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Road Travel
Looking for a road trip with a difference that will
surprise, delight and have you coming back time
and again for more? Then South Africa’s famous
Route 62 is the answer.
This is the absolute must-do scenic journey of
discovery and adventurous alternative to the N2
highway if you are travelling between Cape Town
and Port Elizabeth.
The towns and districts along the route are also filled with many interesting,
sometimes eccentric, and creative people, extremely hospitable locals,
architectural treasures, some extraordinary experiences, superb culinary
and wine offerings, unique shops, galleries, hotels, B&Bs, and plenty to
explore and do. And while the towns have changed with the times, most
of them have retained their 19th century charm. Delightful surprises await
the visitor around every corner.
The route, which follows the R62 national road, can be divided into two
sections: from Cape Town to Oudtshoorn, and the other through the
Langkoof from Oudtshoorn to Port Elizabeth. This article covers the first,
while the second section will be covered in a future edition.
Route 62 has earned itself the admiration of countless travellers locally and
from around the globe, many of whom keep on returning. A CNN Travel
poll of travel writers and tourists voted Route 62 the top road trip in the
world. It is truly a road trip of discovery, fun and easy adventure like no
other.
An excellent tarred road winds its way through valleys, mountains, wine
lands, across rivers, through postcard towns and hamlets, through a hole in
a mountain, as well as through South Africa’s longest mountain tunnel, and
you can even stop for an ice cold beer or wine at a ‘sex shop’ in the veld.
There’s plenty to do along the way, apart from visiting Ronnie’s Sex Shop,
which is really only a pub in the veld alongside the road providing nothing
but food, alcohol, music and good company…but by now quite a worldfamous
pub.
Travellers can stop at picnic spots to enjoy the towering mountains
and strange rock formations; enjoy local cuisine at the many first-class
restaurants and coffee shops along the way; wander around in the quaint
streets of picturesque little towns or browse around in the many interesting
little shops; book into one of many excellent B&Bs, hotels and lodges; visit
any of the numerous art galleries and craft shops; or enjoy wine cellar tours
and taste some wine, brandy or Cape port.
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