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On the Road
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Cape Town
Durban
Johannesburg
Port Elizabeth
Windhoek
Maun
Harare
Victoria Falls
MAUI Southern Africa
Motorhome Rental
On the Road with Maui
Traveling the Maui way
When you arrive at Maui, a thorough personal introduction to your Maui Motorhome familiarizes you with every aspect of its operation. Maui provides extensive travel information, including comprehensive maps and camping ground information.
TopOn the road with Maui
With secure Maui transport and guidance, anyone can safely explore this enthralling region. Motorhome travel is one of the most enjoyable ways of seeing this vast area. The long, straight, almost empty roads are a sheer pleasure to drive. Southern Africa has Africa’s best, most comprehensive network of established primary and secondary roads, though rural roads are mostly untarred and require extra vigilance. It’s here you need to be prepared for hazards. Maui will advise and equip you well, so you can make informed driving plans.
Most of all, travelers are unaware of the sheer distances from one destination to the next on this huge continent. Check with Maui for the time required to travel to the places of your choice. You should not plan on driving more than 300 kilometers a day, and fill up on petrol/diesel before it gets too low - distances between petrol stations in more remote areas can be considerable. Here are a few tips:
- Keep up to date maps handy.
- Monitor weather and road conditions.
- To avoid stray animals, we suggest you don't drive at night.
- Avoid driver fatigue. Take regular two hour breaks and avoid driving more than 5 hours a day.
- Never exceed 60 km/h on unsealed or gravel roads.
Climate
The climate is perfect for motorhome and camping travel, with plenty of sunshine and warm balmy evenings. Seasons are the opposite of those in Europe and North America. Generally it is sunny and pleasant even in the mild winters. Average daily temperatures are evenly spread throughout the country at between 21° C and 30° C - though it can soar above this in some areas. Summer is beach time; autumn and spring are best for walking; winter is best for white water rafting and canoeing in Zimbabwe (when the rivers are high) and for game watching in the bushveld when the cover is sparse.
Southern Africa travel distances
| Bloemfontein | |||||||||||||||
| 1005 | Cape Town | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 226 | 778 | Colesberg | |||||||||||||
| 634 | 1752 | 860 | Durban | ||||||||||||
| 584 | 1080 | 488 | 674 | East London | |||||||||||
| 622 | 1502 | 848 | 979 | 1205 | Gaborone, Botswana | ||||||||||
| 773 | 439 | 547 | 1319 | 645 | 1362 | George | |||||||||
| 601 | 898 | 375 | 854 | 180 | 1224 | 465 | Grahamstown | ||||||||
| 398 | 1401 | 624 | 588 | 983 | 358 | 1171 | 998 | Johannesburg | |||||||
| 177 | 963 | 292 | 810 | 780 | 538 | 762 | 667 | 472 | Kimberley | ||||||
| 410 | 1412 | 636 | 236 | 752 | 755 | 1184 | 932 | 364 | 587 | Ladysmith | |||||
| 677 | 1680 | 903 | 562 | 1237 | 719 | 1450 | 1420 | 361 | 833 | 386 | Mbabane, Swaziland | ||||
| 677 | 769 | 450 | 984 | 310 | 1299 | 335 | 131 | 1075 | 743 | 1062 | 1549 | Port Elizabeth | |||
| 455 | 1460 | 682 | 648 | 1041 | 350 | 1229 | 1057 | 58 | 530 | 422 | 372 | 1133 | Pretoria | ||
| 570 | 1315 | 517 | 439 | 235 | 1193 | 880 | 415 | 869 | 747 | 517 | 1002 | 545 | 928 | Umtata | |
| 1592 | 1501 | 1573 | 2226 | 1987 | 1735 | 1886 | 1857 | 1800 | 1416 | 2008 | 2126 | 1950 | 1859 | 2066 | Windhoek |
All distances shown in Kilometers. To convert these distances into Miles use the following calculations: Kilometers x .625 = Miles.
