Take rugged mountains, endless flatlands and undulating dunes. Add to this diverse scenery, stunning plantlife and plentiful game and you have a recipe that will please all 4×4 eco-adventurers. Here are a few of the trails you can undertake:

Egerton Trail travels over vast open plains and absorbs the unique rugged beauty of the Northern Cape by exploring 50km of sand, rocky hills and dongas.

Nossob 4×4 Route (Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park) is a circular 200km long trail in the Park offering exhilarating dune driving and scenic views.

Witsand has two routes over dunes and mountains.

Namaqua Trail is probably the longest 4×4 trail in South Africa.

Richtersveld Route (|Ai-|Ais/Richtersveld Transfrontier Park) Breathtakingly beautiful with a new scene meeting the eye at every turn.

Riemvasmaak Trails cover three routes over approximately 160km of deep sand to steep and very rough tracks, deep dongas and rocky plateaus.

Augrabies Park trail cuts through surrealistic ‘moonscapes’.

Khamkirri has trails of varying difficulty.

Banksgate Trail offers 6 trails varying in distance between 10km and 66km.

De Postjes Trail is a challenging route, preferably for experienced drivers, situated in the Nuweveld Mountains.

Kalahari Trail is in the Mier area.

Diamond Coast Trail on the West Coast explores dunes, shipwrecks and diamond mines.

Cobus se Gat Trail is in the Namakwa District.

Toekoms Trail is in the Namakwa District.