Working out an itinerary

Published on May 28, 2026 at 12:42 AM

Circumnavigating Southern Africa

Once  we decided on doing a road trip, the next step was to work out a route. That's when I got the idea to circumnavigate Southern Africa. If we were going to do a trip, we had to make it a big trip. I did a lot of research. Checking out other trips people had taken, where they had stopped and amazing sights they had seen, I quickly discovered that most had just done parts of the route I intended to take. Not many if any had done the circumnavigation of Southern Africa, and definitely not 60 year old women!

06/08 CT-Saldana/Vredenburg-Velddrif 157km

08/08 Velddrif - Klawer-Springbok 434km

10/08 Springbok - Ai Ais Richtersveld 253km

11/08 Ai Ais Richtersveld Fish River Canyon 206km

13/08 Fish River Canyon - Luderitz 416km

15/08 Luderitz - Aus - Sessriem 465km

17/08 Sessriem - Swakopmund 343km

19/08 Swakopmund - Cape Cross - Spitzkoppe 300km

20/08 Spitzkoppe - Etosha National Park (Okaukuejo Camp) 400km

23/08 Etosha - Grootfontein 302km

24/08 Grootfontein - Divundu 471km

25/08 Divundu - Katima Mulilo 328km

26/08 Katima Mulilo - Chobe - Kasane 128km

28/08 Kasane - Livingstone 80km

29/08 Livingstone - Vic Falls 20km

30/08 Vic Falls - Hwange 188km

01/09 Hwange - Bulawayo 276km

02/09 Bulawayo - Masvingo (Great Zimbabwe) 281km

04/09 Masvingo-Mutare 297km

05/09 Mutare - Beira 297km

07/09 Beira - Vilanculos  550km

09/09 Vilanculos - Inhambane 280km

11/09 Inhambane - Maputo 480km

12/09 Maputo - St Lucia 350km

13/09 St Lucia - Umhlanga Rocks 245km

15/09 Umhlanga Rocks - Mthatha 445km

17/09 Mthatha - Port Alfred 360km

18/09 Port Alfred - Jeffreys Bay 229km

19/09 Jeffreys Bay - Sedgefield 218km

21/09 Sedgefield - Hermanus 385km

23/09 Hermanus - Cape Town 123km