On a trip from Kasane to Windhoek by bicycle, Stephen Drew travelled along roads where donkey carts made up most of the traffic. In Namibia’s northeastern regions, he camped along the river and experienced the kindness of strangers. He reports back on road conditions, places to stay and what made the trip special.
Between Johannesburg and the Cape lie many kilometres of farmland, remote villages and, of course, gravel roads. Would it be possible to stitch them together to avoid tar completely? By Willem Rudolph
If your ideal campsite consists of a tree and nothing else, you will love Jack’s Pan in Botswana. This is wild camping in the Kalahari. By Mariska Bartlett