If you'd rather we led the trip, that's a tour.

01

Choose your bike

The CRF300 Rally for light, go-anywhere riding. The Ténéré 700 for distance and luggage. Not sure? Tell us the trip and we'll say.

02

Plan it with us

Tell us where you want to go and how many days you have. We'll give you the roads worth riding, where the fuel is and where to sleep, from the Rift Valley lakes to the far north. It's part of the hire.

03

Pick up in Nairobi

Collect the bike from us in Nairobi, with helmet and jacket if we have your size, luggage and extras if you want them, and go.

The bikes

Two types of bike. Pick yours.

A light one and a big one, all owned, serviced and known by us. Rates per day in US dollars, two-day minimum, refundable deposit.

Honda CRF300 Rally, side on, red and blue with gold forks
2025 model

Honda CRF300 Rally

Light, reliable and happy anywhere. Easy on sand and rock, tall enough for the rough stuff, frugal enough to make the fuel stops in the north. The 2025 model has updated suspension, and we've fitted uprated springs.

Engine300cc
StarterElectric
Max power27 hp
Max torque26.6 Nm
Gearbox6-speed
Wet weight153 kg
Range~360 km
Rate$100 per day
Minimum2 days
Refundable deposit$500
Yamaha Ténéré 700, three-quarter view, white with red stripes and gold rims
2021 model

Yamaha Ténéré 700

A big dirt bike with the power for the tarmac and the manners for the dirt. The one for distance and luggage: it takes full panniers (68 litres) and navigation for a proper overland trip.

Engine700cc
StarterElectric
Max power72 hp
Max torque68 Nm
Max speed189 kph
Gearbox6-speed
Wet weight206 kg
Range~370 km
Rate$180 per day
Minimum2 days
Refundable deposit$1,000

Included with every hire

  • Helmetsubject to size
  • Jacketsubject to size
  • Route advice before you go
  • Refundable deposit

Extras

  • Pannier racks and 60 l soft luggage $10/day
  • Sena intercom $10/day
  • Rotopax 5 l water jerry $5/day
  • 11 l fuel bag $5/day
  • Wireless charging Quad Lock mount $5/day

Route advice

We've ridden most of the country, from the Rift Valley lakes to Turkana. Tell us your plan and we'll tell you what we know.

Want someone to lead it? That's a tour.

Two-day minimum on every hire. Rates in US dollars. Hire runs from Nairobi.

Where people ride

A long weekend, or a long way.

Three directions from Nairobi, to give you an idea. We'll help you shape whichever fits your days.

A rider pausing on a hillside under a storm sky, the valley below

The Rift Valley

Lakes and escarpments, and dirt within an hour of the city. The natural first trip, and a fine long weekend.

A rider on a loaded Ténéré crossing open grassland

Laikipia and the ranges

Conservancy country north of Mount Kenya, and the start of the sand tracks into the Mathews Range.

A rider standing by an orange motorbike on a rocky lakeshore

The far north

The Ndotos and Turkana. A week or more, real distance, and the trip we most like to talk through.

Two riders reaching across to each other on a red dirt road Two riders embracing beside the bikes under acacia trees An elephant close up, red earth on its skin A red-earth road running towards mountains at dusk in northern Kenya

Enquire

Tell us the bike and the dates.

A few details and we'll come back with availability and a price. No commitment.

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