Driving
The roads, tours and circuits worth the drive in South Africa.
Roads
Driving road
Chapman's Peak Drive
6 mi10 km~11 min drive
Iconic cliff-hugging toll road along the Atlantic seaboard.
Driving road
Franschhoek Pass
7 mi11 km~13 min drive
Sweeping historic mountain pass above the Franschhoek winelands.
Driving road
Sani Pass
20 mi32 km~38 min drive
Legendary steep switchback climb into the Drakensberg and Lesotho.
Driving road
Swartberg Pass
15 mi24 km~28 min drive
Dramatic unsurfaced Thomas Bain pass over the Swartberg range.
Driving road
Bainskloof Pass
19 mi31 km~36 min drive
Historic 19th-century pass carved along the Witte River gorge.
Driving road
Long Tom Pass
34 mi55 km~1h 4m drive
High-altitude escarpment pass named after the Boer War gun.
Driving road
Outeniqua Pass
9 mi14 km~17 min drive
Fast, well-graded pass over the Outeniqua Mountains to the Karoo.
Driving road
Prince Alfred's Pass
42 mi68 km~1h 19m drive
One of the country's longest gravel passes through the Outeniqua forests.
Circuits
Race circuit
Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit
Historic former South African Grand Prix track, still the country's flagship circuit.
Race circuit
Zwartkops Raceway
Popular club and historic-racing circuit, home of POMC Cars in the Park.
Race circuit
Killarney International Raceway
Western Province Motor Club's long-running Cape Town circuit for racing and drags.
Race circuit
Red Star Raceway
Modern high-speed circuit east of Johannesburg hosting national and track-day events.
Race circuit
Aldo Scribante Racing Circuit
Eastern Cape's premier circuit, on the national calendar.
Race circuit
Dezzi Raceway
KZN South Coast circuit hosting racing, drag and track-day events.