Cross-border
Country Forums
Dedicated boards for Botswana, Zambia, Namibia and South Africa. Ask about borders and routes, share the tips you picked up on the road, and post the photo highlights from your trip across.
These forums are new — the first thread in each one is yours
Route map
Distances through South Africa
The stops members string together out of Victoria Falls, in order, with the distance between each one. Tap a pin for what that leg involves.
Leg by leg through South Africa
- 1
Victoria Falls
Zimbabwe · the start
Route start — the falls and the bridge
- 2
Johannesburg & Soweto
Gauteng
≈ 950 km · usually flown
- 3
Kruger National Park
Mpumalanga
≈ 460 km · about 7 h driving
- 4
The Garden Route
Knysna & Tsitsikamma
≈ 1300 km · usually flown
- 5
Cape Town
Western Cape
≈ 510 km · about 7 h 45 min driving
South Africa from Victoria Falls: ≈ 3220 km · about 15 h of driving
Estimates only — measured as the crow flies with a road allowance, at an average speed that includes border posts and fuel stops. Confirm current roads, water levels and flying times in the forum before you commit.
South Africa forum
No threads yet · gateway Johannesburg
Johannesburg connections, Kruger, Cape Town and the Garden Route — the leg most members add at the end of a trip, and what it costs to add it.
- Joburg connections
- Kruger & Madikwe
- Cape Town & the Winelands
- The Garden Route
Nothing in the South Africa forum yet
Start the first thread — a border question, a route you drove, or a photo from your last trip across.
How the country forums work
Each forum keeps its own threads and answers, so a Chobe border question stays with the people who cross at Kazungula. Title your thread with the country and the month, add up to three photos when you have them, and confirm the current entry rules at the post — the tips here are from members, not from immigration. See the destinations guide.