Cape Town to Johannesburg is a 1600km drive. The N1 is the highway that can take you all the way to the border with Zimbabwe - but you stick to the tar. There are alternatives. A little bit of effort, a journey of almost the same distance, and you can discover a multitude of hidden gems along the road.

Leeuw Gamka, to Fraserburg,  Carnarvon to Prieska and Kimberley - lots of dirt road?
Leeuw Gamka to Beaufort West, Three Sisters, Britstown, Hopetown and Kimberley - our heritage of diamonds?

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Leeuw Gamka through Beaufort West, Richmond, Hanover, and Colesburg to Bloemfontein?

This is a recording of a radio show - Radio Ecohealth
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