Northern Cape
ExpertRichtersveld Toe of the Sneeuberg — Eksteenfontein to Kuboes via the Gannakouriep Canyon
Volcanic canyon country at the world's edge.
Overlanding Trails in South Africa
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Northern Cape
ExpertRichtersveld Hellskloof Pass to De Hoop — Orange River Volcanic Rim Track
Africa's most savage desert mountain shelf road.
South Africa
ModerateSwartberg Pass Road — Prince Albert to Oudtshoorn via the Great Karoo Divide
Bain's masterpiece. No guardrails. No mercy.
South Africa
ModerateOuteniqua Pass Road — George to Uniondale via the Outeniqua Mountains High Route
The pass everyone forgot when the tunnel opened.
Northern Cape
ExpertRichtersveld Vensterval Pass to Eksteenfontein — Orange River Volcanic Plateau Desert Track
Volcanic desert at its most uncompromising.
Botswana
DifficultNossob to Two Rivers — Kgalagadi Trans-Frontier 4×4 Wilderness Track via Bitterputs
Deep Kalahari sand. Lions. No safety net.
Northern Cape
DifficultRichtersveld Groot Derm to Port Nolloth — Namaqualand Coastal Desert Track via Natab
Diamond country dirt — fog, quartzite, silence.
Northern Cape
ExpertRichtersveld Sendelingsdrift to Kuboes — Orange River Canyon Desert Track
Africa's hardest desert canyon at the river's edge.
Northern Cape
ModerateNossob River Valley Track — Twee Rivieren to Nossob Camp via Kgalagadi Riverbeds
Lions on the track. Sand under the tyres. No exits.
Botswana
ModerateTrans-Kalahari Crossing — Twee Rivieren to Mata-Mata via the Kgalagadi Dry Riverbeds
Lion tracks in Kalahari sand. No fences.