Africa
Swartberg Pass — Summit Viewpoint and Kloof Road Pinnacle
One of the great gravel mountain passes on earth — raw Karoo folded quartzite, plunging drop-offs, and a…
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Meiringspoort Rest Camp — De Rust, Western Cape
A CapeNature-run camp sitting inside the narrow Meiringspoort gorge — sheer sandstone walls, the Groot River, and a…
Africa
Swartberg Nature Reserve — Ou Tol Flats Dispersed Camp
A raw, permit-required bush camp on the northern slope of the Swartberg, set among fynbos and shale ridges…
Africa
Twyfelfontein — Ancient San Rock Engraving Site
One of Africa's densest concentrations of San rock art — over 2,500 engravings carved into sandstone, UNESCO World…
Africa
Palmwag Lodge Campground — Palmwag Concession
The only established camp in the vast Palmwag Concession, sitting on the Uniab River — lion, elephant, and…
Africa
Palmwag Conservancy — Huab River Floodplain Dispersed Camp
Remote, flat riverbed bush camp in the ancient Huab drainage — desert-adapted elephant and black rhino country on…
Algeria
ExtremePiste de Gao — Tamanrasset to Agadez via the Trans-Saharan Desert Corridor
Six centuries of caravans. Zero guarantees.
Africa
DifficultLesotho Highlands Road — Maseru to Semonkong via the Maluti Mountain Plateau
The kingdom above the clouds.
Zambia
ModerateTranszimbabwe Track — Harare to Chirundu via the Zambezi Escarpment and Makuti Ridge
Off the plateau and into raw Africa.
Africa
ExtremePiste du Djado — Bilma to Djado Plateau via the Erg de Bilma Salt Caravan Track
Sahara's forgotten fortress. No room for error.