The perfect summer day: what to do on a day trip to Wellington

9 February 2026

How to plan the perfect girls’ trip around the Western Cape this summer

20 December 2025

One Tank Wonders: Road trips from South Africa’s cities

26 September 2025

Top five alternative ‘padkos’ treats for a South African road trip

20 March 2024

27 things to do in and around Greyton

25 April 2018

Greyton has certainly embraced the slow life, but there’s still plenty to do in around... read more

23 reasons to visit Villiersdorp

10 October 2017

Just the other side of Franschhoek, this charming farming town has a lot to offer... read more

Budget Lesotho: a snowy 4X4 adventure

21 August 2017

Want to test your 4x4 skills at altitude? We found five challenging routes in a... read more

5 things everyone should do at Mokala National Park

16 May 2017

Mokala is a malaria-free national park off the N12 near Kimberley, a perfect stopover between... read more

Road trip survival kit

19 April 2016

With the long weekend coming up, we thought we'd add a few extra things to... read more

Why camper vans make for the best family road trips

1 March 2016

Ever dreamt of hitting the road, stopping anywhere and sleeping where it suits you? David... read more

A road trip up the West Coast off the N7

18 March 2015

Since I was 16 years old, camping trips have been held up by the nightmarish... read more

A pet-friendly road trip through South Africa

6 March 2015

18 days on the slow road from Cape Town through the Eastern Cape, with a... read more

See the best of Kruger National Park in a 7-day road trip

22 January 2015

Villiers Steyn and Tabby Mittins have been to Kruger National Park more than 50 times.... read more

Road tripping through northern Botswana in photos

20 November 2012

Photos from my epic 3000-kilometre road trip through Botswana: bleached-white salt pans, dry golden veld,... read more