Home Base
Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
A capital-city base for civic landmarks and the rail-linked Johannesburg day.
Firsthand material by Liv Kenya
See the published routes that arrive at this Home Base and radiate outward toward nearby Places.
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 →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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The official seat of South Africa's government overlooks Pretoria from Meintjieskop.
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