Road Trip's Podcast - Travel, Touring and Holidays in South Africa using the Road Trip mobile app
Tourism to South Africa: South Africa is a world-class tourist destination. These podcasts are a way to create interest in South Africa as a holiday and travel destination. We highlight interesting and cool history, explain monuments and memorials, put the history into context, and we hope to make your road trip through South Africa more interesting! Road Trip SA is a mobile app to help tourists find monuments, museums, statues and thousands of POI's. All the listings on the app have a photo, a brief description and some history of that spot. We hope to encourage downloads so clients can explore our history and culture. The narrator of the podcast has a tour and safari company called "Touch Africa Safaris"- http:///www.touch-africa-safaris.com
- Update frequency
- every 5 days
- Average duration
- 50 minutes
- Episodes
- 59
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
The N2 Highway - Part 2 - The Garden Route - George to Tsitsikamma
The "Garden Route" encompasses the area between George and Port Elizabeth. It is a natural wonderland of high mountain peaks, deep forested ravines, and incredible coastal scenery.
The a…
The N2 Highway - Part 1 - We cover Cape Town to the Great Brak River
This episode covers the first part of the N2, which is South Africa's longest numbered road. The N2 is 2255km long, and stretches from Cape Town to Ermelo.
It starts in Mowbray near the…
The Panorama Route - The "Transvaal Drakensberg" Escarpment and the N4 corridor
The "Panorama Route" of Mpumalanga is an essential part of any road trip to the Eastern region of South Africa. There is magnificent scenery, some fascinating history, and fantastic geo…
Kruger National Park - The Southern Section - the paradise between the Sabie and Crocodile Rivers
Episode 4 of a series on the Kruger National Park
The Southern section of the park is the busiest and most developed part of the park. It hosts the headquarters of the park - Skukuza - a…
Kruger National Park - South of the Olifants River to Tshokwane - the Central Region
Episode 3 of a series on the Kruger National Park.
The Central Region of the Kruger National Park is a wildlife paradise. Big camps, small camps, bush camps, and private camps - still qu…
Kruger National Park - From Mopani Camp to the Olifants River
Part 2 of a series on the Kruger National Park.
The area between Mopani Camp and the Olifants River has its' own charm. The Mopani gradually changes to mixed Mopani / Bush Willow vegetat…
Kruger National Park - The magical far Northern Region
Part 1 of a series on the Kruger National Park.
We discuss some the early history of the park, the development of tourism, as well as the biodiversity and scale of the park.
This episod…
Zululand - Some early Zulu history and The Battle of Blood River
The central areas of Zululand stretching from Ulundi to the Drakensberg Mountains really is the crucible and the "Battle Field" of South Africa. Conflicts between Zulu and Voortrekker, …
West Coast and the remote Northern Cape to the Orange River and Kimberley
Departing Cape Town on the N7 heading North is a very rewarding drive. You leave the busy city of Cape Town and within a few kilometres you are travelling through beautiful wheat fields…
Diamonds, other Treks & Battles - the South African Diamond Fields - and the interesting little town of Orania
The area stretching from Trompsburg to Griekwastad to Kimberley and beyond encompasses the South African diamond fields - the Gariep (Orange) River is joined by the Vaal River, and is a…
Cape Town to Gauteng - dirt or tar road from Leeuw Gamka to Johannesburg?
Cape Town to Johannesburg is a 1600km drive. The N1 is the highway that can take you all the way to the border with Zimbabwe - but you stick to the tar. There are alternatives. A little…
Matjiesfontein - a super little "Hidden Gem"
Matjiesfontein - a real Karoo "Hidden Gem".
A bit about the N1 from Cape Town to get there - and then we concentrate on the town of Matjiesfontein. The history, some of the characters, t…
We love Animals - Statues of cats, dogs, horses, owls, & even a baboon!
South Africans love animals.
Jock of the Bushveld, Just Nuisance, rhinos, horses, owls, the café cat and more - we have statues honouring our animals dotted right around South Africa.
Epi…
The VOC in Cape Town
An introduction to Cape Town - the early days of the VOC and the arrival of Jan van Riebeeck.
A short exploration of the history in Cape Town from the arrival of Jan van Riebeeck in 1652…
Voortrekkers, Retief, Dingaan and Concentration Camps
The Voortrekkers and the Great Trek form an iconic and monumental part of South Africa's history.
And we explore two "bucket list" monuments and museums - The Voortrekker Monument in Pr…
A "Must Do" when in Cape Town - the "Cape Peninsular Tour"
The drive from Cape Town to Cape Point and the Cape of Good Hope along the Atlantic seaboard, and then the return via Simon's Town, is one of the most scenic drives in the world. The ro…
Taal Monumente, Jan van Riebeeck, Afrikaans and the Portuguese. (Episode mainly spoken in Afrikaans)
The origins and spread of Afrikaans - what a wonderful language! 11 language monuments dotted around South Africa.
1652 - Jan van Riebeeck arrives in the Cape, and the Portuguese explore…
Durban: English, Indian, Zulus, Voortrekkers - what a mix!
We ended last time in Durban - and Durban is a fascinating city - a heady mix of British, Portuguese, Indian and Zulu cultures.
We chat about the British history, the Voortrekkers, and t…
PitStops, cheaper diesel, Road Tripping and the Road Trip SA App. (This episode is in Afrikaans)
Road Tripping in South Africa.
This is a recording of a radio show - Radio Ecohealth
The Road Trip SA mobile app is partnered with PitStops - how to find the cheapest diesel while you dr…