Wildcat Tours/Adventures

Clive795

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Anyone got any experience of this company ?

I looking at their trips to Tunisia and Libya ( if it was Morocco then I would of course be using Moto Morocco).

They advertise in the BM Club magazine and seem to run quite a few trips each year.

Has anyone on here traveled with them?

Thanks

Clive
 
Aye I know them they're nice peeps but haven't done a trip with them.

Libya you need an escort so they are the peeps to sort it all out.

Morocco there are more tour companies to shake a stick at, I personally would go on my own or with some mates rather than the tour thing.

PM Andycam as he's done trips with them and Andy Davies is away with them just now:thumb

Type wildcat adventures into the search

Some results here

http://www.ukgser.com/forums/showthread.php?t=123999&highlight=wildcat+adventures

http://www.ukgser.com/forums/showthread.php?t=92986&highlight=wildcat+adventures
 
Travelled with Wildcat though Spain & into Morocco in Oct 2007. If you look on the Wildcat wesbite you will see a good write-up from one of the others who I travelled with, and also a write up in this website.

A well planned tour, excellent routes and hotels, and the comfort of having an experienced guide to show you around who spoke French. Meals were generally included in the hotel in Morocco however we did have a couple of nights eating out in local restaurants. Just about everyone had a dodgy stomach at some point on the tour & Morocco has a long way to go before it would win any 'best public toilet' awards (although the hotels and most places were fine. The tour is bit pricey and you could do it cheaper alone or with a few friends however it is good & safe introduction to getting into Africa.

There were various highlights incl Marrakech souk, crossing the Atlas - Tiz N Test and Tiz n Ticha passes, getting caught in a sandstorm @ Merzouga and the desert, Ait Benhaddou where they filmed part of Gladiator, and Essoira on the Atlantic coast.

There were 14(?) bikes on this tour and we tended to break into two group for riding, meeting up again at each hotel. Most bikes were various ages of GS, a few V-Stroms, and a couple of Honda Transalps, and me on my R1200ST. A roadbike was fine as the planned routes were all tarmac, although Wildcat does also do off-road stuff in Morocco.

Also a Toyota Landcruiser followed you around whilst in Morocco so you could dump most of your luggage out of the panniers. The back-up came in handy when one bike did break down in-country and the Landcruiser did some running around to get it fixed.

One of the tour party had been on the Libya tour in 2006 but seemed to enjoy the Morocco trip more as the routes & scenery were better. Libya is apparently rather flat & featureless.
 
Anyone got any experience of this company ?

Yes. I did a fair amount of research before I signed up for their Morocco trip in 2007 and wasn't disappointed. Folks at Wildcat do at least one reconnaissance (usually more) for all of their trips and it shows. Planning is first class and attention to detail impressive. On the trip to Morrocco, they got a significant level of repeat business with folks signing up for further tours.

Having talked to those who have been to Tunisia and Libya, Wildcat sorted out all of the border formalities and allowed customers to simply enjoy their holidays. Of the 14 folks who travelled on the Morocco trip, four signed up for Libya and a further two signed up for Bosnia. More might have done so since.

I can recommend Wildcat - you won't be disappointed.

Cheers
 
Thanks for the replies.
From other research it is clear that the only way to do Libya is with an organised trip and Wildcat seem to be one of the few that go there.
I have experienced the frustration of trying to cross borders where you never seem to have the right paperwork and the idea of someone else having that worry is quite appealing.
The main reason for the trip is to see some of the Roman sites, I am not so worried about the general landscape and views.
Can always do Morocco in the future but who knows when Libya may close its borders. I know that currently there is a relatively pro western stance in the country but who knows how long that will last.
It looks like I will be on the May trip next year !

Clive
 
Clive

I've just returned from the Wildcat Adv tour of Morocco and cannot recommend them highly enough John and Briggitte have it of pat they are very proffessional in how they run there business and I know of at least one member of our team who has signed up for a tour next year and i'm in the process of elimination as they have a number i would like to do.

Schultz
 
Clive

I've just returned from the Wildcat Adv tour of Morocco and cannot recommend them highly enough John and Briggitte have it of pat they are very proffessional in how they run there business and I know of at least one member of our team who has signed up for a tour next year and i'm in the process of elimination as they have a number i would like to do.

Schultz

looking forward to your ride report mate! :thumb
 


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