After
a year long cycling journey through Africa, the diversity of the country
that lies on the tip of the African continent, has become unforgettable
for the two of us, Jens and Andreas After the rise of democracy in South
Africa and our immigration to this country in 1993, we founded the company,
AFRICAN BIKERS. Since then, we show our guests our new "home",
based in Cape Town first-hand.
We research all routes ourselves
and we update them regularly considering the opinions of our tour guides
and our guests. We are guiding the majority of the tours ourselves and
make sure the quality of the routes and accommodation stays the same.
Whenever there is time we travel around in southern Africa to look at
new routes and destinations for our program.
In our german office an experienced
team takes care of bookings and preparations and in Cape Town we ensure
a smooth running of the tours:
Andreas
Lappe
Co-owner
of African Bikers
09.02.1959
born in Frankfurt, raised in Vortaunus, Frankfurt 1979
Matric studied
film directing in Hamburg worked
as assistant director in theatre and in TV advertising
as producer 1990-91
journey by bicycle through Africa to Cape Town 1992
permanent residency in South Africa 1993
founding of African Bikers Interests:
cycling, music, languages and travel
Jens
Deister
Co-owner
of African Bikers
18.10.1967
born in Detmold Westfalen, raised in Vortaunus, Frankfurt 1974-1978
elementary schooling in Kelkheim, 1978-1984 high school in Kelkheim
1984-1987
trained as technical designer and electrician 1987-1988
Matric in Hofheim 1988-1990
civil service in Bad Soden 1990-1991
cycle tour through Africa to Cape town 1991-1992
Siemens, Cape Town and ½ year at UCT electrical engineering
department 1993
founding of African Bikers Interests:
travel, cycling, hiking, movies, politics, history
Mandy
Otto
Manager
of the german Office in Cape Town
born
16 December 1977 in Wolfen - Germany 1996
high school graduation 2.5
years job training for office clerk 1.5
years distance learning for management assistant February
2006 emigration to South Africa work
experience: management assistant in a service company in Berlin
with
African Bikers Tours since 15.05.2006 consulting
and coordination of the African Bikers Tours for Germany, Switzerland
and Austria Interests:
hiking, cycling, reading, nature, travel
Ntombi
Manikivana
Product
Manager
born
21.07.1978 in Cape Town 1998
high school graduation 1999
Studied Travel & Tourism with Varsity College Cape Town 2000-2001
Worked for Walt Disney World in Florida as South African Ambassador
in the Millennium Celebration 2002-2003
Developed interest in Hospitality Industry worked in prestigious country
clubs around New York and Florida 2003-2006
Manager in Training at Broken Sound Country Club in Florida and late
2004 promoted at Accounts Receivables Manager 2004-2006
Studied Hotel and Restaurant Management in PCDI Atlanta Georgia in
USA 2006
Returned to my home country South Africa worked at the Radisson SAS
Hotel as Floor Manager 2007
Joined African Bikers Interests:
reading, music, travelling and learning about different cultures
Sheilagh
Jonathan
born
25.4.1947 and lives in Cape Town married
with 2 children works
for African Bikers since 1996 as back-up caterer specially
along the Garden Route... Interests:
cooking, church work, travel
Co-owner
of African Bikers
After
a year long cycling journey through Africa, the diversity of the country
that lies on the tip of the African continent, has become unforgettable
for the two of us, Jens and Andreas After the rise of democracy in South
Africa and our immigration to this country in 1993, we founded the company,
AFRICAN BIKERS. Since then, we show our guests our new "home",
based in Cape Town first-hand.