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.
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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.
By motorbike through the Attaquaskloof and Gamkaskloof
Where the Karoo meets the Garden Route, back roads lead through lonesome kloofs and along impressive passes. This area is a pleasure to explore by motorcycle. By Kirsten Fugard-Marshall
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