Northern Cape
ExpertRichtersveld Transfrontier Park 4×4 Trail — Sendelingsdrift to Helskloof Pass via the Orange River Canyon Desert
South Africa's harshest desert. No shortcuts.
South Africa
Overlanding Trails in Northern Cape
Trails curated for overlanders in Northern Cape.
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Northern Cape
ExpertRichtersveld Transfrontier Wilderness Track — Sendelingsdrift to Port Nolloth via the Orange River Canyon Desert
South Africa's mountain desert — earn every kilometer.
Northern Cape
ExpertRichtersveld Kuboes to Sendelingsdrift — Orange River Canyon Desert Rim
South Africa's harshest, prettiest dead end.
Northern Cape
ModerateNossob River Valley 4WD Track — Twee Rivieren to Nossob Camp via the Kgalagadi Fossil Riverbed
Fossil riverbed. Real lions. No fence.
Botswana
ModerateNossob River Valley 4WD Track — Mata-Mata to Two Rivers via the Kgalagadi Fossil Riverbeds
Kalahari sand and black-maned lions.
Northern Cape
ExpertRichtersveld Sendelingsdrift to Ai-Ais — Orange River Canyon Desert Traverse via Helskloof Pass
Helskloof doesn't forgive bad decisions.
Botswana
ModerateGibb River Road — Derby to Kununurra via the Kimberley Gorge Country (Dry Season Classic, Full Traverse, Alternate Entry)
120km of fossilised riverbed and lion country.
Northern Cape
ModerateNamaqualand Diamond Coast 4×4 Trail — Port Nolloth to McDougall’s Bay via the Diamond Coast Desert Fringe
Diamond coast, cold fog, and no second chances in soft sand.
Botswana
ModerateNossob River Valley Track — Mata-Mata to Nossob Camp via the Kgalagadi Fossil Riverbed
Lions on a fossil river. No signal. No excuses.
Botswana
ModerateNossob to Twee Rivieren — Kgalagadi Transfrontier Fossil Riverbed Drive
Lions in the sand, no guardrails, no excuses.