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Fish River Canyon — Hobas Viewpoint
Second-largest canyon on Earth drops 550 metres into the Orange River drainage — a viewpoint that stops you…
Overlanding Trails in Africa
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Bale Mountains National Park — Sanetti Plateau Web Valley Viewpoint
Highest all-weather road in Africa crosses an Afroalpine plateau where Ethiopian wolves hunt giant mole-rats at 4,000 metres…
Africa
Sossusvlei — Deadvlei Salt Pan and Clay Pan Viewpoint
Ancient dead camelthorn trees standing in a blinding white clay pan ringed by some of the tallest sand…
Africa
DifficultNamib Naukluft Park Central Desert Circuit
Oldest desert. No mercy. All reward.
Africa
ExtremePiste du Tanezrouft — Mali–Algeria Desert Corridor
650km of Sahara. No landmarks. No mercy.
Africa
ExpertRichtersveld Transfrontier 4×4 Route
Lunar desert. Zero mercy. Zero cell service.
Africa
ModerateLewa Wildlife Conservancy Bush Track
Rhino country. Black cotton. No mercy in the rains.
Africa
DifficultNyika Plateau 4×4 Circuit — Northern Malawi Highland Loop
Africa's hidden highland — earn every metre.
Africa
ExtremePiste de l’Hoggar — Tamanrasset to Djanet Trans-Saharan Track
The Sahara's most unforgiving desert crossing.
Africa
DifficultBrandberg Mountain Desert Circuit — Damaraland 4×4 Route
Namibia's highest peak, hardest approach.