🇿🇦 South Africa RV road trip routes and itineraries

South Africa is made for epic road trips, with dramatic coastlines, wildlife-filled parks, and mountain passes all waiting to be explored. Traveling by campervan or RV gives you the freedom to set your own pace and wake up somewhere new each day. 

Here are some of our favourite South Africa campervan road trip ideas to get you started, or check out our favourite experiences for a camper trip to South Africa.

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🇿🇦 South Africa RV road trip routes and itineraries

Our favourite South Africa RV routes & itineraries

The Garden Route’s Ultimate Golf Camper Road trip

The Garden Route’s Ultimate Golf Camper Road trip

  • 🏌️ Tee off at Pinnacle Point, Fancourt & Pearl Valley with cliffs, vines & mountains
  • 🐘 Spot elephants, buffalo & zebra as you self-drive Addo
  • 🌄 Braai under African night skies with firelight & stars

Family Beach & Safari Adventure through Garden Route to Cape Town by RV

  • 🦁 Spot elephants, kudu & zebra as you self-drive Addo National Park
  • 🏕️ Stay in forested camps by rivers, cliffs & coastal towns
  • 🌊 Paddle rivers, walk canopy bridges & explore ocean paths
Family Beach & Safari Adventure through Garden Route to Cape Town by RV
Safari & Championship Greens: An Epic Kruger Golf Expedition

Safari & Championship Greens: An Epic Kruger Golf Expedition

  • 🦒 Play Skukuza Golf Course, where wildlife roam the fairways
  • 🚐 Self-drive safari in Kruger’s Big Five park
  • 🏌️ Play Leopard Creek, Gary Player’s masterpiece overlooking the Crocodile River

South Africa Horse Riding, Coast & Winelands Roadtrip

  • 🐴 Ride alongside big animals in Amakhala Reserve
  • 🐎 Doornkraal farmstay — two days of outback riding, stay at the farm near the stables
  • 🌊 Gletana — dawn beach riding with ocean views
South Africa Horse Riding, Coast & Winelands Roadtrip
Cape Town & Garden Route Coastal Running Escape

Cape Town & Garden Route Coastal Running Escape

  • 🐘 Run inside Addo Elephant Park with wildlife nearby
  • 🌊 Sunrise beach run on Wilderness’ endless sands
  • 🍇 Vineyard paths and mountain trails in Stellenbosch

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