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South Africa's scenic passes - fascinating driving routes

Scenic mountain passes

There’s a legend about every South African mountain pass. Who designed it, who built it, what happened to others who have driven on it...

The scenic route over the Bulembu Pass.

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Bulembu Pass

Begin your journey over the Bulembu Pass at the historic town of Barberton. Then follow this scenic route to Bulembu, just over the Swaziland border.

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The Abel Erasmus Pass.

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The Abel Erasmus Pass

The Abel Erasmus Pass is a dramatic mountain road that ascends some 800m during its 24km length, linking Limpopo with the Panorama Route of Mpumalanga.

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Chapman's Peak Drive in Cape Town.

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Chapman's Peak Drive

Chapman's Peak Drive, among the most scenic stretches of road in the world, has been upgraded and made safer to ensure more regular access.

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The Prince Alfred Pass

The Garden Route settlements of Knysna and Plettenberg Bay needed to be connected to the interior - the Prince Alfred Pass was the answer.

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The Bain's Kloof Pass

Wellington was connected with the rest of South Africa once Andrew Geddes Bain built a road over the mountains, linking it to the Tulbagh valley.

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The Seven Passes

The Seven Passes route is a 75-kilometre-long trip that takes you past 7 eye-catching gorges, cut deep by rivers flowing down to the sea.

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The Long Tom Pass

The Long Tom Pass was built between Lydenburg and Sabie as an alternative route for the waggoners of the 1800s to get through to Mozambique.

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Exploring the Cape Town coastline

Vintage bike tour along the scenic Cape coastline

A journey through South Africa's extraordinary landscapes

A journey through South Africa

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Picnic spots

  1. Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens
  2. Sandy Bay Beach
  3. Melkbosstrand
  4. Mbashe River
  5. Union Buildings gardens
  6. Walter Sisulu National Botanical Garden
  7. Modjadji Cycad Forest Reserve at Ga-Modjadji
  8. Vredefort Dome
  9. Harold Johnson Nature Reserve
  10. Happy Valley
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