The minor roads are good with light traffic, most people are very friendly, and it is relatively cheap. Distances between major towns averages approxiamately 50km and the hotels and campsites at conveniently spaced. South Africa lies at the southern tip of Africa, with a coastline on the Indian and Atlantic oceans. The country borders Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, and Swaziland, and it completely surrounds the country of Lesotho. South Africa's interior is mostly plateau.
Coastal lowlands lie in the east.
The Cape Mountains are in the far south. The Namib Desert stretches along the west coast. The Kalahari Desert covers much of the northwest interior. South Africa's main rivers include the Orange and its branch, the Vaal. There are routes in many other areas too which are equally attractive but have been less explored.