Home Base
Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
A capital-city base for civic landmarks and the rail-linked Johannesburg day.
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Begin with the primary Journey into Pretoria, then continue toward the Places connected to this Home Base.
Primary Journey · Begin here
The road crosses at Kazungula, pauses in Kasane, runs through Francistown and Gaborone, then enters South Africa through Tlokweng–Kopfontein.
Travel to Pretoria →The destinations and discoveries connected to Journeys from this Home Base.
The official seat of South Africa's government overlooks Pretoria from Meintjieskop.
Explore Place →A nine-country overland loop shaped by the road actually traveled: south from Nairobi through Tanzania, Zambia, Botswana, South Africa, and Lesotho, then home through Namibia, Zambia, Malawi, and …
Follow Journey →Capital-city exploration, a Gautrain-linked Johannesburg day, and the road southwest to a two-night Bloemfontein pause.
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