An OVERCROSS support vehicle on a coastal track high above the sea
Why OVERCROSS

Five reasons to ride with us

A rider and the support vehicle on a clay track softened by rain
01 Ridden first

We have ridden every route ourselves

No tour goes into the catalog before we have ridden it — track by track, fuel stop by fuel stop. We know where the sand gets deep, where the river crossing stands after rain, and where there is a bed at the end of the day that deserves the name. That is why the roadbook says what is coming, not what sounds good.

The support vehicle with spare tires and roof load in evening light
02 Our own kit

Bikes, spare parts, support vehicle

Every expedition travels with prepared machines, spares for the things that actually break out there, and a support vehicle carrying luggage, fuel and water. A flat tire in the middle of nowhere becomes a coffee break — not a question of how you get back.

Group strung out across the dunes, dust trail in backlight
03 Small groups

Small enough that everyone rides their own pace

We ride in small groups. If you want to photograph, you stop. If you are faster, you ride ahead and wait at the junction. Nobody sits on anyone else's rear wheel, nobody gets herded — and everyone still sits at one table in the evening.

An Overcross guide and a local partner laughing into the camera
04 Partners on the ground

People we have known for years

Drivers, cooks, workshops, families whose spare rooms we have slept in for years. That is the difference between a permit that comes through and one that does not. And the reason doors open that no booking platform lists.

A convoy of support vehicles and a motorcycle on the road in West Africa
05 One person to call

From the first question to your own front door

Flights, shipping the bike, visas, hotels before and after the tour: we arrange all of it — as a tour operator since 1999. Here that comes with a name and a direct line, and it stays the same one until you pull your boots off at home.

Before you book

The questions people would rather not ask

What if I break down out there?

Then the mechanic is standing next to you. Spares for the usual damage travel in the support vehicle, and if a repair takes longer, it carries you and the bike to the end of the stage. Nobody is left at the roadside.

What if I cannot keep up?

There is no pace you have to keep. The guide rides in front, the mechanic rides last, and in between everyone rides their own. We regroup at junctions and over lunch — not out on the trail.

What if I have never ridden offroad?

Then tell us before you book. Some of our trips are rideable for beginners and some honestly are not, and we will tell you which is which. If the tour you want comes too early, we will point you at a training course first.

What if I am booking on my own?

Most people are. Our groups are almost always made up of riders who had not met before. Sharing a room is never compulsory — a single room is available for a supplement.

What if I have to cancel?

What is possible depends on how close you are to the departure date, and it is set out in your booking confirmation. Call us as soon as you know: the earlier it is, the more often we can move you rather than cancel you.

What if I do not have the right bike?

On most trips the machine is already waiting for you on the ground. If you insist on riding your own, we arrange the shipping — sending motorcycles halfway around the world is our day job anyway.

The group on the ridge, arms in the air, enduros at the pass
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