The final leg of the trip took them through Zambia, Namibia, Botswana and finally into South Africa. They went from there to Tanzania, and then into Malawi, where they were joined by Ewan McGregor's wife Eve. From Kenya they rode to Uganda and then Rwanda, where they had an audience with President Paul Kagame. After visiting the pyramids they boarded a ferry and traveled to Sudan, continued into Ethiopia and then into Kenya, where they crossed the equator. However, American producer David Alexanian and cameraman Jimmy Simak were unable to obtain the necessary entry visas and were forced to fly from Tunisia to Egypt where they rejoined the team. The European leg of the journey ended in Sicily, where they caught a ferry to Tunisia.įrom Tunisia they rode into Libya. The team traveled from their base in Olympia, London to John o' Groats at the northern tip of Scotland to begin their journey. They rode the BMW R1200GS Adventure, the successor to the R1150GS Adventure bikes they rode in Long Way Round.

In addition they decided to travel constantly with a medic, Dai Jones, security officer Jim Foster and various 'fixers' - local guides and interpreters - throughout the journey. They were accompanied by the same key members of the team from Long Way Round, including cameraman and directors of photography Claudio Von Planta and Jimmy Simak (who also oversaw music supervision and soundtrack production), producers Russ Malkin and David Alexanian. The journey started on and finished on 4 August 2007. It is a follow-up to the Long Way Round trip of 2004, when the pair rode east from London to New York via Eurasia and North America. Long Way Down (LWD) is a documentary documenting a motorcycle journey undertaken by Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman, on which they rode south through 18 countries from John o' Groats in Scotland to Cape Agulhas in South Africa via Europe and Africa in 2007. Documentary hosted by Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman, published by BBC

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