Go fossil hunting, mountain biking or perhaps at the end of the day, stoep sitting. There is a directory section giving each destination a heading of Eat, Play, Townstays, Farmstays and Events, covering pubs and grub, things to do and see, and where to stay. We meet so many of the regionвЂ™s human characters, and believe me, there are lots of characters in the Eastern Cape Karoo who have been tracked down by the team, interviewed and photographed, and a few animal characters as well. The book covers 17 towns and villages and the routes in between over 256 facing pages, each with a colourful and often amusing description and usually charming black and white photograph, ChrisвЂ™s speciality. The general area is within striking distance of the lower South Coast, a dayвЂ™s drive away, and this book then opens it up for us. That talented and very productive team, Chris Marais and Julienne du Toit, have just released their latest travel book, Road Tripper вЂ“ Eastern Cape Karoo.

If you are ordering from outside South Africa, contact for postage tariffs. Note: For only R310 we will have Road Tripper Eastern Cape Karoo sent to your nearest Postnet branch. Road Tripper Eastern Cape Karoo is also available as an Ebook, which you can order HERE. You will have made new friends and found fresh downtime hideaways to return to, year after year.

Work out your own Karoo Bucket List of travels.ДЄnd at the end of your journey, Road Tripper Eastern Cape Karoo will be your take-home memento of a lifetime experience.

Break the ice with the locals, who are a friendly and hospitable lot.

The Eastern Cape Karoo вЂ“ undiscovered adventures for the traveller.

Learn the kind of lifestyle snippets you would never be able to source anywhere else.

Go on a remarkable pub crawl to all the quirky bars en route and get the publicans to sign their pages.

Discover our array of Karoo padstalle (roadside farm stalls) and the delicious foods on offer.

Johan Trollip, one of the artists of Steytlerville. Plan a route with overnight stops at Victorian-era hotels, friendly guesthouses and traditional farmstays.

Road Tripper Eastern Cape Karoo has been compiled and designed as an easy-to-use and compact illustrated guide with a map, 130 insights and an extensive directory to point you to the best of the region. This is a book that reveals the secrets and delights of one of South AfricaвЂ™s finest and most affordable holiday routes.

My road tripper