On a road trip from Golden Gate’s shapely sandstone buttresses to the towering peaks of the Drakensberg, mountain views abound. Whether appreciated from the car, or on foot, this is scenery to feed your soul. By Marié Bester
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Driving South Africa’s longest gravel road
Leading between Ceres and Calvinia, the R355 is reported to be South Africa’s longest uninterrupted gravel road. For some 250km, it runs more or less dead straight through the stark beauty of the Karoo. Reason enough to detour off the highway? Dirt road lover Johan Heyneke thinks so.
An 8-day trip along the Lesotho border
You can’t beat mountain passes for beauty, interest and excitement. When you circumnavigate Lesotho – the Mountain Kingdom – you get mountain passes for days. Keen overlander Willem Rudolph shares his route through South Africa’s mountains and along the Lesotho border.