Sani Pass

Worth a Visit.

We had a friend who was a doctor in the British Colonial Service based in Quithing, Lesotho. We lived in Cape Town but went for a visit just for the heck of it. While we were there our friend was call...

Scary but worthwhile

We did the Sani Pass in our Ford Everest 4wd in January 2024. What an amazing trip, weather was sunny and clear. The trip is filled with small rocks and some shale and it does get very steep in sec...

Give it a GO! Great experience!

We drove the Sani Pass on 1 October 2023 in some very unfortunate weather. It was raining and very misty throughout the ascent. Having said that, the experience was really magic. It was nothing like t...

Once-in-a-lifetime experience, but you need a 4x4!

First, you should definitely make this trip. It’s an experience you won’t regret. Except… Second, rent a 4x4. You just won’t make it without one. We saw a motorcycle get hopelessly stuck on a rocky, s...

A place above the clouds

The pass used to be terrifying due to the state of the road. I have gone up the pas half a dozen times in a decade and during my most recent visit the pass looked great. Weather permitting it is almos...