Sometimes you just decide that you just want to get from point A to point B in the least busy road possible. And on this particular trip that's exactly what we did. Leaving Knysna, we headed off on our next adventure. Making our way to Oudshoorn, we took the road less traveled – the Prince Alfred's Pass. Sometimes its not so much about destination but rather the journey getting there, and this pass did not disappoint!

Having only done very little of the pass in the past, this was the perfect opportunity for us to see what the entire pass had to offer. The pass is not for the faint of heart keeping you busy for a good couple of hours, but giving you endless views of nature, where you have to earn it’s respect, dodging pot holes, driving steep inclines, sharp hairpins and blind corners.

The pass runs all the way from Knysna to Uniondale, and is one of South Africa’s longest passes being built by the master trail builder, Thomas Bain.

Shortly after making our way through the first forest section we took a small detour up to the Spitskop look out point.


The rest of the past was just scenic beauty. Any vehicle with good ground clearance shouldn’t have to much of a struggle making it along the pass and in total we only passed about 5 other vehicles on the entire pass.

As long as you keep your wits around you, you shouldn’t have too much of a struggle navigating the uncountable corners, hairpins and ruts along the pass.

The pass is truly one of the best passes that I have ever driven with all the views, different terrains and the architectural marvel that went into the building of this pass. The old timers sure didn’t have it easy, but they sure did do a good job of it.

So my advice, grab a friend or loved one, pack your goodies and go out and adventure. Discover the hidden roads, the road less traveled and explore what’s around you. After all, we only live once so may as well do it right.

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