The Southern Explorer
Itineraries

Plan the perfect day on the coast.

Ready-made day trips and weekends that string the best stops of each route together, in order: where to eat, what to do and where to stay, with the drive in between.

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How it works

Pick it, drive it, love it

  1. 1
    Pick a trip

    Choose by time and mood: a morning, a full day or a weekend; family, foodie, active or slow.

  2. 2
    Follow the stops

    Every stop in driving order on the map, with the distance between them, so the day just flows.

  3. 3
    Stamp as you go

    Member stops count towards your Explorer Passport collections and rewards.

  4. 4
    Save and share

    Keep the plan on your phone and send it to the group chat before you set off.

Stops worth the drive

Real places, strung together

Crocworld
Route 1
Pumula Beach Hotel
Route 2
Leopard Rock
Route 3
Emerald Cove
Route 4
Airtrack Aviation
Route 5
S'khumba Crafts
Route 6
San Lameer
Route 7
Mac Banana
Route 8
Africarve
Route 9

Itinerary ideas

A taste of what's coming

Each itinerary is built from the places in our directory, so every stop is somewhere worth the drive.

Full day
Route 7
A day on the greens

Golf, a spa treatment and a long lunch around Southbroom and San Lameer.

Full day
Route 3
Oribi Gorge adrenaline day

Gorge swings, ziplines and suspension bridges, then a farm-stall lunch with a view.

Half day
Routes 6 to 8
Coffee and crafts trail

Farm roasteries, leather and woodwork studios, and galleries between Ramsgate and Munster.

Weekend
Route 5
Family weekend in Margate

Beaches, a first surf lesson, adventure golf and ice cream, with family stays to match.

Full day
Routes 2 to 5
The seafood coast

Fish and chips on the beach, riverside seafood platters and sundowners by the sea.

Weekend
Route 9
Wild Coast escape

River cruises on the Umtamvuna, a water park, golf and a resort stay at Port Edward.

For businesses

Why be a stop on an itinerary

An itinerary sends visitors to your door on purpose, as part of a day they have already planned.

Built into the plan

Members are placed in the itineraries that match what they offer, as a named stop with photo and details.

The drive comes to you

Visitors follow the stops in order, with directions straight to your door.

Sponsor an itinerary

Put your name on a whole day out, "presented by" your business.

Linked to the Passport

Stops count towards Passport collections, so collectors have a reason to visit you.

Seasonal pushes

Festive, school-holiday and long-weekend itineraries put you in front of visitors at their busiest.

Shared by visitors

Plans get saved and passed around, so one listing reaches the whole group.

Timeline

Launching with the 27th Edition 2026/27

Itineraries goes live before the magazine is distributed, so members are ready the moment the guide arrives.

  1. 1
    Now
    Bookings open

    Members are signing up for the 27th Edition 2026/27. Joining now puts you in the guide, the directory and Itineraries.

  2. 2
    Before print
    Members set up

    We build members into Itineraries and agree any offers, sponsorships or rewards.

  3. 3
    Before distribution
    Itineraries goes live

    The first itineraries publish, members appear as stops and visitors start planning their days.

  4. 4
    Distribution
    The 27th Edition 2026/27 hits the coast

    The printed guide reaches visitors and sends them online. Everything runs through the season.

Get involved

Get your business on an itinerary

Members are built into the itineraries that suit them, as well as the Passport and the directory. Sponsor an itinerary to put your name on the whole day. Members are also in the 27th Edition 2026/27 printed guide. Member packages from R3 399.

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