Route 62 Travel Information

Also known as the Mountain Route, Route 62 is the inland, scenic and shorter alternative to the N2 motorway, which runs from Cape Town to Oudtshoorn. It's an area of magnificent landscapes and towering cliffs, crystal clear streams and the abundance of trees and indigenous flora, so all city-stressed souls should make use of this route to venture to the Garden Route and beyond. Oudtshoorn is the tourist capital of the Little Karoo and known as the ostrich capital of South Africa. There is no shortage of things to do in the Oudtshoorn area. You can tour through the fascinating Cango Caves, a series of 80 caverns filled with stalagmites and stalactites, visit the many ostrich farms and a crocodile farm, or stroke the fastest land animal at Oudtshoorn’s Cheetahland. There are some spectacular mountain passes along this route, including the Swartberg Pass, where this 24 km road has some awesome sheer drops and hair pin bends leading down to great echoing canyons.