🗺️ ROUTE 4
Cape Town → Route 62 → Karoo → Port Elizabeth
A 4×4 self-drive journey linking 17 highlights from Cape Town to Port Elizabeth. The GPS audio guide tells you the story of each place as you pass.
The journey
A road linking 17 stops
1Cape Town›2Worcester›3Robertson›4Montagu›5Cogmanskloof›6Barrydale›7Ladismith›8Calitzdorp›9Oudtshoorn›10Cango Caves›11Swartberg Pass›12Prince Albert›13Graaff-Reinet›14Camdeboo National Park (Valley of Desolation)›15Mountain Zebra National Park›16Addo Elephant National Park›17Port Elizabeth
Highlights
Stories along the way
Cape Town
Sarah Baartman — the Slave Lodge
Worcester
A town named after an English aristocrat who never visited
Robertson
A town famous for perfume as much as for wine
Montagu
A hot-spring town that became a rock-climbing mecca
Cogmanskloof
Why a narrow rocky gorge became a battlefield
Barrydale
A sheep-farming town transformed into a town of galleries
Ladismith
A town easily confused with its war-famous namesake
Calitzdorp
Why a Portuguese grape grows better in the Karoo
Stories along the way
Read all the stories of this route before you go
We’ve written up the history, culture and nature commentary narrated by the GPS audio guide. Discover every story on this journey now.
Route 4: how to plan your trip
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