ABOUT US
Motorverse is powered by Dragon Trails, headquartered in Hanoi, Vietnam and Kauntei India Tours. Our team of travel experts is based here to assist you in planning your motorbike adventures. With a few exceptions, all our trips are accompanied by one of our experienced international tour leaders. All our international tour leaders speak English (and German too). Most likely you’ll have one of the following tour leaders on your trip.
AMAR SHARMA
In 1991, Amar Sharma began his journey in the travel industry, crafting unforgettable experiences as a tour guide. He pioneered motorbike tours in Ladakh and Srinagar in 1996, exploring regions that were largely uncharted on two wheels. Over the years, he has organized and led more than 150 motorbike expeditions across the Himalayas, combining his love for adventure with a deep understanding of the terrain. With a degree in business studies, Amar has traveled extensively, connecting with travel experts worldwide. He specializes in designing bespoke tours in India, Nepal, Tibet, Sri Lanka, and Bhutan, supported by a reliable network of local coordinators. His passion for wildlife and landscape photography, along with bird watching, allows him to capture the essence of nature. Believing that travel is about joyful experiences and meaningful connections, Amar strives to make each journey inspiring and fulfilling, whether navigating rugged landscapes or immersing himself in the beauty of remote regions. He continues to guide select tours each year, sharing his knowledge and love for travel with others.
MARCO
In 1991, Marco began traveling as a regular backpacker. He made a one-year journey through America, Australia, and Southeast Asia. After returning to The Netherlands he started working as a tour guide for Koning Aap Travel, a Dutch adventure tour company. For eight years, he guided dozens of tours in many different countries on almost all continents. During his private time, he traveled the entire Asian continent, but most of all Southeast Asia. Vietnam was the country he liked most. By motorbike, he explored the remote mountain areas of northern Vietnam, where you still can find many different mountain tribes, still living according to their traditional customs. He also learned to speak Vietnamese.
REMCO VAN STAPPERSHOEF
Remco studied business economics at the University of Amsterdam and worked for several years in business. When he worked as a management consultant in Uganda in 2002 and 2003, he became addicted to riding a motorbike in this beautiful country and surrounding countries. During that time, he spends about 20,000 km on a 125cc Suzuki through East Africa. Since then, he has combined his permanent work with travel and travel. For the Dutch travel agency Sawadee, he worked as a tour guide in Africa, but also in the Middle East and Asia. In 2009 he traveled through Latin America for six months on a Honda 650XR, after which he started working as a tour guide for Dragon Trails.
HOA TRAN
Hoa is our local tour leader and mechanic in Vietnam. With 20 years of experience in motorbike adventurer tours, he knows less-traveled places in Vietnam better than anyone. He is also known as our best mechanic in Vietnam, he ensures that your motorbike is meticulously cared for and maintained to guarantee an uninterrupted riding experience. When you choose a motorbike tour in Vietnam with us, you will likely have him on the team. He enjoys sharing his rich knowledge about local people, and culture here over some rice wine during dinner time.
ROBBERT VAN BUSSEL
In 2010, Robbert made his first long-distance trip abroad to Vietnam and he was immediately sold. The love for traveling and the enthusiasm to discover countries and cultures was born. This resulted, among other things, in his choice to study International Management and internships abroad in Hong Kong and Ethiopia. After briefly working in international sales, he quickly concluded that he wanted to take a different path. During a trip through Uganda and Rwanda with Dragon Trails, his passions for traveling and motorcycling and the pleasure of interacting with groups came together. Today he takes people on adventures by motorcycle and guides them through beautiful areas abroad. Robbert is our youngest supervisor.
JOSEPH MADANJI
Joseph began his career at Dragon Trails as a mechanic, boasting a diploma in Mechanical Engineering. His journey commenced when he purchased his first bike, a Kibo 150cc off-road version, igniting his passion for off-road exploration throughout Kenya. This newfound love for biking led him to his current role as our local Kenyan tour leader for motorbike adventures in Kenya and Kenya-Tanzania. He is excited to be part of the team, eager to contribute his expertise as both a mechanic and tour guide to create an unforgettable motorbike adventure.
KO DUIJVESTEIN
In the Netherlands, Ko rides a big Moto Guzzi. However, when he first arrived in Kenya in 2011, he started riding off-road, for the first time, a small and light motorcycle. He fell in love with this continent and continued exploring the continent, always using a small motorbike for easy off-road riding. Ko traveled from Kenya to Cape Town in 2017 on a 200 cc. But before that, he already made countless smaller trips through East Africa. Every year, he goes to the African continent for 3 months to further explore this continent, and to guide our motorbike tours. Ko knows a lot about cartography and computers but is now also very skilled in motorcycle maintenance.
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