Route 62
Route 62 is filled with amazing backpacker lodges. It starts at Robertson and winds its way through quaint towns to just past Oudtshoorn. It is worth getting off the N2 and spending a few days exploring this amazing part of South Africa.
The Alterntive Route to Backpacking in South Africa
Go on, get off the N2 and take the alternative route. Route 62. Revel in empty rolling roads with shaded picnic spots, mysterious kloofs,
pools hidden in mountain crags and wine farms basking in the sun. En route you’ll discover a land scattered with farmhouses and small villages drowning in roses, forgotten by time, fine wines, delicious conserves, hot springs, rock climbing routes and hikes through fynbos and down rugged kloofs.
Ostrich and sheep think it’s nirvana. They roast in the sun and graze happily on the spiky bushes. Talking about sheep, Karoo lamb is something every unrepentant meat eater should try. And remember. Forever.
This narrow plain lies between the Swartberg and Outeniqua Mountains which separate it from both the arid Karoo and the coastline.
Go on, get off the N2 and take the alternative route. Route 62. Revel in empty rolling roads with shaded picnic spots, mysterious kloofs,
pools hidden in mountain crags and wine farms basking in the sun. En route you’ll discover a land scattered with farmhouses and small villages drowning in roses, forgotten by time, fine wines, delicious conserves, hot springs, rock climbing routes and hikes through fynbos and down rugged kloofs.
Ostrich and sheep think it’s nirvana. They roast in the sun and graze happily on the spiky bushes. Talking about sheep, Karoo lamb is something every unrepentant meat eater should try. And remember. Forever.
This narrow plain lies between the Swartberg and Outeniqua Mountains which separate it from both the arid Karoo and the coastline.
Oudtshoorn
Please note that Oudtshoorn is placed under the Garden Route.
Please note that Oudtshoorn is placed under the Garden Route.
Places to Stay
- Robertson Backpackers
This backpackers in Robertson is a friendly spot and a great base for exploring Route 62.
- The Karoo Travel Centre and Backpackers
A backpackers in the centre of Barrydale.
Feeling lucky?(randomly selected service providers from all regions)
Built in the days when castles were homes
(Johannesburg,Johannesburg)
Four and six day adventures through the Transkei.
(Chintsa-East,Wild Coast)
This Johannesburg Backpackers is set on a large property.
(Johannesburg,Johannesburg)
This East London backpackers lodge is located right on the beach in East London and overlooking a great swell.
(East London,Sunshine Coast)
At Bulungula backpackers all the businesses are 100% owned and run by members of the local community so your money goes where it’s most needed.
(Coffee Bay,Wild Coast)
This Cape Town backpacking hostel is between the mountain and the city and within walking distance of everywhere.
(Cape Town City Bowl,Cape Town)
This East London establishment is excellent value, offering self catering accommodation near the beach or in Gonubie
(Gonubie Eastern Cape,Sunshine Coast)
Explore the South Peninsula.
(Noordhoek,Cape Town)
Tekweni Backpacking hostel in Durban cooks. One can’t say anything else about this ever-buzzy hostel and its hordes of people.
(Durban ,Durban)
Want to surf, drum, kayak, have fun? It's all here.
(Muizenberg and Kalk Bay,Cape Town)
