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National Routes

From desert duning and Big 5 safaris to ghost towns and coastal shores, our recommendation of most popular routes span the length and breadth of South Africa to showcase its biggest highlights.
Scenes along the N1 between R46 and Touws Rivier

N1 Zimbabwe border to Cape Town

The N1 National Route runs from Beitbridge border post at Zimbabwe in the north, to Cape Town in…
De Rust to Oudtshoorn

N12 Witbank to George

The N12 is a national road in South Africa. It is maintained by the National Roads Agency (NRA).…

N11 Ladysmith to Groblers Bridge

The N11 National route runs from Ladysmith in KwaZulu-Natal through the province of Mpumalanga to…
N17

N17 Johannesburg to Oshoek

The N17 National route runs between Johannesburg in Gauteng and Oshoek, the border post to…
N4 between Ngodwana and Waterval Boven

N4 Botswana to Mozambique

The N4 National route runs from the Skilpadshek border post into Botswana in North West, through…
Route between Springbok and Klawer

N7 Namibia border to Cape Town

The N7 National route runs all along the West Coast from Cape Town in the Western Cape to the border…
N2 near Pongola in Kwazulu Natal

N2 Ermelo to Cape Town

The N2 travels a distance of approximately 2300 km and is the longest of the National Roads of South…

N6 (Friendly N6) Bloemfontein to East London

The N6 National route runs between Bloemfontein in the Free State and East London in the Eastern…
N10

N10 Botswana border to Colchester

The N10 begins at Nakop on the Namibian border. It runs east to Upington in the Northern Cape,…
Beervlei Dam on Groot River along the N9 north of Willowmore

N9 Colesburg to George

The N9 National route runs from George in the Western Cape, through a section of the Eastern Cape to…

N18 Botswana border to Warrenton

The N18 National route runs between the Botswana border post near Ramathlabama in North West…

N8 Kimberley to Groblershoop

The N8 National route runs between Groblershoop in the Northern Cape at a junction with the N10 from…
Scenes along the N3 between the R34 and Warden

N3 Johannesburg to Durban

The N3 National route runs between the inland City of Johannesburg in Gauteng and the coastal resort…

N5 Winburg to Harrismith

The N5 National route runs between Winburg in the Free State and Harrismith, also in the Free State.…

N15 Swellendam to Worcester

The N15 National route shares the surface with the R60 and runs between Swellendam and Worcester in…
N14 between Vryburg and Kuruman

N14 Pretoria to Springbok

The N14 National route runs from Springbok in the Northern Cape to Pretoria in Gauteng via North…