Northern Cape
ExpertRichtersveld Eksteenfontein to Alexander Bay — Orange River Canyon Rim Track
The Richtersveld eats rigs for breakfast.
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Mpumalanga
ModerateHighveld Escarpment Road — Graskop to God’s Window via the Blyde River Canyon Rim
Rim-drive above Africa's green canyon abyss.
South Africa
ModerateOuteniqua Pass to Swartberg Pass — Garden Route High Country Circuit via Prince Albert
Bain's best pass. Still no guardrails.
KwaZulu-Natal
DifficultDrakensberg Sani Pass to Mokhotlong High Road — Kingdom in the Clouds Traverse
Earn the highest pint in Africa.
Northern Cape
ExpertRichtersveld Potjiespram 4×4 Trail
Africa's harshest mountain desert. No mercy.
Northern Cape
ExpertRichtersveld Helskloof Pass to Sendelingsdrift — Orange River Desert Canyon Traverse
Hell's Gorge. No shade. No mercy. No cell signal.
KwaZulu-Natal
ExpertLesotho Highlands Traverse — Sani Pass to Mokhotlong via Senqu River Valley
Roof of Africa — where tracks replace roads.
Northern Cape
ExpertRichtersveld Mountain Zebra 4×4 Trail
Lunar desert. Canyon country. No mercy.
KwaZulu-Natal
ExpertSani Pass — Himeville to Mokhotlong via the Drakensberg Escarpment
The Drakensberg's most brutal border crossing.
Northern Cape
Quiver Tree Forest — Nieuwoudtville Aloe Dichotoma Landmark
One of South Africa's most surreal desert landscapes — hundreds of ancient quiver trees scattered across a granite…