Namibia
DifficultNaukluft–Zebra River Canyon to Büllsport — Hardap Desert High Spine via Tsaris Pass and Naukluft Plateau
Limestone canyons and desert plateau — Namibia raw.
Difficulty: Difficult
Level 3
Australia
DifficultGibb River Road — Derby to Kununurra via the Kimberley Gorge Country (Dry Season Classic, Full Traverse, Galvans Gorge to El Questro Central Run)
The Kimberley's backbone. Six hundred k of raw.
Namibia
DifficultNamib-Naukluft Olive Trail — Sesriem to Naukluft Mountains via Tsauchab Valley and Naukluft Camp
Naukluft high country. Earned silence.
Australia
DifficultGibb River Road — Adcock Gorge to Manning Gorge via Barnett River Station and Mount Elizabeth
Corrugations, gorges, no crowds.
Erongo Region
DifficultBrandberg Mountain Wilderness Circuit — Uis to Brandberg White Lady via Ugab River Terraces and Tsisab Ravine
Namibia's fiery island peak and 2,000-year-old art.
Australia
DifficultGibb River Road — Bell Gorge to Adcock Gorge via Silent Grove and King Leopold Ranges (Dry Season Interior Traverse)
King Leopolds, corrugations, and cold plunge pools.
Namibia
DifficultNamib-Naukluft Kuiseb Canyon to Homeb — Namib Desert Riverbed Track via the Kuiseb River Gorge
Ancient canyon. No water. No mercy.
Australia
DifficultGibb River Road — Manning Gorge to El Questro via Pentecost River Crossing and Cockburn Range
Crocs, corrugations, and the Cockburn Range.
Matabeleland North
DifficultNzou Game Track — Hwange Main Camp to Sinamatella via Kennedy Vleis and Deka Safari Area
45,000 elephants. No lodges. No nonsense.
Costa Rica
DifficultGuayabo to Turrialba Volcano — Costa Rican Highland Volcanic Plateau via Guayabo National Monument
Active volcano, ancient ruins, serious mud.