14 routes you drive yourself
From coastal drives and desert safaris to a three-country crossing — we’ve prepared 14 self-drive routes to suit your travel style and schedule. Every route comes with GPS location-based audio guidance.
Cape Town → Namibia → Botswana → Victoria Falls
The red dunes of Sossusvlei, Etosha safari, Chobe and Victoria Falls — the ultimate journey linking four countries of southern Africa.
View details →📖 Stories along the wayCape Town → Garden Route → Port Elizabeth
Whales at Hermanus, the Knysna lagoon, the ancient forest of Tsitsikamma — South Africa’s signature coastal drive.
View details →📖 Stories along the wayJohannesburg → Panorama Route → Kruger → St Lucia → Durban
The spectacular Blyde River Canyon, Big Five safari in Kruger, and on to the Indian Ocean coast.
View details →📖 Stories along the wayCape Town → Route 62 → Karoo → Port Elizabeth
Route 62, the world’s longest wine route, the Cango Caves and the Swartberg mountain pass.
View details →📖 Stories along the wayJoburg → Kruger → Eswatini → Lesotho → Cape Town
Cross three borders and climb the Sani Pass 4×4 mountain track — the ultimate cross-continent journey.
View details →📖 Stories along the wayJoburg → Kalahari Desert → Kgalagadi National Park loop
A Kalahari loop to meet black-maned lions on red dunes and see the Augrabies Falls.
View details →📖 Stories along the wayCape Town → Cederberg → Namaqualand loop
Carpets of spring wildflowers covering the desert (August–September) and ancient Cederberg rock art.
View details →📖 Stories along the wayJoburg → Panorama → Indian Ocean beaches → Drakensberg → Joburg
A grand round trip from Joburg through the Panorama Route, the coast and the Drakensberg.
View details →📖 Stories along the wayJoburg → Kalahari Desert return (via Kimberley)
A return trip to the Kalahari Desert, passing Kimberley’s ‘Big Hole’ in the City of Diamonds.
View details →📖 Stories along the wayCape Town → Garden Route return (coast + inland)
Out along the N2 coast, back via inland Route 62 — enjoy both faces of the Garden Route.
View details →📖 Stories along the wayCape Town → West Coast (Atlantic) return
The fishing village of Paternoster, Lamberts Bay and the spring wildflowers of the Atlantic West Coast.
View details →📖 Stories along the wayCape Town → Cape Winelands loop
Wine tasting in Stellenbosch and Franschhoek — a Winelands day loop near Cape Town.
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